Small Bird

Small Bird is a character created for the Ice Follies touring show featuring walk-around (skate-around), full-bodied versions of the Sesame Street Muppets.
Premiering in the 41st edition of the Ice Follies in September 1976, Small Bird appeared in a number with Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Bert, and Ernie.Greeley Daily Tribune (Greeley, Colorado) "41st Edition of Ice Follies Opens Sept. 21" September 3, 1976
Performed by six-year-old Adam Baker of the Ice Follies performing Baker family of seven, Small Bird was reported by some members of the press to be either the "son" of Big BirdDemocrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) "Bakers Keep Act All in the Family" by Mary Rita Kurycki, October 17, 1976 or his little brother,Nashua Telegraph (Nashua, New Hampshire) "" February 4, 1977 but more accurately a "protege" to Big Bird's "mentor" by othersCourier-Post (Camden, New Jersey) "Now Here's Small Bird" December 24, 1976The Bridgeport Post (Bridgeport, Connecticut) "The Muppets to Frolic in Ice Follies Show" February 2, 1977Springville Journal (Springville, New York) March 3, 1977 tagging along with the elder bird who was "teaching him what life was all about."The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) "Holiday Skaters Cut a Lot of Ice at Arena" by Rita Rose, November 5, 1977
Small Bird stood forty inches tall and was reportedly created by Jim Henson especially for Ice Follies.The Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan) "Muppets Join Ice Follies Cast" December 5, 1976The Indian Journal (Eufaula, Oklahoma) "Ice Follies in Okla. City" March 31, 1977 (Although, this is most likely a misnomer on the part of journalists accrediting Henson himself as being directly involved, while the more accurate credit most plausibly goes to Henson's team.)
The character appeared in Ice Follies shows until at least 1978,The Atlanta Journal and Constitution "The Sparkle and the Splendor" by Joseph Litsch, March 11, 1978 but never featured in any other media.
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==See also==
* Little Bird
==Sources==
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Category:Sesame Street Stage Characters
Category:Sesame Street Characters