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BERT AND ERNIE TELL ALL …. OR SHOULD IT BE ERNIE AND BERT?
They’re like peanut butter and jelly, Abbott and Costello. They’re Bert and Ernie, the inseparable team from “Sesame Street” – and they’ve just gotten their own video. In “Bert ...
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Sesame Street says Bert and Ernie’s relationship status is not complicated
Bert and Ernie are still just roommates. In a statement, Sesame Workshop was prompted to address the famous puppets’ relationship after a former writer for “Sesame Street” said his own ...
The Washington Post6y
‘They remain puppets’: ‘Sesame Street,’ once again, shuts down speculation over Bert and Ernie’s sexual orientation
Mark Saltzman, who wrote for several episodes of the children’s program over 13 years, said in a recent interview that when he wrote for Bert and Ernie, he thought of them as gay. “I always ...
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Former Writer Saw Bert And Ernie As 'Loving Couple'; Sesame Workshop Disagrees
New life was breathed into a perennial debate this week, when a former Sesame Street writer revealed that not only did he consider beloved characters Bert and Ernie to be a gay couple, but he used ...
The Washington Post6y
Why Bert and Ernie’s sexuality matters to LGBTQ people
On Sunday, Queerty released an interview with longtime “Sesame Street” writer Mark Saltzman that touched on Bert and Ernie’s relationship. Asked whether he’d thought of the two characters ...
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Former 'Sesame Street' Writer Reveals Bert And Ernie Are Gay Couple
PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- A former "Sesame Street" writer has revealed that Bert and Ernie are gay. Mark Saltzman, who wrote scripts and songs on "Sesame Street" for 15 years beginning in 1984 ...
Snopes.com2y
Are Bert and Ernie Gay?
It has long been whispered that Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie are gay. At various times the rumor has escalated into their actually getting married on the show, this event either being planned ...
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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 ...
Time6y
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 ...
Tahoe Daily Tribune.com1y
Bert’s and Ernie’s: two Tahoe dining institutions forever tied together
Both Bert’s Café and Ernie’s Coffee Shop are located off Emerald Bay Rd. in South Lake Tahoe. For further information on each institution you can reach them at bertscafe.com (530-544-3434 ...
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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 ...