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This is a list of official billings for the Muppet pair of "[[Bert]] and [[Ernie]]" (or "Ernie and Bert") in order to help settle the debate of which order is the "official" title. Unlike the comedy pairs of [[wikipedia:Abbott and Costello|Abbott and Costello]] or [[Laurel and Hardy]], there is no consistent billing order for the pair. |
This is a list of official billings for the Muppet pair of "[[Bert]] and [[Ernie]]" (or "Ernie and Bert") in order to help settle the debate of which order is the "official" title. Unlike the comedy pairs of [[wikipedia:Abbott and Costello|Abbott and Costello]] or [[Laurel and Hardy]], there is no consistent billing order for the pair. |
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Revision as of 22:28, 31 January 2009
Who comes first?
This is a list of official billings for the Muppet pair of "Bert and Ernie" (or "Ernie and Bert") in order to help settle the debate of which order is the "official" title. Unlike the comedy pairs of Abbott and Costello or Laurel and Hardy, there is no consistent billing order for the pair.
Michael Davis pointed out at a 2009 event that the straight man from classic comedy pairs is traditionally listed first. In an attempt to settle the question, he asked Frank Oz which was the right order. After some thought, Oz decided it made sense that the character he originated take top billing: Bert and Ernie.
Bert and Ernie
Album Titles
Books
Video Titles
Other
- Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
- In Follow That Bird, when Maria is telling Miss Finch about the various types of people living on Sesame Street, she mentions that the street includes Bert and Ernie.
- The predominant naming convention is that the straight man gets top billing and the funny man gets end billing, thus: "Burns and Allen," "Stiller and Meara," "Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy." It could be argued that "Bert and Ernie" would follow that tradition.
- In Elmo's World: The Street We Live On, Elmo tell us that Dorothy is thinking about Bert and Ernie, which then leads to Dance Myself to Sleep.
Ernie and Bert
Album Titles
Book Titles
- The Adventures of Ernie & Bert at the South Pole
- The Adventures of Ernie & Bert in Twiddlebug Land
- The Ernie & Bert Book
- Ernie and Bert Can...Can You?
- Ernie & Bert's Delivery Service
- Ernie and Bert's Different Day
- Ernie and Bert's New Kitten
- Ernie and Bert's Toy Book
- What Ernie and Bert Did on Their Summer Vacation
Video Titles
Other
- Kermit the Frog introduces the pair as "Ernie and Bert from Sesame Street" in The Muppet Show episode 102.
- In A Muppet Family Christmas, Ernie introduces himself to Doc, saying, "We're Ernie and Bert."
- Also in A Muppet Family Christmas, when listing the sleeping arrangements, Emily Bear says that "Ernie and Bert will bunk out with the lizard".