Editing Big Bird (section)

==Other appearances==
[[File:Big Bird Walk of Fame 4-20-06.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Big Bird is one of two Muppets to have a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]]]
[[File:Flickr Big Bird.jpg|150px|left|thumb|A walk-around character of Big Bird, at a theme park.]]

===''Follow That Bird'' (1985)===
In 1985, Big Bird was the star of his own film, ''[[Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird|Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird]]'', alongside the cast of ''Sesame Street''. The plot focused on him being moved away to live with a family of dodos by a meddling social-worker named Miss Finch (voiced by [[Sally Kellerman]]). He is not happy with his new home and he runs away and embarks on a cross-country adventure. Along the way, he finds help from a friendly truck driver ([[Waylon Jennings]]) and two farmer kids ([[Alyson Court]] and Benjamin Barrett). But on the bad side, there are two unscrupulous carnival-owning brothers ([[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]] and [[Joe Flaherty]]) who want to kidnap and make him perform in their carnival for their own profit. In the meantime, his friends [[Bert (Sesame Street)|Bert]], [[Ernie (Sesame Street)|Ernie]], [[Cookie Monster]], [[Grover]], [[Count von Count]], [[List of Sesame Street Muppets#T|Telly]] and Oscar the Grouch are in pursuit of him to find him and bring him back home safely. Also joining them are their human friends, [[The Robinson family (Sesame Street)|Gordon]], [[The Rodriguez family (Sesame Street)|Maria]], [[The Robinson family (Sesame Street)|Olivia]] and [[Linda (Sesame Street)|Linda]] with [[Bob (Sesame Street)|Bob]] aiding them from Sesame Street.

===1970s and 1980s===
In the mid-late 1970s, Big Bird made several appearances on ''[[The Hollywood Squares]]''. As with [[Mr. Hooper]], Big Bird frequently mispronounced host [[Peter Marshall (entertainer)|Peter Marshall]]'s name, calling him "Mr. Marshmallow" or "Mr. Masher". In another episode, when asked by Marshall what kind of bird he was, Big Bird replied "I'm a lark", which [[Corpsing|broke Marshall up]].

He appeared in a [[List of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood episodes (series 11)|series 11]] episode of ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]'' in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe segment, in which he enters the "Draw the Neighborhood" contest.

He made an appearance as a guest star on the third season of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. A portrait of Big Bird also appeared in the pilot ''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]''.

Big Bird also made brief appearances in ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' and ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]''.

He appeared in ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]'' holiday special, in which he dissuades the [[Swedish Chef]] from cooking him for Christmas dinner by offering him a gift of homemade chocolate covered birdseed. They then sing a duet of "The Christmas Song".

===Henson memorial service (1990)===
On May 21, 1990, Big Bird appeared at Jim Henson's memorial service at [[the Cathedral of St. John the Divine]] in [[New York City]], singing [[Kermit the Frog]]'s signature song, "[[Bein' Green]]".<ref>{{cite web |last=Barry |first=Chris |title=Saying "Goodbye" to Jim |date=September 7, 2005 |work=JimHillMedia.com |url=http://jimhillmedia.com/guest_writers1/b/chris_barry/archive/2005/09/08/1722.aspx#.Unj7m_lON8E |access-date=November 5, 2013}}</ref> Performer Caroll Spinney nearly broke down several times during the deeply touching performance, which was later described by ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' as "an epic and almost unbearably moving event".

===21st century===
[[File:Big Bird and Michelle Obama (8555066920).jpg|thumb|240px|[[Michelle Obama]] participates in a ''[[Let's Move!]]'' and ''[[Sesame Street]]'' public service announcement taping with Big Bird in the White House Kitchen, 2013]]
[[File:Big Bird, Billy Eichner, and Michelle Obama (22122974910).jpg|thumb|240px|Big Bird with [[Michelle Obama]] on ''[[Billy on the Street]]'', with host [[Billy Eichner]]]]
Big Bird made a non-speaking appearance in ''[[The West Wing]]'' Season 5 episode "[[Eppur Si Muove (The West Wing)|Eppur Si Muove]]". During a visit by [[The Muppets]] to the White House, Big Bird sat down on a bench next to [[C. J. Cregg]], who had complained during the episode of past comparisons to Big Bird due to her height.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reid |first1=Joe |title=Today in TV History: 'The West Wing' Met 'Sesame Street' |url=https://decider.com/2016/03/03/today-in-tv-history-the-west-wing-met-sesame-street/ |access-date=22 February 2024 |work=[[Decider (website)|Decider]] |date=3 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Entertainment Weekly The West Wing |date=11 September 2020 |publisher=Time Home Entertainment |isbn=978-1-5478-5478-3 |page=119 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q3r-DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22big+bird%22+%22west+wing%22+cregg&pg=PT119 |language=en}}</ref>

He appeared briefly at Qualcomm's [[Consumer Electronics Show|CES]] Keynote on January 7, 2013, to show off [[Sesame Workshop]]'s newest app, 'Big Bird's Words', due in Summer 2013.<ref>{{cite web |first=Shara |last=Tibken |url=http://live.cnet.com:80/Event/CES_2013_Qualcomm_keynote_live_blog?Page=5 |title=CES 2013: Qualcomm keynote live blog |work=[[CNET]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112212356/http://live.cnet.com:80/Event/CES_2013_Qualcomm_keynote_live_blog?Page=5 |archive-date=January 12, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bohn |first=Dieter |date=2013-01-08 |title=Qualcomm's insane CES 2013 keynote in pictures and tweets |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/1/8/3850056/qualcomms-insane-ces-2013-keynote-pictures-tweets |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref>

He appeared in the final episode of ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' in 2014 along with [[Cookie Monster]] and dozens of other celebrities singing "[[We'll Meet Again]]".<ref>{{cite news |title='Colbert Report' Final Episode Includes Santa Claus and Tons of Celebrities |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/colbert-report-final-episode-includes-santa-claus-tons/story?id=27709606 |access-date=23 February 2024 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=19 December 2014 |language=en}}</ref>

On February 16, 2015, Big Bird appeared alongside [[Michelle Obama]] on ''[[Billy on the Street]]'', a comedy game show hosted by [[Billy Eichner]].<ref>{{Cite news |first=Phillip |last=Bump |title=Michelle Obama pairs with noted Internet weirdo (and Big Bird!) to talk carrots |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/02/17/michelle-obama-pairs-with-noted-internet-weirdo-to-talk-carrots/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=February 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801193232/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/02/17/michelle-obama-pairs-with-noted-internet-weirdo-to-talk-carrots/|archive-date=August 1, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Before the quiz, Michelle Obama talked about "eat brighter", a campaign to promote healthy food in kids which she and a number of ''Sesame Street'' characters, including Big Bird, participated in.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Frazier|last=Moore|title=Best random story today: First lady dances with Big Bird|url=https://eu.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/kids/2015/02/17/michelle-obama-big-bird-billy-on-street/23579069/|date=February 17, 2015|work=azcentral.com|publisher=[[The Arizona Republic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Michelle|last=Obama|title=Michelle Obama: Marketing Can Make America Healthier|url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/michelle-obama-marketing-can-make-america-healthier-171814/|work=[[Adweek]]|date=June 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712150036/http://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/michelle-obama-marketing-can-make-america-healthier-171814/|archive-date=July 12, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=August 1, 2018}}</ref> The short was [[67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|nominated for an Emmy Award]] later that year.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Tribune wire reports staff|title=Show with Michelle Obama appearance nominated for Emmy|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-michelle-obama-emmy-20150716-story.html|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=July 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718082733/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-michelle-obama-emmy-20150716-story.html|archive-date=July 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Big Bird appeared with Caroll Spinney in a spoof of the Academy Award-winning film ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman.]]''<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mazza|first1=Ed|title=Big Bird Spoofs 'Birdman' As Caroll Spinney Is Stalked By His Alter Ego|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/22/big-bird-birdman_n_6733068.html|access-date=February 25, 2015|work=The Huffington Post|date=February 23, 2015}}</ref> Published on YouTube on February 19, 2015, the video shows Spinney sitting in a dressing room with a poster of Big Bird behind him. Spinney hears the voice of his [[alter ego]], just as [[Michael Keaton]]'s character Riggan hears his alter ego Birdman in the movie. He uses [[telekinesis]] to throw a box of tissues at the Big Bird poster. The spoof uses similar music to the ''Birdman'' film. The Big Birdman spoof appears as if it were shot in one long take, mimicking the long scenes of the movie.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lee|first=Ashley|title=Watch Sesame Street Perfectly Spoof 'Birdman' With One Continuous, Ego-Filled Shot (Video)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/video-sesame-street-spoofs-birdman-775607|access-date=February 25, 2015|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> It follows Spinney out of the dressing room, down hallways, through doors, and out onto the sidewalk, where he is joined by Big Bird.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/oscars/big-birdman-sesame-street-star-spoofs-oscar-nominated-film-10060158.html "Big Birdman: Sesame Street star spoofs Oscar nominated film"]. ''The Independent''. Zachary Davies Boren, February 20, 2015.</ref>

In an advertisement for [[AT&T]]/[[DirecTV]], Big Bird and other film/television personalities such as [[David Hasselhoff]] (as his ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' persona [[Michael Knight (Knight Rider)|Michael Knight]]) and the [[Oklahoma Sooners football]] team appear interspersed with the daily workings of a major city as someone walks around using the service's [[TV Everywhere]] initiative.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AirC/at-and-t-everywhere|title=AT&T TV Commercial, 'Everywhere'|website=iSpot.tv|access-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref>

At the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors, which was filmed on the day Spinney died, Vogel made an appearance as Big Bird for the event to celebrate ''Sesame Street'' being honored by the [[Kennedy Center]].