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[[Image:1095z.jpg|thumb|300px|Who comes first?]]
 
[[Image:1095z.jpg|thumb|300px|Who comes first?]]
 
This is a list of official billings for the Muppet pair of "[[Bert]] and [[Ernie]]" (or "Ernie and Bert"), which has been the subject of much debate and variation over the years. 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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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.
 
   
 
==Bert and Ernie==
 
==Bert and Ernie==
 
[[Image:BertErnieSingAlong.jpg|thumb|300px]]
 
===Production titles===
 
*''[[Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures]]''
 
*''[[The Bert and Ernie Christmas Special]]''
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*''[[Bert and Ernie, Goodnight!]]''
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===Album titles===
 
===Album titles===
 
*''[[Bert & Ernie: Side By Side]]''
 
*''[[Bert & Ernie: Side By Side]]''
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===Book titles===
 
===Book titles===
*[[Bert and Ernie On the Go]]
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*''[[Bert and Ernie On the Go]]''
*[[Bert and Ernie See the World]]
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*''[[Bert and Ernie See the World]]''
*[[Bert and Ernie: Soft and Loud]]
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*''[[Bert and Ernie: Soft and Loud]]''
*[[Bert and Ernie Work Together]]
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*''[[Bert and Ernie Work Together]]''
*[[Bert and Ernie's Apartment (book)|Bert and Ernie's Apartment]]
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*''[[Bert and Ernie's Apartment (book)|Bert and Ernie's Apartment]]''
   
 
===Video titles===
 
===Video titles===
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*''[[Bert & Ernie's Word Play]]''
[[Image:BertErnieSingAlong.jpg|thumb|300px]]
 
*[[Bert & Ernie's Word Play]]
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*''[[Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures: Pirates and Other Stories]]''
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*''[[Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures (video)|Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures]]''
 
===Production titles===
 
*''[[Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures]]''
 
*''[[The Bert and Ernie Christmas Special]]''
 
   
 
===Other===
 
===Other===
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* [[Sesamestreet.org]] uses "Bert & Ernie" in their titling of sketches, clips, songs, playlists and games.
 
*In ''[[Follow That Bird]]'', when [[Maria]] is telling [[Miss Finch]] about the various types of people living on [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]], she mentions that the street includes Bert and Ernie.
 
*In ''[[Follow That Bird]]'', when [[Maria]] is telling [[Miss Finch]] about the various types of people living on [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]], she mentions that the street includes Bert and Ernie.
 
* In ''[[The Street We Live On|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]].
 
* In ''[[The Street We Live On|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]].
 
* At the beginning of [[Episode 0666]], when [[Count von Count]] counts lights that go on, he counts "Bert and Ernie's lights".
 
* At the beginning of [[Episode 0666]], when [[Count von Count]] counts lights that go on, he counts "Bert and Ernie's lights".
 
* The predominant naming convention is that the straight man gets top billing and the funny man gets end billing, thus: "[[George Burns|Burns]] and Allen," "[[Jerry Stiller|Stiller]] and [[Anne Meara|Meara]]," "[[Edgar Bergen]] and [[Charlie McCarthy]]." It could be argued that "Bert and Ernie" would follow that tradition.
 
* The predominant naming convention is that the straight man gets top billing and the funny man gets end billing, thus: "[[George Burns|Burns]] and Allen," "[[Jerry Stiller|Stiller]] and [[Anne Meara|Meara]]," "[[Edgar Bergen]] and [[Charlie McCarthy]]." It could be argued that "Bert and Ernie" would follow that tradition.
* [[Michael Davis]] pointed out at the 2009 "[[Sesame Street at 40: A Night of Celebration with the Legendary Cast]]" 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.
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* Michael Davis noted at the 2009 event "[[Sesame Street at 40: A Night of Celebration with the Legendary Cast]]" that the straight man from classic comedy duos is traditionally listed first. To settle the question, Davis asked [[Frank Oz]] which was the right order. After a brief pause, Oz answered "Bert and Ernie."
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* On the album ''[[The Count Counts]]'', [[Count von Count|the Count]] mentions "Bert and Ernie" in a list of people he is dedicating the next song to. He then plays "[[Candy Man]]".
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* On the album ''[[Sing the Alphabet]]'', the track "[[La, La, La]]" gives Bert top billing.
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* The ''[[Old School]]'' box sets and ''[[40 Years of Sunny Days]]'' always give Bert top billing when the two are mentioned in chapter stop and bonus sketch titles.
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* The [[Sesameworkshop.org|Sesame Street Online Store]] lists the pair as "Bert and Ernie" in their character directory.
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*The official [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bert-and-Ernie/10150148149075478?v=wall#!/pages/Bert-and-Ernie/10150148149075478?ref=ts Bert and Ernie Facebook page] gives Bert top billing.
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*In the introductions to ''[[Shalom Sesame]]'' shows 1 through 5, Bert is given top billing in the pair (both his English and Hebrew name).
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*In ''[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]'', [[Count von Count]] introduces them as "Bert and Ernie."
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*An early [[Sesame Street watches (Bradley Time)|''Sesame Street'' watch]] offers a custom street sign, reading "[[:Image:Bradley bert and ernie watch.jpg|Bert & Ernie]]."
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*Their clip section in the video ''[[Best of Friends]]'' introduces them as Bert and Ernie.
   
 
===International items===
 
===International items===
*[[Bert en Ernie (single)|Bert en Ernie]]
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*''[[Bert en Ernie (single)|Bert en Ernie]]'', LP
*[[Bert en Ernie's Fanbox]]
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*''[[Bert en Ernie's Fanbox]]'', CD box-set
*[[Bert und Ernie bekommen Besuch]]
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*''[[Bert und Ernie bekommen Besuch]]'', book
*[[Het Beste van Bert en Ernie]]
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*''[[Het Beste van Bert en Ernie]]'', CD
*[[Kerstfeest met Bert & Ernie]]
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*''[[Kerstfeest met Bert & Ernie]]'', LP
*[[Uit Je Bol met Bert en Ernie]]
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*''[[Uit Je Bol met Bert en Ernie]]'', CD
*[[Zomerkriebels met Bert en Ernie]]
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*''[[Zomerkriebels met Bert en Ernie]]'', CD
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*''[[:File:Bert&Ernie-Poster-Germany2008.jpg|Sesamstrasse Bert & Ernie]]'', poster
   
 
==Ernie and Bert==
 
==Ernie and Bert==
 
[[Image:Album.havinfun.jpg|thumb|300px]]
 
===Album titles===
 
===Album titles===
 
*''[[At Home with Ernie and Bert]]''
 
*''[[At Home with Ernie and Bert]]''
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===Book titles===
 
===Book titles===
*[[The Adventures of Ernie & Bert at the South Pole]]
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*''[[A Day in the Life of Ernie & Bert]]''
*[[The Adventures of Ernie & Bert in Twiddlebug Land]]
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*''[[The Adventures of Ernie & Bert at the South Pole]]''
*[[The Ernie & Bert Book]]
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*''[[The Adventures of Ernie & Bert in Twiddlebug Land]]''
*[[Ernie and Bert Can...Can You?]]
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*''[[Sesame Street coloring books|The Ernie and Bert Coloring Book]]''
*[[Ernie & Bert's Delivery Service]]
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*''[[The Ernie & Bert Book]]''
*[[Ernie and Bert's Different Day]]
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*''[[Ernie and Bert Can... Can You?]]''
*[[Ernie and Bert's New Kitten]]
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*''[[Ernie and Bert Present Finish the Story]]''
*[[Ernie and Bert's Toy Book]]
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*''[[Ernie & Bert's Delivery Service]]''
*[[What Ernie and Bert Did on Their Summer Vacation]]
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*''[[Ernie and Bert's Different Day]]''
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*''[[Ernie and Bert's Flashlight Adventure]]''
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*''[[Ernie and Bert's New Kitten]]''
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*''[[Ernie and Bert's Summer Project]]''
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*''[[Ernie and Bert's Toy Book]]''
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*''[[What Ernie and Bert Did on Their Summer Vacation]]''
   
 
===Video titles===
 
===Video titles===
*[[The Best of Ernie and Bert]]
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*''[[The Best of Ernie and Bert]]''
   
 
===Other===
 
===Other===
*[[Kermit the Frog]] introduces the pair as "Ernie and Bert from Sesame Street" in ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 102: Connie Stevens|episode 102]].
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*[[Kermit the Frog]] introduces the pair as "all the way from Sesame Street, here they are now, the two and only, Ernie and Bert" in ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 102: Connie Stevens|episode 102]].
*In ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]'', Ernie introduces himself to [[Doc]], saying, "We're Ernie and Bert."
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*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".
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*The "first season show content" files found at the [[Talk: University of Maryland|CTW Archives]] list many sketches with the two with the prefix "E&B".
*Also in ''A Muppet Family Christmas'', when listing the sleeping arrangements, [[Emily Bear]] says that "Ernie and Bert will bunk out with the lizard".
 
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*The section on the two in ''[[Sesame Street Unpaved (book)|Sesame Street Unpaved]]'' is titled "The Importance of Being Ernie and Bert".
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*In ''[[Sing the Alphabet]]'', Ernie gets top billing under the track "[[The R Machine]]" (though Bert gets top billing elsewhere, see above).
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*The combination "Ernie und Bert" is the standard in [[Germany]], while "Bert und Ernie" is almost unheard of. "Ernie und Bert" is present on close to every ''[[Sesamstrasse]]'' product and in every production featuring the two characters, whether translated or dubbed from American content, or newly produced for the international co-production (see "International items").
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*In the video ''[[Count on Sports]]'', the pair compare the chemistry of various things to how well math and sports work together. Ernie mentions math and sports go together like "Ernie and Bert."
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*Shows 6 through 11 of ''Shalom Sesame'' mention Ernie's Hebrew and English name before Bert's.
   
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===International items===
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*''[[Ernie, Bert, Hiphop & Co.]]'', CD
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*''[[Ernie & Bert Märchensongs]]'', ''Sesamstrasse'' mini-series
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*''[[Ernie & Bert Show]]'', ''Sesamstrasse'' segment
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*''[[Ernie & Bert Songs]]'', ''Sesamstrasse'' mini-series
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*''[[Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume]]'', TV show
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*''[[Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume (videos)#Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 1|Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 1]], DVD''
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*''[[Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume (videos)#Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 2|Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 2]], DVD''
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*''[[Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume (videos)#Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 3|Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 3]], DVD''
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*''[[Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume (videos)#Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 4|Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 4]], DVD''
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*''[[Ernie und Bert in ihren lustigsten Geschichten]], DVD''
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*''[[Ernie und Bert machen Ferien]]'', CD
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*''[[Ernie und Bert|Ernie und Bert singen ihre schönsten Lieder]]'', CD
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*''[[Geschichten mit Ernie & Bert]]'', book
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*''[[Pixi-Books|Picknick mit Ernie und Bert]]'', book
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*''[[Weihnachten mit Ernie und Bert]]'', TV special
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Lists|Bert and Ernie vs. Ernie and Bert]]
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Lists|Bert and Ernie vs. Ernie and Bert]]
 
[[Category:Rumors|Bert and Ernie]]
 
[[Category:Rumors|Bert and Ernie]]

Revision as of 14:21, 10 August 2015

1095z

Who comes first?

This is a list of official billings for the Muppet pair of "Bert and Ernie" (or "Ernie and Bert"), which has been the subject of much debate and variation over the years. Unlike the comedy pairs of Abbott and Costello or Laurel and Hardy, there is no consistent billing order for the pair.

Bert and Ernie

BertErnieSingAlong

Production titles

Album titles

Book titles

Video titles

Other

International items

Ernie and Bert

Album

Album titles

Book titles

Video titles

Other

  • Kermit the Frog introduces the pair as "all the way from Sesame Street, here they are now, the two and only, Ernie and Bert" 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".
  • The "first season show content" files found at the CTW Archives list many sketches with the two with the prefix "E&B".
  • The section on the two in Sesame Street Unpaved is titled "The Importance of Being Ernie and Bert".
  • In Sing the Alphabet, Ernie gets top billing under the track "The R Machine" (though Bert gets top billing elsewhere, see above).
  • The combination "Ernie und Bert" is the standard in Germany, while "Bert und Ernie" is almost unheard of. "Ernie und Bert" is present on close to every Sesamstrasse product and in every production featuring the two characters, whether translated or dubbed from American content, or newly produced for the international co-production (see "International items").
  • In the video Count on Sports, the pair compare the chemistry of various things to how well math and sports work together. Ernie mentions math and sports go together like "Ernie and Bert."
  • Shows 6 through 11 of Shalom Sesame mention Ernie's Hebrew and English name before Bert's.

International items