And in 1972, Big Bird lined up on "Sesame Street" to receive ... determined that doing so would be too scandalous.The 1970s TV series "Maude," a spinoff show of "All in the Family," which explored ...

In the 1970s, for example, Big Bird and his "Sesame Street" friends participated in an immunization campaign to encourage children to get vaccinated against polio, whooping cough, measles ...

Big Bird, it must be said, is no Hamlet. For one thing, he's covered in 6,000 yellow feathers. And while countless actors around the world have put their stamp on the tortured Danish prince ...