Miss Finch

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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 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. When finally trailing him to Sesame Street, she is convinced by Maria and the others that Big Bird does have a family, right in the neighborhood, one which includes all kinds.

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 also appeared in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years.

Miss Finch is probably the only character to refer to Big Bird as just "Big".

Book appearances

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