Big Bird in China
A 75 Minute Musical Adventure
1983 | 75m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Jon Stone |
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| Writer: | Jon Stone, Joseph A. Bailey, Caroll Spinney |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 29, 1983 |
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| Director: | Jon Stone |
| Writer: | Jon Stone, Joseph A. Bailey, Caroll Spinney |
| Genres: | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, TV Movie |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Children's Television Workshop, Sony Wonder, CCTV |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jon Stone | Director, Writer |
| Joseph A. Bailey | Writer |
| Dick Lieb | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Ken Gutstein | Editor |
| Caroll Spinney | Story |
| Victor DiNapoli | Art Direction |
| Brooks Fountain | Production Supervisor |
| Ozzie Alfonso | Assistant Director |
| Larry Jameson | Special Effects |
| Kermit Love | Special Effects |
| Susan Moore | Special Effects |
| Don Sahlin | Special Effects |
| Debra Spinney | Special Effects |
| Richard Termine | Special Effects |
| Caroly Wilcox | Special Effects |
| Dick Maitland | Sound Effects |
| Blake Norton | Sound |
| Bob Schlott | Sound |
| Ken Hahn | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sam McLean | Animation |
| Susan Milano | Post Production Assistant |
| Peter Chow | Location Coordinator |
| Margot Breier | Research Assistant |
| Liu Hui | Translator |
| Wang Jing-Po | Production Assistant |
| Zhang Fu-Gang | Production Assistant |
| Yu Pei-Xia | Production Assistant |
| Li Zhung | Production Assistant |
| Shari Roman | Production Assistant |
| Frank V. Phillips | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jon Stone | Executive Producer |
| Kuo Bao-Xiang | Producer |
| Xu Ja-Cha | Producer |
| David Liu | Producer |
| Tish Sommers | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
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