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The Forward6y
‘Sesame Street’ Writer Confirms: Bert And Ernie Are Gay — And One Is Jewish
Given this new bit of background, we wondered: Were Bert and Ernie written as Jewish? The Forward reached out to Saltzman to find out, and within an hour we had our answer. “Heavy-hearted ...
The Forward6y
Bert And Ernie Are Lovers, Says ‘Sesame Street’ Writer Mark Saltzman
When asked over email if he wrote Ernie and Bert to be Jewish, Saltzman had a ready answer for the Forward: “Heavy-hearted, long-suffering Bert, yes. Ernie? Goyishe kopf.” Now more than ever ...
The Jewish Chronicle6y
Are Bert and Ernie gay? Jewish writer reveals all
Are Bert and Ernie gay? Jewish writer reveals all A Sesame Street writer has opened up about the inspiration behind the beloved children's show characters who are the very best of friends ...
CNN6y
Sesame Street says Bert and Ernie’s relationship status is not complicated
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 ...
NPR6y
Former Writer Saw Bert And Ernie As 'Loving Couple'; Sesame Workshop Disagrees
New life was breathed into a perennial debate this week, when a former Sesame Street writer revealed that not only did he consider beloved characters Bert and Ernie to be a gay couple, but he used ...
USA Today6y
'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 ...
People6y
Ex-Sesame Street Writer Says Bert and Ernie Are Gay as Show Insists They're Just 'Best Friends'
“I remember one time that a column from The San Francisco Chronicle, a preschooler in the city turned to mom and asked ‘Are Bert and Ernie lovers?’ That coming from a preschooler was ...
Penn Live6y
Bert and Ernie are gay, 'Sesame Street' writer says
A former "Sesame Street" writer has confirmed that Bert and Ernie are gay. Mark Saltzman tells LGBTQ lifestyle website Queerty that he joined the popular children's TV show in 1984 and wrote for ...
New York Post22y
BERT AND ERNIE TELL ALL …. OR SHOULD IT BE ERNIE AND BERT?
They’re like peanut butter and jelly, Abbott and Costello. They’re Bert and Ernie, the inseparable team from “Sesame Street” – and they’ve just gotten their own video. In “Bert ...
People6y
'The Real' 's Tamera Mowry Housley and Jeannie Mai Argue Over Bert and Ernie's Sexuality
The women were discussing the recent news that a former Sesame Street writer claimed beloved characters Bert and Ernie are gay, debating whether the puppets’ sexuality mattered to the children ...
CBS News13y
Bert and Ernie wed? An idea divorced from reality
(CBS/AP) Remember the online petition from earlier this week asking that Bert and Ernie from "Sesame Street" wed? Not happening. (Also: Not a surprise.) Chicago resident Lair Scott, who posted the ...