Big Bird

Since Sesame Street began, the world's most famous 8 foot 2 inch big yellow bird, Big Bird, has entertained millions of pre-school children and their parents with his wide-eyed wondering at the world.

Discussion on Big Bird's family

Big Bird lives alone on Sesame Street, essentially adopted by the general neighborhood. Of all the people in his neighborhood, Susan and Gordon Robinson are most likely legally responsible for the six year old, given their recurring parental role towards Big Bird. His apparent lack of family is of serious question, which has never directly been addressed on the show.

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Big Bird has commonly mentioned Granny Bird on the show; he has visited her beach side house in various books and she helped Big Bird on the reconstruction of his nest after the hurricane that destroyed it.

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As this is essentially the only relative mentioned, one could just presume he's estranged, or his parents have died. However, this theory is put to waste in many cases, where he mentioned his relatives.

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For example, in the song Tall Enough, Big Bird mentions he has a mother, a father, and a sister. One of the volumes in the Sesame Street Library book series has Big Bird visiting several of his cousins. The most solid reference to his relatives is in episode 1576 (from 1981): Big Bird mentions several relatives, one of which is an Uncle Slim, a cowbird from Montana, seen at the end of the episode.

Related Topics:
Sesame Street Library - 1981 - Uncle Slim - Montana

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More on this topic in general is discussed in the Sesame Street family condundrum.

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