But there has always been a lingering question: are Bert and Ernie, who live together but have separate beds, more than friends? The creators of Sesame Street have always skirted the question, but now they have come out — and it turns out the answer used to be yes. "I always felt that, without a huge agenda, when I was writing Bert & Ernie, they were [a couple]. "The other thing was, more than one person referred to Arnie and I as 'Bert & Ernie.'" So it was the Bert and Ernie relationship, and I was already with Arnie when I came to Sesame Street.

Source: CBC News September 18, 2018 21:45 UTC