<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section possibly contains original research . Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . Statements consisting only of original research should be removed . (June 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Bert and Ernie are among a handful of Sesame Street - specific Muppets to also appear on The Muppet Show, making occasional cameo appearances, such as at the end of The Muppets Valentine Show, the 1974 pilot episode for the series . While several other Muppets featured on Sesame Street such as Kermit the Frog would crossover into the other program, Bert and Ernie were primarily confined to the occasional cameo . </P> <P> Bert and Ernie live together in an apartment in the basement of 123 Sesame Street . Despite sleeping in separate beds, they share the same bedroom, which has led to some speculation that they are a representation of gay lovers . This is denied by Sesame Workshop, and some of Bert's interactions with female characters appear to show that he is attracted to women: serenading Connie Stevens in the Some Enchanted Evening segment of a first - season episode of The Muppet Show, and recording a song about his girlfriend, I Want to Hold Your Ear, which was released on several albums . </P> <P> But the idea of Bert and Ernie as a couple is sufficiently widespread that it has been used as the basis of jokes on the shows Saturday Night Live, American Dad!, Modern Family, The Simpsons, Friends, The Middle, Family Guy, and Supernatural . Sportscaster Jim Rome has received emails and phone calls from listeners to his radio program on the subject, and has expressed disgust with them . More recently, The New Yorker magazine chose an image of Bert and Ernie by artist Jack Hunter, titled Moment of Joy, as the cover of their July 8, 2013 publication, which covers the Supreme Court decisions on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 . </P>

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