semi-serious question: was ernie from sesame street supposed to be black?!?

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he IS darker than bert.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 26 June 2005 20:54 (twenty years ago)

darker the berry, sweeter the juice

― kingfish (Kingfish), Sunday, 26 June 2005 20:56 (twenty years ago)

No he was Dominican. Bert's from Puerto Rico.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Sunday, 26 June 2005 21:00 (twenty years ago)

Sorry I got that mixed up.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Sunday, 26 June 2005 21:02 (twenty years ago)

Bert's from the Dominican Republic and Ernie's from Puerto Rico.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Sunday, 26 June 2005 21:03 (twenty years ago)

so they live in washington heights?!? or east harlem?!?

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 26 June 2005 21:05 (twenty years ago)

Mr. Hooper was from Trinidad.

― kingfish (Kingfish), Sunday, 26 June 2005 21:06 (twenty years ago)

i always got the impression bert confromed to an eastern european stereotype: uni-brow, stern, uptight.

― La Monte (La Monte), Sunday, 26 June 2005 21:08 (twenty years ago)

i thought sesame street was in brooklyn!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Sunday, 26 June 2005 21:11 (twenty years ago)

http://www.equip123.net/equip1/afr/images/sesame1.jpg

― Pangolino 2, Sunday, 26 June 2005 21:13 (twenty years ago)

One thing is sure, he laughs like Flava Flav.

― The self-hating Goy / Kate (papa november), Sunday, 26 June 2005 21:22 (twenty years ago)

One thing is sure, he laughs like Flava Flav.

ernie = crack ho?!?

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Monday, 27 June 2005 13:35 (twenty years ago)

He could be Turkish - Ernie could be an Anglicisation of Emre

― Dadaismus (Dada), Monday, 27 June 2005 13:37 (twenty years ago)

I thought the point was to keep all the non-monster characters (y'know, the ones other than Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, etc.) somewhat ambiguous, as to be as inclusive as possible (and encouraging younger viewers to adopt a similar worldview).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 27 June 2005 13:37 (twenty years ago)

OTM.

Ernie is supposed to be orange.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Monday, 27 June 2005 13:39 (twenty years ago)

were there other "human" muppets on sesame street?
does the Count count?

― Another Allnighter (sexyDancer), Monday, 27 June 2005 13:40 (twenty years ago)

the count = a goth w/ asperger's (ergo his obsession w/ numbers).

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Monday, 27 June 2005 13:42 (twenty years ago)

You'll be telling me next that the Count isn't from Eastern Europe

― Dadaismus (Dada), Monday, 27 June 2005 13:45 (twenty years ago)

Evidently, Bert is possibly Middle-eastern, however.

http://www.shaftagents.com/bert-osama.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 27 June 2005 13:46 (twenty years ago)

Roosevelt Franklin seemed kinda black tho-
http://re2.mm-c.yimg.com/image/484049045

― geyser muffler and a quarter (Dave225), Monday, 27 June 2005 13:52 (twenty years ago)

He looks kinda purple to me.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 27 June 2005 13:53 (twenty years ago)

wasn't Franklin the black kid in Peanuts?

― Another Allnighter (sexyDancer), Monday, 27 June 2005 13:54 (twenty years ago)

i don't remember this roosevelt franklin character -- he must relatively new.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Monday, 27 June 2005 15:28 (twenty years ago)

Nah, he's old-school SS.

― edward o (edwardo), Monday, 27 June 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

ok, then my memory is faulty -- then again, i stopped walking sesame street during the late 70s.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Monday, 27 June 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

He was first season only. Not too many people remember him. My sister made me a Roosevelt Franklin puppet at girl scout camp one year. I wish I knew where it was now...

― geyser muffler and a quarter (Dave225), Monday, 27 June 2005 15:33 (twenty years ago)

Here's a transcript of where RF, um, "rapped" about Africa.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 27 June 2005 15:35 (twenty years ago)

Evidently, Bert is possibly Middle-eastern, however.

He must be. Look at those fuzzy brows - I never noticed them before!

― Bob Amal (bobnope), Monday, 27 June 2005 18:02 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

no-one ever really answered this question...

― Eisbaer, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 00:11 (eighteen years ago)

I think Gordon was supposed to be.

― Abbott, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 00:21 (eighteen years ago)

there was a funny sketch in that ego trip book on racism where they concluded that bert was dominican and ernie was puerto rican

it was much funnier than this thread

― deej, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 00:30 (eighteen years ago)

One thing is sure, he laughs like Flava Flav.

ernie = crack ho?!?

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― and what, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 00:31 (eighteen years ago)

Surely Flava laffs like Ernie, being as how he probably grew up w/ Sesame Street.

― Mark G, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 09:22 (eighteen years ago)

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