jeffkjoe said:
I have to vouch for the original poster who said that Bert IS crying in this sketch.
At the end, after Ernie has destroyed Bert's day by dressing him up for the beach, the skit ends with Bert sobbing on the sled.
WHY? I don't know. Maybe Frank Oz was on drugs then.
My original point has been lost. I was clearing up the fact that Bert's hand was covered in paint, not bruised. And, in addition, this is not the reason he gets upset. He whimpers at the end of MANY skits after Ernie frustrates him, of course, but my point was that it was paint, not an injury.
Ernie: "Hey Bert! Bert! Let's go, Bert! It's time to leave, Bert!"
Bert: "Uh, Ernie? Hey Ernie? Hey, no, you, uh, you go ahead without me I'm not gonna come with ya."
Ernie: "Oh, but, Bert, wait a second. We've been planning this trip for a week, it's time to leave! Let's go!"
Bert: "Yeah, that's true, Ernie, but Ernie...uh, yeah, but I can't go out, uh, can't go out with ya."
Ernie: "But, Bert, why not?"
Bert: "Cuz I have a purple hand!"
Ernie: "BERT! You're hand is purple! Look at that! (laughs) What happened?"
Bert: "Don't laugh, Ernie, I got paint all over my hand!"
Ernie: "Well, wash it off and let's go, Bert."
Bert: "No, no, Ernie?"
Ernie: "Hmm?"
Bert: "I cannot wash it off, I've tried, it's gotta wear off."