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  Urban Legends Reference Pages: Television (Open Sesame)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bert and Ernie are two grown men sharing a house and a bedroom.
Bert and Ernie are characters who help demonstrate to children that despite their differences, they can be good friends.
Bert and Ernie conduct themselves in the same loving, discreet way that millions of gay men, women and hand puppets do.
www.snopes.com /radiotv/tv/gaymupp.htm   (621 words)

  
 Bert and Ernie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spain, Barrio Sésamo, Bert is "Blas", and Ernie is "Epi".
Brazil, Vila Sésamo, Bert is "Beto", and Ernie is "Ênio".
Portugal, Rua Sésamo, Bert is "Becas" and Ernie is "Egas".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bert_and_Ernie   (1024 words)

  
 Bert and Ernie's real relationship
It appears on the surface that the relationship between Sesame Street's own odd couple Bert and Ernie is that of close friends sharing a flat (there have been whispers that their relationship is even closer than this, but there is no evidence for this).
Bert was called to come pick him up and Ernie has since been barred from the bar for life.
It is alleged that Ernie, in a jealous rage, killed all of Bert's Pigeons.
www.geocities.com /be_alternative/bert_and_ernie.html   (600 words)

  
 Parenting.com - Our Experts - Bert and Ernie
Bert and Ernie, popular Muppets on Sesame Street, are the stars of Bert and Ernie's Word Play, an original video to help kids learn to read, and understand the fundamentals of words and language.
Bert is not always a willing participant in Ernie's escapades; he correctly senses that the tables are destined to be turned on him, or that he will end up on the short end of the stick.
Ernie talks himself into some tight corners, and often falls prey to his own jokes, yet his free-spirited approach to his successes and failures makes him one of Sesame Street's most enduring and likeable characters.
www.parenting.com /parenting/experts/berternie/bio.html   (219 words)

  
 Ernie - Muppet Wiki - A Wikia wiki
Ernie - Muppet Wiki - A Wikia wiki
He and Bert form a comic duo that is one of the program's centerpieces, with Ernie acting the role of the naïve trouble-maker and Bert the world-weary foil.
Ernie is a Live-Hand Muppet, meaning that while operating the head of the puppet with his right hand, the puppeteer inserts his left hand into a T-shaped sleeve, capped off with a glove that matches the fabric "skin" of the puppet, thus "becoming" the left arm of the puppet.
muppet.wikia.com /wiki/Ernie   (801 words)

  
 Bert and Ernie Biography (Puppets) — Infoplease.com
Bert is the taller, more irritable one and Ernie is the round-faced, goofy one.
For many years Ernie was voiced by Henson and Bert by Frank Oz; other performers have since taken over the roles.
Bert and Ernie have been the topic of various false rumors over the years.
www.infoplease.com /biography/var/bertandernie.html   (359 words)

  
 Bert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He and his friend and roommate Ernie form a comic duo that is one of the program's centerpieces, with Bert acting the world-weary foil to Ernie's naïve trouble-maker.
A typical "Bert and Ernie" skit has Ernie coming up with a hare-brained idea and Bert attempting to talk him out of it, ending with Bert completely losing his temper and Ernie remaining oblivious to his own bad idea.
Ernie brought a toy shark with him in one skit; Brad was scared by it, not realising it was a toy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bert   (946 words)

  
 The Animal Rescue Foundation: Happy Endings: Bert and Ernie
After Bert had been with me for nine months, I decided to look for a companion for him, as I felt guilty leaving him alone while i'm at work, fully intending on getting a dog the same size and around the same age (as I didn't plan on going through the puppy training again.
Ernie (actually ernestine) received her name when I told my co-workers I was getting a second dog.
Ernie is a loving social critter with tons of energy and her solid little 17 lb.
www.arf.ab.ca /happy/he-bertnernie.shtml   (628 words)

  
 In This Corner: Bert versus Ernie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
We've already established Bert as an evil mastermind in the Tick versus Superman fight.
Ernie is arguably the most wholesome persona on Sesame Street (you don't even want to know the type of stuff Elmo's into...), and has kept his sanity for all these years thanks to the constant companionship of his Rubber Duckie.
Bert quickly deduces what Ernie is up to, however, and proceeds to try to beat Ernie into submission.
www.uvm.edu /~chmartin/bert_ernie.html   (572 words)

  
 Ernie and Bert on the Today Show - Muppet Central Forum
Ernie and Bert were talking about their new DVD/video, Bert and Ernie's Word Play with Today Show host Ann.
Ernie went silent with his mouth continuing to move as his hands waved in the air.
Ernie made a comment to the effect of, "We don't know how to answer that because it breaks our sense of reality." And for some reason Ernie kept thinking they were in Ann's "house" or "apartment".
forum.muppetcentral.com /showthread.php?t=702   (1039 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Bert and Ernie's Computer Phone: Software   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
With Bert & Ernie's Computer Phone, children will learn how to count and familiarize themselves with numbers, shapes, and colors, as well as develop social skills, like cooperation and acceptance of others.
Bert and Ernie speak back, Big Bird sings, Elmo is Elmo, there are short skits, the screen changes colors, and more.
I have ordered the Bert and Ernie phone, which is supposed to be the next level up, for his 2nd Birthday.
www.amazon.com /Bert-and-Ernies-Computer-Phone/dp/B00005RZP7   (860 words)

  
 NorthernStar Online | News Front   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It was when the show shifted to a scene of a bedroom shared by Bert and Ernie that things got a little too liberal.
What Bert and Ernie took part in decades ago is what’s now known as a “civil union,” which is a quality alternative to bastardizing the concept of marriage.
Regardless of whether the Children’s Television Workshop admits it, Bert and Ernie taught children that it’s OK to be gay.
www.star.niu.edu /articles/?id=989   (532 words)

  
 Ernie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ernie is well known for his fondness for baths with his Rubber Duckie and for trying to learn to play the saxophone because he would not "put down the duckie."
Ernie is a "live hands puppet", meaning that while operating the head of the puppet with his right hand, the puppeteer inserts his left hand into a T-shaped sleeve, capped off with a glove that matches the fabric "skin" of the puppet, thus "becoming" the left arm of the puppet.
Ernie and Bert are rumored to be homosexual.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ernie   (675 words)

  
 B E R T I S E V I L - T H E O N L Y O F F I C I A L E V I L P O R T A L !
Bert told him if he ever acted up like that again, that this would be his punishment.
Bert picked me up and threw me into the bathroom, and I remember seeing Ernie get tackled and Bert was strangeling him.
Ernie doesnt like talking about it, but Bert had these biker guys who would come over and pay Bert to have their way with Ernie.
www.bertisevil.tv /duckie.htm   (688 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Film | News | Sesame Street legal: Furore over Bert and Ernie gay flick
Gossip about the private life of the pointy-headed, pedantic Bert and the benign, cuddly Ernie is nothing new.
Back in 1993, CTW even went so far as to issue a statement which appeared to insist that the duo were red-blooded Sesame straights: "Bert and Ernie, who've been on Sesame Street for 25 years, do not portray a gay couple, and there are no plans for them to do so in the future.
Late last year, Bert achieved a notoriety his creators could never have envisiaged when he became the unwitting star of the spoof Bert is Evil website, which portrayed the pointy one as a machiavellian genius who consorted with Jerry Springer and the Ku Klux Klan.
film.guardian.co.uk /News_Story/Exclusive/0,4029,681812,00.html   (316 words)

  
 ABC News: 'Sesame Street' Threatens Lawsuit Over Gay Muppet Rumors
Hoping to negotiate one more showing of the film, Spears hesitated to be interviewed and lawyers for Ernie and Bert would do no more than acknowledge that they've targeted Spears.
In Hollywood Urban Legends, critic Richard Roeper traces the rumors of Ernie and Bert's sexuality to Spy magazine founder Kurt Anderson, who once joked that "Bert and Ernie conduct themselves in the same loving, discreet way that millions of gay men, women and hand puppets do.
Bert and Ernie are characters who help demonstrate to children that despite their differences, they can be good friends." Bert's Taliban Connection
abcnews.go.com /Entertainment/WolfFiles/story?id=91748&page=1   (345 words)

  
 Bert and Ernie's Music, Food, & Brew Pub - Historic Downtown Great Falls, Montana
Bert and Ernie's obtained the site from the Thomas Corontzos family who had operated the store until the late 1960's.
Many features such as the original tin ceiling, the old walk-in cooler, and the painted brick exterior have added to the "rustic and classic" atmosphere that has come to define Bert and Ernie's.
The owners of Bert and Ernie's are very proud of their restaurant.
www.bertandernies.com   (303 words)

  
 Tough Pigs Anthology -- Ernie vs Bert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Ernie cut the licorice whip in half, and he ate part of it, and Bert got really mad!
Bert realizes that at this rate, he's never going to get any of the licorice whip, so he stops Ernie, and he says: "Look, Ernie, do me a favor." So does he grab the bag of licorice whips and run away with it, laughing and munching?
Bert believes that if he's polite and sensible and patient, then he'll get his fair share.
www.toughpigs.com /anthernie02.htm   (958 words)

  
 Bert & Ernie's Dining Saloon and Grill, Helena, Montana
Bert & Ernie's Dining Saloon and Grill, Helena, Montana
Established in historic downtown Helena in 1974, Bert & Ernie's offers the best in simple, classic American food and fine beers and wines.
In the restaurant, we have a special dining area that can be reserved for groups from 12 to 35 people.
www.bertanderniesofhelena.com   (174 words)

  
 YouTube - Imagination - Bert & Ernie
Another good one is when the 'COUNT' spent the night at Bert& Ernie's and he kept counting sheep; the next morning Ernie's eyes were sleep-ridden and he eventually passed out from exaustion.
Ernie is scared to go to sleep, so Bert Ernie is scared to go to sleep, so Bert tries to make him feel better.
Ernie and Bert: Role Reversal (Classic Sesame Street)
www.youtube.com /watch?v=TlcwU97euq8   (326 words)

  
 Ernie (Not Bert)
A place for Ernie to share his various ways to waste time.
The planes were stacked up over LAX waiting for clearance, as many as 10 at a time were visible from my vantage point, all lined up in neat little rows.
When I saw this scene from the air, it took me a while to believe what I was seeing.
ernienotbert.blogspot.com   (925 words)

  
 Bert and Ernie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bert is sitting in his easy chair trying to enjoy a relaxing radio program about pigeons when Ernie comes in and rushes around the room with a Polaroid camera.
Each time Ernie goes up to an object, he presses the trigger and a bright flash goes off followed by the noise of the machine ejecting a photograph.
Bert: But Ernie, what's wrong with just seeing and touching things to know if their real.
home.earthlink.net /~pricetesc/ernie.htm   (224 words)

  
 eBay - bert and ..., TV, Movie, Character Toys, Pretend Play, Preschool items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Elmo Bert and Ernie doll lot of 9 New w/ tags
Bert And Ernie's Greatest Hits [Blister] - Sesame St...
BERT AND ERNIE (#1) T-SHIRT TRANSFER - SESAME STREET
search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=bert+and+...&newu=1&krd=1   (549 words)

  
 Bert and Ernie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Born July 8, 1991, Bert and Ernie joined our family though an adoption arranged by "Fur, Fin and Feathers".
Ernie turned out to be the sleek, small framed lover.
Bert is the more muscular and big boned of the two.
www.ssibert911.com /basinji.htm   (165 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Ernie and Bert are the best of friends.
Bert is the quieter of the two and Ernie is the bubbly and noiser one.
Ernie annoys Bert with his neverending questions especially when Bert is trying to sleep.
members.tripod.com /~shewhoosh/bernie.html   (104 words)

  
 Muppet Bio: Ernie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Ernie is the member of the Bert-and-Ernie team who is full of surprises.
He is friendly and happy-go-lucky and loves to joke with his buddy-ol'-pal Bert.
Ernie loves to sing in the tub and play with his Rubber Duckie.
www.sesameworkshop.org /sesamestreet/bio/ernie   (80 words)

  
 Bert and Ernie Links
Bert and Ernie appear on the Sesame Street television show throughout the world.
Bert, the grumpy bosom buddy to Ernie and has been recently linked with terrorist Osama bin Laden on protest posters in the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Cavalier Daily 10/29/05 Bert and Ernie and Tinky-Winky
www.sirlinksalot.net /bertandernie.html   (177 words)

  
 Is it Bert and Ernie or Ernie and Bert? - Muppet Central Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It is Bert and Ernie, and I have the research to prove it.
Though it's interestin', when ya think o' Bert and Ernie, Ernie is almost always on the left in sketches and appearances (at least that's how memory serves), so if you're "readin' " 'em from left to right (how most people read), it's "Ernie and Bert" mentally.
I think mainly because I always identified with Ernie more, (almost a little TOO much, perhaps), so I would think of him as the dominant name in the duo.
forum.muppetcentral.com /showthread.php?t=6158   (613 words)

  
 B E R T I S E V I L : Bert takes Ernie to a Nudie Bar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
We caught Bert dragging Ernie out of their apartment in Sesame Street and decided to follow to where they were going.
We were shocked to find the two in a Girlie Bar.
Bert was forcing Ernie to get lap dances from all the ladies.
www.bertisevil.tv /pages/bert001.htm   (62 words)

  
 Bert and Ernie
Diane Wilson -> Humor -> Les Bizarrables -> Bert and Ernie
Oh yes, regarding "Schroedinger's Cat": Current surgical technique uses the skin of the penis in reconstruction.
Not so for Bert and Ernie, who are left homeless, fending for themselves by dumpster-diving and panhandling on streetcorners.
www.firelily.com /humor/odd/swizzle.html   (229 words)

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