Sesame Street Monty and the Birdketeers (Season 26, Episode 65)
TV-Y
TV Episode | 55 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

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Sesame Street

Monty and the Birdketeers (Season 26, Episode 65)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 55 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Monty learns about ways of being a Birdketeer when Big Bird inducts him in; he unfortunately gets too swept up in the experience that he keeps being one even after the meeting is over.

Head writer

Norman Stiles

Directors

Susan Dansby | Wayne Moss | Jon Stone

Writers

Norman Stiles | Josh Selig (written by) | Judy Freudberg | Tony Geiss & 7 more

Producer

Penny Jewkes (as Penelope Jewkes)

Composer

Robby Merkin

Production Designer

Victor DiNapoli

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 17, 1995

Release date

Feb 17, 1995 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 241 wins & 345 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Pam Arciero Grandma Bird (voice) Grandma Bird (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Alison Bartlett Gina Gina See fewer	FBI (2018)
Lexine Bondoc Lexine Lexine See fewer	Sesame Street: Imagine That! (1996)
Camille Bonora Mommy Bird (voice) Mommy Bird (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Fran Brill Bird (voice) Bird (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Jim Henson Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice) (archive footage) Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice) (archive footage) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Richard Hunt Actor (voice) (archive footage) Actor (voice) (archive footage) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Patricia Leeper Katie (voice) (as Trish Leeper) Katie (voice) (as Trish Leeper) See fewer	Fraggle Songs (1983)
Loretta Long Susan Susan See fewer	Follow That Bird (1985)
Jerry Nelson Daddy Bird / Announcer (voice) Daddy Bird / Announcer (voice) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Roscoe Orman Gordon Gordon See fewer	Follow That Bird (1985)
Frank Oz Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Pier Paquette Louis the Otter (voice) Louis the Otter (voice) See fewer	I'm Not There (2007)
Martin P. Robinson Telly Monster / Monty (voice) Telly Monster / Monty (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Linda Ronstadt Self Self See fewer	The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
Caroll Spinney Big Bird (voice) Big Bird (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Bob Stutt Basil (voice) Basil (voice) See fewer	Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
Noreen Young Dodi (voice) Dodi (voice) See fewer	Under the Umbrella Tree (1986)