In Follow That Bird, he and Bert searched for Big Bird by plane. One regular segment that he hosted was "Ernie Says," a variation of "Simon Says."Įrnie has appeared in both of the Sesame Street movies. He has regularly appeared in skits with Cookie Monster, Sherlock Hemlock and Lefty the Salesman.įrom season 33 until season 36, he and Big Bird starred in a daily segment called " Journey to Ernie." Starting in season 39, Ernie and Bert have appeared in animated form in the Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures segments.Įrnie was one of the hosts of Play with Me Sesame. Other sketches have involved them sharing some food by dividing it equally, only for one of them to have a bit more than the other, leading Ernie to make it even by eating the extra piece.Įrnie has also frequently made appearances without Bert.
Ernie keeps annoying Bert with the game until Bert joins in - and usually, by the time Bert starts enjoying the game, Ernie is tired of playing the game and wants to do something else. Many Ernie and Bert sketches involve Ernie wanting to play a game with Bert, who would much rather do something else (like read). He has a distinctive, snickering laugh (a trait he shares with his baby cousin Ernestine). Together they form a comic duo that is one of the program's centerpieces, with Ernie acting the role of the naïve trouble-maker and Bert the world-weary foil.Įrnie is well known for his fondness for bubble baths with his Rubber Duckie, and for trying to learn to play the saxophone although he wouldn't " put down the duckie." Ernie is also known for keeping Bert awake at night, for reasons such as wanting to play the drums, wanting to count something (like sheep), to observe something like a blackout, or even because he is waiting for his upstairs neighbor to drop his shoes. Ernie and his best friend Bert share the basement apartment at 123 Sesame Street.
Ernie performing " I Don't Want to Live on the Moon" live at A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration.Įrnie rests under his apple tree for a little quiet time.Įrnie has been one of the stars of Sesame Street since its first episode in 1969.