RIP Carol Spinney. PLUS: How many people actually watched The Irishman?
Always Be Watching is put together by Dan Barrett and his puppeteer.

The heart and soul of Big Bird and Oscar The Grouch has died. Puppeteer Carol Spinney had worked on Sesame Street since week one and brought several of the world’s most beloved characters to life through his work. Spinney was 85 at the time of his passing.
His Big Bird had a childlike innocence, sometimes goofy, sometimes subdued, outgoing or shy, like m…
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