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Follow That Bird
It's big adventure! It's big laughs! It's Big Bird on the big screen!
6.4(96)19851h 28m
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.
- Director
- Ken Kwapis
- Created by
- Joan Ganz Cooney
- Writers
- Judy Freudberg,Tony Geiss
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Cast

Caroll Spinney
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)

Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)

Frank Oz
Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)

Richard Hunt
Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)

Kathryn Mullen
Feathered Friends Magistrate / Grouch Diner Patron / Little Girl / Additional Muppets (voice)

Jerry Nelson
Count von Count / Herry Monster / Additional Muppets (voice)

Paul Bartel
Grouch Cook

Sandra Bernhard
Grouch Waitress

Waylon Jennings
Truck Driver

Laraine Newman
Mommy Dodo (voice)

Eddie Deezen
Donnie Dodo (voice)

Sally Kellerman
Miss Finch (voice)

Cathy Silvers
Marie Dodo (voice)

John Candy
State Trooper

Chevy Chase
Newscaster

Joe Flaherty
Sid Sleaze

Dave Thomas
Sam Sleaze
Brian Hohlfeld
Daddy Dodo (voice)

Linda Bove
Linda

Emilio Delgado
Luis

Loretta Long
Susan

Sonia Manzano
Maria

Bob McGrath
Bob

Roscoe Orman
Gordon
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Crew
Directing
- Ken KwapisDirector
Writing
- Judy FreudbergWriter
- Tony GeissWriter
- Jim HensonCharacters
Production
- Tony GarnettProducer
- Joan Ganz CooneyExecutive Producer
- Patricia ChurchillAssociate Producer
- Stuart AikinsCasting
- Linda FrancisCasting
Camera
- Curtis ClarkDirector of Photography
Editing
- Evan LandisEditor
Sound
- Steve BuckinghamMusic Supervisor
- Lennie NiehausMusic
- Van Dyke ParksMusic
Art
- Carol SpierArt Direction