Sesame Street Muppets Ernie and Bert pose for photographs during a press conference on the 40th anniversary of the Sesame Street in Hamburg, Germany, 07 January 2013. picture alliance—picture ...

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Fifty years ago, a generation of children learned how to get to "Sesame Street "when the classic TV series premiered on PBS on November 10, 1969. Five decades later, that street is still a beloved ...

Bert and Ernie were created in 1969, becoming two of the most recognizable faces on "Sesame Street" and a symbol for friendship for young audiences around the world. For years, their relationship ...

After much back and forth, Sesame Street fans finally have an answer: Bert and Ernie are gay… if you want them to be. In The Hollywood Reporter’s in-depth piece on Sesame Street‘s 50th ...

A former writer for “Sesame Street” says the characters Bert and Ernie are gay, but the show is pushing back. The writer says he knows for sure because he compares the duo to his own same-sex ...

Following an interview given by a former "Sesame Street" writer who said he wrote the beloved characters Bert and Ernie as if they were gay, the show has said otherwise. "Sesame Street" on Tuesday ...

For nearly half a century, children have come to “Sesame Street” to laugh, play and learn. And everyone is familiar with Bert and Ernie — the odd-couple-esque roommates on the long-running ...

Updated: 7:59 AM EDT Sep 19, 2018 Associated Press AP Photo/BETH A. KEISER, fileSOURCE: AP Photo/BETH A. KEISER, file Advertisement 'Sesame Street' wants to clarify: Bert and Ernie aren't gay ...

Sesame Workshop, which produces “Sesame Street,” has long tried to shut down speculation over the sexuality of the characters. “As we have always said, Bert and Ernie are best friends ...

Saltzman doubts if any "Sesame Street" fans would have objected had he revealed he'd based Bert and Ernie on a heterosexual relationship. "I think if I had given that interview and said, 'Oh you ...