Ernie
Fictional Character
Avenue Q: The Other Furry Bible...Big Bird, Snuffleupagus. Bobby Lopez, co-creator: They were helpful, big-brother kind of role models. I remember the first itme I thought, "Ernie isn't real. That's not a person. That's a puppet." And that was sort of a mind f*($. And on... In this article: Avenue Q, Jeff Marx, Sesame Street, Bobby Lopez, Ernie, Sarah Palin, Wolf, Big Bird, Bert, and Snuffleupagus |
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San Jose Mercury News | November 18, 2009
DVD: Forty years of 'Sesame Street'
...a whole lot of Google-doodle promotion and the release of the new DVD collection "Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days" ($29.93) - Ernie, Bert and the rest of the gang have cemented their status as the most influential characters in American...
In this article: Sesame Street, DVD, Elmo, Big Bird, Bert, Abby Cadabby, and Bein' Green
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Slate Magazine - Family | November 18, 2009
The best preschool programming on TV is Nick Jr.'s Yo Gabba Gabba!
...the show than its cool cameos. I came to Yo Gabba Gabba! as a decidedly unhip father looking for a respite from Telly, Oscar, Bert, and Ernie. And my 22-month-old son, Marlowe, doesn't know the Shins from a hole in the ground. But from the...
In this article: Yo Gabba Gabba!, Nick Jr, Sesame Street, DJ Lance, Shin, Kinetic energy, Oscar, Earle Mack School of Law, and Drexel University
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Detroit News | November 12, 2009
'Sesame Street' traces beloved kids' show
...programming is summed up in this two-disc set, which features segments from all 40 seasons of the beloved show. Highlights include Ernie's "Rubber Duckie" song and Kevin Clash's debut as Elmo. There are also lots of behind-the-scenes...
In this article: Sesame Street, Cartoon Network, Rubber Duckie, DVD, Anxiety, and Vivendi
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washingtonpost.com | November 12, 2009
'Sesame Street' celebrates the big 4-0 with a new DVD
...the big 4-0 -- an anniversary commemorated with the release this week of the DVD set "Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days" ($29.93) -- Ernie, Bert and the rest of the gang have cemented their status as the most influential characters in...
In this article: Sesame Street, DVD, Elmo, Big Bird, Bert, Bein' Green, and Two Princes
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NPR | November 12, 2009
On Sesame Street, 'C' Is For Controversy, Too
Audio for this story from Talk of the Nation will be available at approx. 6:00 p.m. ET Ernie (left) is exasperated as Sherlock Hemlock tries to get to the bottom of a mystery on a late 1970s episode of Sesame Street. The beloved...
In this article: Sesame Street, Sherlock Hemlock, and Elmo
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | November 10, 2009
Sesame Street turns 40
...the gentle soul that would connect with young children and more than a few adults. E is also for Ernie, the cheerier half of the Bert-and-Ernie duo. Fis for Frank Oz, protege of Muppet master Jim Henson and the voice of Bert, Cookie...
In this article: Sesame Street, Big Bird, Elmo, Bert, Kevin Clash, Avenue Q, and Jim Henson
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Wired: GeekDad | November 07, 2009
Sesame Street Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Premiere on November 10th
...available at the official website linked above but, be warned, there is video that turns on instantly, so if you're not in the mood for Ernie, you might want to hit the mute button. Realizing Sesame Street is 40 years old is a bit of a...
In this article: Sesame Street, Elmo Saves Christmas, Oscar the Grouch, Elmo, Google, and PBS
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Huffington Post | November 06, 2009
Bert And Ernie Google Doodle Celebrates Sesame Street Anniversary (PHOTOS)
Why are Bert and Ernie on Google's Doodle? Google's Doodle has looked a bit different the past few days: First Big Bird's yellow legs were pictured in place of the Google "L". Then Cookie Monster came along and devoured the Google "O's".
In this article: Google, Sesame Street, Bert, Google site, Bert and Ernie, and Big Bird
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BBC News | November 06, 2009
The Grouch
...Ireland, which was launched last year by Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, plus Five's Sesame spin-offs Elmo's World and Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures. So why is the show itself absent from mainstream schedules? "It's a different...
In this article: Sesame Street, Jim Henson, Bert and Ernie, Big Bird, Cbeebies, Elmo, UK, and BBC
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Independent.co.uk - Commentators | November 05, 2009
Sarah Churchwell: What I learned from Big Bird and Oscar
...hapless waiter who always announced "three... peanut butter... sandwiches" before he fell and dropped them. We learned the answers to Ernie's endless, pestering questions, and that Bert shouldn't roll his eyes in impatience: just like my big...
In this article: Big Bird, Sesame Street, Aloysius Snuffleupagus, University of East Anglia, Caroll Spinney, and Bert
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Description from Wikipedia:
Since 1969, Ernie has been one of the stars of the long-running television show Sesame Street. A fictional character, he and his roommate Bert form a comic duo that is one of the program's centerpieces, with Ernie acting the role of the naïve troublemaker and Bert the world-weary foil. Ernie's birthday is January 28.
Ernie is well known for his fondness for baths with his Rubber Duckie, and for trying to learn to play the saxophone although he would not "put down the duckie." 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.
He has a distinctive, chuckling laugh (a trait he shares with his baby cousin Ernestine).
Many Ernie and Bert sketches involve Ernie wanting to play a game with Bert, who would much rather do something else (like read). Ernie keeps annoying Bert with the game until Bert joins in – 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 has also frequently made appearances without Bert. He has regularly appeared in skits with Cookie Monster, Sherlock Hemlock and Lefty the Salesman.
From season 33 (2002) until season 36 (2005), he and Big Bird starred in a daily segment called "Journey to Ernie".
Ernie was one of the hosts of Play With Me Sesame. One regular segment that he hosted was "Ernie Says", a variation of "Simon Says".
- Name:
- Ernie
- Also Known As:
- Caveman Ernie, Sir Ernie, etc.
- Gender:
- Male
- Residence:
- 123 Sesame Street, New York, NY
- Occupation:
- None
- Family:
- Cousins (Ernestine and Fred)
- First appearance:
- November 10, 1969
- Played By:
- Jim Henson (1969-1990, deceased), Steve Whitmire (1993-present)
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