Via Washington Examiner:
“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.