This is not your typical production. Life of Pi isn't just bringing a story to life; it's turning puppets into a literal zoo.

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The Sesame characters—Big Bird, Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, the Count, and others—have become instantly recognizable to generations of viewers.

There's the full-body puppet, like Big Bird and Snuffleupagus; "bag" puppets with two articulated hands, like Cookie Monster; and hand-and-rod puppets that have arms controlled by thin rods.

In his 2013 memoir, The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers, Spinney drew two main lessons that he learned by embodying Big Bird and Oscar.

In his 2013 memoir, The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers, Spinney drew two main lessons that he learned by embodying Big Bird and Oscar.

Why we need Mister Rogers, Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch now more than ever Fred Rogers and Caroll Spinney once clashed over make-believe but shared a sense of fundamental kindness.

Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to the ...

Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut.

Spinney also gave life to Big Bird’s antithesis, Oscar the Grouch, the furry green creature who offered his curmudgeonly views on the goings-on on Sesame Street.

Spinney also gave life to Big Bird's antithesis, Oscar the Grouch, the furry green creature who offered his curmudgeonly views on the goings-on on Sesame Street.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on "Sesame Street," died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut ...