Big Bird in China

Big Bird in China is a one-hour Sesame Street TV special that first aired on NBC on May 29, 1983. In this special, Big Bird and Barkley go to China to try and find the legendary Phoenix, alongside new friend Xiao Foo.

Cast[]

Character		Actor
	Big Bird	Caroll Spinney
	Oscar the Grouch	Caroll Spinney
	Barkley	Brian Muehl
	Telly Monster	Brian Muehl
	Telly Monster	Martin P. Robinson (DVD release)
	Bert	Frank Oz
	Cookie Monster
	Grover
	Two-Headed Monster	Jerry Nelson (left head)
	Two-Headed Monster	Richard Hunt (right head)
	Ernie	Jim Henson
	Xiao Foo	Ouyang Lianzi 歐陽蓮子
	Shopkeeper	Arabella Hong
	The Monkey King	Quan She-Zhen
		Liu Xia-Shen
		Xiu Tien-Ed
		Lu Fu-Hai
		Wu Chu-Lian
		Li Jiang
		Chou Yi-Ping
		Zhang Xin-Tien

International versions[]

	Language	Title
	German	Bibo in China

	Language	Title
	Japanese	ビッグバード中国への旅

	Language	Title
	Chinese (Traditional)	大鳥遊中國

References[]

↑ Big Bird in China | Disney Channel Broadcast Archives Wiki

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Series

Sesame Street (1969) • Open Sesame (1975) • Shalom Sesame (1986) • Sesame English (1999) • Play with Me Sesame (2002) • Sesame Beginnings (2006) • 3, 2, 1 Let's Go! (2009) • Count TV (2010) • Best Friends (2012) • Super Healthy Monsters (2012) • The Furchester Hotel (2014) • Chamki ki Duniya (2015) • I Heart Elmo (2018) • The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (2020) • My Sesame Street Friends (2020) • Mecha Builders (2022)

Segments

Elmo's World (1998) • Ernie's Show and Tell (1998) • Hero Guy (2001) • Monster Clubhouse (2001) • Journey to Ernie (2003) • Global Grover (2003) • Lola Aventuras (2005) • Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures (2008) • Sesame Street ABC's (2008) • Murray Has a Little Lamb (2008) • The Adventures of Kami and Big Bird (2009) • Abby's Flying Fairy School (2009) • Super Grover 2.0 (2010) • Ernie & Bert Märchensongs (2011) • Elmo the Musical (2012) • Cookie's Crumby Pictures (2013) • Monstruos en Red (2013) • Bert and Ernie's Math World (2014) • Smart Cookies (2016) • Bert and Ernie's Math World (2016) • Berts Experimente (2016) • O Desafio do Elmo (2016) • ¡Listos a Jugar! (2016) • Pequeñas Aventureras (2017) • We Can Do It! (2017) • Elmo's World (2017) • Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck (2017) • Abby's Amazing Adventures (2018) • Playtime with Basma & Jad (2020) • Elmo's World News (2020) • Elmo's World News Special Report (2020) • Mae's Minute (2020) • Pop-Up Playtime With Raya and Grover (2020) • Oficinas Criativas (2021) • Elmo & Tango's Mysterious Mysteries (2021) • The Big Feelings Explorers (2022) • Elmo and Zoe's Math Adventures (2022) • Let's Find Out (2022) • Caring Friends Circle (2022) • Sesame Street Nature Explorers (2023)

Movies
Follow That Bird (1985) • The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)

Specials

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978) • Big Bird in China (1983) • Don't Eat the Pictures (1983) • A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) • Sesame Street: 20 Years and Still Counting (1989) • Basil Hears a Noise (1990) • Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993) • Sesame Street Stays Up Late (1993) • Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) • Elmo Saves Christmas (1996) • Elmopalooza (1998) • CinderElmo (1999) • The Street We Live On (2004) • Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007) • One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure (2008) • Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change (2009) • When Families Grieve (2010) • Growing Hope Against Hunger (2011) • The Cookie Thief (2015) • Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas (2016) • The Magical Wand Chase (2017) • When You Wish Upon a Pickle (2018) • Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019) • Elmo's Playdate (2020) • Elmo's World News (2020) • Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt (2020) • The Power of We (2020) • The Monster at the End of This Story (2020) • Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) • Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days (2021) • Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy (2021) • See Us Coming Together (2021) • Sesame Street: The Nutcracker Starring Elmo & Tango (2022) • Cookie Monster's Bake Sale (2023) • Elmo and Tango Holiday Helpers (2023)

Home Videos

The Best of Ernie and Bert (1988) • Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse (1990) • A New Baby in My House (1994) • The Best of Elmo (1994) • Learning to Share (1996) • Imagine That! (1996) • Elmocize (1996) • Get Up and Dance (1997) • Telling the Truth (1997) • Quiet Time (1997) • 123 Count with Me (1997) • Big Bird Gets Lost (1998) • The Great Numbers Game (1998) • The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (1998) • Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (1999) • Kids' Favorite Songs (1999) • Elmo's World: Wild Wild West! (2001) • Elmo's Musical Adventure: Peter and the Wolf (2001) • Elmo's Magic Cookbook (2001) • Elmo Visits the Firehouse (2002) • Elmo's World: Happy Holidays! (2002) • Zoe's Dance Moves (2003) • Sesame Sings Karaoke (2003) • Three Bears and a New Baby (2003) • What's the Name of That Song? (2004) • A Magical Halloween Adventure (2004) • A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004) • Happy Healthy Monsters (2005) • All-Star Alphabet (2005) • Elmo Visits the Doctor (2005) • Elmo and Zoe's Scientific Exploration (2006) • Guess That Shape and Color (2006) • Elmo's Potty Time (2006) • Ready for School! (2007) • Abby in Wonderland (2008) • Love the Earth! (2008) • Count on Sports (2008) • Dinosaurs (2008) • Elmo and Friends: Tales of Adventure (2008) • Bedtime with Elmo (2009) • Being Green (2009) • Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun! (2009) • Elmo Loves You! (2009) • Elmo's Animal Adventures (2009) • Elmo and the Bookaneers (2009) • Silly Storytime (2011) • Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures (2011) • Elmo's Travel Songs and Games (2011) • Bye-Bye Pacifier! (2011) • Big Elmo Fun (2012) • Preschool is Cool: Making Friends (2012) • Arts and Crafts Playdate (2013) • C is for Cooking (2013) • Being Brave (2013) • Fairy Tale Fun! (2013) • Be a Good Sport (2014)

Resource Videos

Lead Away! (1996) • A is for Asthma (1998) • Sesame Street Goes to the Doctor (1999) • Language to Literacy (2000) • Music Works Wonders (2001) • You Can Ask! (2002) • Talk, Read, Write (2003) • Happy, Healthy, Ready for School! (2004) • Talk, Listen, Connect: Deployments (2006) • The Get Healthy Now Show (2007) • Here for You (2007) • Learning is Everywhere (2007) • Let's Get Ready! (2008) • Talk, Listen, Connect: Homecomings (2008) • Talk, Listen, Connect: Changes (2008) • Food for Thought (2010) • Math Is Everywhere (2010) • Talk, Listen, Connect: When Families Grieve (2010) • For Me, For You, For Later (2011) • Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me (2012) • Little Children, Big Challenges: Divorce (2012) • Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration (2013) • Little Children, Big Challenges (2013) • Words Are Here, There, and Everywhere (2014)

Video Games

Letters (1991) • Numbers (1991) • Art Workshop (1995) • Let's Make a Word! (1995) • Elmo's Preschool (1996) • Get Set to Learn! (1996) • Search & Learn Adventures (1996) • Elmo Through the Looking-Glass (1998) • The Three Grouchketeers (1998) • Grover's Travels (1998) • Elmo's Get Set to Read (1998) • Create and Draw in Elmo's World (1999) • The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) • Baby & Me (1999) • Music Maker (1999) • Ernie's Adventures in Space (2000) • Elmo's Deep Sea Adventure (2000) • Let's Grovercise (2001) • Your Amazing Body (2001) • Check Out Cookie (2002) • Clouds (2002) • Footprints (2002) • Monster Clubhouse (2002) • Snuffy's Magic Garden (2004) • Elmo's Big Discoveries (2005) • Bert & Ernie's Imagination Adventure (2006) • Elmo & Grover's Lemonade Stand (2008) • Bert and Ernie's Printmaker (2011) • Read a Face (2011) • Ready, Set, Grover! (2011) • Once Upon a Monster (2011) • Elmo's Musical Monsterpiece (2012) • All About Numbers (2013) • Counting With The Count (2013) • Picture Play (2013) • Shape Play (2013) • What Comes Next? (2013)

Podcasts
The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley & Friends (2020)

See also

[1] Big Bird in China | Disney Channel Broadcast Archives Wiki

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