Sesame Street: The National Bird

[Shaghayegh11]

i don't find elmo cute. but annoying.

[cesariojpn]

Fun Fact: Benjamin "Telly" Franklin pick is based on an urban legend that attributes Franklin seriously considering the Turkey as our National Bird when in reality he was criticizing something else.

[escottish140]

"We don't any turkey, you turkey!" LOL!

[Tiramees]

Awww, Big Bird. xDDD

[colleen4ever]

"What's a vote?" And you call yourself a Patriot, Elmo?!

Quite a cast- Herry as John Hancock, Bert as Jefferson (but he wanted the DOVE, not the pigeon) Ernie as Adams (but I think he's too cheerful to be Adams) and a surprise ending!:)

[Pooleman96]

Did anyone else hear Elmo at 0:33 say "Is it lunch yet?"

[jtomally9681]

Yeah. He said it alright. lol

[muppetfan33]

@Pooleman96 I certainly did.

[Muppephile]

The pigeon in those days would be the Passenger Pigeon, the Cockatoo might just be a garbling of spotting a Bulbul or Oropendola.

[casinobowling]

Why Big Bird? The National Bird is the Bald Eagle! He is NOT a Bald Eagle!

[Muppephile]

but he's nicer!! XD

[casinobowling]

So is Barney The Big Purple Dinosaur! But you don`t see him up for votes!!!!

[1bassley]

@casinobowling Damn you Jurassic Park! Teaches kids that dinosaurs are birds!!

[sparkyjipp]

does any one know who the grl is from sesame street with glasses, plaid dress, and play's a brass instrument? If you do click reply!

[mponekov]

poor big bird

[DakariKingMykan]

I wonder which character Oscar is supposed to be...

John Handcock?

[Muppephile]

Hancock, not handcock.

[SilverEspeon26]

Bert looks like Thomas Jefferson.

[collgoff]

What's wrong with Big Bird?

[DakariKingMykan]

Simple... He came to the meeting wanting to be the national bird...

But he got in late.

But honestly... Can you imagine Big Bird as the US Bird. HE wasn't even around in 1789

[collgoff]

Yay that's for sure!

[Cowpups]

big BIRD he wanted to be the national ird lol get it

[MercedesCars454]

why is sesame street so amusing even if your not a kid

[kiwispam84]

It was designed to be something educational to kids, but also interesting enough that their parents would stop on the channel- True story!

[MuppetDude]

Because they write it that way!

[MercedesCars454]

true

[videoguy100]

@mwermuthland They did, but I don't understand why they uploaded this clip again.

[MrPancaekz]

lmao cockatoo

[bbstaraimee]

LOL a bird with a toupee

[sleepylain]

I love how Telly is Benjamin Franklin. <3

[MarioZone69]

WE DON'T WANT ANY TURKEY YOU TURKEY!

[PalomaIsKool]

i should have been the turkey...

[kfodom]

I've always loved this skit (I'm a BG history buf.) And I totally forgot about the ending-a classid piece of Sesame Street humor. Looks like Big Bird really got his feathers ruffled. *rimshot*

[Deanmo23]

Wait a minute, hasn't this clip been already uploaded before?

[Garrettk41]

Yeah. Sesame.Street uploaded this long ago.

[onvogmasaj]

sam shoulda made a cameo

[maviulke12]

love sesame street

[Lordodragonss]

The Ending was the best, but Why elmo didn't show any bird?

[Garrettk41]

Because he agreed with the eagle.