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