Phonographs and Big Bird Fisher-Price, Recorded Sound and Big Bird   By Doug Boilesen, 2024 Fisher-Price made children's phonographs and also toy record players that were music boxes. Fisher-Price became a licensee of Children's Television Workshop and Sesame Street, with Big Bird and other Sesame Street characters featured in many products including Fisher-Price phonographs and other toys. The first Big Bird/Sesame Street Phonographs, however, were made by Concept2000 in 1976 and Playtime in 1981.   Portable battery Sesame Street Phonograph by Concept2000, 1976.   Sesame Street Phonograph, 1981 Playtime. Fisher-Price Phonographs     Fisher-Price Phonograph, Fisher-Price Toys, New York, 1981   Fisher-Price Phonograph Model 0825, 1979-1984   Fisher-Price Phonograph Model 0835, 1979-1984   Fisher-Price Phonograph Model 0825, 1985   The Fisher-Price Record Player Model 815, featured Sesame Street's Big Bird playing 33 1/3 and 45 RPM records, c. 1984.     Fisher-Price Music Box™ Record Player Toys In 1971 the Fisher-Price Music Box™ Record Player was marketed and its popularity would be evidenced by it being released again in 2020 as a Fisher-Price Retro Toy for Kids ages 18 months +. Ten songs on five records could again be heard from a toy being identified as a "Record Player" (now battery operated instead of the original wind-up dial on the front).   Fisher-Price Music Box™ Record Player, F-P Classic Retro Toy, Fisher-Price Toys, 2020   Music Box Record Player, Model 2205, Fisher-Price, 1987 (Courtesy of This Old Toy).   Music Box Record Player, Model 2203, Fisher-Price, c. 1988.   Similiar in its stylized phonograph look and functionality to the 1984 toy TOMY Record Player this 1987 Fisher-Price Music Box Record Player played discs to hear the music box tunes such as Au Clair de la Lune, Hickory Dickory Dock, etc. For more examples of Fisher-Price Music Box Record Players see Toys that Never Grow Old.   Tomy "Bring-Along-A-Song® Record Player, No. 1073, 1984   Other Big Bird Talking Toys and Records The Show 'n Tell Picturesound Program with its recorded story accompanied by filmstrips featured multiple Big Big and Sesame Street programs. Big Bird in Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Child Guidance, 1983. PlaySkool Big Bird Sounds Around, Mattel, 1989. Big Bird Schoolhouse Talking Alarm Clock, Bradley, 1978. (FP0197) "Good morning, it's me, your friend, Big Bird, the Old Schoolhouse Clock says it's time to get up." Big Bird Talking Alarm Clock, Bradley, 1978. (FP0919) "Wake Up! It's me, Big Bird." Big Bird Fisher-Price interactive book designed for use with the F-P Talk-To-Me-Player, 1978. Place Talk-To-Me Player onto record of each page to listen to the story. Fisher-Price, 1978. Big Bird Bedtime Stories, Stereo LP, CTW, 1978. Big Bird "Look, Listen, and Learn" Book and 33 1/33 RPM Record, CTM Sesame Street, 1981. StoryMagic Talking Big Bird, Ideal, 1986. Plays synchronized cassette tape to go with storybook. (FP0197) Talking View-Master Story with Big Bird reading Mother Goose. View-Master cartridge, 1983. Sesame Street Talk 'n Play, Child Guidance, 1984 (CBS Toys). Talk 'n Play Electronic Learning System, Playskool, 1986. (FP0048)       Phonographia