Watch Big Bird in China (1983) Official Trailer
A 75 Minute Musical Adventure
6 / 10 IMDb May 29, 1983 1h 15m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 15m
Release Date
May 29, 1983
Genre
Fantasy, Adventure, TV Movie, Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English, Mandarin
Country
China, United States of America
Cast
Caroll Spinney
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Brian Muehl
as Barkley (voice)
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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)
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Edward G. Christie
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Ed Christie)
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Arabella Hong
as The Shopkeeper
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Ziu Ping Hua
as The Storyteller
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Quan She-Zhen
as Monkey King
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Liu Xio-Shen
as Monkey King
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Xu Tien-Ed
as Monkey King
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Fu-Hai Lu
as Monkey King
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Chi-Lian Wu
as Monkey King
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Li Jiang
as Monkey King
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Yi-Ping Chou
as Monkey King
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Zhang Xin-Tien
as Monkey King
Production Companies
CCTV
Children's Television Workshop
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