Big Bird's Birthday Celebration, or Eat My Cake, was a 1991 television special based on the legendary children's television show Sesame Street, in which Big Bird turned 6.
"I have been seeking to push Big Bird out of the nest for over a year, based on the simple fact that we can no longer afford to spend taxpayer dollars on nonessential government programs. It's time for Big Bird to earn his wings and learn to fly on his own."
The new characters include parodies of the Sesame Street characters Big Bird, who describes himself as a "big bird," and a self-described "grouch" named "Moody Green Garbage Creature", who resembles Oscar the Grouch, and butch and femme versions of Bert and Ernie, who try to protect Karina and Julie from Oscar.
Jon Stone (April 13, 1931 – March 13, 1997) is best known for writing and producing Sesame Street, and is credited with helping develop characters such as Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird.
Nicknamed "Big Bird" in part for his size (6'4" and 225 pounds), Robinson was a big and strong defenceman yet highly mobile.
He performed the role of Big Bird in the school play "Christmas on Sesame Street" at age five.
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Individuals occasionally escape, and these have been proposed to be responsible for sightings of "Big Bird" cryptids; the Saddle-billed Stork is the most likely basis for the Kongamato.
Goggle was a hand-puppet and operated by then unknown puppeteer Caroll Spinney (later known as ‘Big Bird’ of Sesame Street).
Big Bird, Ernie, Bert, Betty Lou, the Count and Grover go on a nature hike and learn about their surroundings.
On Sesame Street, Long's character Susan, along with Bob (Bob McGrath) and Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (Caroll Spinney), is one of only three remaining cast members who were on the first show and have been played by the same actors since the show began.
Big Bird in Japan was a 1989 special by the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop), that aired on PBS January 16, 1989.
She also provided the voice of Marie Dodo, Big Bird's adoptive sister, in Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird.
Some adults gradually began to believe Big Bird, the first being folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie who sang Big Bird a song about her belief in Mr. Snuffleupagus.