Follow That Bird (1985)
It's Big Adventure! It's Big Laughs! It's Big Bird on the Big Screen!
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker. 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.
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Laraine Newman
Mommy Dodo (voice)
Caroll Spinney
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Frank Oz
Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
Eddie Deezen
Donnie Dodo (voice)
Sally Kellerman
Miss Finch (voice)
Cathy Silvers
Marie Dodo (voice)
Waylon Jennings
Truck Driver
Richard Hunt
Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
Kathryn Mullen
Feathered Friends Magistrate / Grouch Diner Patron / Little Girl / Additional Muppets (voice)
Jerry Nelson
Count von Count / Herry Monster / Additional Muppets (voice)
Paul Bartel
Grouch Cook
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