KidNeuro t1_iybkc7y wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:17 AM Reply to comment by ClassicExit in TIL the guy who played Nick the bartender in "It's a Wonderful Life," Sheldon Leonard, became one of the most successful TV producers in history, having created the Andy Griffith Show, Dick Van Dyke, among many others. As a tribute, the two main characters on "Big Bang Theory" were named after him. by latchkey_adult Alas, this website refutes what I, too, always thought about the origin of Bert and Ernie https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Are_Bert_and_Ernie_named_after_characters_from_It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life%3F Permalink Parent 4
KidNeuro t1_iybkc7y wrote
Reply to comment by ClassicExit in TIL the guy who played Nick the bartender in "It's a Wonderful Life," Sheldon Leonard, became one of the most successful TV producers in history, having created the Andy Griffith Show, Dick Van Dyke, among many others. As a tribute, the two main characters on "Big Bang Theory" were named after him. by latchkey_adult
Alas, this website refutes what I, too, always thought about the origin of Bert and Ernie https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Are_Bert_and_Ernie_named_after_characters_from_It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life%3F