Changes: Miss Finch

PERFORMER	Cheryl Wagner body
	Sally Kellerman voice
DEBUT	1985
DESIGN	Michael Frith designer
	Caroly Wilcox builder

Revision as of 03:03, 9 December 2019

The formidable Miss Finch appeared in the first Sesame Street movie, Follow That Bird. As a social worker for the Feathered Friends Society, Miss Finch is distressed by the case of Big Bird, with no birds around him. She takes it upon herself to meet Big Bird and persuade him to leave Sesame Street for a new foster family, the Dodos, with a father, mother, sister, and brother.

When Big Bird runs away from the Dodos, Miss Finch cannot fathom why he could possibly be unhappy with "his own kind." She sets out in the Feathered Friends Society van to pursue "Big", but is thwarted.

Miss Finch first finds Big Bird walking down the street with the children Ruthie and Floyd and tries to capture him, but he manages to escape before she does. She begins looking for Big Bird in a hayfield, unknowing that he is hiding in a haystack, and leaves continuing her search. She also finds Big Bird reading a sign in Toadstool but he manages to run away from her yet again. She tries to chase Big Bird in the Toadstool Mushrooms Parade but loses him. When finally trailing him to Sesame Street, Miss Finch is convinced by Maria and the others that Big Bird does have a family, right in the neighborhood, one which includes all kinds of people.

Although Miss Finch functions as an antagonist, she has good intentions and wants only the best for Big Bird. Underneath her icy cool exterior, she does care about Big Bird and believes she is only doing what is right by him.

Miss Finch also appeared in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years with Donnie and Marie Dodo.

Miss Finch is one of the few people to refer to Big Bird as just "Big" (assuming Bird to be his surname).

Years later, a season 40 episode of Sesame Street introduced real estate agent Freddy Flapman, who played a similar role to Miss Finch in trying to convince Big Bird to move away from Sesame Street.

Book appearances

Follow That Bird Activity Book (1985)
Follow That Bird coloring book (1985)

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-The formidable '''Miss Finch''' appeared in the first [[Sesame Street]] movie, ''[[Follow That Bird]]''. As a social worker for the Feathered Friends Society, Miss Finch is distressed by the case of [[Big Bird]], with no birds around him. She takes it upon herself to meet Big Bird and persuade him to leave [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]] for a new foster family, the Dodos, with a [[Daddy Dodo|father]], [[Mommy Dodo|mother]], [[Marie Dodo|sister]], and [[Donny Dodo|brother]].
+The formidable '''Miss Finch''' appeared in the first ''[[Sesame Street]]'' movie, ''[[Follow That Bird]]''. As a social worker for the [[Board of Birds|Feathered Friends Society]], Miss Finch is distressed by the case of [[Big Bird]], with no birds around him. She takes it upon herself to meet Big Bird and persuade him to leave [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]] for a new foster family, the Dodos, with a [[Daddy Dodo|father]], [[Mommy Dodo|mother]], [[Marie Dodo|sister]], and [[Donnie Dodo|brother]].
-When Big Bird runs away from the Dodos, Miss Finch cannot fathom why he could possibly be unhappy with "his own kind." She sets out in the Feathered Friends Society van to pursue "Big," but is thwarted.
+When Big Bird runs away from the Dodos, Miss Finch cannot fathom why he could possibly be unhappy with "his own kind." She sets out in the Feathered Friends Society van to pursue "Big", but is thwarted.
-Miss Finch first finds Big Bird walking down the street with the children [[Ruthie (Follow That Bird)|Ruthie]] and [[Floyd (Follow That Bird)|Floyd]] and tries to capture him, but he manages to escape before she does. She begins looking for Big Bird in a hayfield, unknowing that he is hiding in a haystack, and leaves continuing her search. She also finds Big Bird reading a sign in [[Toadstool]] but he manages to run away from her yet again. She tries to chase Big Bird in the Toadstool Mushrooms Parade but loses him.
+Miss Finch first finds Big Bird walking down the street with the children [[Ruthie (Follow That Bird)|Ruthie]] and [[Floyd (Follow That Bird)|Floyd]] and tries to capture him, but he manages to escape before she does. She begins looking for Big Bird in a hayfield, unknowing that he is hiding in a haystack, and leaves continuing her search. She also finds Big Bird reading a sign in [[Toadstool]] but he manages to run away from her yet again. She tries to chase Big Bird in the Toadstool Mushrooms Parade but loses him. When finally trailing him to Sesame Street, Miss Finch is convinced by [[Maria]] and the others that Big Bird does have a family, right in the neighborhood, one which includes all kinds of people.
+Although Miss Finch functions as an antagonist, she has good intentions and wants only the best for Big Bird. Underneath her icy cool exterior, she does care about Big Bird and believes she is only doing what is right by him.
-Also, during the song "[[Upside Down World]]" Big Bird seems to confuse his friends [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]] for Miss Finch because he doesn't know who's flying the plane. When it passes he wonders "Could that be Miss Finch?" When finally trailing him to Sesame Street, Miss Finch is convinced by [[Maria]] and the others that Big Bird does have a family, right in the neighborhood, one which includes all kinds of people.
+Miss Finch also appeared in ''[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]'' with Donnie and Marie Dodo.
-Miss Finch is considered to be the villain, but she has good intentions and wants only the best for Big Bird. Underneath her icy cool exterior, she does care about Big Bird and believes she is only doing what is right by him.
+Miss Finch is one of the few people to refer to Big Bird as just "Big" (assuming Bird to be his surname).
-Miss Finch also appeared in ''[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]''.
+Years later, [[Episode 4187|a season 40 episode]] of ''Sesame Street'' introduced real estate agent [[Freddy Flapman]], who played a similar role to Miss Finch in trying to convince Big Bird to move away from Sesame Street.
-Miss Finch is probably the only character to refer to Big Bird as just "Big."
 ==Book appearances==
 * ''[[Sesame Street coloring books|Follow That Bird Activity Book]]'' (1985)
 * ''[[Sesame Street coloring books|Follow That Bird coloring book]]'' (1985)
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