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| DEBUT | 1997 |
The Cuckoos (with an accent on the "koo") are a family of cuckoo birds who moved into Big Bird's nest in Sesame Street Episode 3564.
Claude and Carlotta Cuckoo borrow the nest to hatch their egg, as is custom for cuckoos. They claim to love cooperation (or "cuckoo-operation" as they call it), so they agree to leave if Big Bird sits on the egg for them. However, once their daughter Cathy hatches, they refuse to let her part from her birthplace. Big Bird becomes upset with this development, and with encouragement from Maria, he confronts the cuckoos and convinces them to move to another empty nest in the park.
A similar bird family of three, recycled from the same generic bird puppets, appears in Episode 3854; where the parents leave their baby daughter in the care of Maria while they attend a bird meeting in Brooklyn.
