Big Bird in China (1983)

Name: Big Bird in China
Genre: Adventure, TV Movie, Comedy, Family
Released: 1983-05-29
Duration: 75 min
Cast: Caroll Spinney, Brian Muehl, Lianzi Ouyang, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson

A 75 Minute Musical Adventure

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.

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Released 1983-05-29 · 75 min · Adventure, Comedy, Family

Directed by Jon Stone

Cast

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Brian Muehl as Barkley (voice)
Lianzi Ouyang as Xiao Foo (as Lien-Tze Quyang)
Frank Oz as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Jerry Nelson as Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Richard Hunt as Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Martin P. Robinson as Telly Monster (voice)
Jim Henson as Ernie (voice)
Cheryl Blaylock as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Cheryl Blalock)
Edward G. Christie as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Ed Christie)
Arabella Hong as The Shopkeeper
Ziu Ping Hua as The Storyteller
Quan She-Zhen as Monkey King
Liu Xio-Shen as Monkey King
Xu Tien-Ed as Monkey King