Movie Night: Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird.

Review #284: Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird.

Cast
Caroll Spinney (Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bruno the Trashman), Frank Oz (Bert, Grover, and Cookie Monster), Sally Kellerman (Miss Finch), Jim Henson (Ernie, Kermit the Frog), Jerry Nelson (Count von Count, Herry Monster), Richard Hunt (Gladys the Cow, Feathered Friends Owl), Martin P. Robinson (Mr. Snuffleupagus, Telly Monster, Grouch Diner Patron), Bob McGrath (Bob), Roscoe Orman (Gordon), Linda Bove (Linda), Sonia Manzano (Maria), Emilio Delgado (Luis), Loretta Long (Susan), Alaina Reed (Olivia), Kermit Love (Willy), Joe Flaherty (Sid Sleaze), Dave Thomas (Sam Sleaze), and Waylon Jennings. Directed by Ken Kwapis.

Review
This was the first of two feature length Sesame Street films. (The other being The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland) As most of you should already know, Sesame Street is a television show created 43 years ago on November 10, 1969 that has teached children to this day. The film uses one of its biggest (pun intended) characters of the show, Big Bird to be the main focus. Does it work? I think you know the answer: Yes. It's imaginative and so heart warming with a multitude of characters that if I listed them all, I would probably be here all day. This film might actually make a smile or about 20 of them happen, like it did with me. In the end, this film has aged as well as the show has, still doing a good, if not great job of entertaining, yet teaching as well. Happy 43 years, Sesame Street.

Overall, I give it 8 out of 10 stars.