United States / May 29, 1983 / NBC
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Big Bird and his Sesame Street companion, Barkley, the big, fluffy dog, travel across China in search of the legendary Feng Huang, the Phoenix Bird. Along the way they visit with Chinese schoolchildren, watch a Tai Ji demonstration, learn some Chinese words and songs, and meet the mischievous Monkey King.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jim Henson | Ernie (voice) |
| Cheryl Blaylock | Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Cheryl Blalock) |
| Edward G. Christie | Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (as Ed Christie) |
| Arabella Hong | The Shopkeeper |
| Ziu Ping Hua | The Storyteller |
| Quan She-Zhen | Monkey King |
| Liu Xio-Shen | Monkey King |
| Xu Tien-Ed | Monkey King |
| Fu-Hai Lu | Monkey King |
| Chi-Lian Wu | Monkey King |
| Li Jiang | Monkey King |
| Yi-Ping Chou | Monkey King |
| Zhang Xin-Tien | Monkey King |
| Wang Kwan-Wei | Lion Dog |
| Bao Yi-Ting | Lion Dog |
| Lu Ja-Lin | The Dancing Phoenix |
| Katherine Lakoski | The Singing Phoenix (voice) |
Genres
FantasyAdventureTV MovieComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Big Bird in China |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, 普通话 |
| Production countries | China, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | China Central Television 中央电视台 (CCTV), Children's Television Workshop, Sony Wonder |
| Release date | 29 maggio 1983 |
| Executive producer | Jon Stone |
| Production | Tish Sommers, Kuo Bao-Xiang, Xu Ja-Cha, David Liu |
| Writer | Caroll Spinney, Joseph A. Bailey, Jon Stone |
| Editing | Ken Gutstein |
| Cinematography | Frank V. Phillips |
| Assistant directors | Ozzie Alfonso, Jon Stone |
| Camera operators | Frank V. Phillips |
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| Additional photography | Frank V. Phillips |
| Production design | Victor DiNapoli |
| Art direction | Victor DiNapoli |
| Set decoration | Victor DiNapoli |
| Special effects | Larry Jameson, Kermit Love, Susan Moore, Don Sahlin, Debra Spinney, Richard Termine, Caroly Wilcox |
| Visual effects | Sam McLean |
| Music | Dick Lieb, Dick Maitland, Blake Norton, Bob Schlott, Ken Hahn |
| Sound | Dick Lieb, Dick Maitland, Blake Norton, Bob Schlott, Ken Hahn |
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