Kermit (talking to off-stage person): That's the sound of the P. See the sign right there? See those big P's there. Piper's Pickled Peppers. No that's Piper's Pickled Peppers. What's that Charlie? Wipe off the microphone?
( he rubs mike on trench coat and looks camera) Oh, oh, hi ho there! This is Kermit the Frog and I'm speaking to you from the pickled pepper patch of Peter Piper who's famous for picking a peck of pickled peppers. As a matter of fact here comes Peter Piper now. Excuse me, me sir, but are you indeed Peter Piper?
( bushel, here on known as a peck, of peppers at Kermit's flippers) Porter: Nope. Nope, I'm his brother Piper. Ah, ah, Porter Piper, ah, ah, I see, but you have also picked a peck of pickled peppers? Porter: Well all we Piper's pick peppers. We're pepper pickers. I see. Uh huh. Porter: gets the publicity. Oh. Porter: Excuse me I go pick a peck. Oh okay, alright. Pardon. Kermit: Yeah, okay, so ah, so was Porter Piper. But...ah...oh, oh, Peter Piper I presume? ( dumps of peppers) Sorry pal I'm Potter Piper his other brother. Kermit: Oh I see. Porter Piper and Potter Piper but no Peter Piper. Let's see um...what do you call this place standing on sir? Potter: Oh it's where we put the pickled after picking. Yeah it's our pickled pepper pile. Excuse me I gotta go pick a peck. A pickled pepper pile? I see. Oh ah ah...pardon me sir or madam I suppose. I guess you're not Peter Piper? ( dumps a peck of ) Oh positively, I'm his sister, Piper Piper. Kermit: Piper? Piper: Is there an here? Kermit: Ah but ah listen after you pick these pickled peppers, what do you do with Piper: Oh we them. Kermit: I see. So sometimes you're picking pickled peppers and sometimes you're packing peppers. What do you pack in Piper? Paper. Kermit: I should have guessed. Ah well, let's see....ah....oh pardon me sir you, YOU must be Piper? ( dumps a peck of peppers) Nope. Nope I'm his father Piper. Kermit: Poppa Well you certainly have quite a family here. Poppa: Oh yep, yep, yep. There's Peter Piper and Porter Piper and Potter Piper and Piper. Kermit: And who's this here? ( dog has entered with pepper in his which he deposits at Kermit's flippers) Poppa: That's our dog, Popper. Ah....Pepper Piper, right. Pepper Piper, I thought that's what you meant. And who's this thing here? Poppa: our pig, Porker Piper. Yep and we got a parrot. A parrot? Poppa: Yep a parrot, called Piper. Kermit: Polly I should have known uh huh. Poppa: She pickled peppers. Kermit: She pecks them oh ho! Very uh huh, uh huh. Poppa: Well go pick a peck. Kermit: ( ) Right! This is ridiculous!
( more peppers are piled on Kermit) Now wait a second, pardon me, are YOU Peter Piper or what? No, no, don't tell me his nephew? No I'm his cousin, Parker Piper. Kermit: Now wait a minute! I came here to meet Peter Piper! I've met Porter Piper, Potter Piper, Piper Piper, Poppa Piper, Pepper Piper, Porker Piper and Pepper all picking peppers, now WHERE IS PETER PIPER???!!!!! Parker: Oh he's in Portland, pressing pants. ( dumps peck on ) Kermit: Oh phooey. Well from the pickled pepper pile at Piper's Pickled Pepper Patch, this is Kermit the Frog returning you to the program in progress. got a letter Q? ( with Kermit covered in peppers with empty peck basket on head)