Well, they finally did it — Big Bird is small now.
For reasons unknown, the official Big Bird X/Twitter account has been tweeting as though Big Bird has shrunk down to a minuscule size. This shouldn’t be important, as Big Bird is a made-up character for children, but it does beg the question of whether we should still call him Big Bird if he is no longer big. “Small Bird” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Uh oh! Does anyone know how to make me big Big Bird again? pic.twitter.com/NansEbvxQg
— Big Bird (@BigBird) January 24, 2024
This continued into yesterday, where the Bird showed himself encountering a spider. In the post, he floated the possible name “Bird” (it’s a loser, imo) before asking viewers for help. The post concludes, “#HelpBigBird.”
Day 2 of being tiny. Does this mean that I am now just, “Bird”? Has anyone figured how to help me? #HelpBigBird https://t.co/5Fi1QYThOW pic.twitter.com/EZS8YRv8mk
— Big Bird (@BigBird) January 25, 2024
Day 3 of being tiny. I was able to get to Hooper's, but Baby Bear didn't see me. Do any of you have suggestions on how I can get big again? #HelpBigBird https://t.co/8Os7DndV0B pic.twitter.com/Qkt2Mwnqzp
— Big Bird (@BigBird) January 26, 2024
Users on X/Twitter were quick to share their thoughts and theories about Big Bird’s shrinkage.
boss I can’t come into work this week I need to make big bird big again https://t.co/l1dfZMeRiX
— trash jones (@jzux) January 25, 2024
something about this image is horrifying to me. it should not be shown to children. https://t.co/mTMc1JIryA
— P.E. Moskowitz (@_pem_pem) January 25, 2024
ozempic is tearing this country apart https://t.co/RdLUQf1bFz
— fair maiden lover (@catcherintheguy) January 26, 2024
Eat a series of incrementally larger muppets. Consume them and grow. https://t.co/3p0Uv3hi3Z
— whirling, screaming head (@slime_golem) January 26, 2024
Personally, I think Snuffleupagus is to blame. Big Bird’s last post before turning small was a retweet of this: a challenge to determine whether Big Bird or Snuffleupagus was taller. My theory is that Snuffleupagus lost this battle and became so enraged that he hired someone to shrink Big Bird.
We had to ask Abby who is taller: @BigBird or me. What do you think? pic.twitter.com/YYDlhX8Udu
— Snuffleupagus (@MrSnuffleupagus) January 19, 2024
It’s either that, or this is all just a weird subplot for a fictional children’s TV show. I’ll let you decide for yourselves.
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