Big Bird in China

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.

Cast

Caroll Spinney

Played Big Bird / Oscar the…
Brian Muehl

Played Barkley (voice)
Lianzi Ouyang

Played Xiao Foo (as Lien-Tz…
Frank Oz

Played Bert / Grover / Cook…
Jerry Nelson

Played Two-Headed Monster (…
Richard Hunt

Played Two-Headed Monster (…
Martin P. Robinson

Played Telly Monster (voice…
Jim Henson

Played Ernie (voice)
Cheryl Blaylock

Played Additional Muppet Pe…
Edward G. Christie

Played Additional Muppet Pe…
Arabella Hong

Played The Shopkeeper
Ziu Ping Hua

Played The Storyteller
Quan She-Zhen

Played Monkey King
Liu Xio-Shen

Played Monkey King
Xu Tien-Ed

Played Monkey King
Fu-Hai Lu

Played Monkey King
Chi-Lian Wu

Played Monkey King
Li Jiang

Played Monkey King
Yi-Ping Chou

Played Monkey King
Zhang Xin-Tien

Played Monkey King
Wang Kwan-Wei

Played Lion Dog
Bao Yi-Ting

Played Lion Dog
Lu Ja-Lin

Played The Dancing Phoenix
Katherine Lakoski

Played The Singing Phoenix …

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