5 reasons why elmo is better than big bird

I know this is totally,completely random and to an extent even wierd,but i think big bird is a shmuck and doesnt hold an iota of the interest elmo generated .I'll give you five reasons why that is true.
1.Elmo is much cuter
2.what the hel sort of a name is bigbird?
3.elmo has his own movies (Elmo in Grouchland,Elmo Saves Christmas).
4.elmo was on west wing.eventhough i hate that show
5.elmo was appeared as a guest on talk shows.