Grover's lecture on 'wet' and 'dry'

[mikealan]

Here is the three-part Grover sketch I am going to write where Grover tries to explain about 'wet' and 'dry' in different ways. Enjoy!

 

[mikealan]

Part 1

(Grover is standing outside in the rain holding an umbrella. He is dry while holding it.)
Grover: (noticing that the rain is coming down) Hmmm, I think it is raining. Well, at least I've got my umbrella to help me dry...(to the viewer) Oh! Hello there! This is your old furry pal, Grover, and today I am standing in the rain to tell you about 'wet' and 'dry.' You see, when you are dry, you are not covered with water, but when you are wet, you are covered with water. Now I am dry because I am using an umbrella and that is how you look when you are dry. Right now, I must show you the difference between being wet and being dry. Now you know that I am dry, I must find someone in this neighborhood who have gotten wet to show you the difference between 'wet' and 'dry'. Mmm-hmm. Yes. When people go outside and did not notice that it is beginning to rain, they forgot to put on raincoats or ponchos and bring their umbrellas. Hmm, there must be someone in this neighborhood who must have been wet...
(A Pumpkin AM man with a moustache walks by)
Grover: I think I see someone now. (to Pumpkin AM man) Excuse me sir...
Pumpkin AM Man: Yes?
Grover: You just haven't got a chance to meet me yet, but I am Grover Monster...
Pumpkin AM Man: Yes?
Grover: And I was wondering if you have gotten wet...
Pumpkin AM Man: No, Grover Monster, I did not get wet this time. I've been wearing my poncho all day because I've noticed that it's going to rain today. Good thing all of my clothes didn't get wet this time, but thanks for asking me. (leaves)
Grover: Hmmm. It looks like he did not get all of his clothes wet. Oh, well, I'll ask someone. There is got to be someone...(a Small Pink AM boy wearing a poncho appears playing in the puddle.) Oh! There's someone else! (to Small Pink AM boy) Hey, little boy, uh, have you been wet all day?
Small Pink AM Boy: No! But I like to play in the rain with my poncho on! (walks off, jumping happily)
Grover: Hmm. This could be harder than I thought. But there must be someone else right here in this neighborhood who forgot to put on raincoats and carry umbrellas...(a Fat Blue AM man with a moustache walks by, wearing a raincoat.) (To Fat Blue AM man) Oh, excuse me...
Fat Blue AM Man: Yes, how can I help you?
Grover: I was wondering if you have been wet all day...
Fat Blue AM Man: Well, why is that?
Grover: I wanted to show someone who have been watching me the difference between 'wet' and 'dry'. And I am dry because I have my umbrella. Do you get wet?
Fat Blue AM Man: Well, no. I''ve been wearing my raincoat and boots all day to keep me dry. So will you excuse me, I have to get going to work. (leaves)
Grover: Hmmm. I wonder why people always remembered to wear raincoats or ponchos and to carry umbrellas to make them dry. Hmm, there's got to be someone else who's been wet all day...(a Green AM woman enters, wearing a raincoat, similar to the one from the "Telephone Rock" and "Women Can Be" song segments) Oh! I think I see someone. (To Green AM woman) Uh, excuse me, miss,...
Green AM Woman: Yes?
Grover: Have you been wet all day? I just wanted to show someone out there the difference between 'wet' and 'dry'.
Green AM Woman: Well, no. It's not safe for me to get wet in this rain and I really don't want to get wet. Thanks for asking. (leaves)
Grover: Hmmm, why do all of them I spoke to wear raincoats or ponchos?!? I wanted to see someone out there who have been wet...(Hoots the Owl flies by, wearing a rain hat and ponchos) Wait! I think I see my favorite friend...Hoots the Owl! Yeah! I must ask him if he's been wet. (To Hoots) Hey, Hoots!
Hoots the Owl: Hey, Grover!
Grover: I just have a question for you...
Hoots the Owl: Yes?
Grover: Have you been wet all day?
Hoots the Owl: No, but why'd you ask?
Grover: I just wanted to show someone the difference between 'wet' and 'dry'...
Hoots the Owl: Well, Grover, I've always like to wear my poncho when it's rainin', but there's something you must know...
Grover: Oh, what is that?
Hoots the Owl: You can't ask someone if they've been wet, they'd get annoyed...
Grover: Ohhh...
Hoots the Owl: And it's unsafe to get wet without your raincoat or poncho...
Grover: Ohhh...
Hoots the Owl: And because many people out there are wearin' raincoats or ponchos, they always like to get dry, don't they, Grover ol' man?
Grover: Yeah...I think so...
Hoots the Owl: Good. I'll see ya around someday! (flies away)
Grover: (to the viewer) Well, I have just learned a lesson that it is not good to ask someone out there in the rain who have been wet, but do not go away! I will have another idea real soon to show you the difference between 'wet' and 'dry'. Please remind me for that, will you? Thank you.

(end of Part 1)

 

[mikealan]

Part 2

(Grover is standing in the rain again, carrying an umbrella, but he's a little bit wet. Rain falls down a little harder.)
Grover: (to the viewer) Hello there again! This is your old pal Grover still standing in the rain, and this time, since all people remembered to wear raincoats or ponchos, I will ask them to take off his or her raincoat or poncho to show you the difference between 'wet' and 'dry.' (Farley walks by, wearing a raincoat.) Oh, I think I see someone right now. That's Farley. I will ask him for showing the difference between 'wet' and 'dry' as a favor. (To Farley) Hey, Farley...
Farley: Oh, hi Grover.
Grover: I am asking you as a favor. Can you take off your raincoat to show someone the difference between 'wet' and 'dry'. Because I am dry and I have my umbrella to help me dry...
Farley: Grover, are you serious? I'm always dry when I wear my raincoat and boots in the rain.
Grover: Are you sure?
Farley: Yes I'm sure, but don't ask me that question again! I'd get annoyed when you keep asking me that over and over again. (leaves)
Grover: Oh. All right. I won't ask him again. But there is got to be someone else here in this neighborhood...(a Lavender AM woman walks by, wearing a raincoat) Oh, excuse me, miss,...
Lavender AM Woman: Hmmm? Yes?
Grover: I am just asking you as a favor....
Lavender AM Woman: Yes?
Grover: Can you take off your raincoat so I can show someone the difference between 'wet' and 'dry'. I've been dry all day in the rain while carrying my umbrella...
Lavender AM Woman: Are you kidding, blue monster? Me taking off my raincoat in the rain? Why, that's ridiculous! You shouldn't ask me that! Hmph! (leaves off)
Grover: Oh, well, fine. Oh! (a Pumpkin Orange AM little girl wearing a raincoat walks by) Hey, little girl, I am asking you as a favor...
Pumpkin Orange AM Little Girl: Oh, sorry. My mommy has asked me for dinner right now. I don't want to get wet in this rain...(leaves)
Grover: Hmmm, this could be harder than I thought...(an Orange Gold AM man wearing a raincoat with his eyes closed walks by) Oh, excuse me, sir...
Orange Gold AM: Oh, sorry furry friend, I have to get to work now and I don't want to get caught in the rain. Maybe later, OK? (leaves)
Grover: (getting a little annoyed) Oh, but why don't anybody in this town always want to get wet? There has GOT to be someone in this town that has been wet! There must be someone around here who has been wet! And I do not want to get wet! (a Green AM man walks by, wearing a raincoat) Oh, there is someone. (to Green AM man) Excuse me, sir,...
Green AM Man: Hmmmm?
Grover: I would like to ask you as a favor. Can you take off raincoat for a moment so I can show someone the difference between 'wet' and 'dry'? I think I am mostly dry here because I am carrying my umbrella...
Green AM Man: Are you kidding, furry friend, taking my raincoat off in the rain to show someone the difference between 'wet' and 'dry'? Why that's ridiculous! I shouldn't be doing that and there's something you must know.
Grover: Yeah? Well, what is it?
Green AM Man: You see many people out there wearing raincoats in the rain?
Grover: Yeah.
Green AM Man: They always like to get dry, and they also like to get dry by carrying their umbrellas...
Grover: Oh and I do indeed carry this one, too!
Green AM Man: Yes, and there is just one thing you must learn.
Grover: What is that?
Green AM Man: Please don't ask someone in this rain like me to take off their raincoats. They would get annoyed about you. (leaves)
Grover: Oh, OK. (to the viewer) Well, now I must know that it is not right to ask someone to take off their raincoats when it is raining, but I just cannot give up being wet! And just one more thing to remind you, please do not go away as I find a better idea to show you the difference, uh, between 'wet' and 'dry!' (notices that he's almost getting wet) WILL SOMEONE ASK ME TO WEAR A RAINCOAT?

(end of Part 2)

 

[mikealan]

Part 3

(four hours later, it begins to rain very hard. Grover is completely soaked carrying his umbrella.)
Grover: Errr...(to the viewer) Hi there again! This may be my last chance to show you the difference between 'wet' and 'dry', but I, little furry old pal, Grover has got a much better idea to show you the difference between 'wet' and 'dry'. You see, when I see someone across, I will ask him or her if they have seen someone who has been wet....err....there must be someone I can ask for...(Harvey Kneeslapper enters, wearing a raincoat, laughing) Oh! I see someone else! That's Harvey Kneeslapper! I will ask him if he has seen someone who has been wet. (To Harvey) Hey, Harvey, did you see someone out there in the rain who has been wet all day?
Harvey Kneeslapper: (covering his giggles) Yeah, yeah! I'm the only one who has found someone who has been wet all day! (giggling)
Grover: You really sure you found someone who has been wet in the rain?
Harvey Kneeslapper: Uh-huh! Yes! I'm sure! (giggling hard)
Grover: (to the viewer) You hear that? Harvey Kneeslapper has found someone who has been wet and this will be the day for me to show you the difference between 'wet' and 'dry'! (to Harvey) Uh, Harvey, you know someone who has been wet all day?
Harvey Kneeslapper: (giggling very hard) Yes!!
Grover: You really sure?
Harvey Kneeslapper: (still giggling very hard) Yes!!
Grover: Well, who is it?
Harvey Kneeslapper: (covering his mouth in laughter for a moment, suddenly points at Grover) You!!! (laughs very hard) THE BLUE FURRY MONSTER IS ALL WET AND I'M DRY!!! (leaves while laughing hysterically)
Grover: (to the viewer) Hmmm, I thought I was dry, but that guy down there thinks that I'm WET! Now, I, I, I...(begins to sneeze) Ah-choo! I notice that..that..that all people right here on this neighborhood are dry and I am wet! Ohhh, I am so embarrassed!! So this is Grover saying,...(begins to sneeze again) Ah-choo! Er, that's the difference between 'wet'...and.....'dry'...(sighs and faints to the ground.)

(end of part 3)

 

[minor muppetz]

That was very good. It seemed to me like a cross between the three-part sketch where Grover talked about the number two and the three-part Sesame Street News sketch where Kermit looked for somebody who was standing in a terrible snow storm for a long time.

 

[mikealan]

That was very good. It seemed to me like a cross between the three-part sketch where Grover talked about the number two and the three-part Sesame Street News sketch where Kermit looked for somebody who was standing in a terrible snow storm for a long time.

Oh, but how can I make this funnier so this doesn't have to be the mixture between the three-part sketch where Grover talked about the number two and the three-part Sesame Street News Flash where Kermit looked for somebody who was standing in a terrible storm for a long time? My idea was that Grover tried three different ways to show 'wet' and 'dry' in the rain.

 

[minor muppetz]

I wasn't saying that it was too similar to both of those. Just that elements seemd a bit similar (Grover asking people if they are wet seems similar to Grover asking people why two is their favorite number, and Harvey laughing about knowing somebody who is wet is similar to Harvey laughing at Kermit over knowing who has been in the snow for a long time). It is funny enough.