‘Sesame Street’s Bert and Ernie star in couples STD, HIV ad, ‘everything positive’

Published May 3, 2016 4:42pm ET



“Sesame Street” swears that Muppets Bert and Ernie are only friends, but that hasn’t stopped the maker of a new at-home test for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases to suggest that the two fuzzy BFFs have something much more intimate in mind.

In a promotion for Mately, the puppets are shown looking at test results. “See Ernie, you’ve got nothing to worry about, everything is positive,” it reads.

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