Big Bird in China backdrop

Big Bird in China 1983 Directed by Jon Stone

A 75 Minute Musical Adventure

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.

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