Knock Knock
Posted on December 19th, 2008 – 1:30 PMBy Kay Krhin
Me:Who’s there?
Ben: Boo. Boo Who? It’s okay don’t cry!
This is Ben’s favorite joke - but he truly mangles the execution.
A knock knock joke is about give and take.
Suspense.
Wonder.
With a bad pun punchline payoff.
He hasn’t quite been able to craft the fine art of it all.
I’ll give him some slack, he’s not even 3.
I know there are some nonsensical bizarre knock knock jokes kids come up with and think are funny. One I remember someone telling me.
kid: Knock Knock.
parent: Who’s there?
kid: Peter Pan runs around the house!
(fits of laughter).
wha?
What are some of yours?
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The one that makes regular rounds in our house is…
Knock Knock, whos there? Banana! Banana who? (Repeat a couple of times) Knock knock. Whos there?!?!? Orange! Orange who? Orange ya glad i did not say banana?
Needless to say, the punch line is often omitted and apparently “banana” is rip roaring funny with toddlers.
My 2-year old “thinks” he learned knock-knock jokes from the big kids at daycare.
Knock Knock.
Who’s There?
Orange
Orange who?
Donut.
Followed by laughter from he and his sister. He also sees donuts whenever we play I-Spy in the car. I’m not sure where this donut obsession came from!
It’s not so much a “joke”, but my 2-year-old loves for people to ask what he’s doing. In fact, he tells us to ask him….
son: mom, what am I doing?
me: I don’t know, what are you doing?
son: Um….nuffin….
Funny, Missy just blogged about jokes and her son.
Our older son picked one up from Zoboomafoo. (I think.)
Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Panther (Said with a lisp, panser)
Panther (Panser) who?
Panser (Pants or) no pants, I’m going swimming!
I’ll do banana for what seems like hours with our son, until he is laughing so hard he can’t talk. Then I’ll finally give up the “orange you glad I didn’t say banana?” That joke sure has survived the years.
Kim - after you wrote that I had to go check out Missy’s blog - her guy even has the same joke! WIERD! dododododoodooo (Twilight Zone music)
http://missymarketingmama.blogspot.com/
Ok- more of my favorite knock knocks
Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Little Old Lady
Little Old Lady Who?
I didn’t know you could yodel.
Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Control Freak.Now this is the part where you say control freak who?
Another from my four year old.
Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Red.
Red who?
Red dog.
Then he dissolves in fits of laughter while I scratch my head. Sometimes it is brown dog, or even brown bear. Neverending creativity from that guy. Let me tell you.
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A boy I used to babysit for (long, long time ago, he’s probably graduated from college now, yikes!) used to tell this one:
Knock knock
Who’s there?
Orange
Orange who?
Juice! (followed by the fits of laughter)
I love those kinds of jokes - can’t help but laugh along whenever I hear the jokes and the fits of laughter. Their laughter is just too infectious.
The acquisition of comedic timing is nothing short of painful.
I read knock-knock joke books to my kids during this phase. It didn’t help one bit, but they sure loved it.
I’m glad my blog post inspired you! Just kidding. Great minds think alike! 
I love this pre-school age.
My 3 year old likes to tell a joke that he heard on Spong Bob…”What do you call a snail on a ship? A snailer!” He laughs EVERY TIME!!!
my not quite 2 year old tells one and only one knock knock joke (such as it is):
kid: knock knock
mom: who’s there?
kid: snowman! (great laughter, sometimes punctuated with the comment “sooo funny!”)
Knock Knock
Who’s There
Interrupting Cow
Interrupting c..
Then you interrupt with a loud/long “MOOOOOO”
Gets um every time!
