Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (40th Anniversary)

Introduced by Craig Shemin, President of the Jim Henson Legacy

Saturday, May 24 screening featuring special guest Richard Termine (Workshop studio coordinator) in person, plus director Ken Kwapis via Zoom

Sunday, May 25 screening featuring special guests Fred Buchholz (Muppet special effects) and Debi Spinney (Special Assistant to Big Bird) in person, plus director Ken Kwapis via Zoom

Dir. Ken Kwapis. 1985, 88 mins. DCP. With Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz. Big Bird (performed by Spinney) made his big-screen debut 40 years ago in Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird. Featuring a cast of Sesame Street regulars as well as a star-studded array of cameo guests including Chevy Chase, John Candy, and Waylon Jennings, the movie follows Big Bird’s journey back to Sesame Street after a well-intentioned social worker places him within a family of birds, far away from his friends.

Tickets: $17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth (ages 3–17) / free for MoMI members at the Senior/Student level and above. There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership. 

Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.