Harvey Kneeslapper’s Numbers Tricks
a few number skits starring Harvey Kneeslapper (Frank Oz)
Harvey Kneeslapper’s ‘1’ Trick
with Harvey Kneeslapper (Frank Oz)
and Lavender Anything Muppet Man
[Harvey Kneeslapper is giggling while holding a cookie. An Anything Muppet man walks by.]
Harvey: Uh, hi! Hi there, friend!
Anything Muppet Man: Huh?
Harvey: Hey, would ya like one?
Anything Muppet Man: Uh, what say?
Harvey [giggles]: I say, would ya like one?
Anything Muppet Man: Well, sure, yeah.
Harvey: All right, here’s one!
[Slaps the number ‘1’ on the Anything Muppet man’s chest.]
Harvey: A’HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! HE FELL FOR IT! HE FELL FOR IT!
A’HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
[Harvey throws confetti at the Anything Muppet man.]
Scans by David Frangioso
Originally from the memory of Mikealan802@aol.com, some corrections from SilveryShoe@aol.com via the .mp3 file donated by David Frangioso
Harvey Kneeslapper’s ‘2’ Trick
with Harvey Kneeslapper (Frank Oz) and Fat Blue (Jerry Nelson)
[Fat Blue sees Harvey Kneeslapper hopping on his pogo stick.
Harvey is giggling while jumping on it.]
Fat Blue: Hey, that pogo stick looks like fun!
Harvey: Sure is! Wanna try?
Fat Blue: Oh, I’d love to!
Harvey: Whatcha say?
Fat Blue: I say, I’d love to!
Harvey: Oh! All right, here!
[Slaps the number 2 on Fat Blue’s chest.]
Harvey: There’s 2! A’HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
[Harvey laughs uncontrollably while continuing to jump on his pogo stick.
Fat Blue angrily chases after him.]
Harvey Kneeslapper’s ‘3’ Trick
with Harvey Kneeslapper (Frank Oz) and Fat Blue (Jerry Nelson)
Harvey [giggles]: Heeheeheehee!
[Fat Blue walks by.]
Harvey: Mmm-hmm! Three sticks! [Giggles.] Three sticks!
Fat Blue: Three sticks where?
Harvey: 3 sticks here!
[Slaps the number 3 on Fat Blue’s head.]
Harvey: A’HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! [Laughs uncontrollably.]
All memorized by Mikealan802@aol.com, with some corrections by SilveryShoe@aol.com
Harvey Kneeslapper’s ‘4’ Trick
with Harvey Kneeslapper (Frank Oz) and Fat Blue (Jerry Nelson)
Harvey [giggling]: Hey, uh ... ya wanna sticky? [giggling]
Fat Blue: What say?
Harvey [giggling]: I say, ya wanna sticky? [giggling]
Fat Blue: What’s a sticky for?
[Harvey slaps the number 4 on Fat Blue’s chest.]
Harvey: That’s a sticky 4! [Laughs uncontrollably.]
[Fat Blue growls and runs after him.]
Transcribed by Henry Stratigacos
Harvey Kneeslapper’s ‘5’ Trick
with Harvey Kneeslapper (Frank Oz)
and Henry (purple live-handed man Anything Muppet)
[Harvey Kneeslapper, laughing his head off, is standing behind a brick wall.]
Harvey [calming down slightly]: Oh, hi! Harvey Kneeslapper here, and I got a great trick for you!
I say to some guy, “Hey, gimme five!” And he’s gonna stick out his hand and slap my hand...!
[Bursts into giggles.]
And, see, I got a buzzer on my hand! [Shows it.] And as soon as he slaps my hand, it’s gonna go ...
[Presses the buzzer, demonstrating.]
And it’s gonna surprise him so much!
[Breaks out in another hysterical laughing fit.]
Oh, here comes somebody now. I’ll try it out on this guy.
[Henry enters.]
Harvey: Hey, gimme five!
Henry: Whatcha say?
Harvey: I say, gimme five!
Henry: Oh, okay.
[Henry slaps the number 5 on Harvey’s chest.]
Henry: Five! Hyuk, hyuk, hyuk...!
[Henry exits.]
Harvey: Oh, no ...! [Leans on his hand, setting off the buzzer.]
[to buzzer]
Will you stop that!
[Leans on his hand, sets off the buzzer again, and glares at it.]
Transcribed by SilveryShoe@aol.com, with additions from Mikealan802@aol.com