Ernie Through the Years
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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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | Sesame Street Season 31 (1999-2002) | Once again, Ernie has a rounder, more football-shaped head, closely akin to the 1976-1982 version. |
 | 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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