Tweet? Big Bird from longest-running children's show Sesame Street shares his first-ever post on Twitter

  • Yellow feathered bird joined Twitter in October 2012, but posted first tweet on Friday morning that read, 'Tweet?'
  • Big Bird already has 16,300 followers on his @BigBird account
  • He joins fellow cast mates Cookie Monster and Elmo on Twitter

By Myriah Towner For Dailymail.com

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The famous and beloved yellow bird from Sesame Street shared his first-ever tweet.

Big Bird joined Twitter in October 2012, but with a simple one-word post, 'Tweet?' on Friday morning, he raised his follower count to more than 16,000.

Big Bird's Twitter account '@BigBird' only has five published tweets so far but he has a total of 16,300 followers. His bio reads 'I'm too tall to be short!' 

With a simple one-word post (above), 'Tweet?' on Friday morning, Big Bird shared his first-ever tweet while raising his follower count to more than 16,000

With a simple one-word post (above), 'Tweet?' on Friday morning, Big Bird shared his first-ever tweet while raising his follower count to more than 16,000

By his second tweet (above), the yellow-feathered bird was becoming familiar with Twitter sharing 

By his second tweet (above), the yellow-feathered bird was becoming familiar with Twitter sharing 

Big Bird's Twitter account '@BigBird' only has five published tweets so far but he has a total of 16,300 followers. His bio reads 'I'm too tall to be short!'

Big Bird's Twitter account '@BigBird' only has five published tweets so far but he has a total of 16,300 followers. His bio reads 'I'm too tall to be short!'

The over eight-foot-tall bird from Sesame Street has performed alongside countless celebrities over the years

The over eight-foot-tall bird from Sesame Street has performed alongside countless celebrities over the years

After posting his first tweet, it was followed by 'Oh! Now I get it. Big Bird here, live on Twitter!'.

Once he got the hang of things, he also reached out to his friend Cookie Monster, who joined Twitter in September 2014, and was enjoying art at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, according to CNN.

He wrote: 'Hi @MeCookieMonster! Have fun at @MuseumModernArt! Can you send me some pictures of bird art, please!'

Once he got the hang of things, he also reached out to his friend Cookie Monster who was enjoying art at the Modern Museum of Art in New York. He wrote: 'Hi @MeCookieMonster! Have fun at @MuseumModernArt! Can you send me some pictures of bird art, please!'

Once he got the hang of things, he also reached out to his friend Cookie Monster who was enjoying art at the Modern Museum of Art in New York. He wrote: 'Hi @MeCookieMonster! Have fun at @MuseumModernArt! Can you send me some pictures of bird art, please!'

Cookie Monster then responded with a picture of him alongside bird art. He said: 'How dis look @BigBird? Me and me new birdy friend missing you @MuseumModernArt! Next time we come see art together.'

Cookie Monster then responded with a picture of him alongside bird art. He said: 'How dis look @BigBird? Me and me new birdy friend missing you @MuseumModernArt! Next time we come see art together.'

Elmo also has been an active member on Twitter since November 2012 but shared a first tweet last September

Elmo also has been an active member on Twitter since November 2012 but shared a first tweet last September

Cookie Monster then responded with a picture of him alongside bird art. He said: 'How dis look @BigBird? Me and me new birdy friend missing you @MuseumModernArt! Next time we come see art together.'

But Big Bird and Cookie Monster are not the only members of Sesame Street sharing their thoughts on Twitter.

Elmo also has been an active member on Twitter since November 2012 but shared a first tweet last September.

The cast of the longtime television favorite children's show celebrated it's 45th year on air last November. It also celebrated the man behind the show, Caroll Spinney (right), 81, who has played both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for the past 45 years since the show's first episode on November 10, 1969

The cast of the longtime television favorite children's show celebrated it's 45th year on air last November. It also celebrated the man behind the show, Caroll Spinney (right), 81, who has played both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for the past 45 years since the show's first episode on November 10, 1969

For Sesame Street television specials, Spinney has traveled to Japan, Australia, China, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom (above Big Bird with Jimmy Fallon)

For Sesame Street television specials, Spinney has traveled to Japan, Australia, China, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom (above Big Bird with 

Spinney said he had no idea the show would become as big as it is back in 1969 when it 'seemed very slow and dull.' But Sesame Street is the longest-running children's show in television history (above the cast in 2004)

Spinney said he had no idea the show would become as big as it is back in 1969 when it 'seemed very slow and dull.' But Sesame Street is the longest-running children's show in television history (above the cast in 2004)

The cast of the longtime television favorite children's show celebrated it's 45th year on air last November.

They also celebrated the man behind the show, Caroll Spinney, 81, who has played both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for the past 45 years since the show's first episode on November 10, 1969.

The over eight-foot-tall bird has performed alongside countless celebrities over the years and Spinney has traveled to Japan, Australia, China, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom for Sesame Street television specials.

Spinney said he had no idea the show would become as big as it is back in 1969 when it 'seemed very slow and dull.' But Sesame Street is the longest-running children's show in television history. 

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