Things quickly turned heated when Jeannie Mai cut Tamera Mowry Housely off Writer-Reporter, PEOPLE The Real co-hosts Tamera ... claimed beloved characters Bert and Ernie are gay, debating whether ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- A former "Sesame Street" writer has revealed that Bert and Ernie are gay ... characters' relationship is based off his real-life relationship with Arnold Glassman, an ...

The fictional duo's bickering was often compared to real couples, leading many to ... or agenda in the world of "Sesame Street." Bert and Ernie have shared an apartment together for nearly 50 ...

Though it's impossible to pin down where the "Bert and Ernie are gay" rumor began, one potential source is The Real Thing, a 1980 Doubleday book by Kurt Andersen. In this book (which purports to ...

UPDATE: Sept. 18, 2018, 2:55 p.m. EDT Sesame Workshop has since released a statement denying that Bert and Ernie have any sexual orientation at all on the grounds that they are puppets.

Saltzman equated the relationship between the two muppets to his real-life partnership with ... when I was writing Bert and Ernie, they were," Saltzman explained further to Queerty.

But during one rehearsal in 1969, it became quite clear what personalities Bert and Ernie would have. “Gradually a relationship emerged which reflected the real-life Jim-Frank relationship ...

In his book of comedic essays, The Real Thing, he wrote: Among homosexuals, Bert and Ernie of Sesame Street are the real thing. Bert and Ernie conduct themselves in the same loving, discreet way ...

We missed this horrifying duo in our recap of all the excellent cosplay from Dragon*Con — but we will never forget these faces. These horrible faces of real life Bert and Ernie walking around ...

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 ...