--- description: Big Bird raps Still Not a Player by Big Pun in mashup video title: Big Bird Lip-Syncing 'Still Not a Player' Will Ruin Your Childhood image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Big Bird Lip-Syncing 'Still Not a Player' Will Ruin Your Childhood  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 28, 2015 8:15 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 28, 2015 8:15 PM CUT Big Bird, the _Sesame Street_ star, lip-syncs rapper Big Pun’s “Still Not a Player” in the latest YouTube video produced by Internet mashup artist “Animal Robot.” Enjoy the irony of the lyrics bragging about a man sleeping around mixed with video of the children’s TV icon singing a song called “That’s Cooperation.” Just imagine if _Sesame Street_ taught kids what a “player” is, or maybe it’s best that youngsters find out for themselves when they get to college. ### Meet the Man Behind Sesame Street's Big Bird  Caroll Spinney joined Sesame Street in its inaugural 1969 season playing both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. Courtesy Robert Fuhring  In the first year of Sesame Street, Oscar the Grouch was orange. Courtesy Debra Spinney  Caroll Spinney and Jim Henson are seen on the set of Sesame Street in 1969, the first year of the show. Courtesy Bill Pierce  Caroll Spinney with Oscar the Grouch and Picklepuss, one of his first puppet creations. Courtesy Debra Spinney  Caroll Spinney tests a puppet in the concept stage. Courtesy Debra Spinney  Caroll Spinney filming Big Bird in China with Lisa Ouyang. Courtesy Debra Spinney  Caroll Spinney with his children and Oscar the Grouch at his child's birthday party. Courtesy Debra Spinney  Caroll Spinney and Oscar the Grouch shooting Sesame Street in Hawaii. Courtesy Gary Miller  Caroll Spinney takes a break from shooting a cameo in The Muppet Movie. Courtesy Debra Spinney  Caroll Spinney with First Lady Hillary Clinton on Sesame Street. Spinney has worked with all the first ladies since the Nixon administration. Courtesy Sesame Workshop  Caroll Spinney is seen with First Lady Michelle Obama. Spinney is a distant cousin of President Barack Obama. Courtesy Richard Termine—Sesame Workshop  Caroll Spinney performs on a recent season of Sesame Street and continues to perform as Big Bird and Oscar to this day. Courtesy Copper Pot Pictures ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3900374/sesame-street-big-bird-still-not-a-player-big-pun/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3900374/sesame-street-big-bird-still-not-a-player-big-pun/"},"headline":"Big Bird Lip-Syncing 'Still Not a Player' Will Ruin Your Childhood","datePublished":"2015-05-28T20:15:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:30.878Z","description":"There are some things that kids will just have to find out for themselves","url":"https://time.com/3900374/sesame-street-big-bird-still-not-a-player-big-pun/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3900374/sesame-street-big-bird-still-not-a-player-big-pun/","name":"Big Bird Lip-Syncing 'Still Not a Player' Will Ruin Your Childhood"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Best TV Dads","description":"The Best TV Dads","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/6dNnDwSX/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-06-13T20:29:42.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6dNnDwSX.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3900374/sesame-street-big-bird-still-not-a-player-big-pun/","duration":"PT1M54S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3900374/sesame-street-big-bird-still-not-a-player-big-pun/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```