Ernie, left, and Bert of Sesame Street attend the 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 27, 2014, in New York City.

Although they’re puppets, people have speculated for years that “Sesame Street” characters Bert and Ernie are more than just roommates and best friends. However, after a former writer’s ...

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 ...

People have suspected for years that the beloved characters on "Sesame Street," Bert and Ernie, are gay, and an ex-writer from the show, Mark Saltzman, may have confirmed those suspicions in a new ...

(CBS Local/CBSLA) — A former "Sesame Street" writer has revealed that Bert and Ernie are gay. Mark Saltzman, who wrote scripts and songs on "Sesame Street" for 15 years beginning in 1984, told ...

Ex-Sesame Street Writer Says Bert and Ernie Are Gay as Show Insists They're Just 'Best Friends' Sunny day! As fans have suspected for years, it turns out the world's most beloved muppet roommates ...

(CNN)-- Bert and Ernie are still just roommates. In a statement, Sesame Workshop was prompted to address the famous puppets' relationship after a former writer for "Sesame Street" said his own ...

Hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Sesame Street 50th Anniversary Celebration premieres on HBO on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m., and features the show’s regular cast of humans, oversized birds and trashcan ...

Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie lend their voices to TomTom navigation devices. ... TomTom Hires Bert and Ernie to Tell You How to Get to Sesame Street. Alex Nishimoto Writer Nov 14, 2011.

People have suspected for years that the beloved characters on "Sesame Street," Bert and Ernie, are gay, and an ex-writer from the show, Mark Saltzman, may have confirmed those suspicions in a new ...