It’s one of the universe’s many unanswered questions: Are Bert and Ernie, the unmarried Muppets who have shared an address on Sesame Street since 1969 (and still look amazing!), more than merely ...

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 orientation.” The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. Bert and Ernie are still just roommates. In ...

“I remember one time that a column from the San Francisco Chronicle, a preschooler in the city turned to mom and asked ‘are Bert & Ernie Iovers?’” Saltzman recalled. “And that, coming from a ...

This morning soon-to-be-fired Stranger intern Michael Bell libeled beloved Seasame Street characters Bernie and Ernie in his Slog AM post. It normally takes people at least a month to commit libel ...

“I created Bert,” says Frank Oz. “I know what and who he is.” And no, he isn’t gay. Those old rumors about the Muppets pals were reignited earlier this week when former Sesame Street writer Mark ...

Sunny day! As fans have suspected for years, it turns out the world's most beloved muppet roommates are more than just friends Sunny day! As fans have suspected for years, it turns out the world’s ...