Dammit Ernie!!!

Ernie has spent over two thousand dollars from his and Bert's joint savings account buying Ann Frank's drum kit from some shady guy on Craigslist. Bert tries to control his temper while he explains to Ernie exactly why Ann Frank wouldn't have owned a fucking drum kit.

This is a dark humor meme using screenshots of classic Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie. In the image, Ernie is positioned behind a drum wearing plaid house slippers, facing Bert who sits on an armchair holding a book with a stern, frustrated expression. The caption below explains that Ernie spent over $2000 from his and Bert's joint savings account to buy what was claimed to be Ann Frank's drum kit from a shady seller on Craigslist, and Bert is trying to hold back his anger while explaining that Ann Frank, who hid in a tiny secret annex during the Holocaust to avoid Nazi persecution, could never have owned a drum kit. The joke relies on the absurdity of Ernie's foolish purchase, well-known historical facts about Ann Frank's living situation, and the classic character dynamic of impulsive, nonsensical Ernie and exasperated, responsible Bert.

This meme is part of a long-running trend of dark, adult-oriented parody memes using Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street that subvert the original children's show's wholesome tone. It was posted on 9Gag with the original title "Dammit Ernie!!!", and is a derivative work that adds an original dark humorous caption to a screenshot taken from an original Sesame Street episode.