Big Bird from Sesame Street
1984
Big Bird from Sesame Street
1984
- NFSA IDEZ07S7RQ
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormSeries
- Duration1 hr, 30 mins
- GenresVariety show
- Year1984
Big Bird from the long-running American kid's television show Sesame Street (USA, 1969–current), visits Australia for a promotional tour in 1984.
Sesame Street is known for its use of Jim Henson's Muppets puppets, such as Big Bird, Elmo, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster.
Clearly a bit exasperated by the task of interviewing the giant puppet Mike Walsh asks the audience 'Is this a way for a grown man to make a living?'.
Usually his guests sit in a chair next to him but in this case Big Bird, performed by puppeteer Caroll Spinney, towers over Walsh calling him 'little fellow'.
Clip from The Mike Walsh Show: Ep.4024.
Notes by Beth Taylor
Big Bird from the long-running American kid's television show Sesame Street (USA, 1969–current), visits Australia for a promotional tour in 1984.
Sesame Street is known for its use of Jim Henson's Muppets puppets, such as Big Bird, Elmo, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster.
Clearly a bit exasperated by the task of interviewing the giant puppet Mike Walsh asks the audience 'Is this a way for a grown man to make a living?'.
Usually his guests sit in a chair next to him but in this case Big Bird, performed by puppeteer Caroll Spinney, towers over Walsh calling him 'little fellow'.
Clip from The Mike Walsh Show: Ep.4024.
Notes by Beth Taylor
- NFSA IDEZ07S7RQ
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormSeries
- Duration1 hr, 30 mins
- GenresVariety show
- Year1984
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