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Big Bird, one of the most beloved characters on "Sesame Street," is often portrayed as being 6 years old. This age is significant because it allows the character to resonate with the young audience of the show, who are typically in the same age range. The character's age has been consistent since the show's inception in 1969, which was designed to help children learn through educational entertainment.

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As Sesame Street's core audience has gotten younger, Big Bird has aged. "He's about 6," Spinney says, "arrested at 6." For years Big Bird's age has been frozen at a particular point �� he's six years old in the 1985 film Follow That Bird, and still six in the 1989 special Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting.read more >>