A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ERNIE

Sun, 15 Sep '24
Hudson of the "Ghostbusters" movies
Thu, 18 Jul '24
Muppet with a distinctive snickering laugh
Sat, 1 Jun '24
Coach's first name on "Cheers"
Sun, 24 Sep '23
"Dance Myself to Sleep" singer on "Sesame Street" (watch the video on YouTube!)
Thu, 25 May '23
Saxophone-playing Muppet
Mon, 2 Jan '23
Muppet who loves his rubber duckie
Sun, 20 Feb '22
Shorter roommate of 14-Across
Tue, 25 Jan '22
Bert's buddy on "Sesame Street"