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“A 75 Minute Musical Adventure”

Big Bird in China (1983)

May 29, 19831h 15mEN

6.4

5 votes

Fantasy Adventure TV Movie Comedy

Overview

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.

Director

Writers

Caroll Spinney, Jon Stone, Joseph A. Bailey

Top Billed 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

Martin P. Robinson

Telly Monster (voice)

Jim Henson

Ernie (voice)

Cheryl Blaylock

Cheryl Blaylock

Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Cheryl Blalock)

Edward G. Christie

Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Ed Christie)

Arabella Hong

The Shopkeeper

Ziu Ping Hua

The Storyteller

Quan She-Zhen

Monkey King

Liu Xio-Shen

Monkey King

Xu Tien-Ed

Monkey King

Fu-Hai Lu

Monkey King

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Production Companies

China Central Television 中央电视台 (CCTV)Children's Television WorkshopSony Wonder

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