Cast members of Sesame Street posing on the set with some of the puppet characters, 1969. Left to right: Will Lee, Matt Robinson, Bob McGrath and Loretta Long with (left to right) Big Bird, Cookie ...

“I created Bert,” says Frank Oz. “I know what and who he is.” And no, he isn’t gay. Those old rumors about the Muppets pals were reignited earlier this week when former Sesame Street writer Mark ...

Frank Oz is the voice of dozens of puppets and muppets as one of Jim Henson's earliest collaborators — and now the storied puppeteer is lending his voice to the debate over whether "Sesame Street" ...

Big Bird, Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Bert and Oscar the Grouch celebrate 50 years on Sesame Street. (Photos by Sesame Workshop) Fifty years ago, a television producer’s desire to teach ...

Cross one potential culture-war issue off the books for campaign 2012: despite various online petitions‘ requests, Sesame Street has announced that longtime cohabitors Bert and Ernie “have no sexual ...

Tiny Town: Bert and Ernie view the world from a different perspective when they shrink to a tiny size. They have fun in a toy car and a puppy mistakes Bert for a toy. Bert and Ernie set off to find ...

Jack Hunter's "A Moment of Joy" image suggests Bert and Ernie having a romantic relationship on the cover of The New Yorker. as a parent who takes matters into his own hands when his 6-year-old ...