History YMMV / IAmBigBird

* HarsherInHindsight: One section of the film talks about how Matt Vogel became [[Creator/CarollSpinney Spinney]]'s understudy to play Big Bird, with the plan to have him take the role permanently when Spinney fully retired, explaining how they wanted to avoid a situation like what happened after Creator/JimHenson died, when they were suddenly faced with needing to recast Kermit the Frog, before giving the job to Steve Whitmire. Vogel discusses how he's trying to prepare for that day. In 2016 Whitmire was suddenly let go from the Henson organization, and Vogel was given the extra assignment of becoming the new Kermit, which adds several new layers of irony to the segment.

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: One scene talks about when Mitt Romney endorsed ending government funding for Creator/{{PBS}} in a 2012 Presidential debate, but tried to soften the blow by claiming that he loved Big Bird, leading to the bird becoming a hot topic for political pundits. In the middle of it, Big Bird made an appearance on [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Weekend Update]] to talk with Creator/SethMeyers, and the audience ate it up, especially once they realized it was Caroll inside the puppet.[[note]]Big Bird's appearance marked a strange full circle moment for the Muppets on SNL. Henson and associates had been regulars during the first season with the ill-received Land of Gorch sketches, and the writing staff loathed writing for them, with head writer Creator/MichaelODonoghue putting a noose on a Big Bird doll and hanging it up in his office and outright stating "I won't write for felt", while cast member Creator/JohnBelushi referred to them as the "Mucking Fuppets."[[/note]]

* HarsherInHindsight: One section of the film talks about how Matt Vogel became Spinney's understudy to play Big Bird, with the plan to have him take the role permanently when Spinney fully retired, explaining how they wanted to avoid a situation like what happened after Creator/JimHenson died, when they were suddenly faced with needing to recast Kermit the Frog, before giving the job to Steve Whitmire. Vogel discusses how he's trying to prepare for that day. In 2016 Whitmire was suddenly let go from the Henson organization, and Vogel was given the extra assignment of becoming the new Kermit, which adds several new layers of irony to the segment.

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: One scene talks about when Mitt Romney endorsed ending government funding for Creator/{{PBS}} in a 2012 Presidential debate, but tried to soften the blow by claiming that he loved Big Bird, leading to the bird becoming a hot topic for political pundits. In the middle of it, Big Bird made an appearance on [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Weekend Update]] to talk with Creator/SethMeyers, and the audience ate it up, especially once they realized it was Caroll inside the puppet.[[note]]Big Bird's appearance marked a strange full circle moment for the Muppets on SNL. Henson and associates had been regulars during the first season with the ill-received Land of Gorch sketches, and the writing staff loathed writing for them, with head writer Michael O'Donoghue putting a noose on a Big Bird doll and hanging it up in his office and outright stating "I won't write for felt", while cast member Creator/JohnBelushi referred to them as the "Mucking Fuppets."[[/note]]

** Five years after the film was released, Caroll Spinney himself passed away.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: One section of the film talks about how Matt Vogel became Spinney's understudy to play Big Bird, with the plan to have him take the role permanently when Spinney fully retired, explaining how they wanted to avoid a situation like what happened after Creator/JimHenson died, when they were suddenly faced with needing to recast Kermit the Frog, before giving the job to Steve Whitmire. Vogel discusses how he's trying to prepare for that day. In 2016 Whitmire was suddenly let go from the Henson organization, and Vogel was given the extra assignment of becoming the new Kermit, which adds several new layers of irony to the segment.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: One section of the film talks about how Matt Vogel became Spinney's understudy to play Big Bird, with the plan to have him take the role permanently when Spinney quit, explaining how they wanted to avoid a situation like what happened after Creator/JimHenson died, when they were suddenly faced with needing to recast Kermit the Frog, before giving the job to Steve Whitmire. Vogel discusses how he's trying to prepare for that day. In 2016 Whitmire was suddenly let go from the Henson organization, and Vogel was given the extra assignment of becoming the new Kermit, which adds several new layers of irony to the segment.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: One section of the film talks about how Matt Vogel became Spinney's understudy to play Big Bird, with the plan to have him take the role permanently when Spinney quit, explaining how they wanted to avoid a situation like what happened after Creator/JimHenson died, when they were suddenly faced with needing to recast Kermit the Frog, before giving the job to Steve Whitmire. Vogel discusses how he's trying to prepare for that day. Well, in 2016 Whitmire was let go from the Henson organization, and Matt Vogel was given the extra assignment of becoming the new Kermit, which adds several new layers of irony to the segment.

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: One scene talks about when Mitt Romney endorsed ending government funding for Creator/{{PBS}} in a 2012 Presidential debate, but tried to soften the blow by claiming that he loved Big Bird, leading to the bird becoming a hot topic for political pundits. In the middle of it, Big Bird made an appearance on [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Weekend Update]] to talk with Creator/SethMeyers, and the audience ate it up, especially once they realized it was Caroll inside the puppet.[[note]]Big Bird's appearance marked a strange full circle moment for the Muppets on SNL. Henson and associates had been regulars during the first season with the ill-received Land of Gorch sketches, and the writing staff loathed writing for them, with head writer Michael O'Donoghue putting a noose on a Big Bird doll and hanging it up in his office[[/note]]

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: One scene talks about when Mitt Romney endorsed ending government funding for Creator/{{PBS}} in a 2012 Presidential debate, but tried to soften the blow by claiming that he loved Big Bird, leading to the bird becoming a hot topic for political pundits. In the middle of it, Big Bird made an appearance on [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Weekend Update]], and the audience ate it up, especially once they realized that it was Caroll inside the puppet.[[note]]Big Bird's appearance marked a strange full circle moment for the Muppets on SNL. Henson and associates had been regulars during the first season with the ill-received Land of Gorch sketches, and the writing staff loathed writing for them, with head writer Michael O'Donoghue putting a noose on a Big Bird doll and hanging it up in his office[[/note]]

** The sight of Jerry Nelson, whose health had deteriorated so badly at that point that he was on oxygen. Jerry passed away just a few months after the film was announced.