Big Red

Performer: William Prince I Debut: 2017 I Created by: William Prince (builder) and Tavish Gillan (creator) Big Red was a large red cardinal that appeared in the childern's series Safari Mall where he was the main character. Big Red is a parody of Sesame Street's Big Bird. He often refers to himself as Big Bird's Canadian cousin. Big Red is 5 years old. He lives in a treehouse at the top of Safari Mall. His best friends are Little Red and Daisy Snuffle. He was introduced in 2017 when pre production on Safari Mall began. In the first year he was introduced he didn't make many apperances other than in live shows and unreleased Safari Mall test footage. He was introduced in the series premiere where Grover takes Mr Johnson to his treehouse. He was a practical hand puppet the first few years he was around and was upgraded to a full body costume in late 2018. The full body Big Red was introduced in the special 30 Minutes of Safari Mall where he sings The Sound of the Letter A. Big Red was the second full body puppet in the CPT universe after Rocky the Mounatin.

Other birds
Before Big Red there were plans for 2 other birds. The first was a dopey and clumsy green bird named Jeffery who had concept art but was never built. The second was Blue Bird. A mock up of Blue Bird was built but wasn't used often. Blu Bird was later written as the younger brother of Big Red until he was removed completely. Both birds may return for several CPT specials.