Big Bird in China
58 %|May 29, 1983|Fantasy, Adventure, TV Movie, Comedy
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.
Featured Crew
Jon Stone
Director
David Liu
Producer
Joseph A. Bailey
Writer
Jon Stone
Writer
Kuo Bao-Xiang
Producer
Xu Ja-Cha
Producer
Caroll Spinney
Story
Jon Stone
Executive Producer
Cast
Caroll Spinney
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Jim Henson
Ernie (voice)
Frank Oz
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Richard Hunt
Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Jerry Nelson
Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Martin P. Robinson
Telly Monster (voice)
Brian Meehl
Barkley / Telly (voice) (as Brian Muehl)
Lianzi Ouyang
Xiao Foo (as Lien-Tze Quyang)
Cheryl Blaylock
Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Cheryl Blalock)
Edward G. Christie
Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Ed Christie)
Martin P. Robinson
Telly (DVD Version) / Additional Muppet Performer (voice)