Bert

Bert is Ernie's best friend and roommate on Sesame Street. The pair share a basement apartment at 123 Sesame Street. In contrast to the practical-joking, extroverted Ernie, Bert is serious, studious, and tries to make sense of his friend's actions. His own passions include reading Boring Stories, collecting paper clips and bottle caps (especially the rare Figgy Fizz), consuming oatmeal, and studying pigeons. While Ernie's best companion outside of Bert is Rubber Duckie, Bert has his pet pigeon, Bernice. True to his detail-oriented, organized mind, Bert is president of the National Association of W Lovers.

While Ernie has often had scenes without Bert, Bert is seldom seen without Ernie. Notable exceptions include the songs "Doin' the Pigeon" and "Stick Out Your Hand and Say Hello" with Rick Moranis, and occasional Muppet/Kid scenes, such as discussing emotions with John John.

Some of Bert's memorable moments include riding with Ernie in a plane in Follow That Bird and interrupting The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland whenever it looked like the movie was becoming unsettling.

Discography
Ernie and Bert have had starring roles in a number of albums:
 * Havin' Fun with Ernie and Bert (1972)
 * Bert's Blockbusters (1974)
 * Bert and Ernie Sing Along (1975)
 * At Home with Ernie and Bert (1979)
 * Bert & Ernie: Side By Side (1981)
 * The Best of Bert (1983)
 * Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits (1996)

Trivia

 * Bert made special appearances in two Muppet Show episodes: Episode 102: Connie Stevens and Episode 518: Marty Feldman.


 * "I remember in the very beginning, we first built these characters and then we were trying to decide who should do which", said Jim Henson on Henson's Place. "I remember trying Bert and Frank tried Ernie for a while, and then we settled on the present arrangement. I can't imagine doing Bert now, because Bert has become so much of a part of Frank."

"In the beginning [of Sesame Street], Frank didn't like Bert," said Jim Henson in the 1984 documentary, Henson's Place. "He felt Bert was too dull. But then after a while he realized that Bert's dullness was really a lot of fun, and he got into this dullness thing and turned it into this wonderful personality." Frank Oz said in the same program, "Bert is a very boring facet of myself... I don't think I would latch onto that one character as being me."

Bert's extended family includes his identical salesman brother Bart, infant nephew Brad, and a slew of unseen relations, including Aunt Matilda, Uncle Bart (who gave Bert his first paper clip), and great--great-grandfather Mountain Mike.

Songs
Bert's signature song is "Doin' the Pigeon". In one song he explains that his favorite number is 6, compared to Ernie's number 8,243,721. His signature song is "Doin' the Pigeon." He has also sung "Keep the Park Clean for the Pigeons" and "I've Got to Be Clean", among other songs.

Rumors
See Bert and Ernie's Relationship

Parody

 * Family Guy


 * MAD TV


 * MAD Magazine