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It's Sesame Street Day!!! (Original Post) Arkansas Granny Nov 2018 OP
I'm neighbors with Carrol Spinney, the man inside the costume. Atman Nov 2018 #1
Big Bird was always one of my favorites. Such a gentle soul. Arkansas Granny Nov 2018 #2

Atman

(31,464 posts)
1. I'm neighbors with Carrol Spinney, the man inside the costume.
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 10:28 AM
Nov 2018

He finally retired. He's a good guy. I made created a Sesame Street anniversary card with a group of neighborhood kids almost twenty years ago. Carrol is a really nice, has a big, beautiful compound in Woodstock, CT (we live in NH now, but still have a summer place next to Big Bird). He used to do a big puppet show every summer for the kids, but he no longer does it. Most of the kids grew up an moved on. Funny thing was, he couldn't use any Sesame Street characters (copyright, royalties) so he created his own puppet characters that looked like they belonged on Sesame Street, but they weren't part of the "cast." And that unmistakable voice -- that's his voice. He couldn't really hide it during the puppet shows.

Arkansas Granny

(31,483 posts)
2. Big Bird was always one of my favorites. Such a gentle soul.
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 10:35 AM
Nov 2018

My daughter told me a few years ago that she was disappointed when Mr. Snuffleupagus was finally revealed as Big Bird's friend. She had wanted him to remain a special friend to only Big Bird.

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