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About
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.
Theatrical
Aug 2, 1985
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 26, 2002
Box Office
$14.0M
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Producers
Studio
Henson Associates, Warner Bros. Pictures, Children's Television Workshop
Keywords
flying
runaway
airport
waitress
gas station
restaurant
adoption
social worker
chicken
key
scarecrow
villain
letter
carnival
airplane
cage
suitcase
farm
friendship
police
roller-skating
postcard
road trip
swimming pool
truck
little boy
family relationships
diner
search
puppetry
best friend
crying
little girl
singing
police officer
parade
new home
truck driver
news reporter
teddy bear
sign languages
news
part animation
lost child
kids
cookie monster
based on tv series
elmo
sesame street
Cast
Full credits →C
Caroll Spinney
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
J
Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
F
Frank Oz
Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
R
Richard Hunt
Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
K
Kathryn Mullen
Feathered Friends Magistrate / Grouch Diner Patron / Little Girl / Additional Muppets (voice)
J
Jerry Nelson
Count von Count / Herry Monster / Additional Muppets (voice)
P
Paul Bartel
Grouch Cook
S
Sandra Bernhard
Grouch Waitress
W
Waylon Jennings
Truck Driver
L
Laraine Newman
Mommy Dodo (voice)
E
Eddie Deezen
Donnie Dodo (voice)
S
Sally Kellerman
Miss Finch (voice)
C
Cathy Silvers
Marie Dodo (voice)
J
John Candy
State Trooper
C
Chevy Chase
Newscaster
J
Joe Flaherty
Sid Sleaze
D
Dave Thomas
Sam Sleaze
B
Brian Hohlfeld
Daddy Dodo (voice)
L
Linda Bove
Linda
E
Emilio Delgado
Luis
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Quotes
See all →Gordon Robinson expresses his feelings about belonging
Humans of Sesame Street
] as Gordon Robinson
[[w:Roscoe Orman|Roscoe Orman]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Embracing kindness and friendship in everyday life
Humans of Sesame Street
] as David
[[Northern Calloway]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
