Bert and ernie gay episode

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. Beloved "Sesame Street" roommates Bert and Ernie are more than friends — they're a couple, a former writer for the show has confirmed.

Bert and Ernie’s new neighbors are making history on Sesame Street. The show’s June 17 episode, appropriately titled “Family Day,” introduced the show’s first family with two dads, as seen in.

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Longtime Sesame Street writer Mark Saltzman revealed the truth — but it may not be the end of the debate. For generations, Bert and Ernie have been two of Sesame Street 's most beloved. It has long been whispered that Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie are gay. At various times the rumor has escalated into their actually getting married on the show, this event either being planned.

The organisation behind Sesame Street has denied co-habiting duo, Bert and Ernie, are gay, following comments by one of the show's writers. Mark Saltzman said his writing about the room-mating couple was based on his relationship with film editor Arnold Glassman. Sesame Workshop then issued a statement saying the pair "do not have a sexual orientation".

Bert and Ernie may look human, but the pair "remain puppets", it said. It broadly repeats past statements the non-profit organisation has made about the stripy-clothed duo when questions arose about their relationship. This article contains content provided by X. Mr Saltzman joined the show in , 15 years after the pair debuted on the show.

Bert and Ernie 'will not marry'. Bert, Ernie and the power of cartoons. There has been decades of speculation about the puppet pair, who have been roommates - albeit in separate beds - at Sesame Street since the programme's pilot episode in Bert and Ernie have become icons in the gay community over the years, and even inspired parts of the puppet Broadway musical Avenue Q. The New Yorker ran a cover image of the pair watching television in each other's arms , external in July , entitled "Moment of Joy".

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