Big Bird in China (1983)
FantasyAdventureTV MovieComedy
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: Jon Stone
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Caroll Spinney as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) |
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Brian Muehl as Barkley (voice) |
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Lianzi Ouyang as Xiao Foo (as Lien-Tze Quyang) |
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Frank Oz as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) |
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Jerry Nelson as Two-Headed Monster (voice) |
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Richard Hunt as Two-Headed Monster (voice) |
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Martin P. Robinson as Telly Monster (voice) |
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Jim Henson as Ernie (voice) |
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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 |
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Wang Kwan-Wei as Lion Dog |
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Bao Yi-Ting as Lion Dog |
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Lu Ja-Lin as The Dancing Phoenix |
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Katherine Lakoski as The Singing Phoenix (voice) |
| Directing | Jon Stone | Director |
| Writing | Caroll Spinney | Story |
| Production | Jon Stone | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tish Sommers | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Dick Lieb | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Victor DiNapoli | Art Direction |
| Editing | Ken Gutstein | Editor |
| Writing | Joseph A. Bailey | Writer |
| Writing | Jon Stone | Writer |
| Production | Kuo Bao-Xiang | Producer |
| Production | Xu Ja-Cha | Producer |
| Production | David Liu | Producer |
| Production | Brooks Fountain | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Ozzie Alfonso | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Larry Jameson | Special Effects |
| Crew | Kermit Love | Special Effects |
| Crew | Susan Moore | Special Effects |
| Crew | Don Sahlin | Special Effects |
| Crew | Debra Spinney | Special Effects |
| Crew | Richard Termine | Special Effects |
| Crew | Caroly Wilcox | Special Effects |
| Sound | Dick Maitland | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Blake Norton | Sound |
| Sound | Bob Schlott | Sound |
| Sound | Ken Hahn | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Sam McLean | Animation |
| Crew | Susan Milano | Post Production Assistant |
| Production | Peter Chow | Location Coordinator |
| Sound | Dick Lieb | Conductor |
| Production | Margot Breier | Research Assistant |
| Crew | Liu Hui | Translator |
| Production | Wang Jing-Po | Production Assistant |
| Production | Zhang Fu-Gang | Production Assistant |
| Production | Yu Pei-Xia | Production Assistant |
| Production | Li Zhung | Production Assistant |
| Production | Shari Roman | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Frank V. Phillips | Director of Photography |