Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird
Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird commonly shortened to Follow That Bird is a 1985 American musical comedy film, directed by Ken Kwapis, starring many Sesame Street characters both puppets and live actors. This was the first of two Sesame Street feature films, followed in 1999 by The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. The film was produced by the Childrens Television Workshop and Warner Bros. Pictures, and filmed at the Toronto International Studios, and on location in the Greater Toronto Area.
The members of the Feathered Friends Board of Birds consisting of the Madame Chairbird, a sparrow, a turkey, a puffin, a robin, and an owl discuss their situation about Big Bird and hope that they can find a bird family to put him with. The groups social worker Miss Finch performed by Cheryl Wagner and voiced by Sally Kellerman is sent to Sesame Street to find Big Bird a worthy bird family and bring him to the selected family. After leaving Sesame Street, New York City, New York, Miss Finch brings Big Bird to the fictional town of Oceanview, Illinois to live with a family of dodos. The dodos all think very poor even saying he should have a bird as a best friend instead of Mr. Snuffleupagus who is currently watching over Big Birds nest. This causes him much distress.When Big Bird runs away from his new home and ends up on the news, Miss Finch tells Kermit the Frog that she will reclaim him. His friends back on Sesame Street also see the news and band together to find him before Miss Finch does. In a Volkswagen Beetle is the group of Gordon, Olivia, Linda, and Cookie Monster. Count von Count departs in his Countmobile. Ernie and Bert go out to search in an airplane. Grover flies as Super Grover later falling into the Volkswagen. Maria, much to her dismay, has to ride with Oscar the Grouch, Telly Monster, and Homer Honker in Oscars Sloppy Jalopy. They all head out across America in search for their beloved Big Bird. Oscar, however, decides to go his own route wanting to have some fun, which greatly annoys Maria and Telly. ........
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