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Caroll Spinney on playing Mr. Lion on Boston's Bozo's Circus 11:50
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Show: Bozo's Circus
Caroll Spinney on seeing Jim Henson on The Ed Sullivan Show 00:56
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Show: Ed Sullivan Show, The aka Toast of the Town
Carroll Spinney on Jim Henson scouting for someone to play "Big Bird" and "Oscar the Grouch" in 1969, and Spinney's one lesson on operating Muppets 01:55
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
On going to New York to work for Jim Henson on Sesame Street; on the story of how "Oscar the Grouch" supposedly got his name; on how Jim Henson first described "Big Bird"; on meeting Joan Ganz Cooney; on the mechanics of operating "Big Bird" during the first year of Sesame Street and changing the character's persona to that of a six-year-old child; on "Big Bird" being featured by the second season of Sesame Street; on contemplating quitting Sesame Street 13:51
Interview: Caroll Spinney
On Jim Henson giving puppeteers creative freedom; on "Oscar the Grouch"; on changes to "Oscar the Grouch" within the first year; on operating "Big Bird' and "Oscar the Grouch" 11:33
Interview: Caroll Spinney
On the development of "Big Bird's" character; on the fun of doing "Oscar the Grouch" and "Big Bird" 02:17
Interview: Caroll Spinney
Caroll Spinney on going to New York to work for Jim Henson on Sesame Street 27:41
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Genre: Children's Programming
Caroll Spinney on going to New York to work for Jim Henson on Sesame Street 06:42
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Person: Jim Henson
Caroll Spinney on Frank Oz beginning to do voices 01:03
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Person: Frank Oz
Caroll Spinney on meeting Joan Ganz Cooney 01:11
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Person: Joan Ganz Cooney
Caroll Spinney on changing "Big Bird's" persona to that of a six-year-old child 01:35
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Person: Jeff Moss
Caroll Spinney on not getting paid while Sesame Street was on hiatus, then coming back for the second season of Sesame Street 01:47
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Person: Jim Henson
Caroll Spinney on Jim Henson giving puppeteers creative freedom 01:11
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Person: Jim Henson
Caroll Spinney on Kermit Love's designs for "Big Bird" 03:45
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Person: Kermit Love
Caroll Spinney on going to New York to work for Jim Henson on Sesame Street 01:08
Interview: Caroll Spinney
Caroll Spinney on the story of how "Oscar the Grouch" supposedly got his name 01:18
Interview: Caroll Spinney
Caroll Spinney on the mechanics of operating "Big Bird" during the first year of Sesame Street and changing the character's persona to that of a six-year-old child 03:53
Interview: Caroll Spinney
Caroll Spinney on changes to "Oscar the Grouch" within the first year 01:19
Interview: Caroll Spinney
Caroll Spinney on operating "Big Bird' - and having a monitor to work with 04:23
Interview: Caroll Spinney
Caroll Spinney on how he sees his script within the "Big Bird" costume 00:27
Interview: Caroll Spinney
Caroll Spinney on performing "Oscar the Grouch" 00:31
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Show: Sesame Street
Caroll Spinney on performing both "Bird Bird" and "Oscar the Grouch" when they appear in the same scene 00:49
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Show: Sesame Street
Caroll Spinney on his characterization of "Big Bird" 01:54
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Show: Sesame Street
Caroll Spinney on going to New York to work for Jim Henson on Sesame Street 27:41
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Show: Sesame Street