“Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane called into question the intelligence of Ted Cruz after the Texas senator implied “Sesame Street” character Big Bird was a symbol of tyranny. That criticism ...

The post Two Puppets Feud as Ted Cruz Attacks Big Bird Over COVID-19 Vaccine appeared first on Consequence. Big Bird, a bird-like puppet, got his COVID-19 vaccine over the weekend, leading Senator Ted ...

This molded plastic Big Bird finger puppet is one of a set of licensed Sesame Street toys made in the 1980s to capitalize on the popularity of the children’s television series, especially its Muppet ...

NEW YORK >> He has lent body and soul to a certain 8-foot-tall 6-year-old for nearly half a century, all the while hidden from sight. Now Caroll Spinney drops his fine-feathered obscurity (and emerges ...

As a 9-year-old, Matt Vogel was building his own puppets with old T-shirts, masking tape and cardboard in Kansas City, Kansas. Vogel calls those early efforts “horrible, terrible puppets.” He couldn’t ...

Matt Vogel, the puppeteer who took over the role of Big Bird last year, talks about being the "best version" of the iconic character he can be: "You really feel the weight of it." By Benjamin Svetkey ...