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Big Bird in China

05/29/1983

|

1hr 15min

|

Fantasy

,Adventure

,TV Movie

,Comedy

A 75 Minute Musical Adventure

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Caroll Spinney
  • Brian Muehl
  • Lianzi Ouyang
  • Frank Oz
  • Jerry Nelson

    Directors

  • Jon Stone
  • Victor DiNapoli
  • Shari Roman

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • CCTV
  • Children's Television Workshop
  • Sony Wonder
  • Sesame Workshop

    Production Countries

  • China
  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Mandarin

Cast

Caroll Spinney

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Brian Muehl

Barkley (voice)

Lianzi Ouyang

Xiao Foo (as Lien-Tze Quyang)

Frank Oz

Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

Jerry Nelson

Two-Headed Monster (voice)

Richard Hunt

Two-Headed Monster (voice)

Martin P. Robinson

Telly Monster (voice)

Cheryl Blaylock

Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Cheryl Blalock)

Edward G. Christie

Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Ed Christie)

Arabella Hong

The Shopkeeper

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