Follow That Bird

Follow That Bird was a triumph in all aspects, from TRUE family entertainment (That has been lost since the days of Jim Henson) to a valuable lesson about friendship and happiness even adults can learn from.

I will forever laugh when I hear guest-star Chevy Chase say, as a TV anchorman, "Now for the weather: It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, beautiful day for a neighbor, won't you be mine?" That was just one of many of the in-jokes in this film, that adults will appriciate and children will laugh at when they see it as parents.

I first watched Follow That Bird when I was 3 years old. I cried my eyes out when Big-Bird sang, "One Little Star" and felt empathy for him on his way back HOME to sesame street from Oceanview, Illinois, where he lived with the absent-minded Dodo's. At a child's most impressionable age, such as 3 or 4, this movie can do wonders. And most certainly has an edge over programming such as Barney or Telletubbies.

This movie makes true the statement, "Home is Where the Heart is". May Big Bird's heart be in Sesame Street forever.