Follow That Bird (1985)
Caroll Spinney: Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bruno the Trashman
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Quotes
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Daddy Dodo : Excuse me, was there a big yellow bird on this plane?
Big Bird : Well, only me.
Mommy Dodo : [not catching on] Oh, too bad. Maybe he'll be on the next plane.
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Mr. Snuffleupagus : Oh, Bird, this is goodbye. You're leaving Sesame Street.
Big Bird : Well, I'm not really leaving. I'm just going away.
Mr. Snuffleupagus : Oh.
Big Bird : Besides, as soon as I get to Ocean View, you can come and visit.
Mr. Snuffleupagus : I can?
Big Bird : First thing, ol' pal. I wouldn't go if you couldn't come and visit.
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Big Bird : [sees the WB logo] Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters W and B.
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Oscar the Grouch : [singing] Let this be the Grouch's cause: Point out everybody's flaws! / Something is wrong with everything, except the way I sing!
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Miss Finch : Come on, Big Bird, you don't want to miss your plane.
Maria : Just a minute. Give us a big hug, Big Bird.
[they embrace]
Maria : Don't forget to write.
Big Bird : I won't, Maria.
Count : Don't forget to count!
Big Bird : Okay, Count.
Bob : And don't forget to dress warmly, okay, Big Bird?
Big Bird : I've got my muffler, Bob.
Grover : Don't forget to breathe! In and out!
Big Bird : I always do, Grover.
Linda : [signs "Don't forget to read books"]
Big Bird : I'll read every day.
Cookie Monster : Oh, Bird, don't forget to eat!
Big Bird : I won't, Cookie Monster.
[Oscar comes slowly out of his trash can]
Big Bird : Well, goodbye, Oscar.
Oscar the Grouch : [surprised] What? Why, that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me.
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Big Bird : Hey, I've got a great idea. Let's play make-believe. I'll be Snow White.
Donnie Dodo : But you're not Snow White.
Marie Dodo : You're bright yellow.
Donnie Dodo : Yeah.
Big Bird : [not choosing to notice this remark] And you could be the Seven Dwarves.
Donnie Dodo : But we're not dwarves.
Marie Dodo : We're birds.
Big Bird : I said we just could make believe. You know, pretend? Uh, use your imagination.
Donnie Dodo : Oh, okay. I'll pretend I'm Donnie.
Marie Dodo : And I'll pretend I'm Marie.
[Big Bird sighs with disgust]
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Truck Driver : So you are the bird on the run.
Big Bird : Oh, yeah, and I can't wait to get back to my real home on Sesame Street. I figure I can walk back there in, oh, about three hours.
Truck Driver : Three hours?
[shakes his head]
Truck Driver : More like three weeks, buddy.
Big Bird : Three weeks? Oh, no. I'll never get home!
Truck Driver : Sure, you will. You've just got to keep going. Pick up your feet and follow your beak.
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Miss Finch : You know, Big, you shouldn't be living here all alone.
Big Bird : Well, I'm not all alone. Why, there's Gordon and Susan and...
Miss Finch : But they're not birds like we are.
Big Bird : I know, but they're nice people.
Miss Finch : But you should have a home and a family.
Big Bird : Well, I am home. I like it here on Sesame Street.
Miss Finch : Wouldn't you like to be with your own kind? Wouldn't you like to live in a big, beautiful bird house with a nice bird family of your own? And a brother bird, and a sister bird, and a father bird, and a mother bird? And sing and play bird games all day long? Wouldn't you? Wouldn't you?
[Big Bird imagines life with a bird family]
Big Bird : Gee, I think I'd like that!
Miss Finch : Good! Because in a lovely city called Ocean View, Illinois, there's a fine feathered family waiting just for you!
Big Bird : Really? Oh, when can I leave?
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Daddy Dodo : Who's Mr. Sniffuplaga
[struggles with the name]
Daddy Dodo : Sniffleblguh
Big Bird : Snuff-Snuffleupagus.
Daddy Dodo : Yeah.
Big Bird : Well, he's my best friend.
Mommy Dodo : What kind of a bird is he?
Big Bird : He's not a bird. He's a Snuffleupagus.
[the Dodos laugh]
Donnie Dodo : Snuffle-guppy-gus.
Daddy Dodo : But your best friend should be a bird.
Big Bird : Why?
Mommy Dodo : Because you're a bird. Isn't that right, Daddy?
Daddy Dodo : That's right, Mommy. And you should be with your own kind: birds.
Mommy Dodo : You'll find lots of birds your own age.
Daddy Dodo : And make some new best friends. Now come on out and hunt for worms.
Big Bird : But I don't want to hunt for worms! I want Snuffy to come and visit! And if he can't come and visit, I don't want to be here anymore! I want to go home!
Mommy Dodo : But you ARE home!
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Big Bird : [to a truck of turkeys] Hey, fellas, can you give me a lift? Talk to who?
[turns to see a man loading another crate of turkeys into the truck]
Big Bird : Oh, say, you must be the driver.
Truck Driver : Well, what can I do for you, big fella?
Big Bird : Well, do you have room for just one more?
Truck Driver : I don't take no riders. This here's a turkey truck.
Big Bird : Oh well.
[Then a thought hits him]
Big Bird : But my friend Oscar always says that I'm a big turkey!
Truck Driver : Well, I don't guess I can argue with that. Hop in.
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Floyd : You're the biggest chicken I've ever seen.
Big Bird : Oh, I'm not a chicken actually. I'm a bird on the run.
Ruthie : Oh yeah. Floyd, he's the bird on TV who ran away.
Big Bird : Oh, I didn't run away. I'm going back to my real home on Sesame Street where I belong.
[yawns]
Ruthie : Are you tired?
Big Bird : Well, maybe a little. I sure wish I had a place to sleep.
Ruthie : Have you ever slept in a barn?
Big Bird : [looking toward the barn] Hmm.
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Big Bird : Gee. There's still no sign of Sesame Street. Nothing but amber waves of grain. I think I'm lost. What'll I do? I wish Snuffy were here. Then I'd be lost with my best friend.
[at that moment, a mirage-like image of Snuffy appears in the field]
Mr. Snuffleupagus : Hello, Bird.
Big Bird : Snuffy? I thought I'd never see you again! I can hardly see you now.
Mr. Snuffleupagus : That is because you are imagining me, Bird.
Big Bird : Oh. Well, it's so good to almost see you. I suppose a hug is out of the question, you being imaginary right now.
Mr. Snuffleupagus : You could imagine that we're hugging, Bird.
Big Bird : That's right. How brilliant. Here it comes.
[Big Bird and Snuffy try to hug, but keep passing through each other]
Big Bird : Oh, I'm afraid this isn't working, Snuffy. For hugging, you need the real thing.
Mr. Snuffleupagus : Don't worry, Bird. We can hug for real when you get back to Sesame Street.
Big Bird : ''If'' I ever get back to Sesame Street. But I will.
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Oscar the Grouch : [driving into a junkyard] This is where I wanna be - grouch paradise! Just look it at. It's like a work of art.
Telly Monster : It is different, Maria.
Maria : Oscar, I want you to turn this car around right now and head for Toadstool!
Oscar the Grouch : Ah, an angry face in a beautiful place - heaven.
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Big Bird : Say, there's a lady named Miss Finch who's chasing me and, uh, do you mind if I hide in your fun fair?
Sam Sleaze : Why, no, not at all. We have the perfect place for you to hide. Right here in our hiding cage.
[Locks him up]
Sam Sleaze : You'll be safe here.
Sid Sleaze : Yeah, real safe.
Big Bird : Gee, thanks.
[Sid and Sam laugh]
Sam Sleaze : Let's go!
Big Bird : Ha, ha, ha! Oh, gee, I sure am a lucky bird.
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[first lines]
Announcer : Ladies and gentlemen, would you please rise for the Grouch Anthem.
Oscar the Grouch : No, no, no! With the Grouch Anthem, you stay sitting down! Down in front there!
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Oscar the Grouch : [after the Grouch Anthem] Well, anyway, you've seen the best part of this movie, so sit back, relax, and have a rotten time!
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Oscar the Grouch : Nice work, turkey!
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Miss Finch : Are you all right, Big? You are Big Bird?
Big Bird : [looking himself over] Yeah, I guess I am.
Miss Finch : [facing the camera] This is worse than I thought!
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Big Bird : Isn't flying wonderful? It makes me feel like a bird.
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Sam Sleaze : What's the matter, don't you like your cage?
Big Bird : My cage? My, my, MY CAGE?
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[In a car chase between the Sleaze Brothers truck and the Volkswagen, the cage opens]
Big Bird : Gordon, look, the doors are open!
Gordon : I know, now-now, come on!
Big Bird : Come on? Gordon, you know I can't fly.
Gordon : JUMP!
Big Bird : I'm not even supposed to do this! Why, you should never jump from a moving truck! Why... I shouldn't even be standing up!
Gordon : You have my permission! Just this once. NOW, COME ON!