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    NPR‏Verified account @NPR Oct 17

    Caroll Spinney, the man who has given voice and life to Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969, is retiring.https://n.pr/2yN7Nse 

    5:31 PM - 17 Oct 2018
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      1. Lynn Wollstadt‏ @LynnWollstadt Oct 17
        Replying to @NPR

        I am exactly as old as Sesame Street, and it was one of only a few shows I was allowed to watch as a kid. Thank you, Carroll Spinney. What an amazing way to spend your entire career.

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      2. Stephanie Keegan‏ @warsnotover Oct 17
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        Well doe sir.

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      3. Yorchid'n me, right?‏ @Annamandabella Oct 17
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        Oh, deer.

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      1. Andrew Jung‏ @ForeverJung9000 Oct 17
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        You will be missed sir but your work lives on in a generation of Americans that are better for it.

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      1. Scotty‏ @Oaklane85 Oct 17
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      1. James Cricks‏ @onjmagic2001 Oct 17
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        Thank you, a big part of my childhood

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      1. beckyharvey‏ @beckyharvey Oct 17
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        Sad news for Sesame Street fans

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      1. Dan‏ @xdanielsan Oct 17
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        Godspeed

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      2. Efrunè Browne‏ @Pugable Oct 17
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        Why???????????

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      3. Lynn Wollstadt‏ @LynnWollstadt Oct 17
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        Because he’s 84.

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      2. Matthew Clemmons‏ @matthewclemmons Oct 17
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        Disappointing hearing new people try to imitate the original voices for SS and Muppets

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      2. Jay C. Ford‏ @jaycford Oct 17
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        Who will glamorize that garbage life for kids now?

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        Trump.

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        @TThornell 😢😢

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      1. Vicki Bellamy‏ @vbcollegefit Oct 17
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        Thank you, Mr. Spinney. Your life's work has made a difference in the lives of countless children. God speed, sir!

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      1. Eugene‏ @hckwon72 Oct 17
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        Thank you for your services. I really enjoyed Sesame Street when I was a child 40 years ago. Thanks again! You will be missed.

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