Strip 861 -- First Seen: 2012-01-04
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On Their Way....

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Signing and Shipping

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The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Ernie pulls himself along the hand-rails to the vehicle of his choice, with a frustrated Bert following, and Big Bird flying alongside merrily.
Big Bird: An excellent choice, sir!
Bert: No, it's not.
Ernie: Aw c'mon, Bert, I've wanted to try one of these out since I was a little kid.
Panel 2
Reveal of Ernie's new love – it's a replica of George Jetson's flying car. With the low-slung carriage, high dome, giant stabilizer fin on the back, a pair of bench seats that could have come out of a 1964 Ford Fairlane, with a joystick/tiller controller, resting on three landing-wheels. (Actually, held in place by some clamps for the moment.)
Ernie: And so have you.
Bert: No, I haven't.
Panel 3
The bros are in the car – Ernie in the front, at the controls grinning broadly; Bert in the back seat, looking annoyed. The dome is opened (it rotates back into the back part of the carriage) at this point. 'Big Bird' hovers nearby.
Big Bird: I will fly along outside your vehicle, and help direct you through traffic.
Ernie: Lead on, Fosdick!
Panel 4
The flying car exits the hangar, with 'Big Bird' flying alongside and slightly ahead. (We're still too close to the back of the monolith to see that it looks like a colossal Han Solo encased in carbonite.)
Big Bird: Please refer to the route map on your monitor.
Ernie: Hey, if I have a map why do I need a guide?
Bert: To keep you from getting lost, obviously.