 In 1985, Roscoe Orman and his wife were about to have their second child together; Big Bird puppeteer Caroll Spinney mentioned this to his wife Debra.The two went to producer Dulcy Singer, suggesting that Gordon and Susan should have a child on the show.It was decided that the on-screen couple would adopt, instead of Susan being pregnant, and that new-born Miles Orman take the role.