Big Bird's misnomers

One of Big Bird's character traits, and a long-standing Sesame Street running gag that carried over into guest appearances was his difficulty either remembering or pronouncing the names of certain people, including his friends and celebrities.
* Mr. Hooper
:: Mr. Looper, etc. (see Big Bird's names for Mr. Hooper)
* Dick Cavett
:: Mr. Cabbage, Mr. Cravat, Mr. Caveat — 1970 Primetime Emmys,Spinney, Caroll. The Wisdom of Big Bird. p. 69 The Dick Cavett Show
* Gordon and Susan
:: Gorgon, Snoozan — Episode 0133
* Pete Seeger
:: Mr. Seeder — Episode 0140
:: Mr. Cigar — Episode 0203
* Arthur Fiedler
:: Mr. Faddler, Mr. Foodler, Fiddler — Evening at Pops
* Fargo North, Decoder (Skip Hinnant)
:: Mr. Furpo — The Electric Company
*Peter Marshall
:: Mr. Marshmallow — Hollywood Squares
*James Earl Jones
:: Mr. Lones — A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
*Phineas T. Barnswallow
:: Mr. Marshmallow — A Sesame Street Mystery
*Diana Ross
:: Miss Moss — Episode 1578
*The Amazing Mumford
:: The Amazing Bumford — Episode 1676
*Dr. Nobel Price
:: Dr. Brice — Episode 1740
*François the salesman
:: Francis the salesman, Franny the salesman — Episode 1875
*Robert MacNeil
:: Robert MacNulty — Episode 1944
*Officer George Patinkin
:: Officer Rin Tin Tin, Ossifer George — Episode 2095
*Birdnardo Birdtolucci
:: Mr. Birdtahoochie — Episode 2575
*Isaac Stern
:: Mr. Tern — Episode 2658
*Freddy Flapman
:: Mr. Flipman, Mr. Floatman, Mr. Floopman, Mr. Fleepman, Mr. Flurpman — Episode 4187
==Honorable Mention==
* In Sesame Country, Big Bird mistakenly books Glen Campbell, when he meant to book a grouch singer, Ben Trumble.
==See also==
*Oscar's nicknames
==Sources==
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