The makers of Sesame Street say characters Bert and Ernie will not marry in a same-sex ceremony despite an online petition calling for the union.

Campaigners say the best friends should marry as a way to encourage tolerance of gay people.

Nearly 7,000 have signed the petition, with more than 3,000 joining a Bert and Ernie Get Married Facebook page.

A statement from the show's makers said: "They remain puppets and do not have a sexual orientation."

But they conceded that the pair are "male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics".

The confirmed bachelors have lived together for 40 years and sleep in the same bedroom, albeit in single beds.

"Bert and Ernie are best friends," the statement from Sesame Workshop added. "They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves.

The online petition states: "We are not asking that Sesame Street do anything crude or disrespectful," adding, "It can be done in a tasteful way. Let us teach tolerance of those that are different."

Sesame Street was created by TV producer Joan Ganz Cooney and psychologist Lloyd Morrisett in 1969 and gained a huge following, led by the creations of master puppeteer Jim Henson.

Beloved characters include Elmo, the Cookie Monster and Big Bird.

It is still watched in more than 140 countries and averages 120 million viewers worldwide.

I'm interested to see how far this petition goes and whether Sesame Street changes their minds in the future.

To dispel the myth, Sesame Street can incorporate a new character, a love interest for Bert. Let’s call her “Betty Bong”

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If Ernie kills himself or threatens suicide, then you know they were gay.    http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/14/sign10.gif

I friend you, you friend me,  lets make some big vows and gay merry
We'll teach them tolerance like they never known before, no more friendship anymore.

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Sesame Street was brought to you today by the letters B and G and by the number 69. ;D

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Sesame Street was brought to you today by the letters B and G and by the number 69. ;D


Hilarious Howard!  ;D

I have to give you Karma!

Hilarious Howard!  ;D

I have to give you Karma!


Thank You. :) Karma backatcha.

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Is Kermit hitting on Burt? :-X

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Alcoholism will be next.

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He don't love Ernie anymore. ;D

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100120045951/muppet/images/1/16/ErnieBertBananaEarPart1.jpg

Is that a banana in your ear or are you happy to see me? :D

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Is that a banana in your ear or are you happy to see me? :D

That's not where the banana goes, it goes in his mouth ( gah,  doncha just love double meanings) ;)

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Is that a banana in your ear or are you happy to see me? :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8IfCSnYPYo

Now we know the true meaning of "Rubber Ducky"  ;D

That's not where the banana goes, it goes in his mouth ( gah,  doncha just love double meanings) ;)


Hey Bert,take a look at my boner. ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8IfCSnYPYo

Now we know the true meaning of "Rubber Ducky"  ;D


It should be changed to Rubber Dildo,you're the one. ;D

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Now we know the true meaning of "Rubber Ducky"  ;D


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I swear to God this is the safest-for-work photo I could find of this thing.  There's also one of a leather-clad duck in bondage, a red devil, a black duck, and even a Paris Hilton model complete with crystal in its beak and wearing a tiny feather boa.  (And there's another sentence I hope never to type again.)

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;D

Ahahahahahahaha!

When are Ernie and Bert going to do Queer eye for the Straight Guy for Oscar the Grouch?

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How about coke sniffing Elmo?  ;D

When are Ernie and Bert going to do Queer eye for the Straight Guy for Oscar the Grouch?



you mean you want Oscar to turn gay?

Personally, I never thought that Bert and Ernie were gay.



you mean you want Oscar to turn gay?


No, Howard.  There used to a show called Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.  It was a make-over show where 5 homosexual men (the Fab Five) would make over a straight guy's wardrobe, hair, home and give him some cooking tips. 

Personally, I never thought that Bert and Ernie were gay.


No, Howard.  There used to a show called Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.  It was a make-over show where 5 homosexual men (the Fab Five) would make over a straight guy's wardrobe, hair, home and give him some cooking tips. 


I know about that show,I saw it a few times it was ok.

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Let me tell you a secret Bert. ;D

Did you know that the names Bert & Ernie came from characters from It's A Wonderful Life?



Oops, wrong thread.



Cat

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Ha ha, I like that.  ;D

Cat, you are right Bert and Ernie were characters in 'A Wonderful Life' but according to wikipedia...

"Characters named Ernie and Bert appear in the film It's a Wonderful Life as a policeman and a taxi driver, respectively, but those behind Sesame Street claim that it's merely a coincidence. Jerry Juhl, a writer on many Henson-related projects, said, "Despite his many talents, Jim had no memory for details like this. He knew the movie, of course, but would not have remembered the cop and the cabdriver.""

As for this petition to marry Bert and Ernie, I find it sad that people think advertising homosexual love to children is more of a priority than promoting innocent platonic friendship which is what Bert and Ernie clearly share. I don't think kids need to know about marrying any sex at the ages of 16 or under anyway. Besides, wouldn't there be a petition to get Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy to marry...they often shared the same bed in their movies, lol.

Personally, I never thought that Bert and Ernie were gay.



What about Spongebob Squarepants and Tinky-Winky?

I mean, the whole notion is p-r-e-p-o-s-t-e-r-o-u-s.  On the one hand the religious right bellyaches about our culture being oversexed.  On the other hand, they're the first ones to accuse children's cartoons of homosexuality.  That's what happens when a people get too repressive about sex -- everything starts to look like pornography!

What about Spongebob Squarepants and Tinky-Winky?

I mean, the whole notion is prespammersite.  On the one hand the religious right bellyaches about our culture being oversexed.  On the other hand, they're the first ones to accuse children's cartoons of homosexuality.  That's what happens when a people get too repressive about sex -- everything starts to look like pornography!


You have a good point though I consider it more sexual paranoia than repression? It seems like nobody is happy until a person/thing has 'come out of the closet', sexually labelled and filed away. Besides, it has always been fashionable to find perverse elements in innocently created media (especially for children). I remember people were trying to make a connection between kid's show The Magic Roundabout and drugs a few years back.

Personally, I never thought that Bert and Ernie were gay.



It never entered my mind either. 

I mean, the whole notion is prespammersite.


FIILTERPWNED!

How about coke sniffing Elmo?  ;D

This is the best I can do. I bet you can find Charlie Sheen's prints on that bottle  ;)

http://soggylog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/coke-elmo.jpg

Hey Bert,take a look at my boner. ;D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67maHVfZuDs

But of course, a few were undeniably gay:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyWUAtPBsSg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySUecS1TJzQ&feature=related

This is the best I can do. I bet you can find Charlie Sheen's prints on that bottle  ;)

http://soggylog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/coke-elmo.jpg


HA! ;D

But of course, a few were undeniably gay:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyWUAtPBsSg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySUecS1TJzQ&feature=related


that was the way he talked.

HA! ;D

Now Howard, don't ask me to try and post a photo of Elmo is a pin striped bikini, dancing on the pentagon singing 'I gotta be me" in German, while holding an automatic weapon in one hand and the scalped head of Big Bird in the other.  ;D

Now Howard, don't ask me to try and post a photo of Elmo is a pin striped bikini, dancing on the pentagon singing 'I gotta be me" in German, while holding an automatic weapon in one hand and the scalped head of Big Bird in the other.  ;D


Now I wouldn't do that. ;D

I never thought of Bert and Ernie that way. I thought since SS was a kids showthey were kids. LOL.

These the two I thought were...something special.

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I never thought of Bert and Ernie that way. I thought since SS was a kids showthey were kids. LOL.

These the two I thought were...something special.

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/bluebird563/spongebob-1.jpg


They're weird but not gay.

FIILTERPWNED!


I said p-r-e-p-o-s-t-e-r-o-u-s.

What the mommyf*ck?
???

Who's punkin' me out there?
???

I said p-r-e-p-o-s-t-e-r-o-u-s.


Take of the "p-r-e-".  Presumably the rest of it-dot-com is a domain that had issues with email and exploits, and someone probably visited a while ago.


What the mommyf*ck? ???


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I've seen worse filterpwnage.  The canonical example is saying "This is my first post on Fark!" on fark.com :)

Take of the "p-r-e-".  Presumably the rest of it-dot-com is a domain that had issues with email and exploits, and someone probably visited a while ago.

2Xfv6iXvbJ4

I've seen worse filterpwnage.  The canonical example is saying "This is my first post on Fark!" on fark.com :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9mJ2oBONug

When are Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagas tie the knot? :-\\

When are Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagas tie the knot? :-\\


I don't think they'll ever do that on Sesame Street.

I don't think they'll ever do that on Sesame Street.


Big Bird with Mr. Snuffleupagas ,
Bert with Ernie. Two weddings for the price of one.

Aww, C'mon prairie Dawn, I know you really like Zoe. I saw you making *eyes* with her the last time you  both counted to 7 together.
Make it an all wedding day.

Hey Elmo and Guy Smiley, are you listening?

Oscar and Maria.  Shotgun wedding.
8)

Big Bird with Mr. Snuffleupagas ,
Bert with Ernie. Two weddings for the price of one.


(VERB, TRANSITIVE) EVERYBODY ON THIS THREAD!

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He who hath an ear, let him hear:  "Hey Bert, how many is 11?"

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I now pronounce you husband and husband or husband and muppet.

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I now pronounce you husband and husband or husband and muppet.

Gee, and I always thought Bert would wear the dress in the family.

Gee, and I always thought Bert would wear the dress in the family.


Bert is the more paperclip pigeon kind of guy.

Oh, is there anything you can't find on the internet these days..

http://images-mediawiki-sites.thefullwiki.org/07/2/9/8/66656912983165840.gif

Bert is the more paperclip pigeon kind of guy.


doesn't like jelly beans

Oh, is there anything you can't find on the internet these days..

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HA HA What is Bert doing? ;D

HA HA What is Bert doing? ;D

Putting tulips on an organ. ::)

oh gosh can I even type that here?

Putting tulips on an organ. ::)

oh gosh can I even type that here?


;D You can type it but it can't be too explicit.

;D You can type it but it can't be too explicit.


21OH0wlkfbc

MOP, Ante Up, but it's OK because it's the first 90 seconds of the radio mix.

The mix with Busta Rhymes is a whole 'nother story.

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MOP, Ante Up, but it's OK because it's the first 90 seconds of the radio mix.

The mix with Busta Rhymes is a whole 'nother story.



HA!  ;D

;D You can type it but it can't be too explicit.



That never stopped you.


Cat

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Sacré bleu!!

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Trippy Sesame Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2123lTDcZZ8&NR=1

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HA HA ! Good one Tut.  ;D

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Meanwhile, in Riverdale, the Archie series of comics introduces its first gay character.

Meanwhile, in Riverdale, the Archie series of comics introduces its first gay character.

Finally Jughead can come out of the closet and no longer hide behind his disturbing food obsession.

Finally Jughead can come out of the closet and no longer hide behind his disturbing food obsession.




;D

Finally Jughead can come out of the closet and no longer hide behind his disturbing food obsession.



Nah, Reggie was the one in the closet.
;D

Nah, Reggie was the one in the closet.
;D



never knew he was gay.

never knew he was gay.

Nah, he just stayed alone, in the closet, where no one can see him.... :o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IXmHqPWxUw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjd7VDuNCls&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IXmHqPWxUw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjd7VDuNCls&feature=related



HA HA! ;D

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meaning they don't have genitalia.

meaning they don't have genitalia.
I have not looked?

I have not looked?


I don't plan on to.

Aww, I'm disappointed.  :-\\

Aww, I'm disappointed.  :-\\


But they aren't gay.

But they aren't gay.
They are puppets!

But they aren't gay.


Puppets don't have sexual feelings.  8)

They are puppets!


They're funny.

Puppets don't have sexual feelings.  8)
Only the hands in them?

They're funny.
Truly funny!

Only the hands in them?


Does someone give them a hand?  :o

Does someone give them a hand?  :o
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??? Why would anybody think that Bert and Ernie were gay? I mean, they're from a children's show, for god's sakes.

??? Why would anybody think that Bert and Ernie were gay? I mean, they're from a children's show, for god's sakes.


People trolling.  :(

People trolling.  :(


Didn't Phillip said that people wanted them to get married?

Didn't Phillip said that people wanted them to get married?
That must be the online petition.

Didn't Phillip said that people wanted them to get married?


He did? Those people are funny.  ;D

That must be the online petition.


I would sign.  8)

That must be the online petition.


Yeah, I think you mentioned that for sure.

Puppets don't have sexual feelings.  8)


I've never seen a muppet with sexual feelings.

I would sign.  8)


How would the rest of the Sesame Street cast feel about it?

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How would the rest of the Sesame Street cast feel about it?
As long as they are invited to the wedding?

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;D

As long as they are invited to the wedding?


just like when Luis and Maria married.

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I think that the age of consent at 18, is fine.  ;D