Before retiring in 2018, the late Waltham native Caroll Spinney voiced and puppeteered Big Bird and fellow Sesame Street character Oscar the Grouch, for half a century. For 55 years, Big Bird has ...

In this rebooted, social media-based version, however, the tiny Big Bird phenomenon has lasted for days. The official accounts of other Sesame Street characters—even ones not involved in the ...

There is an ongoing national nightmare and not enough people are talking about it. Big Bird is now small. Tiny, even. I repeat: Big Bird is small. The horror. How did this begin? We do not fully know.

Sesame Street characters are banned from the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference. The ban comes after conservatives criticized Big Bird for announcing he was vaccinated ...

The Conservative Political Action Conference has banned Sesame Street characters from attending their upcoming conference in Florida, citing Big Bird's endorsement of COVID-19 vaccines.

Big Bird got some big-time protection over the weekend in the form of a COVID-19 vaccine, but the fictional Sesame Street character's announcement drew backlash from conservative lawmakers who ...

The “Sesame Street” Twitter account followed up with a 1972 clip of Big Bird lining up with kids for a measles vaccine. CNN also reported several other characters and celebrities have advocated for ...

Many observers noted the irony of the pile-on, given that Big Bird is both a fictional character and one known for spreading messages of kindness and curiosity. Plus, they pointed out, this isn't ...

MORE: Kids and the COVID-19 vaccine: 5 questions answered by pediatricians While the character has been entertaining kids for decades, Big Bird is technically 6 years old, which means he recently ...

The “Sesame Street” Twitter account followed up with a 1972 clip of Big Bird lining up with kids for a measles vaccine. CNN also reported several other characters and celebrities have ...