Big Bird in China
5.8
75 minutes
5/29/1983
Overview
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.
Cast List
Caroll Spinney
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Brian Muehl
as Barkley (voice)
Lianzi Ouyang
as Xiao Foo (as Lien-Tze Quyang)
Frank Oz
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Jerry Nelson
as Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Richard Hunt
as Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Martin P. Robinson
as Telly Monster (voice)
Jim Henson
as Ernie (voice)
Cheryl Blaylock
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Cheryl Blalock)
Edward G. Christie
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Ed Christie)
Arabella Hong
as The Shopkeeper
Ziu Ping Hua
as The Storyteller
Quan She-Zhen
as Monkey King
Liu Xio-Shen
as Monkey King
Xu Tien-Ed
as Monkey King
Fu-Hai Lu
as Monkey King
Chi-Lian Wu
as Monkey King
Li Jiang
as Monkey King
Yi-Ping Chou
as Monkey King
Zhang Xin-Tien
as Monkey King
Wang Kwan-Wei
as Lion Dog
Bao Yi-Ting
as Lion Dog
Lu Ja-Lin
as The Dancing Phoenix
Katherine Lakoski
as The Singing Phoenix (voice)