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'Sesame Street' at 50: Why Bert and Ernie are central to the show's legacy

Cast members of Sesame Street posing on the set with some of the puppet characters, 1969. Left to right: Will Lee, Matt Robinson, Bob McGrath and Loretta Long with (left to right) Big Bird, Cookie ...

Sesame Street celebrates 56 years of educating and entertaining generations

One of the most beloved tv shows for generations of children and their parents is marking a birthday. Sesame Street turns 56 today.The Public Television show wa ...
South Florida Reporter

All Of The Sesame Street Muppets Have Four Fingers — Except Cookie Monster, Who Has Five.

Four First Ladies have made appearances on Sesame Street. Barbara Bush, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Michelle Obama ...
Washington Examiner

Bert and Ernie’s ‘Sesame Street’ puppetmasters duke it out over character’s sexuality

Bert and Ernie of “Sesame Street” have always had a little something-something going on. Like Spongebob and Patrick, Ren and Stimpy, Betty Rubble and Wilma Flintstone, possibly Timone and Pumbaa, this ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Sesame Street’ Writer Confirms Bert and Ernie Were a Couple

Former 'Sesame Street' writer Mark Saltzman confirmed that puppet characters Bert and Ernie were a couple in an interview with Queerty published Tuesday. By Lexy Perez Sesame Street fans have always ...

Everything you need to know about big 'Sesame Street' changes on Netflix

Elmo and friends have moved to Netflix for their new season. We answer the most burning questions about the latest home of ...
WMUR

'Sesame Street' wants to clarify: Bert and Ernie aren't gay

The producers of "Sesame Street" want you to know that Bert and Ernie are not, in fact, gay.Sesame Workshop tweeted Tuesday that the characters are best friends and have many human traits but "remain ...
Penn Live

Bert and Ernie are gay, 'Sesame Street' writer says

A former "Sesame Street" writer has confirmed that Bert and Ernie are gay. Mark Saltzman tells LGBTQ lifestyle website Queerty that he joined the popular children's TV show in 1984 and wrote for the ...
Portland Press Herald

Are Bert and Ernie gay? They’re puppets, Sesame Street says

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The sexual orientation of two puppets has long been the subject of curiosity ...
Time

Sesame Street Says Bert And Ernie ‘Don’t Have a Sexual Orientation’ After Longtime Writer Claims They’re Gay

A former writer for Sesame Street said in a recent interview that he considered Bert and Ernie to be gay — but the show rebutted this claim, saying the puppets “do not have a sexual orientation.” The ...
ABC News

Former 'Sesame Street' writer says Bert and Ernie are gay. The show says otherwise.

The show released a statement that says puppets don't have sexual orientations. Following an interview given by a former "Sesame Street" writer who said he wrote the beloved characters Bert and Ernie ...