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Follow That Bird (1985)

Poster for Follow That Bird

It's Big Adventure! It's Big Laughs! It's Big Bird on the Big Screen!

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.

Cast & Crew

Director
Ken Kwapis
  • Profile picture of Caroll Spinney
    Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice) Caroll Spinney
  • Profile picture of Jim Henson
    Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice) Jim Henson
  • Profile picture of Frank Oz
    Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice) Frank Oz
  • Profile picture of Richard Hunt
    Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice) Richard Hunt
  • Profile picture of Kathryn Mullen
    Feathered Friends Magistrate / Grouch Diner Patron / Little Girl / Additional Muppets (voice) Kathryn Mullen
  • Profile picture of Jerry Nelson
    Count von Count / Herry Monster / Additional Muppets (voice) Jerry Nelson
  • Profile picture of Paul Bartel
    Grouch Cook Paul Bartel
  • Profile picture of Sandra Bernhard
    Grouch Waitress Sandra Bernhard

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  • friendship
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  • chicken
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  • diner
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  • postcard
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  • road trip
  • family relationships
  • swimming pool
  • truck
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  • teddy bear
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