▁feature ▁film ▁Follow ▁That ▁Bird , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁special ▁Mu ppet ▁consult ant , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁appearing ▁in ▁many ▁background ▁scenes ▁as ▁Wil ly . ▁Love ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁design ing ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Ses ame ▁Street ▁pu ppets ▁for ▁the ▁early ▁international ▁produ ctions . ▁For ▁the ▁special ▁The ▁Great ▁Santa ▁Cla us ▁Switch , ▁Love ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁giant ▁Th ig . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁mem oir ▁The ▁Wit ▁and ▁Wis dom ▁of ▁Big ▁Bird , ▁Car oll ▁Sp in ney ▁speak s ▁affection ately ▁of ▁Love ▁and ▁his ▁importance ▁to ▁the ▁show , ▁though ▁not ing ▁an ▁occas ional ▁cant ank er ous ▁side . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁Ses ame ▁Street ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁Ses ame ▁Street , ▁Love ▁remained ▁busy ▁as ▁fre el ancer , ▁creating ▁and ▁building ▁pu ppets ▁for ▁the ▁non - H enson ▁pu ppet ▁series ▁The ▁Great ▁Space ▁Co aster . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁spe ci als ▁was ▁watched ▁by ▁a ▁young ▁Kevin ▁Cl ash , ▁whose ▁parents ▁contact ed ▁K erm it ▁and ▁told ▁him ▁about ▁their ▁son . ▁K erm it ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁ment or ▁to ▁Kevin ▁and ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁Jim ▁H enson , ▁helped ▁Kevin ▁get ▁jobs ▁on ▁children ' s ▁shows ▁The ▁Great ▁Space ▁Co aster ▁and ▁Captain ▁K ang ar oo . ▁After ▁both ▁shows ▁were ▁cancel led , ▁Kevin ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁Ses ame ▁Street . ▁Other ▁works ▁included ▁building ▁the ▁Sn ug gle ▁Bear ▁pu ppet ▁for ▁the ▁popular