Sesame Street: Knock Me Out at the Ball Game

[MUSIC - "TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME"] MR. JOHNSON: Good eye! Way to look! Way to watch! VENDOR: Hot dogs. Get your red hots. Who wants one? MR. JOHNSON: Hot dogs! Aw. Oh, boy, this is great. It's a gorgeous day. Here I am at the ballpark. And look, I've got my glove, and I'm in a perfect seat to catch a foul ball when it comes my way. What more could a person want? Except maybe a hot dog, huh? Hey, hot dog! GROVER: Yes, sir. MR. JOHNSON: You? What are you doing here? GROVER: Oh, observe the cap and license, sir. I am selling hot dogs. Would you like to buy one? MR. JOHNSON: Well, as a matter of fact, I would. And hurry, please. I want to be ready in case someone hits a ball out here. GROVER: Fine, one hot dog coming up, sir. And I'll just put this on the seat here. All righty. Now, sir, would you like that rare, medium, or well-done? MR. JOHNSON: Oh, it doesn't matter. GROVER: OK. And how about mustard? We have spicy, yellow, and Dijon with tarragon. MR. JOHNSON: Oh, would you please just give me a hot dog? [BAT HITTING BALL] GROVER: OK, hot dog. Pretzels? Sweet relish? MR. JOHNSON: Here it comes! I got it! I got it! GROVER: Watch out! Watch out! KID: I got it! I got it! Oh yeah, Daddy, yeah. Oh, yeah, look at that, huh? MR. JOHNSON: You knocked me down! Why did you do that? GROVER: I was protecting you, sir. MR. JOHNSON: Protecting me? GROVER: Yeah, well, the ball is hard, and it was going to hit you on your big blue cute head. MR. JOHNSON: Oh, it was not going to hit me on my big blue head. I was going to catch it. That's why I've got this seat. That's why I brought my glove. I was hoping I could catch a foul ball, and you made me miss it. GROVER: Well, I am sorry, sir. I was only trying to shield you from injury. MR. JOHNSON: Well, don't. GROVER: Fine. MR. JOHNSON: Just give me a hot dog. GROVER: Fine, OK. Let me readjust my hot dog here. OK. Now, you wanted-- let me refresh my memory. You wanted, um, well-done. You wanted mustard? With or without mustard? MR. JOHNSON: With. With. GROVER: Yeah, right. And may I recommend a bun, sir? [BAT HITTING BALL] MR. JOHNSON: Look, here's another one. FAN: Oh, I got it! Oh, I got it! Oh, I-- GROVER: Oh no, watch out! Watch out! FAN: I got it! In your face! In your face! [LAUGHTER] MR. JOHNSON: Aw. You did it again. I was going to catch the ball, and you jumped on me. GROVER: With all due respect, sir, perhaps you were not going to catch the ball. Perhaps the ball was going to hit you in your big pink nose. MR. JOHNSON: The ball was not going to hit me in my big pink nose. I was going to catch it in my glove. I was finally going to get a foul ball. GROVER: Why should we argue, sir? I am here to serve you. MR. JOHNSON: Well then, would you please serve me a hot dog, and go away? GROVER: Yes, that is what I do best. One hot dog coming up, sir. Was that with mustard? I forgot. MR. JOHNSON: Yes! GROVER: Oh, OK, fine. And would you like a bun? MR. JOHNSON: Yeah, yeah, yeah. GROVER: OK, fine. And oh, how about a napkin? [BAT HITTING BALL] GROVER: I recommend a napkin because-- MR. JOHNSON: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Here comes another one! Here comes another one! I got it! I got it! I got it! I got it! GROVER: Sir, watch out! Baseball coming! Watch out! Watch out! FAN: I got it! I got it! Yeah, baby! Whoo! GROVER: Oh. Oh. Ooh, another close call, huh, sir? MR. JOHNSON: Right. Listen to me. GROVER: You know, that ball-- MR. JOHNSON: No, no, don't talk, listen. If you don't listen, you won't hear what I'm going to say, and I want you to hear it loud and clear. GROVER: But sir-- MR. JOHNSON: I said, listen. GROVER: I'm all ears. MR. JOHNSON: Right. Do you know what my dream was when I came here to this ballgame today? GROVER: What? MR. JOHNSON: That I would catch a foul ball. Have I caught one? No! Because each time a ball comes near me, you jump on top of me! GROVER: Sir-- MR. JOHNSON: Listen! So here's what we're going to do. You're going to take your hot dogs, and you're going to get as far away from me as possible. [BAT HITTING BALL] MR. JOHNSON: Why? So just in case another ball is hit to me-- GROVER: Sir? Sir? MR. JOHNSON: Listen! GROVER: Sir? Sir? MR. JOHNSON: Just in case another ball is hit to me, maybe-- I said, just maybe-- I could-- GROVER: Huh? I caught the ball! I caught a foul ball. I caught a foul ball! I caught a foul ball! Look, sir, a foul ball! Are you listening, sir? Are you listening? I, Grover, caught a foul ball! Are you listening? A foul ball! Yes! Yes! Yes! Hot dogs on the house! FAN: All right, everybody! Whoo!