Slate's Dahlia Lithwick believes that all relationships can be defined by the difference between Chaos Muppets and Order Muppets. Explaining Muppet Theory: Are You An Ernie Or A Bert? Most of the time ...

The recent online campaign demanding that longtime "Sesame Street" roommates Ernie and Bert get married, if nothing else, showed how wedded many of us are to the Muppets. There's a feeling of kinship, ...

Frank Oz is the performer behind (under?) some of the most popular Muppets of all-time, including Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and Sam the Eagle, and on Sesame Street, Cookie Monster, Grover, and Bert.

Cross one potential culture-war issue off the books for campaign 2012: despite various online petitions‘ requests, Sesame Street has announced that longtime cohabitors Bert and Ernie “have no sexual ...