"Bert and Ernie" vs. "Ernie and Bert"

Who comes first?

A list of official billings to the Muppet pair of "Bert and Ernie" (or "Ernie and Bert") in order to help settle the debate of which order is the "official" title. Unlike the comedy pairs of Abbott and Costello or Laurel and Hardy, there is no consistent billing order for the pair.

Bert and Ernie

Album Titles

• Bert and Ernie: Side By Side
• Bert and Ernie: Sing-Along
• Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits

Books

• Bert and Ernie On the Go
• Bert and Ernie: Soft and Loud

Video Titles

• Bert & Ernie's Word Play

Other

• In Follow That Bird, when Maria is telling Miss Finch about the various types of people living on Sesame Street, she mentions that the street includes Bert and Ernie.

Ernie and Bert

Album Titles

• At Home with Ernie and Bert
• Havin' Fun with Ernie and Bert

Book Titles

• The Adventures of Ernie & Bert at the South Pole
• The Adventures of Ernie & Bert in Twiddlebug Land
• The Ernie & Bert Book
• Ernie and Bert Can...Can You?
• Ernie and Bert's Different Day
• Ernie and Bert's New Kitten
• What Ernie and Bert Did on Their Summer Vacation

Video Titles

• The Best of Ernie and Bert

Other

• Kermit introduces the pair as "Ernie and Bert from Sesame Street" in The Muppet Show episode 102.
• In A Muppet Family Christmas, Ernie introduces himself to Doc, saying, "We're Ernie and Bert."
• Also in A Muppet Family Christmas, when listing the sleeping arrangements, Emily Bear says that "Ernie and Bert will bunk out with the lizard".