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Bert and Ernie are indeed a homosexual couple, 'Sesame Street' writer claims
Iconic "Sesame Street" puppets Bert and Ernie are a couple, according to a former writer for the show.
In an exclusive interview with with blog "Queerty," Impression Saltzman said he felt that when he was writing Bert and Ernie, he was writing them as a couple and basing their interactions on his own experiences.
"I always felt that without a giant agenda, when I was writing Bert and Ernie, they were," Saltzman told Queerty. "I didn’t have any other way to contextualize them. The other thing was, more than one person referred to Arnie and I as 'Bert and Ernie.'"
However, Sesame Workshop, which produces the exhibit, denies the pair are together, saying they have no sexual orientation but are best friends.
“As we have always said, Bert and Ernie are optimal friends. They were created to tutor preschoolers that people can be nice friends with those who are very different from themselves. Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics (as most Sesame Street Muppets™ do), they remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation,” the workshop said in a statem
News broke this week that a writer at Sesame Street said the popular characters Bert and Ernie, two single guys who live together, are gay. The shows producers denied it. Who’s right? Here’s a dialogue between representatives of both perspectives, to help us all understand the crucial issues at stake.
Of course they are: It’s time for puppets to stop denying their natural urges. My name is Octa, and I’m here to present the case for Bert and Ernie being gay.
Don’t be absurd: Oh, really. Well, it’s a good thing I’m here to set you straight. My name is Dba, and my job is to show that a cherished children’s show is not corrupting our youth.
Octa: I’m sure we all suspected. I mean, these guys are obviously pretty close. Why would Bert put up with Ernie’s antics if they weren’t a couple? The whole idea is such an in-joke that The Fresh Yorker turned it into a cover illustration when the Supreme Court ruled to keep gay marriage legal.
Mark Saltzman, a writer for Sesame Street, said he had based his scripts about Bert and Ernie on his connection with his lover Arnold Glassman. As he told Queerty, “I alw
Sesame Street creates family with two gay dads during Pride month
Two husbands, Dave and Frank, appeared on Sesame Street for "Family Day." (2021 Sesame Workshop / Richard Termine)
A unused family stopped by Sesame Street during Pride month, featuring two gay fathers.
The show introduced the unused characters Thursday as part of its "Family Day" episode.
The episode featured Dave and his husband, Frank. The two men own a daughter named Mia who they took to Sesame Street for the Family Day celebration.
The illustrate didn’t provide any story background on the family, nor did it chat in-depth about the subject of same-sex marriages. However, in the end, Frank did have a letter to the other families at the party.
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"Yeah, there’s all kinds of different families," he said. "But what makes us a family is that we love each other."
Alan Muraoka, who plays "Alan" on the display, posted about the moment on his Facebook
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