Tony Saletan sings a letter song based on "So Merry, So Merry Are We." As he sings, "O is for Oscar who lives in the can," Oscar briefly appears saying "Oh, yeah!" as he's beside Big Bird.
Oscar makes two brief cameos as Big Bird sings "Everyone Makes Mistakes." In the first, Oscar sinks into his can just as Big Bird emerges from Hooper's Store. In the second, Big Bird knocks on Oscar's can and sings a verse as Oscar reacts and retreats into his can again.
Oscar (whose dialogue is prerecorded) tells Big Bird that he has a beautiful new pet who can fly. Big Bird makes two guesses as to what it could be, which are both segues into animal film inserts. Oscar finally reveals his new pet is a fly named Frank, who lands on Big Bird's nose.
Big Bird and Oscar have a brief exchange (and only one line from Oscar) when discussing the "fantastic machines" they just purchased from A.J. Hornswoggle.
Big Bird imagines what it would be like if he were deaf, and walks along Sesame Street trying to figure out what's going on. One of the scenarios he witnesses is David plunking at his guitar while Oscar complains and starts playing his bugle in retaliation.
Big Bird tells Oscar to let him inside his trash can, but Oscar refuses. Big Bird snaps back with a grouchy attitude, which impresses Oscar so much he invites him in.
Big Bird and Oscar appear in four scenes together. In the first, taking place outside the skating rink, Oscar plants the idea that Santa Claus may not be able to fit through the chimney to deliver presents, which concerns Big Bird and Patty. Big Bird proposes a couple of ways Santa can come down the chimney to Oscar in two scenes during the "True Blue Miracle" number. Near the end of the special, Oscar enters Gordon and Susan's apartment to spring Big Bird a question about the Easter Bunny.
Early in the film, Big Bird crashes near Oscar's trash can area while rollerskating, prompting Oscar to laugh and say "Nice work turkey." Later, as Big Bird is about to leave Sesame Street, he says goodbye to Oscar. Touched, Oscar replies, "That's the nicest thing you've ever said to me."
Oscar reads his newspaper as Big Bird gathers everyone to announce Luis and Maria are getting married. As everyone cheers, Oscar ducks into his can in disgust.
Big Bird relays the news to Oscar that his seagull, Stinky, has gone to live with her bird friends and won't be coming back. Oscar stays inside his can, opening his lid slightly at first, and is heard in voice-over until Big Bird leaves.
Part of Big Bird's introduction to the viewer of what a typical day on Sesame Street looks like includes Oscar being in a crummy mood and slamming his trash can lid.
Telly is assigned to interview someone who lives on the Earth. Assembled are Big Bird, Forgetful Jones, Oscar (inside his can, with his arm only being shown) and a goldfish in its bowl. They all point out their respective homes, none of which they consider the Earth. Gordon overhears this and brings them a globe to show how they all live on the Earth.
Big Bird hears Snuffy's voice and peeks from behind his doors. Snuffy tells Big Bird he's talking to Oscar, who responds "Yeah!" After Big Bird leaves, Caroll Spinney switches to performing Oscar. In the next scene, Big Bird has a conversation with Oscar. Oscar is partially heard in voice-over from inside his can, but he briefly pops up for a one-on-one with Big Bird when he describes how people stand around his can. The camera cuts from Oscar to Big Bird staring at him before cutting back.
Oscar appears as one of Big Bird's visitors during his stay at the hospital, commenting that the place is so clean, it makes him sick. Later, when Big Bird and Maria arrive on Sesame Street, Oscar is the first person to welcome them home, announcing "Hey, the turkey's back, and he looks disgustingly healthy." Big Bird responds "Hi Oscar."
Big Bird and Telly debate over whether Oscar is light green or dark green, so they try to get him to come up from his can and show his face. Oscar stays concealed and makes comments (in voice-over) to shoo them away. Big Bird, Telly, and Kaitlin pretend to leave the premises, and Oscar eventually comes up only to get spotted by them.
Oscar appears during the opening number "Big Bird's Beautiful Birthday Bash," plucking some feathers off of Big Bird. When Big Bird exclaims "Ouch!" a second time, Gina scolds Oscar, who explains "I only tried to put them back."
Big Bird (performed by Spinney) greets Oscar's Newsstand before greeting Oscar, who tells him to get lost. Later in Scene 4, both Big Bird and Snuffy introduce Jerome to Oscar and the Grouchketeers.
Caroll Spinney performs Big Bird in the cold open, and switches to performing Oscar for the rest of the Street plot. Big Bird (whose lines are prerecorded by Spinney, and puppeteered by Matt Vogel[1]) makes occasional comments to Snuffy as the WASA space shuttle prepares for liftoff.
In many scenes throughout the movie, Big Bird is puppeteered by Matt Vogel to a vocal track by Caroll Spinney while Spinney performs Oscar (who features more prominently).
Caroll Spinney performs Big Bird throughout the entire street story except in this scene where Oscar asks for a show-and-tell invitation, just to turn it down.
Big Bird and Snuffy realize that Oscar is alive, so they knock on his trash can to tell him so. They sing their explorers' song, and continue their journey. Oscar laments, "Why me?"
Big Bird and Snuffy sing "Three of These Things" dealing with Oscar, a hat, a mat, and a cat (Little Murray Sparkles). Oscar refuses to play, and threatens to leave -- which makes him correct because he doesn't belong.
Big Bird and Snuffy try to play a rhyming game with -am words. They want to annoy Oscar with -am words, until he says "scram." Oscar hears their plan, and tries to resist. Eventually, however, the word inevitably slips out.
Big Bird and Snuffy play the "Open and Closed Game." Big Bird opens and closes his eyes, and Snuffy closes and opens his mouth. They ask Oscar to play, and, though he refuses, he demonstrates open and closed several times.
Big Bird and Oscar appear together throughout the entire episode, including Oscar telling both Big Bird and Snuffy to leave his premises while preparing some pepper pancakes and even unintentionally adding a verse to Zoe's happy song.
Big Bird, Snuffy and the kids play the "Do What You Rhyme" game, which Oscar refuses to join. As they come up with rhymes for "hop," Oscar tells them to stop, inadvertently helping them with the game.
Caroll Spinney performs Oscar throughout the entire Street story. Big Bird (whose dialogue is prerecorded) only appears in a cameo at the beginning of Scene 1, where he greets the viewer and briefly interacts with Oscar, and in Scene 3.
Oscar tells Big Bird to get lost, but Big Bird insists on waiting by the tree as per his plan to meet Snuffy. Oscar points out that there's another tree he could wait by, successfully convincing Big Bird to move.
During a teaser for their April 4, 2006 appearance, Oscar and Big Bird appear with host Alex Trebek. Oscar says the audience will be wasting their time while Big Bird chuckles.
Elmo and Abby Cadabby tend to Big Bird's boo-boo and give him a choice of rainbow or birdie bandages. Oscar watches from nearby, disgusted, asking who needs boo-boo bandages. Big Bird replies "I do—to cover, protect, and heal my boo-boo."
Although they aren't in the same shot together, Oscar appears with no audible dialogue while Big Bird comments on what's happening. The script credits Richard Hunt as performing Oscar in the scene, but it also originally staged the camera looking over the construction doors from Big Bird's perspective. The final scene as taped dropped this framing precluding the need for another performer.
A brief interaction where Oscar warns Big Bird of SuperWorm's fear of birds is accomplished with their shots being taped separately, as indicated by the script, and edited together.
