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Bert
First appearance November 10, 1969
Gender Male
Voiced by Frank Oz (1969-2000)
Eric Jacobson (occasionally in 1997, 2001-present)
Ernie and his rubber duckie with Bert in Sesame Street.
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Bert is a fictional character, a Muppet on the Public Broadcasting Service's long-running children's television show, Sesame Street. The Muppets are a group of Puppet characters created by Jim Henson. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining Bert was originally performed by Frank Oz. Frank Oz (born May 25, 1944) is a British-born American Film director, Actor and Puppeteer. Since 2001, Muppeteer Eric Jacobson has been phased in as Bert's primary performer. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Eric Jacobson is a Puppeteer and Muppet performer who has been the primary replacement puppeteer for Frank Oz 's characters since 2001

He and his friend and roommate Ernie form a comic duo that is one of the program's centerpieces, with Bert acting the world-weary foil to Ernie's naive trouble-maker. Since 1969 Ernie has been one of the stars of PBS 's long-running children's television show Sesame Street. A characteristic physical feature of Bert is his unibrow. Synophrys, also known as a

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Characteristics

Bert, though intelligent, is also grumpy, boring and easily frustrated. He enjoys activities such as paper clip and bottle cap collecting, cooking oatmeal and watching pigeons. Breakfast cereal health benefits There has been increasing interest in oatmeal in recent years due to its beneficial health effects In one sketch, Bert reads a book called "Boring Stories" and chuckles, "Boy, these Boring Stories are really exciting!" In the book Sesame Street Unpaved, Frank Oz says, "I was never really happy with Bert's character until about a year in, when I realized. Sesame Street Unpaved is a name used for numerous Sesame Street related productions . . that he was a very boring character, and I'd use that weakness as a strength for him. " On a 2007 episode of Martha Stewart's TV program, in a sidelong reference to the late Tommy Newsom of Tonight Show fame, Bert was ironically described as "Mr. Martha Stewart (born Martha Helen Kostyra; August 3, 1941) is an American Business magnate, Television host, author Thomas Penn "Tommy" Newsom ( February 25, 1929 – April 28, 2007) was a Saxophone player in the NBC Orchestra The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was a late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the ''Tonight Show'' franchise from 1962 Excitement" by pal Cookie Monster.

Bert has a pet pigeon named Bernice, and he created a dance called "Doin' the Pigeon". Bert serves as President of the National Association of W Lovers, a club dedicated to the letter W. A club is an association of people united by a common interest or goal W is the twenty-third letter in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled double-u (ˈdʌbljuː 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, a reference to the actor Lyle Talbot. The goldfish, Carassius auratus, was one of the earliest Fish to be domesticated, and is still one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish and Lyle Talbot ( February 8, 1902 - March 2, 1996) was an American actor best known for playing Joe Randolph on television's

A typical "Bert and Ernie" skit has Ernie coming up with a hare-brained 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. Bert and Ernie are two roommates on the long-running PBS Children's television show Sesame Street.

Bert has a twin brother, Bart; a nephew, Brad; and an Aunt Matilda. Brad (presumed to be played by Richard Hunt) had a voice like Beaker, but slightly deeper, and while he still made baby-like noises, he was able to talk. Richard Hunt ( August 16, 1951 - January 7 1992) was an American Puppeteer. Dr Bunsen Honeydew is a Muppet from The Muppet Show, performed by Dave Goelz. Ernie brought a toy shark with him in one skit; Brad was scared by it, not realizing it was a toy. Bart looks exactly like Bert—Ernie once mistook Bart for Bert—but Bart wears a suit and fedora and is a salesman ("Bart's the name and selling's my game!"). Bart also tells several jokes, and laughs at his own jokes and has combed hair. Bert's Aunt Matilda is never shown, but is often talked about, usually concerning Bert buying presents for her for numerous reasons.

The age of Bert and Ernie is regularly discussed on forums. Nothing official has ever been said, but most consider the duo adults, as they do not appear to be highly dependent on others. Helping suggestions of the characters being young is a comment by Sesame Street Live performer Taylor Morgan. Sesame Street Live is the live touring show based on the children's television show Sesame Street. Morgan said to the Macon Telegraph that "I just kind of try to think like a 6-year-old or 7-year-old, because that's how old Bert is. The Telegraph, frequently referred to as the Macon Telegraph, is a McClatchy newspaper in Macon, Georgia, United "[1]

Discography

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. He also has a few of his own albums, such as Bert's Blockbusters and The Best of Bert.

International

Sesame Street is localised for some different markets, and Bert is often renamed.

Parody

Ernie and Bert share an apartment in the basement of 123 Sesame Street (although, oddly, their bedroom has windows looking out onto the street; in one sequence, Ernie, wanting to know the time late at night, opened a window and sang at the top of his lungs until an exasperated neighbor declared "It's 3:00 in the morning!"). 5 Rue Sésame is a French language Children's television series based on the American show Sesame Street, aired by France 5 Iftah Ya Simsim (افتح يا سمسم is the first Arabic-speaking version of the Children's television series Sesame Plaza Sésamo is a Mexican educational children's television series for preschoolers and is a co-pioneer of the contemporary educational television Sesam Stasjon ( English: Sesame Station) was a Norwegian Children's television series that ran on NRK1. Rua Sésamo is the Portuguese co-production of Sesame Street. Ulitsa Sezam (Улица Сезам is a regional version of the Children's television program Sesame Street, for Russia. Barrio Sésamo (Sesame District or Sesame Neighborhood in Spanish was the Spanish version of Sesame Street, a Children's television program Susam Sokağı is the Turkish adaptation of Children's television program Sesame Street. Sesamstraat is a Children's television show in the Netherlands and Flanders, spun-off American program Sesame Street. Sesamstraat is a Children's television show in the Netherlands and Flanders, spun-off American program Sesame Street. Svenska Sesam is a Swedish adaptation of the Children's television series Sesame Street. Sesamstraße is the German-language version of the Sesame Street, a Children's television program. Vila Sésamo is the Brazilian version of the American children's show Sesame Street. Alam Simsim (عالم سمسم is an Arabic language Egyptian made adaptation of the format used in the Children's television series Although they sleep in separate beds but still in the same room, this has led to the occasional suggestion that they are gay lovers. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Sesame Workshop, the corporation that owns the show and the characters, denies this and is occasionally compelled to point out that Bert and Ernie are puppets and have no sexuality whatsoever. Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (or CTW) is a non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's

Despite this, some continue to insist that the relationship between Bert and Ernie are more than "just friends. " A number of individuals have used this suggestion as fodder in popular culture parodies, including:

Bert is Evil

Main article: Bert is Evil

A humor website Bert is Evil hosted digitally manipulated images and satiric articles as "evidence" of Bert being evil. Bert is Evil is the name of a widely mirrored web site founded by Dino Ignacio, which featured Bert, a character on the The site drew worldwide attention in 2001 when a photo of a Bangladeshi street protest was distributed by the Reuters news agency. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson The photo included a protest sign that depicted Bert with Osama bin Laden, an image that had been inadvertently placed there by the owner of a poster shop in Dhaka. Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March Dhaka (also known as Dacca ( Bangla: ঢাকা ɖʱaka is the Capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka District. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ macon.com
  2. ^ Bert at snopes.com

External links

Bert and Ernie are two roommates on the long-running PBS Children's television show Sesame Street.
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