1970: Big Bird appears on the cover of Time. 1971: Snuffleupagus debuts as Big Bird’s friend. He’s not seen by others on the street until 1985. 1972: Count von Count debuts.

A 33-cent U.S. stamp honoring "Sesame Street'' and featuring Big Bird was released as part of the Celebrate the Century series honoring the 1970s. Credit: Newsday File/Jiro Ose. The Big Bird ...

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, ...

Puppeteer who played Big Bird on ‘Sesame Street’ retiring. Caroll Spinney tells the New York Times that Thursday will be his last day on the program, which he joined from the start in 1969.

Here, in the tradition of Cronin’s work, TIME asked Big Bird to weigh in, as only he could, on the enduring power of his home—and how to celebrate a centennial. —Lily Rothman Buy a print of ...

Directed by Dave LaMattina and Chad N. Walker, "I Am Big Bird" is a loving portrait of the man who has been inside that giant bird suit ever since “Sesame Street” debuted back in 1969.

Look magazine had an article on us in 1970. Big Bird was built a little differently then: He was strapped on me, and you couldn’t easily get out without an assistant reaching underneath and ...