Talk:Bert
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If one calls an activity "dull", it that still considered NPOV? RedWolf 05:26, Nov 19, 2003 (UTC)
- The dullness of the activities in question is part of the premise of the character...so yes. Philwelch 00:12, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] no homage
I removed the It's a Wonderful Life reference, as Henson said specifically that the names are not from the two supporting characters in that movie. It says this in Bert and Ernie - DavidWBrooks 11:56, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- That was just "preemptive lawyering" on Henson's part; whether he inended it deliberately or it just happened as a result of his earlier memories of "It's a Wonderful Life", most reasonable observers would conclude that Bert and Ernie are based on Bert and Ernie.
- Atlant 09:55, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
- I agree that that was the actual source. For one, the common American spelling of the name is "Burt", not "Bert". It is rather ironic that one of the few cases of the spelling being "Bert" in an American movie was was also the same movie where another character was named Ernie. Since IAWL is not in the "Public Domain", this was probably done to prevent lawyers from trying to grab money.
- Mushrom 3 April 2006
[edit] Link to Beaker
The current link to Beaker leads to the scientific apparatus, whereas I assume the link should be to the muppet character named Beaker.
- Fixed.
- Atlant 09:55, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] YouTube links
This article is one of thousands on Wikipedia that have a link to YouTube in it. Based on the External links policy, most of these should probably be removed. I'm putting this message here, on this talk page, to request the regular editors take a look at the link and make sure it doesn't violate policy. In short: 1. 99% of the time YouTube should not be used as a source. 2. We must not link to material that violates someones copyright. If you are not sure if the link on this article should be removed or you would like to help spread this message contact us on this page. Thanks, ---J.S (t|c) 04:07, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Squidward?
I always thought that Bert was like Squidward from Sponge Bob. Like, how he is smart but easily aggrovated.
