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I agree completely. I feel like Caroll Spinney is only semi-retired. He actually just recently performed Oscar for a guest appearance only a couple of months ago so he hasn't completely stopped puppeteering, only to a more limited extent now which is something that I'm content with, knowing that...

Lol. I'm just glad to see that he's still doing what he loves. Even though he's now semi-retired, I'm glad he still performs Oscar. That's really special to see an original muppeteer perform. I hope someone took video of this.

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To me it doesn't feel like the same character. I have no problem with anyone else thinking differently. But to me Matt performance doesn't feel like Big Bird. I actually like the fact that you feel different about this than me, and I'm glad that you feel that he's doing a good job with Big Bird...

Again, he isn't doing the physical puppetry. Other performers are doing the puppetry for Big Bird and Oscar and he's just dubbing in the voices. I've already mentioned this. He no longer manuevers the puppets so it's irrelevant to bring up that idea. He's mostly retired. It doesn't take much to...

He has stated many times that he has no intention of retiring as he loves his job and he can't imagine walking away from Big Bird and Oscar. Nobody at Sesame Workshop is making him continue when he doesn't want to. That's been his choice. He's doing it simply because he enjoys it. Some people...

You're actually wrong here. Caroll is no longer performing the physical aspect of his characters. He has just been dubbing the voices.

Again I'm talking purely about my opinions about Matt's performance as Big Bird. "At the end of the day", it doesn't matter who picked him or the fact that he has no control over his voice changing. He isn't the right fit anymore. That's really it. Even my 6 year old cousin tried to convince...

I don't have a problem with his voice changing. I have a problem with the fact that he doesn't sound remotely like the character. I realize voices change. But that doesn't mean he's right for Big Bird. It's as simple as that. I get that it's a part of life. But we're not talking about the fact...

Completely different. Elmo still sounded distinctly like Elmo, Abby still sounds distinctly like Abby. Sure there might be slightly varied. Even Caroll's Big Bird sounded a little bit different 10 years ago than it did in the 80's. This is natural. Voices will change. Steve's Kermit changed a...

Matt isn't the right fit for Big Bird anymore. He could do the voice when he was younger. Now it's essentially a completely different character.

Exact same thoughts. We of course saw him on set in August in the above picture. I figured he was just visiting and supporting his fellow muppeteers. But there's no way he isn't involved in season 50. I don't think he's completely retired.

Did either of you get a chance to see Caroll's public speaking event on November 7th?

In Yeah I've noticed he's been doing many cons lately. He still takes the time to draw Big Bird for fans. Again he's 83. But with his dystonia it's up and down. Sometimes he'll struggle more, sometimes he'll have more energy. It really depends. But either way he's still keeping active which is...

Caroll has dystonia. It affects his balance.

I know he's had physical setbacks. But let's also take into account that he's 83. The thing about his condition is that I believe it affects his muscles. So it's up and down. Sometimes he'll be a bit slower when the symptoms are more prevalent that tension in his muscles will affect his...

@D'Snowth @MikaelaMuppet @antsamthompson9 I tweeted to Stephanie to see if she had any idea on Caroll's involvement this season. She seems to have limited information as to whether Caroll will be dubbing over Matt Vogel this season. But she didn't say no, right?