Big Bird in China

Fantasy, Adventure, TV Movie, Comedy

1h 15m

May 29, 1983 (42 years ago)

Overview

Big Bird and his Sesame Street companion, Barkley, the big, fluffy dog, travel across China in search of the legendary Feng Huang, the Phoenix Bird. Along the way they visit with Chinese schoolchildren, watch a Tai Ji demonstration, learn some Chinese words and songs, and meet the mischievous Monkey King.

Actor	Age then	Age now
Caroll Spinney Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) Birthday: December 26, 1933	49	December 8, 2019 (85)
Brian Muehl Barkley (voice) Birthday: August 24, 1952	30	73
Lianzi Ouyang Xiao Foo (as Lien-Tze Quyang) Birthday: -	-	-
Frank Oz Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) Birthday: May 25, 1944	39	81
Jerry Nelson Two-Headed Monster (voice) Birthday: July 10, 1934	48	August 24, 2012 (78)
Richard Hunt Two-Headed Monster (voice) Birthday: August 17, 1951	31	January 7, 1992 (40)
Martin P. Robinson Telly Monster (voice) Birthday: March 9, 1954	29	71
Jim Henson Ernie (voice) Birthday: September 24, 1936	46	May 16, 1990 (53)
Cheryl Blaylock Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Cheryl Blalock) Birthday: -	-	-
Edward G. Christie Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Ed Christie) Birthday: -	-	-