JohnoNov 27, 2024
To me, nothing represents the duality of human nature more than the fact that Caroll Spinney played both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street.
#SesameStreet #CarollSpinney #BigBird #OscarTheGrouch
iokevinsMar 11, 2024

Watched I AM BIG BIRD: THE CAROLL SPINNEY STORY (2014)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Big_Bird:_The_Caroll_Spinney_Story

#BigBird #CarollSpinney #SesameStreet #PublicTelevision #PBS #OscarTheGrouch #Documentary #Muppets #Puppets #Kanopy

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story - Wikipedia

Erica CrooksMar 4, 2023
50 years ago, Big Bird said the following to the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee.
" You don't put your wig on Mrs. Nixon's shoulder. It was removed ... quickly. " _ Big Bird ( 1973 ) https://vimeo.com/228220382 #bigbird #classicsesamestreet #sesame55 #oldschoolsesamestreet #puppetry #muppets #carollspinney
Big Bird meets Knoxville Mayor Kyle Testerman

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Will McKinleyDec 26, 2022

"I've been asked: Does it bother me that people don't know who you are? But they know Big Bird and Oscar, so I don't mind a bit.”
— #CarollSpinney (1933–2019)

The puppeteer and voice of two of #SesameStreet’s greatest characters for nearly 50 years would have been 89 today.

#BornOnThisDay #BOTD