Jim [Henson] fell into Ernie very easily ... So because of that, we as Muppet performers, it seems they equate us with them [celebrities]... but the voices are only 10% of what we do.

Go behind the scenes as “Sesame Street” takes on the emotional health of children — and, with an HBO deal ending, the health of the show itself.

The organisation behind Sesame Street has denied co-habiting duo, Bert and Ernie, are gay, following comments by one of the show's writers. Mark Saltzman said his writing about the room-mating ...