A Slice of Spinney

We’ve collated a bunch of Big Bird and Oscar videos as we continue to celebrate the life of Caroll Spinney. Also featured are his appearances on game shows from the early 70s!

GROUCH

Ever wondered Oscar the Grouch’s origin story? Allow David K Harbour and the cast of Saturday Night Live to reveal all…

Sesame Street at SDCC!

The cast of Sesame Street hung out at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, and we’ve got a couple of videos. Watch as they’re reunited with Maria, and Big Bird sings a new version of ‘Sing After Me’. Plus Hasbro showed off the Cookie Replica you can order now!

Cookie Shows You The Waze

Ever wondered how to get to Sesame Street? Well now Cookie Monster can show you the ways – literally on the driving app Waze!

Oscar And Stephen Get Musical

Oscar headed to The Late Show to sing about the chaos of the world, and to advertise his new book The Pursuit of Grouchiness!

Street Tank

Ever wanted a smartphone app that would help you communicate with chickens? No, us either, but that hasn’t stopped the cast of Sesame Street from pitching some terrible ideas on this parody of Shark Tank.

Caroll Spinney Week: The Top 10 Songs of: Caroll Spinney (Retirement Edition)

As Caroll Spinney Week comes to a close, Kieran is revisiting his favorite Big Bird and Oscar songs in this special Top 10 Chart.

Caroll Spinney Week: An Open Letter To Caroll.

This week we’re celebrating the 50 year career of Caroll Spinney, who retired from his duties as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street last week at the age of 84.
Our own Jarrod Fairclough has a few things he’d like to say.

2 More Sesame Books!

Your library is about to get a little bigger, with 2 new Sesame Street books out next year. Oscar teaches you about life, and old artwork gets a second look!