PERFORMER | Graham Fletcher |
DEBUT | 1978 |
Fletcher Bird is a full-body, multi-colored dancing bird performed by (and named after) Graham Fletcher. He first appeared on The Muppet Show in episode 302, where he danced during the song "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing."
He notably appeared in episode 309, where he spoke his only line on the show, as voiced by Steve Whitmire ("Uh, excuse me, I'm looking for...").
Fletcher Bird made his only big screen appearance in The Muppet Movie, as a part of the Muppets at the film's private screening and in the crowd of the "Rainbow Connection" finale.
Appearances[]
- The Muppet Show
- Hello, Here Is Berlin
- The Muppets Go Hollywood
- The Muppet Movie
- 1980 World Puppetry Festival
- The Muppets: A Celebration of Thirty Years
- Royal Variety Performance (Right Said Fred medley)
Book Appearances[]
- The Muppet Show Annual 1978 ("The Show Must Go On")
- The Muppets Character Encyclopedia
- Muppets Meet the Classics: Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm