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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 ... Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Grover, Ernie, Bert and Oscar the Grouch. (Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ...
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Sesame Street says Bert and Ernie aren’t gay, because puppets don’t have a sexual orientation
The other story of the day involves Bert and Ernie of Sesame Street fame, and whether or not they’re gay. In a new interview with Queerty, longtime Sesame Street writer Mark Saltzman was adamant ...
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‘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 ...
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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 ...
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‘Sesame Street’ writer confirms what we all knew about Bert and Ernie
Update: A day after his bombshell comments, “Sesame Street” writer Mark Saltzman is walking back his claim that Bert and Ernie are gay. Bert and Ernie are more than just friends, according to ...
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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 ...
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'Sesame Street' denies writer's claim that Bert and Ernie are gay: They are 'best friends'
The makers of "Sesame Street" say Bert and Ernie, the classic feuding Muppets who appeared on the popular children's television show, are not gay. The statement came Tuesday after former "Sesame ...
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Sesame Street NECA Bert And Ernie Figures Up For Preorder
Bert comes with "A," and Ernie comes with "C." Each will run around $37 and ship in January. You can preorder here. You cansee a bunch of pictures below. The iconic residents of Sesame Street are ...
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‘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 ...
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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 ...
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‘Sesame Street’ Reminds Everyone Bert and Ernie Are Not Gay or Straight Because They’re Friggin’ Puppets
And I was the jokester. So it was the Bert & Ernie relationship, and I was already with Arnie when I came to Sesame Street. So I don’t think I’d know how else to write them, but as a loving ...