Bert the Farting Hippo has appeared on the crime show and is sold at the online CBS Store. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large CBS Broadcasting is alleged to have violated copyright by ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Bert is a hand-rod puppet originally ...

People have asked whether Bert and Ernie are a gay couple for as long as they've lived at 123 Sesame Street. It's probably a fair question, since the puppets are presented as two adult male roommates.

Magazine covers—if I may risk journo-splaining here—are meant to be provocative. That is, they’re meant to provoke you to pick up the magazine while browsing at, say, Hudson News. Once you do so, it’s ...

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