Entertainment / Michelle Obama Big Bird to Michelle: Are You Part Bird? First Lady Obama makes her Sesame Street gardening appearance By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff Posted Nov 10, 2009 10:09 AM CST Copied Big Bird to Michelle: Are You Part Bird? Michelle Obama appears on the Nov. 10, 2009 episode of Sesame Street to celebrate the show's 40th birthday. (djtomdog) Michelle Obama’s much-hyped guest stint on Sesame Street airs today, and as promised, she helps Elmo plant a garden—and assures Big Bird that they’re not related, even though they’re both tall. Watch the clip above. (More Michelle Obama stories.) See 1 photo Report an error