Ernie And Simon Soundman

[bigbird]

There was a skit that involved Ernie(without Bert) and Simon Soundman. I don't remember all the dialogue but Simon came into Ernie's apartment and started describing a problem he had using various sound effects. Ultimately ending in simon asking Ernie if he can use his(brrrrring) telephone to call the garage and fix my car! It ended with Ernie saying something like "shoe, of course you borrow my(he imitates the same sound effects of a telephone) to call the garage to fix your car. Then Simon got offended and said "say, are you making fun of the way I talk"? Ernie stars to stutter and Simon walks out with slamming the door > Ernie then looks into the camera and says "Gee, he didn't have to (sound effect of a door slamming) the door"! Followed by a vintage Ernie giggle. anyone else remember the rest?

 

[minor muppetz]

I don't know much of the rest, but I think that might have been Simon Soundmans first appearance.

 

[bigbird]

Actually, I think the first appearance of Simon Soundman was before Fat Blue came into the picture(although they both looked alike). He made an appearance in the restaurant where Grover worked as a waiter and he asked Grover for a (sound of a chicken) sandwich. Naturally Grover got it all mixed up.

 

[fuzzygobo]

To the best I can remember, Simon Soundman (actually Fat Blue with black hair and moustache, F.B.'s was brown, and Simon usually wore a hat) stopped by Ernie's place. He wanted to take his "WAHHHHHHHHH!!!!(baby)" to a farm to see various animals like a "NEEEEIIIIIIGGGGHHHH!!!!(horse) and a "OINKOINKOINKSQUEEEEEEAAAL!!!(pig). But his "VROOOOOMMMM!!!(car) broke down and needs Ernie's "BRIIIIIIIIIINNGGG!!!(phone) to call the mechanic to fix his car.

Ernie: "Sure, you can use my "BRIIIIIIIIIIINGGG!!"
Simon: "Say are you making fun of the way I talk? (I always thought imitation was the sincerest form of flattery) Well, I guess I'll just use someone else's
"BRIIIIIIIIIIIIINGGGG!!" (Slams the door).

I always thought it was cool too at the end how Ernie said
"Well he didn't have to "SLAMMMMM!!" the door. Keeheeheeheehee!"

 

[bigbird]

You helped me to remember more of it now..it went something like this...he was taking his(sound effect)baby out to the country and join a(sound effect) chicken and a (sound effect) cow, and a (sound effect) horse and a (sound effect) pig. But I had to (screeeech) stop the car because a (sound effect) train was crossing the road. Then when i went to go, I couldn't get(sound effect) the engine started again. So i (sound effect) walked to your house and I was wondering if i can borrow your (brrrrrring) telephone to call the garage to fix my car! Before the actual story unfolded, I fotgot what Simon had said when he first walked into Ernie's house

 

[SesameMike]

Why did he shut down the car engine in the first place? Most railroad crossings only have a wait time of 3 minutes or so (what's equally puzzling is why so many people try to precariously "race" the train to the grade crossing). Some regular traffic signals can be even longer, and who shuts down there?

And is there really an active railroad within walking distance of 1-2-3? Most rail lines through big cities were abandoned, re-routed, and/or grade-separated by the 1970s.

 

[mikebennidict]

as Mr. Rogers would say it's all pretend and maybe the car just stopped as he was waiting.

 

[Ziffel]

I had brought this one up a few months ago too. Click here