Follow That Bird (1985)
Sally Kellerman: Miss Finch
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Quotes
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Miss Finch : Come on, Big Bird, you don't want to miss your plane.
Maria : Just a minute. Give us a big hug, Big Bird.
[they embrace]
Maria : Don't forget to write.
Big Bird : I won't, Maria.
Count : Don't forget to count!
Big Bird : Okay, Count.
Bob : And don't forget to dress warmly, okay, Big Bird?
Big Bird : I've got my muffler, Bob.
Grover : Don't forget to breathe! In and out!
Big Bird : I always do, Grover.
Linda : [signs "Don't forget to read books"]
Big Bird : I'll read every day.
Cookie Monster : Oh, Bird, don't forget to eat!
Big Bird : I won't, Cookie Monster.
[Oscar comes slowly out of his trash can]
Big Bird : Well, goodbye, Oscar.
Oscar the Grouch : [surprised] What? Why, that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me.
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Feathered Friend's Magistrate : Now, here today, we have a sad, sad case that needs our urgent attention. He's only six years old, and he lives all alone, with no other birds around.
Feathered Friends Turkey : He looks so sad.
Feathered Friends Owl : That's funny. He looks happy to me.
Feathered Friend's Magistrate : [surprised] Of course he's not happy! How can you say that?
[the board members begin arguing around the table]
Miss Finch : Madame Chairbird!
Feathered Friend's Magistrate : Miss Finch?
Miss Finch : [clearing throat] We all know he can't be happy. He needs to be with his own kind, with a bird family.
Feathered Friend's Magistrate : True, very true.
Miss Finch : And I know just the family. Where does he live?
Feathered Friend's Magistrate : Sesame Street.
Miss Finch : Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?
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Miss Finch : You know, Big, you shouldn't be living here all alone.
Big Bird : Well, I'm not all alone. Why, there's Gordon and Susan and...
Miss Finch : But they're not birds like we are.
Big Bird : I know, but they're nice people.
Miss Finch : But you should have a home and a family.
Big Bird : Well, I am home. I like it here on Sesame Street.
Miss Finch : Wouldn't you like to be with your own kind? Wouldn't you like to live in a big, beautiful bird house with a nice bird family of your own? And a brother bird, and a sister bird, and a father bird, and a mother bird? And sing and play bird games all day long? Wouldn't you? Wouldn't you?
[Big Bird imagines life with a bird family]
Big Bird : Gee, I think I'd like that!
Miss Finch : Good! Because in a lovely city called Ocean View, Illinois, there's a fine feathered family waiting just for you!
Big Bird : Really? Oh, when can I leave?
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Kermit the Frog : You think maybe he didn't like it here or something?
Miss Finch : Impossible!
Kermit the Frog : Well, what are you going to do about it, Miss Finch?
Miss Finch : I'm going to find Big Bird, wherever he is, and bring him back to the Dodos.
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Miss Finch : Are you all right, Big? You are Big Bird?
Big Bird : [looking himself over] Yeah, I guess I am.
Miss Finch : [facing the camera] This is worse than I thought!