Ridiculous question forthcoming, but if there's a place to ask it... ha.
I've been in a bit of a Tattletales binge lately (a MUCH better show than I used to gave it credit for), and I came across an episode where Bert is legitimately late. The producers pull Donald Ross from "across the hall" to start the show. Bert arrives about 7 minutes in, and says, "when i tell you the real story of why I'm late, which I can't do on the air - maybe you'll read about it..." Intriguing for sure. Anyone know the scoop?
Here's the episode: