Hale Fellow, Well Met

Big Bird, of the nest behind 123 Sesame Street, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012 after Mitt Romney was voted into office. Despite claiming love for the Streets beloved protagonist, Romney made good on his promise to cut off funding to avoid having the Chinese finance educational programming for millions of Americans.  Big Bird was last seen looking frantically for work before the plug was pulled on PBS stations all across the nation.

Born in 1969, Bird - as he was lovingly referred to by his good 'friend' Snuffie - bright primrose-yellow at 8 feet, 2 inches tall stole the hearts of pre-schoolers and parents alike.  Well known for his talents as an ice-skater, roller-skater, singer, dancer, unicycle rider, and poet, Big Bird was also known for his frequent misunderstandings.  It was these very misunderstandings - like thinking the alphabet was one long word - that made Big Bird a character that many could identify with and relate to.  While his relationship with  Snuffleupagus remained ambiguous (initially he hides Snuffie from everyone else, then Snuffie and Bird come out as friends), it is believed that this relationship further endeared Big Bird to viewers.  His self-identification as a condor, despite being flightless, made viewers realize that Big Bird was a pioneer in self actualization.

While best known for his work on Sesame Street, Big Bird was the subject of the feature film 'Follow that Bird', and also worked alongside Mister Rogers and the cast of the Muppet Show, both on their show and in their movies.

Big Bird is survived by his teddy bear Radar and his memorial service will be held on NickJr on Saturday, November 10, 2012.  It is expected that this service, officiated by Levar Burton,  will disrupt regularly scheduled programming on the popular pre-school channel for the entire day.  In lieu of flowers, it is asked that money be donated to the Public Broadcasting Service.