Review of I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) by Matt G — 06 Dec 2015

Nice, but not a patch on the Elmo documentary.

This review of I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) was written by Matt G on 06 Dec 2015.

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story has generally received positive reviews.

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