Granny Bird

PERFORMER	Caroll Spinney

Granny Bird is Big Bird's grandmother. She is almost identical in appearance to her grandson except for her clothes, the gray feathers in her forehead, faded eyelids, and eyeglasses. In episode 3006, it is revealed that Granny Bird is Big Bird's grandmother on his father's side.

The puppet used for Granny Bird is a spare Big Bird puppet, and Caroll Spinney provides her voice. As Granny Bird's appearances are often alongside Big Bird, her voice is usually pre-recorded so that Spinney can perform Big Bird.

Granny Bird lives deep in the woods, at 12 Forest Road. She also has a beach house.

Big Bird has referenced "my grandmother" on Zhima Jie: Da Niao Kan Shijie, a Chinese co-production.

Episodes

Image	Episode/Year	Descripion
File:Granny3006.jpg	Episode 3006 (1992)	Big Bird visits Granny Bird on Grandma's Day, and finds a wolf sleeping in her bed. Fearing the worst, Big Bird accuses the wolf of eating Granny Bird, but it turns out that this is Granny Wolf, Granny Bird's best friend. Big Bird had the addresses mixed up -- Granny Bird lives on 12 Forest Road, and Granny Wolf at 12 Forest Street.
	Episode 3517 (1996)	Big Bird is expecting Granny Bird for a visit to his nest. When Granny Bird can't get on a plane and cancels, Big Bird is crushed. Soon, his sadness turns to fury and he starts yelling to relieve his anger. While he is yelling, Granny arrives, stating that she managed to get on another plane. Bob lets Big Bird know she's here, but he refuses to come out of his nest. Granny is surprised that he is angry at her and promptly leaves. Big Bird finally calms down, but becomes angry again when he realizes that she left. Once the two Birds are united, Granny insists, in song, that even if they are apart, she will always love him. Parts of this episode can be seen on Sesamestreet.org. Template:SSvideo Template:SSvideo
	Episode 3979, Episode 3980 (2001)	When Big Bird's nest is destroyed in a hurricane, Granny Bird provides suggestions over the phone about how to rebuild the nest. This was later released on home video as Friends to the Rescue
	Episode 4086 (2005)	Big Bird and Alan bake birdseed cookies for Granny Bird's visit.
	Episode 4149 (2007)	Granny Bird appears to Big Bird in a thought egg to remind him that birds always have a song in their hearts.

Other appearances

• Elmopalooza: Granny Bird is seen in the audience of the talent show in the song One Small Voice sung here by Kenny Loggins

• Sesame Beginnings

• Here for Each Other - Big Changes: Granny Bird comforts Big Bird as he is forced to relocate from his nest during a storm.

Book appearances

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Granny Bird makes a substantial appearance in the 1989 Little Golden Book I Can't Wait Until Christmas. In illustrated form, Granny Bird loses her gray feathers and consequently looks even more like Big Bird, although she does sport a pair of pince-nez eyeglasses.

• The Sesame Street Dictionary (1980)
• What Did You Bring? (1980)
• Big and Little Stories (1982)
• The Sesame Street Word Book (1983)
• I Can Count to Ten and Back Again (1985)
• I Want to Go Home! (1985)
• Big Bird Goes to the Doctor (1986)
• A Bird's Best Friend (1986)
• Through the Year (1986)
• A Rainy Day on Sesame Street (1987)
• Big Bird's Square Meal (1988)
• Nothing to Do (1988)
• Get Well, Granny Bird (1989)
• Great Monsterpieces (1989)
• I Can't Wait Until Christmas (1989)
• Big Bird Visits Granny Bird (1991)
• I Want to Be a Doctor (1991)
• Quiet Time (1991)
• Best Friends (1992)
• My Name Is Big Bird (1992)
• Friends & Family Lace-Ups (1992)
• From Trash to Treasure (1993)
• Which Witch is Which? (1996)
• Big Bird's Baby Book (1998)
• Watch Out for Banana Peels (2000)
• Fly Away with Big Bird (2006)
• What Makes You Giggle? (2007)

See also

• Muppet Relatives

External links

• Tough Pigs Book Club: I Can't Wait Until Christmas