Last Updated on 20 March 2025
Sesame Street has different versions in quite a few other countries. The character of Big Bird often has a different look or even species. Sometimes it's a hedgehog or bear, but fills the same role as Big Bird and uses a full-body costume.
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Big Bird - USA (Sesame Street)
Abelardo Montoya - Mexico (Plaza Sesamo)
He is a parrot.
La Gallina Caponata - Spain (Barrio Sesamo)
Garibaldo - Brazil (Vila Sésamo)
Kippi Ben Kippod - Israel (Rechov Sumsum / Shara'a Simsim (Israeli/Palestinian coproduction) and the original Shalom Sesame)
He is a hedgehog.
Minik Kuş - Turkey (Susam Sokagi)
Nimnim - Egypt (Alam Simsim)
"nimnim" translates to "tiny"
No'man - Kuwait (Iftah Ya Simsim)
He is a camel.
Pino - Netherlands (Sesamstraat)
Samson - Germany (Sesamstrasse)
He is a bear that fills a role similar to Big Bird, but there is a Big Bird equivalent called Bibo in Germany, too.
