Yahoo

'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 ...
WJHL-TV

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

NEW YORK (AP) – The producers of “Sesame Street” want you to know that Bert and Ernie are not, in fact, gay. Sesame Workshop tweeted Tuesday the characters have many human traits but “remain puppets, ...
Boston Herald

Sesame Street writer outs Bert and Ernie

“Sesame Street” and a former writer are in a battle over the sexual orientation of two of the show’s most famous Muppets — Bert and Ernie. “I always felt that without a huge agenda, when I was writing ...
Fox 5 San Diego

‘Sesame Street’ writer reveals Bert and Ernie are a gay couple

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON — A longtime writer for the hit ...
Salon

“Sesame Street” disputes writer’s claim that Bert and Ernie are gay

This article originally appeared on IndieWire. According to Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind “Sesame Street,” Bert and Ernie are still just friends. On Tuesday, Sesame ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

“Sesame Street” niega que Bert y Ernie sean homosexuales

Los ÁngelesLos Ángeles — “Sesame Street” y Frank Oz, cocreador de Bert y Ernie, negaron hoy que estos dos famosos personajes infantiles sean homosexuales, tal y como había defendido recientemente un ...
Queerty

Finally! ‘Sesame Street’ exec acknowledges Bert & Ernie are gay

In a move that allows the show’s producers to catch up with the rest of us, a top-level executive at Sesame Street has declared that beloved characters Bert & Ernie are gay…if viewers want them to be.
Decider

‘Sesame Street’ Exec Says Bert and Ernie Are Gay (If You Want Them to Be)

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 anniversary, ...
New York Post

‘Sesame Street’ writer backtracks on claim that Bert and Ernie are gay

“Sesame Street” writer Mark Saltzman says his comments that he wrote Bert and Ernie as a gay couple based on his own same-sex relationship were misinterpreted. “As a writer, you just bring what you ...