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03x23 - Fitness Follies

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Gerbert". Aired: May 1, 1988 – December 25, 1991.*
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A friendly, loveable puppet named Gerbert teaches children about making right choices and learn different lessons about life.

03x23 - Fitness Follies

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well hello there friend Rory and I are

so glad to see you you always make us

feel so good hey before we begin our

story I have something to show you

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speee speee

[Laughter]

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oh Oh

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e I just got to say I want to spend my

day with you you are my best friend I

want to share the things you do

little baby make me

smile wow I just want to spend my day

with you

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baby make me

smile wow I just want to spend my day

with

you I just want to spend my day with

you here you go Mr

Wigglesworth good

C hey good thr do a special one here

it's been a long time well

oh oops oh I got it good catch famous

diving

catch yes all right here I go this one's

going to be the best one yet

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okay I must be getting old you do look

kind of tired Mr

Wigglesworth are you feeling okay I'm

fine I I I'm just little out of shape

that's all well maybe we better maybe we

better get some water and take a rest

that sounds like a good idea come

on hi Jennifer hi Jennifer hi Mr

Wigglesworth hi

gerbert looks like you had a Dandy

frisbee game going oh we tried this

little champ had me running all over the

park oh I know I play Frisbee with

Gerber before he's pretty fit yeah how

you hey what you hanging on the wire

Jennifer this announces the first annual

Shelton Falls Fitness day should be a

lot of fun the whole town can

participate fun fitness Fitness can be a

lot of fun can make feel young G well of

course you can but it's just that the

exercising you have to do to get fit

I've never been much for exercise well

exercise can be a lot of fun you should

try it Mr R

yeah Mr Wigglesworth it might help you

what about you

gerbert well me I'm already fit see T

you have to exercise to get fit and you

have to exercise to stay

fit EX likes to stay here here's the

events of the day should be a lot of fun

especially if you bring all your friends

the whole town can participate bye

gerbert bye Mr Wigglesworth bye Jennifer

see you later Jennifer

oh gerbert I'm going to go home and uh

rest for a bit don't forget to read all

about the fitness day oh of course I

will gerbert

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bye it says here that there will be

pushups and situps and

track and jumping jacks sounds like a

lot of fun Roar

but we're going to have to practice I

want to be as fit as I can be It also

says that Fitness isn't just exercise

it's good eating habits

too I think I think I was made for this

Fitness life stuff let's see what

else wow Fitness tapes for adults these

are perfect for Mr Wigglesworth and he

needs all the the help he can get hey

it's surprising Rory you'll love

these don't go away G will right

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back here comes

gerbert a yes feel the bur feel the bur

stretch stretch

Reach for the Stars Reach for the

Stars oh you can't imagine how much fun

this is our music it's a special music

and these tapes are a part for my

fitness routine Fitness routine gerbert

must have been talking to you too

gerbert gave me the tapes you know he

really wants to see me get fit and it's

never too late to

start well I've been meaning to get

those tapes myself do you mind if I just

check come out real quick no help

yourself they're really good taste

gerbert is really getting into this

annual Fitness day oh I know I saw

gerbert in the park the other day with

his friends they were pretending to be

famous athletes I hear you mention

Gerbert's name oh Jennifer Jennifer as a

matter of fact I was telling Earl that

gerbert is going around pretending to be

a fitness coach he's telling everybody

about this annual Fitness day I I'm so

glad to hear that you know it's

important to stay fit and it's terrific

that he's taking this event so seriously

reach for the stars and reach for the

stars and

heart you have no idea how fun this is

yes I

do one and two and three and four and

5 seven

gar hi Miss

L Garber you're getting stronger every

day we're really proud of you Gert oh

I'm sure you can pass every fitness test

they have on

Saturday I hope so Jennifer says if I do

my exercises every day I'll be really H

that's a good beginning we're behind you

100% berbert keep up the good word

you do

missor yo Rory where are we oh yeah

and

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no hey ger what FL Jennifer for all your

help yes it was you're helping everyone

realize that needs to be a way of life I

just hated to see Mr Wigglesworth

huffing and puffing and everything and

we were just playing a frisbee game

that's what happens when you get out of

shape I'm in shape I've been exercising

you like crazy well just don't overdo it

why I want to be as fit as I can be well

sometimes if you exercise too much you

could get too tired or pull a muscle or

something hey I have an idea what about

if you help me tomorrow me help you yeah

I'd love

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it Fitness day H sounds neat if I keep

exercising Rory maybe someday I can be

an Olympic app yeah let's see if I can

do 10 push-ups in 10 seconds and if I

can do 10 situps and if I can run 40

yards and then and and then

and maybe I can

be they're in the starting block at the

near end of the field the flag is

dropped and the race is on they're out

in the starting block and it seems

Julius is in the lead he's followed by

Anthony and our mystery Contender

there's some problem on the field

Anthony stopped to tie his shoe and the

Mystery Contender now takes the lead

he's closed the Gap he is in the

lead he wins the medal our

g wow even someone like me can become an

Olympic thank you thank you

thank you thank you I won like the

world's

greatest today is Saturday hey Rory wake

up it's time for the Shelton Falls

annual Fitness

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day stay T coming right back

okay kids here come

service and on this day we present the

Shelton Falls first annual Fitness event

thank you all for

coming and we hope you have a lot of

fun wait and Now ladies and gentlemen

there's something OD like to say this

day never would have happened without

your

participation and there's someone here

who devoted lots of time to promoting

this

event we'd like to present you with this

Medallion all for you gerbert for your

dedication and enthusiastic

support oh gee I don't know what to say

hey thank you finish this fun I just

want us all to have a fun

time oh I never would have guessed in

all my days that this would be happening

to

me I really must confess this wellone

rate is quite a surprise

indeed you really shouldn't

have this is far too much

but I'm happy that you did what can I

say

untouched no I never would have fun You'

GA here I still can't believe that it's

true this gift that you have brought is

very here from my heart I want to thank

you g you really shouldn't have this is

far too much

but I'm happy that you did what can I

say I'm

touched you really shouldn't have this

is far too

much but I'm happy that you did what can

I say I'm touched and I you

very much thank you thank you thank you

all right before we begin our exercises

let's do some stretches and some warmup

so we don't pull any muscles okay we

warm them up as this year's honorary

chairman would you do the honors of

leading Us in these exercises

gerbert well yes I think I know just

what to do oh good okay all right first

we got to stretch we got to reach up way

on

remember your tape Mr Wiggles work yeah

you got to reach up way high that's it

reach reach reach to the Stars

okay all

right and now this is very important we

have to stretch our leg muscles right

right so put one leg in front of the

other leg okay there you go and

bend yeah and now the other leg

all right now let's do this to some

music okay Jennifer all right let's go

we

are

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are

stand all right turn it

again back to your

[Applause]

Center good now reach your arm up

good all the way

up good all the way

up all right let's turn to your

side and down bend that back leg when

you again one more time turn back to

your center

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walk all the way up turn back to your

Center

[Applause]

okay bring it up to a dog use those arms

HT those

heels do it

out turn you

back run it

out good and TR

again and Center

good now your left arm and left ankle

all the way

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out that's ankle all the way

around two

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more

are got to

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and

back

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forward turn

it again turn

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it I have my CPR card Walk It Out

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good okay let's hold it here stretch up

and hold and right left right left right

left right left right left right down

rotate your shoulders all the way back

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right bring it back to your Center

again

good all right good job everybody thanks

for

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[Applause]

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coming good evening

gerbert and why did

yes sir sure has Mr Wigglesworth and

you've been just great you've passed

almost all of your fitness test I

couldn't have done any of those tests if

it hadn't been your test oh you was

nothing L to

me you cared enough to see me fit thank

you

G I forgot how much fun exercise can be

I'm going to make it a part every day

huh well I was glad to help Mr

Wigglesworth say um you wouldn't want uh

well yeah maybe tomorrow yes tomorrow

we'll have a nice frisbey

game see you later

alligator well thank you for spending

part of your day with me friend I always

like being with you I think you're soow

needle oh before we

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go uh

for foreign

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who I love you friend remember keep

wondering keep dreaming cuz that's how

you grow after a while crocodile

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wow what a neat letter I just love it

when people write me letters you can too

here's

how Dallas Texas 75354

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