David Rudman credited as playing...
Baby Bear • Fat Blue • Caterpillar • Pestie • Collander Stenchman • Ice Cream Customer
- [first lines]
- Ernie: [walks by humming, then turns and notices the audience] Hi there, everybody! Welcome to the movie. Hey, we're so glad you came. Now...
- Bert: [Bert appears, wearing a bath towel and showering cap] Ernie, Ernie.
- Ernie: Hm?
- Bert: Listen, I'm going to take a shower. Have you seen my antibacterial soap?
- Ernie: No, Bert, I haven't.
- Bert: Oh, now where did I...?
- Ernie: Now, this movie you're about to see is all about Elmo.
- Bert: Who are you talking to?
- Ernie: The audience, Bert. They're right there.
- Bert: Huh?
- [Bert walks up to the screen]
- Ernie: See?
- Bert: Wow, look at all those people!
- Ernie: Mm-hmm.
- Bert: Hey, nice cardigan!
- [Bert laughs, sounding like a sheep baaing]
- Ernie: Now, in this movie, Elmo is going to ask for your help. He wants you to talk and play along.
- Bert: Uh, how do we start?
- Ernie: It's easy: just count backwards from 10.
- Bert: Okay.
- Ernie: [Ernie whispers to Bert] You see, Bert, that's how you start a movie, Bert.
- Bert: Ahh.
- Ernie: Can you all help us count backwards from 10?
- Kids in audience: Yeah!
- Ernie: Ready? Yell real loud!
- Ernie, Bert, Kids in audience: [the countdown sequence begins] 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!
- Bert: Ah!
- Ernie: Heya, Bert, don't ya think y'oughta put so clothes on now?
- Bert: Wait, what?
- [notices he is naked]
- Bert: AAAH!
- [runs away screaming]
- Bert: Ernie!
- Ernie: [laughs] Enjoy the movie, everybody.
- [leaves. The movie's title sequence plays. The screen pans through Elmo's open bedroom window and shows Elmo sound asleep in his bed, with his Blanket. A cute little yellow bird pops out of a cuckoo clock on the nightstand]
- Cuckoo clock bird: WAKE UP!
- Elmo: Aaah!
- [falls out of bed]
- Elmo: Elmo's up! Elmo's up! Elmo's...
- [notices the audience]
- Elmo: Wow! Hello, everybody.