'''The Birdman''' is an elderly [[Rats|rat]] in the medical research lab in ''[[Muppets from Space]]''. He trains [[Pigeons|pigeons]] and has a particular soft spot for [[Gladys (pigeon)|Gladys]].
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'''The Birdman''' is an elderly [[Rats|rat]] in the medical research lab of [[C.O.V.N.E.T]] in ''[[Muppets from Space]]''. He trains [[Pigeons|pigeons]] and has a particular soft spot for [[Gladys (pigeon)|Gladys]].
The character is inspired by Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz," a prison inmate whose study of birds led to a 1955 book and a 1962 film starring [[Burt Lancaster]].
The character is inspired by Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz," a prison inmate whose study of birds led to a 1955 book and a 1962 film starring [[Burt Lancaster]].
The character is inspired by Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz," a prison inmate whose study of birds led to a 1955 book and a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster.