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User:Muppetlover changed the date for Eric Jacobson to 1997, presumably because of a sentence on Jacobson's page saying that he started playing Bert "semi-regularly" in 1997. No source is given for that statement, however, nor any specifics. In post 1997 appearances such as Elmopalooza, it's still Frank Oz. The earliest Jacobson performance as Bert I can pinpoint is Sesame Street Goes to the Doctor from 1999. So before anyone else fiddles with the dates, I think it would be useful to try to be specific, both sourcing when Jacobson first took over, and as far as the performer box is concerned, when he first became the primary performer (Play With Me Sesame seems like a possibility, but it still needs sourcing). If we can't find a source for either 1997 *or* 2000 or anything else, I'd suggest using the closest date we can find and adding a "ca.," and discussing what we know in more detail in a sub-section. -- 21:10, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

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You know, as the Wiki has grown and we all work on our pet interests and obscure characters, it's easy to overlook how sad some of the pages for major characters or productions are. There's exactly two sentences about Bert as a character, the rest being filmography, bibliography, trivia (I'd like to put the Bert is Evil thing somewhere else, frankly), and international names (which will go on a seperate page when I get around to it). Ernie is pretty weak too, though it has a section on how the puppet is operated. Andrew Leal (talk) 15:22, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

I hope the little tidbit I put in was helpful trivia. :) Dave Splurge 14:58, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, that's actually more than trivia, in my opinion -- it would work if it were moved up into the main article. It would be better if we had the actual quote -- do you have a copy of that special handy? -- Danny (talk) 15:30, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
It's missing the first 15 min., but I do have it on tape, yes. Both Jim and Frank have something to say about Bert as a character. I'll quote both. -Dave Splurge 01:03, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
Excellent! That would be great. -- Danny (talk) 01:09, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
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