Changes: Ernie Through the Years

Revision as of 21:29, 27 September 2013

The evolution of Ernie.

Image	As seen in / Year	Notes
	Sesame Street Season 1 (1969-1970)	The first Ernie puppet sports a purple and orange shirt, with yellow collar and cuffs (resembling that of a turtle neck shirt), and has a purple nose. During the pilot episodes, Jim Henson experimented with Ernie's eye focus; at one point he looked downwards instead of upwards.
	Sesame Street Season 2 (1970-1971)	Ernie wears a red-blue pattern sweater instead of a purple-orange one. His nose changes from purple to red.
	Sesame Street Season 3 (1971-1976)	Ernie's eye focus is improved, and he has a brighter orange skin tone.
File:Erniemid70's.jpg	Sesame Street Season 8 (1976-1982)	Ernie's skin is now darker orange antron fleece, instead of blanket fleece. Also, his head is considerably rounder.
	Sesame Street Season 14 (1982-1985)	Ernie's head becomes taller making it slightly less football-shaped. His skin color reverts back to a more vibrant orange. The collar and cuffs of his shirt also change, making it look more like a regular shirt.
File:Ernie1980's.jpg	Sesame Street Season 17 (1985-1993)	Similar to the previous design, except the eyes are somewhat separated apart, and his hair is thinner.
	Sesame Street Season 25 (1993-1999)	Ernie's skin becomes a light warm orange. He also has a fuller tuft of hair, making it appear somewhat longer.
File:Ernieearly2000's.jpg	Sesame Street Season 31 (1999-2002)	Once again, Ernie has a rounder, more football-shaped head, closely akin to the 1976-1982 version.
File:Ernie2000's.jpg	Sesame Street Season 34 (2003-present)	The structure of Ernie's head is much smoother and less bumpy than earlier puppets. There is less of his now thinner hair.
Predecessor Puppets and Planning
	Moldy Hay from Sam and Friends (circa 1960)	Distinct from the papier-mâché humanoid characters like Sam, Moldy Hay's orange fleshy skin and wide-mouthed grin are traits that would later be refined into Ernie.
	Design sketches for Sesame Street (circa 1969)	Early sketches bear a closer similarity to Moldy Hay, with messier hair and enormous ears. Contrast is established between Ernie's horizontal stripes and round-faced look and Bert's vertical stripes and leaner appearance.

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-'''The Evolution of [[Ernie]] (1969-present)'''
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+| [[Image:1969_Ernie.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:1969_Ernie.jpg|250px]] || ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 1]] || 1969 || The first Ernie puppet sports a purple and orange shirt, with yellow collar and cuffs (resembling that of a turtle neck shirt), and a purple nose. During the pilot episodes, Jim experimented with Ernie's eye focus; at one point he looked downwards instead of upwards.
+| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 1]]<br>(1969-1970)
+| The first Ernie puppet sports a purple and orange shirt, with yellow collar and cuffs (resembling that of a turtle neck shirt), and has a purple nose. During [[Sesame Street Pilot Episodes|the pilot episodes]], [[Jim Henson]] experimented with Ernie's eye focus; at one point he looked downwards instead of upwards.
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+| [[Image:Ernie1970.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Ernie1970.jpg|250px]] || ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 2]] || 1970 || Ernie wears a red-blue pattern sweater instead of a purple-orange one. His nose changes from purple to red.
+| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 2]]<br>(1970-1971)
+| Ernie wears a red-blue pattern sweater instead of a purple-orange one. His nose changes from purple to red.
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-| [[Image:Ernieolder.jpg|250px]] || ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 3]] || 1971-1976 || Ernie's eye focus is improved, and he has a brighter orange skin tone.
+| [[Image:Ernieolder.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 3]]<br>(1971-1976)
+| Ernie's eye focus is improved, and he has a brighter orange skin tone.
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+| [[Image:Erniemid70's.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Erniemid70's.jpg|250px]] || ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 8]]  || 1976-1982 || Ernie's skin is now darker orange antron fleece, instead of blanket fleece. Also, his head is considerably rounder.
+| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 8]]<br>(1976-1982)
+| Ernie's skin is now darker orange antron fleece, instead of blanket fleece. Also, his head is considerably rounder.
 |-
+| [[Image:Ernie-ernestine.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Ernie-ernestine.jpg|250px]] || ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 14]] || 1982-1985 || Ernie's head becomes taller making it slightly less football-shaped. His skin color reverts back to a more vibrant orange. The collar and cuffs of his shirt also change, looking more like such of a regular shirt.
+| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 14]]<br>(1982-1985)
+| Ernie's head becomes taller making it slightly less football-shaped. His skin color reverts back to a more vibrant orange. The collar and cuffs of his shirt also change, making it look more like a regular shirt.
 |-
+| [[Image:Ernie1980's.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Ernie1980's.jpg|250px]] || ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 17]] || 1985-1995 || Similar to the previous Ernie puppet, except the eyes are somewhat separated apart, and his hair is thinner.
+| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 17]]<br>(1985-1993)
+| Similar to the previous design, except the eyes are somewhat separated apart, and his hair is thinner.
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+| [[Image:3816z.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:3816z.jpg|250px]] || ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 27]] || 1995-1999 ||� Ernie's hair is pointed downwards.His ears,nose,and eyes are smalleer.Ernie's skin now brighter.
+| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 25]]<br>(1993-1999)
+| Ernie's skin becomes a light warm orange. He also has a fuller tuft of hair, making it appear somewhat longer.
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+| [[Image:Ernieearly2000's.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Ernieearly2000's.jpg|249px]] || ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 31]] || 2000-2002 || Once again, Ernie has a rounder head, closely akin to the 1976-1982 version. He also has a fuller tuft of hair, making it appear somewhat longer.
+| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 31]]<br>(1999-2002)
+| Once again, Ernie has a rounder, more football-shaped head, closely akin to the 1976-1982 version.
 |-
+| [[Image:Ernie2000's.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Ernie2000's.jpg|250px]] || ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 34]] || 2003-present || The structure of Ernie's head is much smoother and less bumpy than earlier puppets.
+| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 34]]<br>(2003-present)
+| The structure of Ernie's head is much smoother and less bumpy than earlier puppets. There is less of his now thinner hair.
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-! '''Predecessor Puppets and Planning'''!!  �   !!   �    !!�
+! '''Predecessor Puppets and Planning'''!!  !!
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+| [[Image:Character.moldyhay.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Character.moldyhay.jpg|250px]] || [[Moldy Hay]] from ''[[Sam and Friends]]'' || circa 1960 || Distinct from the papier-mâché humanoid characters like [[Sam (Sam and Friends)|Sam]], Moldy Hay's orange fleshy skin and wide-mouthed grin are traits that would later be refined into Ernie.
+| align=center | [[Moldy Hay]] from ''[[Sam and Friends]]''<br>(circa 1960)
+| Distinct from the papier-mâché humanoid characters like [[Sam (Sam and Friends)|Sam]], Moldy Hay's orange fleshy skin and wide-mouthed grin are traits that would later be refined into Ernie.
 |-
+| [[Image:BertErnie1.jpg|250px|center]]<br/>[[File:Bert-and-Ernie sketch.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Erniesketch.jpg|200px]] || Design sketch for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' || circa 1969 || Early sketches bear a closer similarity to Moldy Hay, with messier hair, and in some images, enormous ears. Contrast is established between Ernie's horizontal stripes and round-faced look and [[Bert]]'s vertical stripes and leaner appearance.
+| align=center | Design sketches for ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br>(circa 1969)
+| Early sketches bear a closer similarity to Moldy Hay, with messier hair and enormous ears. Contrast is established between Ernie's horizontal stripes and round-faced look and [[Bert]]'s vertical stripes and leaner appearance.
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 [[Category:Character Variants]]