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Carroll Spinney

Remembering Carroll Spinney

Posted on Dec 8, 2019Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

My brief encounter with Carroll Spinney, the actor who played Big Bird, came at a time I needed it the most.

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A Muppet Family Christmas

A Muppet Family Christmas for all of us

Posted on Dec 24, 2014Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

The most magical element of A Muppet Family Christmas is how it finally unites the Muppets with Sesame Street.

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Carroll Spinney

Super Megafest 2013: Celebrating celebrities young & old

Posted on Jan 2, 2014Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Super Megafest 2013 introduced me to Eliza Dushku, Tom Felton, Barbara Eden, and Bill Daily — and reintroduced me to Carroll Spinney, aka Big Bird.

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Sesame Street parodies the Hobbit, Hunger Games

Posted on Dec 9, 2013Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Sesame Street's Cookie Monster becomes the hero in Lord of the Crumbs, Hungry Games: Catching Fur, and other movie parodies.

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Summer Shorts: My Deaf Family

Posted on Jun 4, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Marlee Matlin shot a pilot for a television series entitled 'My Deaf Family', then uploaded it to YouTube — opening the floodgate for ethical discussions.

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The Return of Super Megafest

Posted on Nov 26, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Boston Super Megafest returned to Framingham in November 2008, bringing Jonathan Frakes, Dawn Wells, and Carroll Spinney — aka Riker, Mary Ann, and Big Bird.

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