A longtime writer from the beloved children's show on Tuesday appeared to confirm they were in fact a "loving couple," only for its creators to deny the pair are together or have a sexual orientation.

Are they or aren’t they? For decades, we’ve wondered: Are Bert and Ernie gay? The iconic “Sesame Street” duo live together, share a bedroom and don’t seem shy about taking a bath in front of each ...

This molded plastic Bert finger puppet is one of a set of licensed Sesame Street toys made in the 1980s to capitalize on the popularity of the children’s television series, especially its Muppet ...

For generations of children, Muppet masters Jim Henson and Frank Oz were a comedy duo on the level of Abbott & Costello and Laurel & Hardy. Even after Henson's death in 1990, Oz continued to portray ...

“Sesame Street” favorites Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover, Bert, Ernie and others are bringing sunny days and teachable moments to “Sesame Street: The Musical” at the Center for Puppetry Arts from June 5 ...

What do puppets do when they are not bringing joy to children? According to “The Happytime Murders,” a movie starring Melissa McCarthy in which puppets and humans inhabit the same world, the lovable ...

After a former “Sesame Street” writer said the characters Bert and Ernie were a couple, Sesame Workshop issued a statement on Twitter denying the claim. “As we have always said, Bert and Ernie are ...

This story originally appeared on Mental Floss. For more than 50 years, “Sesame Street” has been imparting valuable moral, ethical, and social lessons to young audiences using a sprawling cast of ...

WASHINGTON (Circa) - Mark Saltzman writer for Sesame Street said in an interview that Bert and Ernie were a loving gay couple, now according to The New York Times, he is saying he words were ...