"Are Bert and Ernie part of an extreme homosexual agenda?" asked Rep. Robert Garcia, a California Democrat, referring to the longtime "roommates" who live on Sesame Street. In one of the few ...

Sesame Street is headed for a detour, but the path forward isn’t exactly clear. The long-running children’s show, which first introduced young audiences to Big Bird, Bert and Ernie in 1969 ...

As Congress threatens to defund public broadcasting, the defenders of PBS and NPR keep defending themselves by pointing to the importance of their longstanding signature program: “Sesame Street.” ...

Emilio Delgado, Luis on ‘Sesame Street’ for 45 years, dies Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar presence in children's lives and a rare Latino face on ...

At the time, Mississippi newspapers featured articles documenting quotes from unidentified state officials who said they allegedly supported airing "Sesame Street" but didn't want to approve the ...

A poster board highlighting a drag show performer, a pressing inquiry into the sexuality of Sesame Street puppet duo Bert and Ernie and a profanity-laced tirade all led to a lively congressional ...

Democratic congressman Robert Garcia has mocked Republican efforts to defund the TV channel that airs Sesame Street, sarcastically asking if characters Bert and Ernie were “part of an extreme ...

Ahead of the launch of the Grand National Tour, SZA visited Sesame Street to teach kids an important lesson about gratitude and being kind. If she can help Elmo chill out about Rocco, that would b ...

“Here, they created a street and a community that closely resembles what kids experience,” says Jeffrey D. Dunn, who arrived to run Sesame Workshop as CEO in 2014. “It’s not fantasy ...