For most of the last 43 years, Big Bird has lived a quiet existence on Sesame Street. He’s taught several generations of children their ABCs and counting, and even helped kids learn how to cope with ...

Elmo and Big Bird are getting a new neighbor on Sesame Street: Julia, a muppet with autism. The character was introduced in 2015 in an online-only digital storybook, and she continues with the show’s ...

Just as fascinating as all that is the behind-the-scenes peek that "I Am Bird" offers into the world of "Sesame Street" and the Muppets. That includes cute moments, such as the sight of Spinney ...

A documentary about a (Waltham) boy named Caroll, who grew up to be the heart, soul and 8-foot-tall body of “Sesame Street’s” iconic yellow Muppet, “I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story ” is at ...

Even though he’ll be 6 years old forever, Sesame Street’s favorite yellow bird is technically turning 55 on March 20. Big Bird, an 8-foot, 2-inch, flightless-bird that may or may not be a canary, made ...

Fictional Sesame Street character Big Bird's announcement Saturday that he has received the COVID-19 vaccine drew swift backlash from hard-right Republicans led by Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Vaccinations ...

Jack Beresford is a Newsweek Senior Internet Culture & Trends Reporter, based in London, UK. His focus is reporting on trending topics on the Internet, he covers viral stories from around the world on ...

The existence of the Shoebill often spreads online thanks to the very…peculiar look of the African bird. A video of one Shoebill has once again gone viral on Twitter with the user noting they, like so ...

Ken Kwapis tells THR about the surprising joy of cramming Henson and Frank Oz into the fuselage of a small plane to shoot the film, which was the last Muppet movie released before Henson's death. By ...

Ted Cruz is still ruffling some feathers after expressing his angst recently over “Sesame Street”‘s Big Bird getting vaccinated, with Jezebel’s editor-in-chief Laura Bassett joking, “We’re talking ...

A blogger has created a website dedicated to giving Muppets human eyes. Created by internet user Mike Lacher, the Tumblr page shows Sesame Street and Muppets favorites including Miss Piggy, Big Bird ...