s ▁movements . ▁From ▁this , ▁Love ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁build ▁Oscar ▁the ▁Gr ouch ▁and ▁then ▁Big ▁Bird ▁after ▁a ▁drawing ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁H enson ▁( though ▁Sah lin ▁had ▁car ved ▁the ▁first ▁head ). ▁Love ▁talked ▁about ▁how ▁he ▁designed ▁Big ▁Bird ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁subt ly ▁shed ▁fe athers ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁normal ▁movement , ▁" Not ▁unlike ▁a ▁tree ▁shed ding ▁leaves ▁in ▁the ▁Fall ." ▁He ▁believed ▁this ▁made ▁Big ▁Bird ▁appear ▁more ▁natural ▁to ▁young ▁view ers . ▁Later , ▁Love ▁designed ▁Mr . ▁Sn uffle up ag us ▁and ▁helped ▁create ▁Cook ie ▁Mon ster ▁and ▁Oscar ▁the ▁Gr ouch . ▁He ▁accompanied ▁the ▁Big ▁Bird ▁cost ume ▁( L ove ▁preferred ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁" pu ppet ") ▁when ▁it ▁tra ve led ▁over se as ▁for ▁appearances . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁coinc idence ▁of ▁names , ▁K erm it ▁Love ▁first ▁met ▁Jim ▁H enson ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁creation ▁and ▁naming ▁of ▁K erm it ▁the ▁F rog . ▁ ▁Though ▁he ▁also ▁worked ▁on ▁The ▁Mu ppet ▁Show ▁and ▁The ▁Mu ppet ▁Movie , ▁Ses ame ▁Street ▁was ▁Love ' s ▁domain , ▁along ▁with ▁Carol y ▁Wil co x , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁super vis ors . ▁He ▁also ▁port rayed ▁Wil ly , ▁the ▁hot ▁dog ▁vendor , ▁on ▁Ses ame ▁Street . ▁He ▁even ▁pu pp ete ered ▁on ▁the ▁special ▁Jul ie ▁on ▁Ses ame ▁Street . ▁For ▁the