Big Bird is excited to see Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a 1973 film based on the bestselling 1970 book of the same name. Designed as an allegory for what can be achieved through personal self-realization, the movie follows the titular bird as he tries to fly higher and faster and embarks on a transcendental journey. The film used live-action footage of seagulls, with dubbed voices, but was beset by multiple lawsuits including by the book's author Richard Bach and the movie's composer Neil Diamond.
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- After Big Bird invites everyone to go to the movies with David in Episode 0691 (with David paying), he expresses a cinematic preference for Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
- In the script for Episode 1117, one of the suggested prop books for Big Bird to check out from the bookmobile is Jonathan Livingstone (sic) Seagull. This was not included in the episode as aired.