Big Bird in China 1983

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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The cast

Caroll Spinney Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Brian Muehl Barkley (voice)

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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 Telly Monster (voice)

Jim Henson Ernie (voice)

Cheryl Blaylock Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Cheryl Blalock)

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Edward G. Christie Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Ed Christie)

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Arabella Hong The Shopkeeper

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Ziu Ping Hua The Storyteller

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Quan She-Zhen Monkey King

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Liu Xio-Shen Monkey King

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