"Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures (originally promoted as ""The Adventures of Bert and Ernie"") is an animated series developed by Sesame Workshop in which clay-animated versions of Bert and Ernie use their imaginations to travel to strange places and into entertaining situations. The shorts are shown in the United States as inserts on ""Sesame Street"" (first appearing in season 39). Internationally, the shorts are shown as a stand-alone series in various overseas markets (the first season debuting in September 2008). The animation for the series was produced by Italy's Misseri Studio. Two seasons of 26"
"that is wider than it is high. In addition, Ernie has no visible eyebrows, while Bert displays a unibrow. Ernie is well known for his fondness for baths with his Rubber Duckie, and for trying to learn to play the saxophone. Ernie is also known for keeping Bert awake at night, for reasons such as wanting to play the drums, wanting to count something (like sheep), to observe something like a blackout, or even because he is waiting for his upstairs neighbor to drop his shoes. Many Ernie and Bert sketches involve Ernie wanting to play a game with Bert,"
"and street art, he has an occasional third occupation – busking with his hurdy-gurdy. In the film Bert is a combination of the Matchman and the Sweep and has a more prominent role in the children's adventures, including taking care of Mary's Uncle Albert. In the stage musical he is a similar role, acting as a narrator and far-away friend of Mary and the Banks children. In the 1964 Disney film, he is portrayed by Dick Van Dyke. Miss Lark lives next door to 17 Cherry Tree Lane. She is very rich and lives in a large mansion. She is"
"role of Ernie was briefly assumed by Billy Barkhurst from 2014, before Peter Linz began performing the character in 2017. On February 17, 2004, the Muppets and the ""Bear in the Big Blue House"" properties were sold to the Walt Disney Company (the ""Sesame Street"" characters were acquired by Sesame Workshop in 2000). As a result of this transaction, Sesame Workshop surrendered the rights to Kermit the Frog, who would no longer appear in most new material for ""Sesame Street"". Sesame Workshop has since begun licensing the character of Kermit from Disney, allowing him to make a guest appearance on"
"Attik Kargar, who performed the puppets and supplied the voice of Bernie. Bernie and Ert are an obscene parody of Ernie and Bert, and especially redubbed on Sesamstrasse. The puppets had no nose, one eye each, and swapped hairstyles. Each sketch focused on such topics as crime, drug abuse and Friday the 13th. In February 2003, ""Bernie and Ert"" were dropped from the series because of legal concerns; however, older episodes circulate on the internet. They also appeared in a ""Freitag Nacht News"" sequence called ""Bullzeye"" in a sketch called ""Popo Club"". Bernie & Ert wore black masks and leather"
"who would much rather do something else (like read). Ernie keeps irking Bert with the game until Bert joins — and usually, by the time Bert starts enjoying the game, Ernie is tired of playing the game and wants to do something else. Other sketches have involved them sharing some food by dividing it equally, only for one of them to have a bit more than the other, leading Ernie to make it even by eating the extra piece. Ernie makes appearances without Bert. He has regularly appeared in skits with Cookie Monster, Sherlock Hemlock and Lefty the Salesman. From"
"and Ernie as a gay couple. On May 23, 2006, several T-shirts were banned from a Brockton, Massachusetts high school because they showed Sesame Street characters as gang figures, which violated that schools dress code policy. Because of this, the incident briefly made local and national headlines and the school, which enforced the ban, was awarded $650,000 as part of its anti-gang effort. As of May 2006, it is unknown about the fate of the person or persons who created the offending shirts and if the images on the t-shirt violated any copyright laws. The popular ""Adult Swim"" show ""Robot"
"than it is high. In addition, Bert has visible eyebrows (actually a unibrow), while Ernie does not. Bert has a pet pigeon named Bernice, and he created a dance called ""Doin' the Pigeon"". In one sketch, Bert gets dressed and says he is going to a pigeon lovers party, which is hosted by himself. Bert serves as President of the National Association of W Lovers, a club dedicated to the letter W. Two conventions held by the W Lovers have been shown on the show. Bert has pet goldfish, two of whom are named Lyle and Talbot. Bert's favorite number"
"just like Ernie in personality (""Bart's the name and selling's my game!""). Bart also tells several jokes and laughs at his own jokes and has combed hair which shocks Ernie who expected Bart to be as grumpy as Bert. Bert's Aunt Matilda is never shown, but is often talked about, usually concerning Bert buying presents for her for numerous reasons. Bert is one of Mister Rogers's fans. In one sketch, Bert is trying to write a letter to Mister Rogers and Ernie turns on his electric fan and blows Bert's letters away. One running gag with Bert is when Ernie"
"of try to think like a six year old or a seven year old, because that's how old Bert is."" This however cannot be the case, as Bert has a twin brother named Bart who is a traveling salesman. This would seem to confirm that Ernie and Bert are adults. Bert has a twin brother, Bart; a nephew, Brad; and an Aunt Matilda. Brad has a voice like Beaker, but slightly deeper, and while he still made baby-like noises, he was able to talk. It is most likely that Brad is Bart's son since Bart is the only sibling seen"
"while Bert and Ernie congratulate the audience for playing along and head home as the film ends, but Bert briefly stays to look at the credits, only to leave when Ernie tells him that it is time to feed his pigeons. All the puppeteers who performed the primary ""Sesame Street"" characters (such as Kevin Clash, Jerry Nelson, Caroll Spinney and Fran Brill) were called to Wilmington, North Carolina for the table read on May 19, 1998. The regular puppets were used for the normal Sesame Street characters, and puppets for assorted Grouches (including Grizzy) were designed and built by Mark"
"often removes his nose, either accidentally or for humorous purposes. As the duo often sing in their skits, several albums were released containing studio recorded versions of their songs. Bert's best known song is ""Doin' the Pigeon"". Additionally, he and Ernie both had their own video, ""The Best of Ernie and Bert"", and their own album, ""Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits"". Only Ernie, however, has hit the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart with his song ""Rubber Duckie"". Created on March 30, 1997, a humor website called ""Bert is Evil"" hosted digitally manipulated images and satiric articles as ""evidence"" of Bert"
"foods as his favorites. He loves oatmeal, unflavored soda water, and other bland related foods. In one episode when Ernie is hired to sub for Mr. Hooper, he gives Bert a glass of unflavored soda water but adds strawberry flavored syrup, ice cream and whipped cream to it, angering Bert who eventually screams a memorable phrase: ""I hate ice cream sodas!"" Bert's appearance and clothing contrast markedly with Ernie; he is the taller and thinner of the two, wears a turtleneck under a shirt with vertical stripes (as opposed to Ernie's horizontal ones), and has a head that is narrower"
"comes to enjoy her new home, though she would continue to show up in Albert Square regularly. Ethel has several romances with senior bachelors on Albert Square. Her ex-boyfriend from the war years, Ernie Mears (Ken Wynne), returns to Albert Square in 1985 and proposes to her. However, the offer is conditional. Ernie is allergic to dogs and Willy, Ethel's constant companion for the past 9 years, would have to go. Ethel seriously considers Ernie's offer but gently declines. In 1988 she finds romance again with a friend of Dr. Legg's, Benny Bloom (Arnold Yarrow). Dot loathes Benny and does"
"to demonstrate differing opinions"". Oscar and Big Bird were specifically created for the reshooting of the ""Street"" scenes with the idea that they would be able to interact with the human characters. For his part, Oscar has several friends of his own despite his pessimism; these include the Grouch's pet worm, Slimey, and his girlfriend Grundgetta. Two other Muppets who have appeared on the show since its beginning are Ernie and Bert, a pair of best friends with contrasting personalities; Ernie is portrayed as a free-spirited trickster who loves his rubber duck, while Bert is the world-weary foil to his"
"for Bert. In one episode, Bert babysits Brad and wants to give Brad a bath, but Ernie says he must give Brad toys to play with. In that episode, Ernie brought a toy shark with him in one skit; Brad was scared by it, not realising it was a toy until Bert pointed out the fact. Bert also has a mother, who is only seen in the ""How They Became Bert and Ernie"" music video. Bart looks exactly like Bert, and Ernie once mistook Bart for Bert; but Bart wears a suit and fedora and is an entrepreneur who is"
"five-minute episodes each are being produced. The ""Secret Agents"" episode has received the Gold Award for the Children's Animation category at the 2009 World Media Festival, as well as being a selection at the 2009 Annecy Animation Festival. Each episode begins with Bert and Ernie climbing into their beds for a good night's sleep. Suddenly, Bert's bed starts shaking and tapping, and Ernie hops aboard as the bed flies out of their apartment and into their next great adventure. Each adventure has Bert and Ernie in a new location and a new situation. Sometimes they're accompanied by Bert's trusted pigeon-friend"
"Paul Haenen Paul Haenen [pɔɫ 'haːnə(n)] (born 30 April 1946) is a Dutch comedian and voice actor. Paul Haenen is a well-known comedian in the Netherlands and also provides the voices of Bert, Grover and other minor characters on ""Sesamstraat"", the Dutch co-production of ""Sesame Street"", since Sesamstraat's first season in 1976. Wim T. Schippers is responsible for his counterpart Ernie. Haenen also translates many of the American Sesame Street songs into Dutch so that they can be used in the Dutch version of the show. It is told that Jim Henson was so impressed by the performances of Haenen"
"Berners Street Berners Street is located in the City of Westminster in the West End of London. Berners Street runs approximately 195 metres in a northerly direction from the junction of Oxford Street and Wardour Street to join up with Mortimer Street (formerly Charles Street) and the former Middlesex Hospital (now called Fitzroy Place). The street lies in an area known as Fitzrovia and is considered historically to be in East Marylebone. Berners Street was originally developed as a residential street by the Berners Estate in the mid-eighteenth century. John Slater, surveyor of the Berners Estate, wrote in 1918: """"On"
"favorite activities include watching parades, circuses and going to birthday parties. A typical Bert and Ernie skit has Ernie coming up with a hare brained idea, and Bert trying to talk him out of it ending with Bert losing his temper, while Ernie becomes oblivious to his own bad idea. Other sketches have involved Bert and Ernie sharing a snack by division, but finding that one of them has a bit more; Ernie humorously decides to try to make it even by eating the extra piece, which goes forth until the entire snack is all eaten up. Others have also"
"Ber Street, Norwich Ber Street is a historic street in Norwich City Centre between Queens Road and King Street. An ancient Roman Road, it was once one of the major routes into Norwich city centre, since the 12th century. The street now exists as a fragmented row of historical buildings and post-war industrial buildings as a result of 1960s slum clearance and Second World War bomb damage. Ber Street Gate was first mentioned in 1146 AD, and it was built on a corner of the city wall which runs southeast and southwest from the gate. The gate itself was demolished"
"but the children disagreed. Finally, it was decided that Espinete would live in a garage, owned by one of the adults but not used, which was adapted into a room. From his behavior, it must be understood that Espinete is a child. He is friends with most, if not all, of the characters in the ""Barrio"", including references to ""his friends ""Epi and Blas"""" (Bert and Ernie), although Espinete does not appear with them in any sketches. He does not have a single ""father figure"", but many of them in the form of all of the adults in the Barrio"
"Bert is Evil Bert is Evil is the name of a parody website, founded by Dino Ignacio on March 30, 1997, which featured Bert, a character on the American children's television program ""Sesame Street"". In 1998, Dino Ignacio, Wout J Reinders and Jasper Hulshoff Pol accepted the Webby Award and the People's Voice Award for Best Weird Website at the Palace of Fine Arts auditorium in San Francisco. The website featured manipulated images of the character consorting with nefarious figures such as Adolf Hitler Saddam Hussein, Robert Mugabe, and Osama bin Laden, as well as being present at events such"
"Berners Street: Berners Street Berners Street is located in the City of Westminster in the West End of London. Berners Street runs approximately 195 metres in a northerly direction from the junction of Oxford Street and Wardour Street to join up with Mortimer Street (formerly Charles Street) and the former Middlesex Hospital (now called Fitzroy Place). The street lies in an area known as Fitzrovia and is considered historically to be in East Marylebone. Berners Street was originally developed as a residential street by the Berners Estate in the mid-eighteenth century. John Slater, surveyor of the Berners Estate, wrote in"
"internet comment in asking whether a gesture made by Obama and his wife Michelle was a ""terrorist fist jab"". Later, Hill's contract was not renewed. ""The New Yorker"" chose an image of Bert and Ernie by artist Jack Hunter, entitled 'Moment of Joy', as the cover of their July 8, 2013 publication, which covers the Supreme Court decisions on the Defense of Marriage Act and California Proposition 8. The ""Sesame Street"" characters have long been rumored in popular culture and urban legend to be homosexual partners, though Sesame Workshop has repeatedly denied this, saying they are merely ""puppets"" and have"
"1978. Together, they live in Atlanta, Georgia. Steve Whitmire Steven Lawrence Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is an American puppeteer who has worked on The Muppets and ""Sesame Street"". Beginning his involvement with the Muppets in 1978, Whitmire inherited the roles of Kermit the Frog and Ernie, after Jim Henson's death in 1990; he performed the characters until 2016 and 2014, respectively. As part of the Muppet cast, he has appeared in multiple feature films and television series, performing a variety of characters on ""The Muppet Show"", ""Sesame Street"", and ""Fraggle Rock"" and during such occupations has worked for The"
"the show was set aside for a series of funny, colorful puppet characters living on the titular street. These included Grover, Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, and Big Bird. Henson performed the characters of Ernie, game-show host Guy Smiley, and Kermit, who appeared as a roving television news reporter. Around this time, a frill was added around Kermit's neck to make him more frog-like. The collar was functional, as well; it covered the joint where the Muppet's neck and body met. At first, Henson's Muppets appeared separately from the realistic segments on the Street, but after a"
"keep the cigar box and soap dish. A typical ""Bert and Ernie"" skit has Ernie coming up with a harebrained 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. Other sketches have involved Bert and Ernie sharing a snack by division but finding that one of them has a bit more than the other leading Ernie to ""stupidly"" decide to make it even by eating the extra piece. Others involved Bert wanting to pursue a boring or unreasonable hobby but Ernie asks him"
"most diverse cast of supporting Muppets than any other international version of ""Sesame Street"". One-shot characters include Super Franky, Grouchella, Knut Köffelström, Turbo Theo, as well as various wolves, dogs and other creatures. In 2006, German audience's long-time favorites Ernie and Bert began appearing regularly in newly produced German segments. For the 36th season, the two moved into their own apartment on ""Sesamstraße"", above new human character Frau Kowalski, commenting on the street events from their balcony. As more and more previously used Muppets were borrowed from Sesame Workshop, more secondary characters evolved in their own sketches, such as the"
"on their faces. That night Ernie and Bert give their gifts to each other, but they don't want to admit to each other how they traded their possessions. Just before they can confess to each other, Mr. Hooper arrives and gives both characters their treasured possessions back as presents and allowing them to keep the items they sought, while also reminding the audience that although, being Jewish, he does not celebrate Christmas, he still understands the spirit of the holidays. This story is a retelling of the O. Henry story ""The Gift of the Magi"". While all this is going"
"Steve Whitmire Steven Lawrence Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is an American puppeteer who has worked on The Muppets and ""Sesame Street"". Beginning his involvement with the Muppets in 1978, Whitmire inherited the roles of Kermit the Frog and Ernie, after Jim Henson's death in 1990; he performed the characters until 2016 and 2014, respectively. As part of the Muppet cast, he has appeared in multiple feature films and television series, performing a variety of characters on ""The Muppet Show"", ""Sesame Street"", and ""Fraggle Rock"" and during such occupations has worked for The Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop, and The"
"was decided that not only should Muppet characters be the ""stars"" of the show, but would also interact with the human characters, something that was not done in the pilot. An ordinary Bert and Ernie sketch involves Ernie coming up with a harebrained idea, and Bert trying to talk him out of it, ending with Bert losing his temper and Ernie remaining unaware of the results of his own bad idea. For example, in one sketch, Ernie tells Bert he started to collect ice cubes the day before, and put them under the electric blanket overnight. When he shows the"
"to play a simple game with him (such as ""The Rhyming Game"") but when Bert refuses Ernie makes puns or loopholes to get him into the game and finally when Bert begins to enjoy himself Ernie wants to do something else and asks him and Bert to desert the game much to Bert's dismay. Others involved Bert preparing a snack for himself and goes somewhere before coming back to find that Ernie has eaten it up. Despite Ernie's attempts to cover up the crime, Bert knows Ernie is lying. For example, in one sketch, Bert wants to have his chocolate"