The person in
Big Bird's costume (
muppeteer Carroll Spinney) had to hold up the 3.5 lb
head with his arm and
manipulate the beak with his hand, which could only be done about ten minutes each time.
Now! Owing to popular demand, the first
t in this write-up has been changed to a T. Also, many folks wrote to their
congressman suggesting that
puppeteer be changed to
muppeteer. Done!
Enjoy the buffet!