Big Bird will not be anyone's political puppet. Sesame Workshop has asked the Obama campaign to take down a new TV ad that prominently features the famous talking bird, in a satirical spot mocking ...

NPR's history show, Throughline, takes us back to 1969 and the creation of the children's TV show Sesame Street.

Whether it's video chatting with Granny Bird, or moving around with friends, Big Bird is happy to bring joy to families on "Sesame Street." ...

For millennial parents, Sesame Street’s YouTube debut feels personal. Many grew up learning their ABCs alongside Elmo and ...

Caroll Spinney, who puppeteered and voiced Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, is retiring from "Sesame Street" after 50 years. He has been part of the show since its inception in 1969. (He even met ...

"Sesame Street is my home!" Indeed, Big Bird — that towering, yellow-feathered 6-year-old — has been calling Sesame Street home for four decades, ever since the show premiered on Nov. 10, 1969.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut ...

"Sesame Street" cast members paid tribute to late "Big Bird" puppeteer Caroll Spinney at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony in Washington D.C. on Sunday night.

Indeed, Big Bird — that towering, yellow-feathered 6-year-old — has been calling Sesame Street home for four decades, ever since the show premiered on Nov. 10, 1969.