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Big Bird in China (1983)

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.

Release: 1983-05-29
Runtime: 75 min
Rating: 5.8 / 10
Cast
Caroll Spinney
Caroll Spinney
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Brian Muehl
Brian Muehl
Barkley (voice)
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Lianzi Ouyang
Xiao Foo (as Lien-Tze Quyang)
Frank Oz
Frank Oz
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Jerry Nelson
Jerry Nelson
Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Richard Hunt
Richard Hunt
Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Martin P. Robinson
Martin P. Robinson
Telly Monster (voice)
Jim Henson
Jim Henson
Ernie (voice)
Cheryl Blaylock
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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Xu Tien-Ed
Monkey King
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Fu-Hai Lu
Monkey King
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Chi-Lian Wu
Monkey King
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Li Jiang
Monkey King