Big Bird throws a party and somehow nobody cried? Miracles happen on Sesame Street.
Big Bird, Telly Monster, Bob, Susan, Luis, Maria, Gina, and the kids get together in the yard to play some fun party games.
Acting
Caroll Spinney's Big Bird remains untouchable puppet perfection
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI Muppets hit different—pure sweaty human craftsmanship
Production
That iconic brownstone stoop, unchanged since your childhood
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1988 special aired during Sesame Street's 19th season, when the show was pivoting toward more direct-to-video content. Caroll Spinney performed both Big Bird and Oscar in the same shoot, often switching costumes in under two minutes.
The 'human cast' here—Bob, Susan, Luis, Maria—represent the original integrated urban neighborhood vision that made Sesame Street revolutionary in 1969, still quietly radical decades later.
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