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 ...

Frank Oz, an actor and puppeteer who played Bert, sided with "Sesame Street" on controversy but added that it shouldn't matter. "It seems Mr. Mark Saltzman was asked if Bert & Ernie are gay.

In 2002, Sesame Workshop blocked further showings of the short film "Ernest & Bertram," in which a character based on Ernie confesses his love for another character, based on Bert.

Updated 1:38 p.m. PT: Frank Oz shot down former “Sesame Street” writer Mark Saltzman’s remarks about Bert and Ernie’s sexual orientation in his own statement, tweeted Tuesday. “It seems ...

Why, Sesame Street? Why? After longtime staffer Mark Saltzman told Queerty that he’d always written Bert and Ernie as gay, the venerable educational show for kids didn’t respond, “Of course ...

Sesame Street was the talk of SDCC this year, as NECA revealed that they have the license to make action figures in their Ultimates line from the iconic show. The first two of those figures, Bert ...

Ex-Sesame Street Writer Says Bert and Ernie Are Gay as Show Insists They're Just 'Best Friends' Sunny day! As fans have suspected for years, it turns out the world's most beloved muppet roommates ...

Former 'Sesame Street' writer Mark Saltzman confirmed that puppet characters Bert and Ernie were a couple in an interview with Queerty published Tuesday.

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 ...

This video, which pays tribute to 1994's Regulate, features Bert and Ernie as they channel Warren G and the late Nate Dogg, respectively. Never mind coming to play, these Muppets have mounted up ...

Getty Image. Bert and Ernie live together, play together, and sing together, but at no point during the 48-season run of Sesame Street has the obvious been confirmed. In a recent interview with ...

Updated Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 1:15 p.m. PT: The Sesame Workshop tweeted out an official statement saying that Bert and Ernie don't have a sexual orientation. Their full statement is below. "As we ...