query: who does the voice of oscar the grouch

pos: Oscar the Grouch Oscar the Grouch Oscar the Grouch is a character on the television program "Sesame Street". He has a green body, no visible nose, and lives in a trash can starred by Riley Murphy. His favorite thing is trash, as evidenced by the song "I Love Trash", with a running theme being his collection of seemingly useless items. Although the term "Grouch" aptly describes Oscar's misanthropic interaction with the other characters, it also refers to his species. His birthday, as noted by Sesame Workshop, is on June 1. The character is performed by Caroll Spinney, and has been performed by him

pos: Mrs. Grouch that his mother grew up in Nova Scotia. Saint David Ridge is a rural community near Moores Mills, New Brunswick, which was also mentioned in the appearance. However, these are actually the respective hometowns of the parents of Caroll Spinney, performer of Oscar the Grouch, Mrs. Grouch's son. A running gag between Mrs. Grouch and Oscar is that whenever Oscar would say "please," she would wash his mouth out with vanilla ice cream which is like washing one’s mouth with soap when they say bad words. Mrs. Grouch Mrs. Grouch is the mother of Oscar the Grouch in the long-running

pos: Oscar the Grouch a "surrogate for poor, urban Americans" during the show's early seasons. During the first season of Sesame Street, the street set was arranged in such a way that Spinney, who is right-handed, was forced to operate Oscar's head with his left hand. After the set was redesigned, Spinney was able to switch hands. In scenes where Big Bird and Oscar (both performed by Caroll Spinney) interact in a scene together, the situation has varied depending on the number of lines one or the other is given. When Spinney performs Big Bird, a second puppeteer operates Oscar to Spinney's voice or

pos: Big Bird in China Fu on their quest. Meanwhile, Oscar the Grouch decides to try to dig his way to China from his trash can, but when he gets to China, he finds it boring and goes straight home. In his memoir, Caroll Spinney (the puppeteer who plays Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch) notes that he was inspired to pitch the special to CTW after visiting China on a tour with Bob Hope. This first trip was to film the "Bob Hope on the Road to China", a two-hour NBC special airing September 16, 1979. The special featured Big Bird, along with the

pos: Will Lee cast said their characters' sad faces were real but they went through their performance when remembering they were doing it for a good outcome. Caroll Spinney (Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch) said that the last time he saw Will Lee alive was during the taping of the last episode involving Mr. Hooper in November, 1982. Lee felt ill that day and barely spoke to the cast. Spinney (who was wearing Big Bird's feet at the time) placed his arm around Lee's shoulder and said (in Big Bird's voice): "I love you, Mr. Hooper." Lee replied, "And I love you,

pos: I Love Trash I Love Trash "I Love Trash" is a song sung by the Muppet character Oscar the Grouch (performed by Caroll Spinney) on "Sesame Street". The song was first sung in the first season of the series and has been re-taped several times. In a Season 29 episode, Oscar sang "Grouches Love Trash" a variation of this song to his niece Irvine. In episode 3891, his old friend Felix the Grouch sang a variation called "I Love Cleaning" while Oscar sang "I Love Trash". Yet another variation occurs when Oscar's Trash Can was grown to a larger size and the lyrics

pos: Oscar the Grouch since the show's first episode. Since 2015, Eric Jacobson has been the understudy for the character. Initially, the Puppet characters on "Sesame Street" did not actually appear on Sesame Street itself, but were relegated to the intermediary segments. Muppets creator Jim Henson wanted them to be integrated into the series, suggesting a giant bird and creature living in the neighborhood's trash can. The character was developed by "Sesame Street" head writer Jon Stone and Henson, based on the personality of a “magnificently rude” waiter. Puppeteer Caroll Spinney found inspiration for the voice in the driver of a New York City

pos: Jim Henson as Animal. Kermit's role on "The Muppet Show" was often compared by his co-workers to Henson's role in Muppet Productions - a shy, gentle boss with "A whim of steel" who "[ran] things as firmly as it is possible to run an explosion in a mattress factory." Caroll Spinney, the puppet performer of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, remembered that Henson "would never say he didn't like something. He would just go 'Hmm.' That was famous. And if he liked it, he would say, 'Lovely!'" Henson himself recognized Kermit as an alter ego, though he thought that Kermit was

pos: Jim Martin (puppeteer) Space Coaster" (1981–1986) as Gary Gnu - "This is Gary Gnu, your no-gnews gnews reporter" and as the villain M.T. Promises. Martin was a producer and director on the show "Johnny and the Sprites", and is the creator and owner of the Anybody Pupplets. At the Visitors Center of Herr's Corporation in Nottingham, Pennsylvania, Martin's work as Chipper was featured in the film used to preview visitors for the snack factory tour. Also, whenever Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird (both characters performed by Caroll Spinney) have to be in the same scene together, Martin operates Oscar to a vocal

pos: 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards The 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards, commemorating excellence in American daytime programming from 2005, was held on Friday, April 28, 2006 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. This was the first time that the Daytime Emmys were held outside New York. ABC televised the ceremonies in the United States. Creative Arts Emmy Awards were presented on April 22, 2006, while nominations were announced on February 8. This year's Lifetime Achievement Award went to Caroll Spinney, a television entertainer for over four decades, who has portrayed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street" since 1969,

pos: Sesamstraße snap of one's fingers, a nearby train station, or the roof of the studio. While Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, both performed by Caroll Spinney, had visited "Sesamstraße" for the 10th Anniversary special before, a highlight of this era was the celebration of "Sesamstraße"'s 1000th episode; the "Sesamelly Zirkusshow," a circus gala performance taped at "Zirkus Althoff" in which Big Bird appeared alongside the German characters one more time. In 1985 and 1986, no new episodes were taped; instead, a wild mix of repeats was shown on TV. From 1986, onward new episodes with two new human actors were

pos: Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer, best known for performing the Muppet characters Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam the Eagle for Disney's The Muppets Studio, as well as "Sesame Street" characters Bert, Guy Smiley and Grover—all roles that he inherited from the characters' original performer, Frank Oz. As of 2015, Jacobson is now Caroll Spinney's replacement for Oscar the Grouch due to his retirement on October 18, 2018. Jacobson, a native of Fort Worth, initially started playing Bert and Grover on "Sesame Street" in 1998, and officially joined the cast of the classic Muppet Show Muppets

pos: Eric Jacobson with Craig Ferguson" and "@midnight". Jacobson performed Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Animal for an appearance on "". Jacobson performed Bert for an appearance in episode 22 of "Between the Lions"' season 2, "Tweet! Tweet!". Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer, best known for performing the Muppet characters Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam the Eagle for Disney's The Muppets Studio, as well as "Sesame Street" characters Bert, Guy Smiley and Grover—all roles that he inherited from the characters' original performer, Frank Oz. As of 2015, Jacobson is now Caroll Spinney's replacement for Oscar the Grouch due

pos: Caroll Spinney the best of what television and media have to offer, for doing what I've always wanted to do." Spinney is the subject of a full-length documentary by Copper Pot Pictures called "" that premiered at the April 2014 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Caroll Spinney Caroll Edwin Spinney (born December 26, 1933) is a retired American puppeteer, cartoonist, author and speaker most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street" from its inception in 1969 until 2018. He is usually credited as Caroll Spinney but has sometimes been credited using the alternate spelling "Carroll Spinney"

pos: Caroll Spinney Caroll Spinney Caroll Edwin Spinney (born December 26, 1933) is a retired American puppeteer, cartoonist, author and speaker most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street" from its inception in 1969 until 2018. He is usually credited as Caroll Spinney but has sometimes been credited using the alternate spelling "Carroll Spinney" or under the name Ed Spinney. Caroll Edwin Spinney was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on December 26, 1933. His mother, a native of Bolton, England, named him Caroll because he was born the day after Christmas. He has been drawing and painting since he

neg: Oscar the Grouch the "Elmo's World" episode "Dance", Oscar's legs can protrude from the bottom of his trash can to allow him to walk around. Similarly, in "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street" (1978), Oscar is seen ice skating. For several seasons, Oscar was frequently shown with his friend and pet Slimey, an orange worm. On occasional episodes he has mentioned leaving Sesame Street to attend "the annual Grouch convention in Syracuse, New York". Oscar openly admits that he does not like anything or anybody that is nice, except young human children (the only people that he can actually act nice to without facing

neg: Mrs. Grouch Mrs. Grouch Mrs. Grouch is the mother of Oscar the Grouch in the long-running American children's television series "Sesame Street" (1969–). Mrs. Grouch has visited Sesame Street various times over the years, including in episode 3141, to make sure that her son is still Grouchy, and hasn't been turned nice. That same year, she also appeared in the special "Sesame Street Stays Up Late!", communicating by telephone with Oscar and other relatives. In a later visit to Sesame Street, she was performed by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph. After she arrives in that episode, she & Oscar greet each other in a very

neg: Oscar the Grouch the holidays, in the film he befriends Rizzo the Rat (whose name parodies that of the "Midnight Cowboy" character Ratso Rizzo) who asks the Grouch if he could stay in his trash can for the night. Oscar agreed saying that he'd never had a rat in his trash can before. Oscar could be seen among many villains in the "South Park" episode "Imagination Land III". Oscar appears in the episode "Fashion" of the IFC show Portlandia. Oscar was on an episode of "Scrubs", imagined as the new chief of medicine. Oscar is one of numerous PBS personalities chasing after Homer

neg: Oscar the Grouch tries his best Oscar impression by saying "I live in the trash." Oscar can also be seen at the end when Buddy reveals his cake, but then goes back in his trash can, ostensibly to get away from the laughing and cheering. Oscar also made appearances in episodes of the Cartoon Network show "MAD". Oscar the Grouch Oscar the Grouch is a character on the television program "Sesame Street". He has a green body, no visible nose, and lives in a trash can starred by Riley Murphy. His favorite thing is trash, as evidenced by the song "I Love Trash",

neg: Mrs. Grouch normal Grouchy way (Oscar: "Rotten to see ya, Ma." Mrs. Grouch: "Ah, rotten to see you too, son. Heh heh heh!"), which is how Grouch families tell each other that they really are happy to see each other. Mrs. Grouch lives in Illinois. Oscar remembers her gift of a tattered sneaker to him as a baby fondly enough to sing about it in his signature song, "I Love Trash". Her name is mentioned in "Sesame Street Magazine" issue 249 (November 1995). According to an interview on "Q", Oscar explained that his father is from Saint David Ridge, New Brunswick, and

neg: Oscar the Grouch week as he planned to finish his final recordings on the following day. His final performance as Oscar the Grouch (and Big Bird) will air the following year for the series' landmark 50th anniversary. Oscar can also become mobile with the help of his friend Bruno the Trashman, who carries Oscar around in his trash can. Bruno is a full-body costume which allows Oscar's puppeteer to manipulate Oscar while remaining hidden by the Bruno costume. (While Bruno was seen fairly regularly in Sesame Street's early days, he hasn't appeared on the show in over a decade.) Also, as seen in

neg: Oscar the Grouch vocal track; however, occasionally, Matt Vogel instead operate the Big Bird puppet to a vocal track by Spinney, while he performs Oscar. The puppeteers have included Jerry Nelson and Jim Martin. In 2015, due to being diagnosed with dystonia, Spinney no longer puppeteered Oscar full-time on the show. Eric Jacobson became Spinney's understudy for Oscar; sometimes lip-syncing to a prerecorded vocal track by Spinney, and other times doing the voice himself. Jacobson started voicing Oscar for new material in Season 48 after Spinney's semi-retirement. On October 17, 2018, Spinney announced his full retirement from the character beginning the very same

neg: Oscar the Grouch Galli Sim Sim". Filipino adaptation "Sesame!" featured Kiko Matsing, basically a gorilla. Some Grouches differ from the mostly antagonistic mold. France's "1, Rue Sésame" featured Mordicus, who, like Oscar, lives in a trash can, and is slightly cynical, but is also described as lively and enthusiastic, and participated in the neighborhood band. In Pakistan, he is named Akhtar and lives in a rusty oil barrel. A hybrid of Oscar the Grouch, Ernie, and the Cookie Monster appears in "The Goodies" episode "The Goodies Rule – O.K.?", where it attacked Tim Brooke-Taylor whilst in a bin, only for Tim to eat

neg: Oscar the Grouch staircase. Other items include Slimey, Oscar's pet worm (who has a baby sister named Sloppy); Fluffy, Oscar's pet elephant; Oscar's shoes; and a dimension gate to Grouchland USA, Oscar's hometown. It also contains, most likely, many boatloads of trash. As stated on multiple occasions, the trash can also has a back door. While Oscar receives new names in international dubs, "Sesame Street" international co-productions have often created their own version of the character. In their second season, Germany's "Sesamstrasse" created an antagonistic character named Uli von Bödefeld. While not a Grouch, he served the same role in plots as Oscar.

neg: Grouches with exaggerated greasy spoon service (inspired by Mel's Drive-In) whose patrons included both furry Grouches and disagreeable humans who might or might not themselves have been human Grouches. Even though Oscar the Grouch and his girlfriend Grundgetta are the most well-known Grouches, over the years a very large number of Grouches have been introduced. Most of the Grouches live in Grouchland USA (inspired by Brooklyn, New York) as seen in the film "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland". Though the Grouches there had to put up with having their stuff taken by a man named Huxley, Oscar the Grouch later

neg: Oscar the Grouch and instructs the viewer that it's "not cool" to play with scythes (in response to Irwin's stealing and misuse of Grim's scythe) and instructs viewers to "tell an adult immediately" if they find one. In "", Oscar has an appearance with Darth Vader, trying to become part of Kahmunrah's team — only to be discovered that he is not evil, just "vaguely grouchy". The Oscar puppet that was used in filming is on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. On May 29, 2009, Oscar the Grouch appeared in an ABC television special on economics called "Un-broke: What

neg: Oscar the Grouch When a fire destroyed the costume in 1988, a decade after he debuted, he and American segments of Oscar were both replaced by a Grouch named Rumpel. Caterpillar Gustav is the counterpoint to Slimey. Israeli Grouch, Moishe Oofnik, Oscar's cousin, is the only character to survive the first "Rechov Sumsum", appearing in its current reboot, English/Hebrew series "Shalom Sesame", and Israeli-Palestinian co-production "Rechov Sumsum/Shara'a Simsim". Other Grouches include Bodoque on Mexico's "Plaza Sésamo", Pancho Contreras on US Spanish version, Gugu on Brazil's "Vila Sesamo", Kırpık on Turkey's "Susam Sokağı", Ferrão on Portugal's "Rua Sésamo", and Kewal Khadoosa on India's "Galli

neg: Caroll Spinney Kermit Love persuaded him to stay. He has performed the Big Bird and Oscar characters in Australia, China, Japan, and across Europe. As Big Bird and Oscar, he has conducted orchestras across the US and Canada, including the Boston Pops, and has visited the White House multiple times. He has provided the characters' voices on dozens of albums. As Oscar, Spinney has written "How to Be a Grouch", a Whitman Tell-A-Tale picture book. With J. Milligan, he wrote the 2003 book "The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers"

neg: Sesame Street (fictional location) being described as a "survivor of gentrification" by art director Victor DiNapoli. Oscar the Grouch's Trash Can sits in front of a fence made of salvaged doors and is where Oscar the Grouch lives. Oscar the Grouch's Trash Can is deeper than anyone suspects. In the first episode, Gordon mentioned that the Trash Can had three and a half bedrooms. The seemingly bottomless domain houses a variety of diverse Grouch amenities and luxuries. Oscar's girlfriend Grundgetta is his most recurring visitor to his Trash Can. In "Sesame Street Visits the Firehouse", Gordon mentioned that in Oscar's Trash Can lived, "Two

neg: Go, Stewie, Go! Might Be You" by Stephen Bishop, is played during the closing credit sequence. As Stewie and Brian watch a recorded episode of "Jolly Farm Revue", Stewie notes the introduction of several new characters to the show. The television screen is then shown, as Karina reveals the characters to his co-star, Julie. The new characters include parodies of the "Sesame Street" characters Big Bird, who describes himself as a "big bird," and a self-described "grouch" named "Moody Green Garbage Creature", who resembles Oscar the Grouch, and butch and femme versions of Bert and Ernie, who try to protect Karina and Julie

neg: Oscar the Grouch ridicule from his fellow Grouches) as well as older fans of the show. However, the only person he has ever liked on-camera was Maria, which he would never admit. He once inadvertently complimented a dance that his followers, The Grouchketeers, had performed for him. Oscar has shown rare acts of kindness such as trying to replace Ernie's rubber duckie when Ernie had lost it. He also went out to find the missing Big Bird in "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street". He and his girlfriend Grundgetta also love each other, though their relationship is (understandably) somewhat rocky (though he does show

neg: Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird before Miss Finch does. Gordon, Olivia, Linda, and Cookie Monster set out in a Volkswagen Beetle. Count von Count departs in his Countmobile. Ernie and Bert go out to search in an airplane. Grover flies as Super Grover (later falling into the Volkswagen). Maria rides with Oscar the Grouch, Telly Monster, and Homer Honker in Oscar's Sloppy Jalopy. Bob instructs all of them to head to Toadstool, Indiana where they should meet up with Big Bird. Big Bird has numerous adventures in his attempt to get home. First, he hitches a ride with a turkey truck driver (Waylon Jennings) who

neg: The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland Oscar the Grouch, who drops it in his trash can after sneezing into it. Elmo dives into the bottom of Oscar's trash can, where he finds his Blanket snagged on a door. Elmo attempts to retrieve it, but he and his blanket are both teleported through a colorful, swirling wormhole to Grouchland, a city filled with Grouches, stinky garbage, and Huxley, a mean, immature and greedy man who steals anything he can grab, including Elmo's blanket. Wanting his blanket back, Elmo begins a journey through Grouchland. A kind-hearted Grouch girl named Grizzy tells Elmo that his blanket is in Huxley's

neg: Big Bad Wolf a brother named Leonard Wolf (performed by Jerry Nelson), who tells Elmo and Rosita that not all wolves are the same. In episode 4219, the Big Bad Wolf works in the hair-drying salon after telling Elmo and Telly Monster that he is no longer in the pig-chasing business. In episode 4266, the Big Bad Wolf huffs and puffs Slimey the Worm when he is unable to catch the Three Little Pigs not realizing the harm he is doing to Slimey. When he does realize this thanks to Alan, Big Bird. Mr. Snuffleupagus, and Oscar the Grouch, the Big Bad Wolf

neg: Oscar the Grouch Simpson for not being able to pay a pledge in a "Simpsons" season 11 episode, "". Oscar crashes through the window of the church Homer is hiding in, and demands the money while Elmo, who was hiding in the trash can with him, tells Homer he knows where he lives. He also appears in "Trash of the Titans" in a "The Simpsons" season 9 episode. Oscar inspired an Apple Macintosh INIT written by Eric B. Shapiro and shown at the 1989 MacHack conference, featuring a singing animated Oscar that appeared from the trash can when the trash was emptied. The

neg: The Grouch Club The Grouch Club The Grouch Club was a talk show broadcast on CBS Radio West Coast on Mondays (later Tuesdays) between October 17, 1938 and April 25, 1939, followed on Sundays at 6:30 PM on NBC Red Network April 16, 1939 through January 21, 1940. Jack Lescoulie hosted as “grouchmaster”, listening to people who wanted to complain about any problem in their life. Among the “grouchies” featured were familiar radio personalities (some also in movies): Jack Albertson, Arthur Q. Bryan (the future voice of Elmer Fudd), Emory Parnell, Ned Sparks, Don Brody, Mary Milford, Phil Kramer and Eric Burtis. Beth

neg: Sesamstraße added later were Uli von Bödefeld, also called Herr von Bödefeld (1978–1988), Finchen the Snail (1980s), Rumpel the Grouch (1989; a German relative Oscar the Grouch) and Buh the Owl (1989). Newer additions are Feli Filu the Monster reporter, the comic duo Pferd the Horse and Wolle the sheep, a few grouches (including Grouchella and an Übergrouch) and some Anything Muppets. Germany's Grouch character is called Rumpel. He hates rain when others love it, but loves rain when others complain about it. He lives in a rain barrel. His best friend is his pet caterpillar named Gustav. Little Bird has

neg: Missionary: Impossible sitcom entitled "Do Shut Up"), Homer pledges $10,000 to the network. Homer is applauded for saving the network, but it quickly becomes apparent that he does not have the money, prompting pledge drive host Betty White and a mob of characters and personalities from various PBS shows (including Fred Rogers, Yo-Yo Ma, the Teletubbies, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, and Elmo) to chase him through the streets. Reverend Lovejoy saves Homer after he runs into the church and claims sanctuary. Reverend Lovejoy gets Homer past the mob by hiding him in a bag disguised as a sack of children's letters

neg: Slimey the Worm Slimey the Worm Slimey the Worm is a light and dark orange striped worm that is the pet of Oscar the Grouch on Jim Henson's Muppet show "Sesame Street". Introduced in Season 2 (1970–1971), he is played by Martin P. Robinson and is the smallest of all characters on "Sesame Street", being only 7 cm (2¾in). His small size does not affect his attitude of being one not to wince at the sight of extreme activities. As Lou Berger, head writer for "Sesame Street", put it, "Slimey shows viewers that even the smallest creature can be the most heroic, and

neg: The House of Seven Colors a spooky old house. A giant monster butler escorts each character to a room, decorated entirely in one of the seven colors of the rainbow. No one is especially gruntled by their accommodations: Cookie Monster longs for a green cookie to go well with his green room, while the Count von Count does not like his red room (not one little bit of it), Ernie is not too thrilled with his purple room, Oscar the Grouch finds himself trapped in a bright pink room, filled with flowers and hearts, while Bert longs for a beige room over an orange one,

neg: Oscar the Grouch it. Oscar made what he called "a very brief cameo" in the 1981 Jim Henson movie "The Great Muppet Caper". When Miss Piggy threw a truck driver (played by Peter Ustinov) into a pile of boxes and a pile of trash cans, Oscar emerged from his trash can and demanded "Hey, what's all the racket?" The driver asked him, "What are you doing here?" Oscar replied, "A very brief cameo." The driver muttered, "Me, too." Oscar also appeared in the Jim Henson holiday special, "A Muppet Family Christmas", when the Sesame Street Gang comes to the Grizzly Farm House for

neg: Oscar the Grouch mob until the program's cancellation, but didn't win much money. Oscar has made appearances on Canadian public broadcasting advertising "childhood diabetes awareness days" at the Montreal Canadiens hockey games. The fumetti comic "Twisted Toyfare Theater" once featured Oscar in an issue in which he sings a variation of his "I Love Trash" song about Wesley Snipes' movies. In the end, Wesley Snipes (as Blade) decapitates him. Beginning in 2008, Oscar became the mascot for Waste Reduction Week in Canada, an environmental campaign. In an episode of "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy", an Oscar-like character emerges from a dustbin

neg: Oscar the Grouch (also puppeteered by Spinney), they decided to change Oscar to orange. Oscar remained orange only for the first season of "Sesame Street" and then changed to green which became his permanent color. This was explained within the show by a visit to Swamp Mushy Muddy. According to "Sesame Street"s Robert W. Morrow, Oscar was created to indirectly demonstrate racial and ethnic diversity. Since his manners and tastes were different from those of the other characters, his creators hoped to address social issues by using his differences as a metaphor for racial and ethnic differences. Some viewers, however, saw Oscar as

neg: The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland - Vanessa Williams 5. Precious Wings - Tatyana Ali 6. Elmo Tells His Grouchland Story (Spoken Word) 7. The Grouch Song - Elmo / Grizzy / Oscar the Grouch 8. There's a Big Heap of Trash at the End of the Rainbow - The Stenchman 9. I Love Trash - Steven Tyler The film has a rating of 77% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 43 reviews. The film's consensus states, "This fun and moral tale entertains both first-time "Sesame Street" watchers and seasoned veterans." On Metacritic, which uses an average of critics' reviews, the film holds a 59/100, indicating "mixed

neg: Thrift Shop music video, and a DeLorean DMC-12 car is shown as well. The video was nominated at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards for Video of the Year. The children's show "Sesame Street" showed a parody of "Thrift Shop" in which Macklemore, as the character "Mucklemore", shows Oscar the Grouch and his other Grouch friends the proper way to recycle their trash. A parody was a part of a Pessach Shop Passover Jam, done for the Jewish holiday of Passover by the "a cappella" group Six13. The American comedy artist Rucka Rucka Ali parodied the song twice in his album "Black

neg: Oscar the Grouch You Need To Know About Money". He appeared showing the viewers what investing stocks means. It's shown that he has investment filings with Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, and Washington Mutual even though they are bankrupt companies, but he then says that they're not really his filings. The press kit for the special reveals that Oscar was popular with the crew for the special even during filming. On October 11, 2009, Oscar appeared on the CBC Radio One show "Q", hosted by Jian Ghomeshi. Beyond talking about his time on "Sesame Street", his love for trash and recycling, Oscar revealed that

neg: Slimey the Worm The mission included the song "Slimey to the Moon" sung by the famous Jazz singer Tony Bennett to the tune of "Fly Me to the Moon" by Bart Howard. Slimey has many friends, both worm and non-worm, and also a worm family. Listed here are Slimey's main friends and his family. Oscar is Slimey's best friend. Slimey is not only the pet of Oscar the Grouch, but also the only character with whom Oscar admits to liking. Slimey is said to bring out the best in Oscar. The friendship between the two is understood, where they do not express their

neg: Caroll Spinney took over the character in 1980, and the character was given the name Elmo. The character was taken over by Richard Hunt in 1984 and finally given to Kevin Clash by Hunt a year later. Spinney reprised his role as Oscar the Grouch in "" in a cameo appearance next to Darth Vader. On October 17, 2018, Spinney officially announced his retirement from "Sesame Street", beginning that very week. His last performances as Big Bird and Oscar were recorded as part of the series' landmark 50th season, which will air the following year. The roles of Big Bird and Oscar

neg: Oscar the Grouch he cares for her). As stated above, he is usually very nice to children especially when making public appearances with Spinney. According to a recent episode, Oscar hates "Pox News" (a parody of Fox News) but his mother likes it. Oscar tries to keep his Canadian identity secret, but admitted that he is Canadian due to his parents being from Canada. He was born in Minto, New Brunswick, with his father having been born in Saint David's Ridge, New Brunswick, and his mother having grown up in Nova Scotia. His favorite dessert is spinach sardine chocolate fudge sundaes. His second

neg: Big Bird electronic bra". During instances where Spinney (or to a lesser extent, Matt Vogel) is performing on location and cannot get a video feed, a small hole is made in the costume to allow him to see. In such cases, Big Bird must wear a necktie to cover the hole. This can also be seen in the "Sesame Street Live" shows. Likewise, during instances where Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch (both performed by Spinney) are to be in a scene together, Jim Martin operates Oscar unless Matt Vogel is operating Big Bird, in which cases Oscar is performed by Spinney

neg: Oscar the Grouch hack was so popular that some parents lost the entire contents of their hard disks to preschoolers wanting to see more of Oscar, prompting Shapiro to create a stand-alone application using the same animation and sounds. The software was discontinued after Children's Television Workshop sent Shapiro a cease and desist letter. Oscar first appeared on the January 11, 2008 episode of the television game show "1 vs. 100" as a member of the mob. He was eliminated on both games, but was so popular he continued to appear for the remainder of the season as a regular member of the

neg: Oscar the Grouch his father is actually from Saint David, New Brunswick and his mother grew up in Nova Scotia, thus making him of Canadian descent. He further went on to suggest that he had cheated on Grundgetta, his long-time girlfriend. On November 12, 2009, Oscar appeared on CNN to celebrate the 40th anniversary of "Sesame Street". In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Oscar reveals that he would still be orange if he bathed; his green exterior is apparently moss. On an episode of "Cake Boss", Buddy and his bakers visited Sesame Street, and Danny could be seen inside Oscar's Trash Can. He

neg: Oscar the Grouch favorite dessert is mashed bananas with ice cubes and cold beef gravy, and in Season 12 he owns a car called "The Sloppy Jalopy". While appearing to be the size of a normal trash can on the outside, Oscar's trash can is actually bigger on the inside than the exterior would suggest, notably revealed in the film "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland". Oscar has noted through the years that it boasts such amenities as a farm, swimming pool, ice-rink, bowling alley, and a piano. Oscar could occasionally be seen rotating while descending into his trash can, implying a spiral

neg: Slimey the Worm Digger. He belongs to Slimey as of Episode 4157. Oscar takes Slimey to Bug-a-Wee-Bug Shelter to adopt his first pet. Slimey chooses Dirty. After bringing him home Dirty is scared. Oscar and Slimey eventually calm Dirty down by wearing bug hats and singing "Welcome Bug Song". Dirty can write in the dirt. Here are listed all episodes which revolved around Slimey: Slimey the Worm Slimey the Worm is a light and dark orange striped worm that is the pet of Oscar the Grouch on Jim Henson's Muppet show "Sesame Street". Introduced in Season 2 (1970–1971), he is played by Martin

neg: Rechov Sumsum big porcupine, by the name of "Kippi" and a parallel character to Oscar the grouch, by the name of "Moishe Oofnik". Oofnik was a punk and used to complain a lot and bother the neighborhood's residents, but even so, he soon became friends with the children in the neighborhood. The residents who lived in the street included Avner and Hanna, who were the owners of the coffee house near Kipi's apartment. After they moved to a different city they were replaced by a new coffee shop named Gabi (Gabi Amrani). Opposite to the coffee house lived Miki (Miki Kam) and

neg: Sesame Street characters by writer Shalom M. Fisch and Dr. Lewis Bernstein to be a canary, who resides in a large nest alongside the "123 Sesame Street" building and represents the 6-year-old child with his tendency to question everything. Big Bird's best friend is Aloysius Snuffleupagus (better known as "Snuffy"), who was portrayed as the bird's imaginary friend until revealed to the human cast in 1985. Also living outside of the building is Oscar the Grouch, a trash can-dwelling creature belonging to his own unique species, who is portrayed as a habitual pessimist and was designed to give children "permission to feel grouchy—and

neg: History of Sesame Street could interact with the human actors, specifically Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird, who became two of the show's most enduring characters. In addition, the producers found Saunders' role as Gordon not to be as likable by children watching the show, resulting in the character being recast by Matt Robinson, who was initially the show's filmed segments producer. These test episodes were directly responsible for what Gladwell called "the essence of "Sesame Street"—the artful blend of fluffy monsters and earnest adults". Two days before the show's premiere, a thirty-minute preview entitled "This Way to Sesame Street" aired on NBC. The

neg: Pop culture influenced by Sesame Street character named Costello shows her the way. Then, he says "Where are you going?" Then Abbot responds "Witch Way!" "Mutts" has a character that resembles Oscar the Grouch, but it is a cat who lives in a trash can, who appears in some strips of the comic. In the "Angel" season 5 episode "Smile Time", the title character Angel is turned into a puppet. The episode is a direct parody of "Sesame Street", in which the Muppets were featured to teach kids on their long running and popular show "Smile Time", only to be revealed as demons as the episode

neg: Oscar Brand and participated in the development of Sesame Street. Because of some mild disagreements that had occurred between Brand and the board members regarding the appropriate setting for the show, it has been reputed that as a playful joke, the character of Oscar the Grouch was named after him, although there are dueling tales as to the origin of the character. In May, 1976 Brand appeared in Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum at the Memorial Celebration for Phil Ochs, performing Ochs' "Love Me I'm A Liberal" with updated lyrics. Brand was given the Peabody Award for broadcast excellence in 1982 for

neg: Elmo's Christmas Countdown Elmo's Christmas Countdown Elmo's Christmas Countdown is a 2007 American television christmas film, featuring the characters from "Sesame Street". It was first aired two days before Christmas Day of 2007. Starring Ben Stiller. In "Elmo's Christmas Countdown", Stiller the Elf (Ben Stiller) is telling Stan the snowball how Christmas was almost ruined. He recounts how he visited Sesame Street because he believed Oscar the Grouch would start the official countdown to Christmas. However, Oscar tosses the magical counting blocks into the air and they disappear. Stiller is worried that he destroyed Christmas, and it is up to Elmo and Abby

neg: Trash Gordon Trash Gordon Trash Gordon is the name of a fictitious character on the long-running PBS children's television show "Sesame Street". Played by Roscoe Orman, who also plays the character of Gordon on the show, Trash Gordon is a parody version of the science fiction hero Flash Gordon. Trash Gordon also lends his name to a recurring segment on "Sesame Street", "The Adventures of Trash Gordon." Within the context of "Sesame Street", Trash Gordon is a character in a science fiction adventure book which Oscar the Grouch reads to his pet worm Slimey to help him fall sleep at the end

neg: Elmo motion picture "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland". He also starred in the film "Elmo Saves Christmas". Elmo also appeared in a fifth season episode of "The West Wing" along with his friends Zoe and Big Bird. In that episode, Elmo receives a medical checkup from Abbey Bartlet, the First Lady (who is making a guest appearance on "Sesame Street"), and cheekily questions her about the validity of her medical license. Elmo also appeared in the eighth season episode of "Scrubs", "My ABC's", along with Oscar the Grouch, Grover, and an Anything Muppet named "Ex Ray". All four characters are

neg: Don't Eat the Pictures "Sesame Street". The story takes on getting locked in an American Metropolitan Museum of Art overnight as they embark on an adventure to find their friend Big Bird, who has gotten lost finding Snuffy. They must stay there until the morning while avoiding a security guard. The special features the regular human cast of "Sesame Street" along with several of The Muppets, including Cookie Monster, Telly, Bert & Ernie, The Count, Grover, and Oscar the Grouch. Snuffy also appears, even though his names are revealed to be Mr. Snuffleupagus and Aloysius Snuffleupagus; however, at this point in the show's history,

neg: Sésamo was a full-body puppet that was controlled by the puppeteer from inside the costume. Paco, a grouchy green parrot, was based on Oscar the Grouch. Abelardo and Paco were both played by Justo Martinez. The Muppets Beto and Enrique, who were based upon Bert and Ernie of the American show, were called "national favorites" by the UPI less than three years after the show's premiere. In 1975, Enrique and Beto were used to promote Mexico's nationwide free vaccination campaign. 130 half-hour episodes of the show's first season were shot in Mexico City entirely in Spanish, under the control of a

neg: Natasha (Sesame Street) and Ingrid Monster. Natasha should not be confused with Ernie's niece, Ernestine, who was also performed by Kevin Clash. As Telly Monster's sister Mona was exactly identical in appearance to Natasha's mother Ingrid, some mistakenly believe the characters are related; this is strictly conjecture. Natasha made her first appearance on Sesame Street during season 18 as the child of monsters Humphrey and Ingrid. One of Natasha's primary character traits is her fast crawling. Throughout the series other characters such as Oscar the Grouch and Snuffy have been shown babysitting her. An episode of the series found Fran Drescher (The Nanny)

neg: Jon Stone Season 29 of "Sesame Street" was dedicated in his memory. Jon Stone Jon Stone (April 13, 1932 – April 9, 1997) was an American writer, director and producer, who was best known for being an original crew member on "Sesame Street" and is credited with helping develop characters such as Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. Stone won 18 television Emmy Awards Many regard him as one of the best children's television writers. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Stone graduated from Williams College in 1952. He received a master's degree from the Yale University School of Drama in

neg: Martin P. Robinson Martin P. Robinson Martin P. "Marty" Robinson (born March 9, 1954) is an American puppeteer who works for the Jim Henson Company. He also built, designed, and performed the puppets for "Little Shop of Horrors". He is best known for his work on "Sesame Street", having performed the characters of Telly Monster, Mrs. Grouch (Oscar the Grouch's mother), Slimey the Worm, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Oscar's niece Irvine, and Shelley the Turtle on the show for over 30 years. He also performed the characters Riff the Cat and Clef the dad on "Allegra's Window", and was an animatronic puppeteer for Leonardo in

neg: Jay Humphry Sesame Street-themed live entertainment shows. Jay Humphry Jay (James Clarke) Humphry (born July 28, 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian former figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1968 and 1969 and competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. During his competitive career he was coached by Edi Rada and Ellen Burka. After the 1969 season, he turned professional and skated with Ice Follies, where he portrayed the role of Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street. As of 2009, Humphry resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he works

neg: Jay Humphry Jay Humphry Jay (James Clarke) Humphry (born July 28, 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian former figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1968 and 1969 and competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. During his competitive career he was coached by Edi Rada and Ellen Burka. After the 1969 season, he turned professional and skated with Ice Follies, where he portrayed the role of Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street. As of 2009, Humphry resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he works for a company that produces

neg: Jon Stone Jon Stone Jon Stone (April 13, 1932 – April 9, 1997) was an American writer, director and producer, who was best known for being an original crew member on "Sesame Street" and is credited with helping develop characters such as Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. Stone won 18 television Emmy Awards Many regard him as one of the best children's television writers. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Stone graduated from Williams College in 1952. He received a master's degree from the Yale University School of Drama in 1955, at which time he joined a CBS training program.

neg: Kermit Love Balanchine he designed, amongst other items, a marionette giant for "Don Quixote" (1965). During the early 1960s, Love first crossed paths with Jim Henson through Don Sahlin, who urged him to meet with Henson. The three first collaborated on "The La Choy Dragon". Love's theatrical background had given him particular skill at handling full body-puppets and tailoring them to allow freedom for the performer's movements. From this, Love went on to build Oscar the Grouch and then Big Bird after a drawing was designed by Henson (though Sahlin had carved the first head). Love talked about how he designed Big

neg: Oscar the Grouch taxi he took to the studio. Most sources suggest that the character's name is derived from Oscar's Tavern. In recent years, however, the family of Canadian folk musician Oscar Brand has suggested he was the namesake; Brand was an early board member for the show's non-profit production company, Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop). Writers eventually added other Grouches, an entire species explored in the film "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland" and various television episodes. The initial puppet, built by staff builder John Lovelady, was yellow, but since there was already a very large yellow character named Big Bird

neg: Brent Morin roommate of Danny (played by "Chris D'Elia"). "Undateable" was unique in that it was a cast full of stand-up comedians who were good friends before the show aired. The show often incorporates improv, with Morin playing Felix to D'Elia's grouch Oscar à la "The Odd Couple." Lawrence and the cast (Chris D'Elia, Morin, Ron Funches, and Rick Glassman) went on a series of stand-up tour dates, with an appearance on @midnight to promote the show. In 2016, Morin was cast for the Rooster Teeth web series, "Crunch Time". In 2018, he appeared on the second season of Netflix's The Standups,

neg: The Robinson family (Sesame Street) Mr. Hooper's first name was only revealed on his GED, Bob Johnson's last name went unrevealed for years, and Gina Jefferson's last name first appeared on the door of her new veterinary practice, in 2002. Roscoe Orman has garnered more screen time since season 35, playing Trash Gordon, the hero of a series of bedtime stories Oscar the Grouch reads to Slimey the Worm at the end of each episode. Based on Flash Gordon, Trash is an intergalactic traveller, who encounters odd creatures on each planet he visits. Trash Gordon escapes peril in each chapter, thanks to his quick thinking;

neg: The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years introduce Bert and Ernie. Bert tries to give a speech, but is interrupted by Ernie pulling "the old nose joke" on him. A montage of clips from "Sesame Street" is shown. After a collection of scenes overlaid by the Sesame Street theme song, more clips are shown (Kermit singing the alphabet with a little girl, Bert playing checkers with Bernice the pigeon, Cookie Monster singing his trademark song "'C' is for Cookie", and Big Bird parodying American Express ads). Oscar the Grouch then grumpily introduces Big Bird, who introduces clips from other children's shows from the Muppets. Clips featuring live

neg: Martin P. Robinson also has three grown step-children through a previous marriage. Martin P. Robinson Martin P. "Marty" Robinson (born March 9, 1954) is an American puppeteer who works for the Jim Henson Company. He also built, designed, and performed the puppets for "Little Shop of Horrors". He is best known for his work on "Sesame Street", having performed the characters of Telly Monster, Mrs. Grouch (Oscar the Grouch's mother), Slimey the Worm, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Oscar's niece Irvine, and Shelley the Turtle on the show for over 30 years. He also performed the characters Riff the Cat and Clef the dad on "Allegra's

neg: Jim Henson the show was set aside for a series of funny, colorful puppet characters living on the titular street. These included Grover, Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, and Big Bird. Henson performed the characters of Ernie, game-show host Guy Smiley, and Kermit, who appeared as a roving television news reporter. Around this time, a frill was added around Kermit's neck to make him more frog-like. The collar was functional, as well; it covered the joint where the Muppet's neck and body met. At first, Henson's Muppets appeared separately from the realistic segments on the Street, but after a

neg: Sesame Street research experts. It was the first time a children's television show used a curriculum, which Palmer, who was responsible for conducting the show's formative research, and Fisch described as "detailed or stated in terms of measurable outcomes". The program's creative staff was concerned that this goal would limit creativity, but one of the seminar results was to encourage the show's producers to use child-development concepts in the creative process. Some Muppet characters were created during the seminars to fill specific curriculum needs. For example, Oscar the Grouch was designed to teach children about their positive and negative emotions, and Big Bird

neg: Pop culture influenced by Sesame Street after actress Betty White proclaims that $10,000 is what will end the drive. However Homer doesn't have the money and a chase ensues which includes Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, and Elmo, each who want a piece of Homer which is in contrast to their character's true identity. In "Bart Mangled Banner", after the Simpson family is sent to the Alcatraz (apparently reopened), when the family tries to escape, Homer says in a terrified state that "he doesn't want to end up like Elmo", where the screen is panned to see Elmo's shadow in the jail cell, having hanged himself.

neg: A Muppet Family Christmas the Night Before Christmas". Kermit gets a call from Miss Piggy stating that her limo got stuck in the snow and that she is calling for a taxi. Fozzie approaches Kermit stating that now is a good time to show him his new comedy act with the Snowman. While Doc is looking for Miss Piggy, Kermit is called to the basement, where he and his nephew Robin find a Fraggle Hole and the Fraggles. Finally, after Miss Piggy gets to the house, all the Muppets sing a medley of carols and swap presents (except Oscar the Grouch, who just sits

neg: Big Bird home and he runs away and embarks on a cross-country adventure. Along the way, he finds help from a friendly truck driver (Waylon Jennings) and two farmer kids (Alyson Court and Benjamin Barrett). But on the bad side, there are two unscrupulous carnival-owning brothers (Dave Thomas and Joe Flaherty) who want to kidnap him and make him perform in their carnival for their own profit. In the meantime, his friends Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Grover, Count von Count, Telly and Oscar the Grouch are in pursuit of him to find him and bring him back home safely. Also joining them

neg: Evansburg, Alberta in 2011. Evansburg has gained a degree of fame across Canada for being the "Home of the Grouch." Every August, as part of the community's Pembina Valley Daze festival, the community chooses the "Town Grouch". The tradition began in 1961, when local artist John Lauer was commissioned to create a new welcome sign for the community. To add some humour to the sign, he listed Evansburg's population as "603 people, 29 dogs, 41 cats, and one grouch." Speculation began as to who the grouch was. In 1979, the Evansburg Chamber of Commerce decided to settle the question by holding an

neg: Rosita (Sesame Street) because she is just no longer so little. Rosita was introduced to the series in 1991. Rosita is performed by Carmen Osbahr, who originally worked on Mexico's "Plaza Sésamo". On July–August 2012, they appeared on Barrio Sésamo: Monstruos Supersanos. February 2, 2004: Rosita, Elmo, Big Bird appeared on The Wayne Brady Show, March 3, 2004: Rosita, Elmo, Zoe, Big Bird and purple AM Monster appear on The West Wing April 2, 2004: Rosita, Elmo, Zoe, Grover, Cookie Monster, Telly, Phoebe Narf, Googel, Baby Bear, Grundgetta, Curly Bear, Herry Monster, Big Bird, Chickens, Penguins, Bert, Ernie and Oscar the Grouch appeared

neg: Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? song for season 38. The song again was upbeat, but it now had a style that has a kiddie pop/hip hop tune. Another change was the instrumental opener which now had a softer version of the new rendition. In season 40, the opening sequence changed to the Muppet characters in a chalk-drawn environment. Muppets who appear in this version of the opening include Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Ernie, Bert, Grover (and his super-hero alter ego), Cookie Monster, Zoe, Count von Count, Rosita, Telly Monster, Baby Bear, Murray Monster, Ovejita, Chickens, and Birds. After Super Grover knocks

neg: Mike Rowe Dad!" as the voice of a meter maid. Rowe appeared on an episode of "Sesame Street" (Season 39) in a segment called "Dirtiest Jobs With Mike Rowe", which aired on October 13, 2008. Rowe visits Sesame Street to find the dirtiest job, which happens to belong to Oscar. Rowe must do all the things Oscar does. His tasks include finding and counting stinky cheese, sorting trash, and giving his pet pig, Spot, a mud bath. To Oscar's chagrin, Rowe does not want to stop, as he is having too much fun. Mike Rowe spoke to more than 70,000 scouts, leaders,

neg: The Grouch Club 1938-1939, the first of which eventually made it to DVD as an “extra” with the feature "The Roaring Twenties". Lloyd French was key director. The Grouch Club The Grouch Club was a talk show broadcast on CBS Radio West Coast on Mondays (later Tuesdays) between October 17, 1938 and April 25, 1939, followed on Sundays at 6:30 PM on NBC Red Network April 16, 1939 through January 21, 1940. Jack Lescoulie hosted as “grouchmaster”, listening to people who wanted to complain about any problem in their life. Among the “grouchies” featured were familiar radio personalities (some also in movies): Jack

neg: Darth Vader misquoted as "Luke, I am your father"), – is one of the most well known quotes in cinema history. The line was selected as one of the 400 nominees for the American Film Institute's "100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes", a list of the greatest American movie quotes. Vader received the Ultimate Villain recognition at the 2011 Scream Awards. In 2009, Vader (or, more precisely, a reproduction of him conserved at the Smithsonian Institution) had a brief cameo in "", as he, along with an Oscar the Grouch prop replica, tries to join the army formed by (the reproductions of) Ivan

neg: Ken Kwapis is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, the sequel to a young adult fantasy, "Freaky Friday". For the Scholastic Book Company, Kwapis directed his first feature film "The Beniker Gang", starring Andrew McCarthy. Kwapis' next film was "Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird" (Warner Bros., 1985). The film was the big-screen debut of the Sesame Street ensemble (Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, The Count, Bert & Ernie, et al.). "Follow That Bird" tells the story of Big Bird's quest to live with a family of his own kind; namely, birds. A social worker arranges for Big Bird

neg: Missionary: Impossible his financial pledge of support to PBS, references seen to characters from other programs that pursue him through the town include Fred Rogers, Yo-Yo Ma, the Teletubbies, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Elmo and Garrison Keillor. When Marge calls Homer on the ham radio, she says "Hello? Is there anybody in there?" reminiscent to the intro of Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd. When Homer arrives in the island, a butterfly gets into Homer's skin and moves to his brain, reminiscing a scene from "The Mummy". Reception of the episode has been mostly positive. Jeff Cotton of "The Observer" characterizes the

neg: Kermit Love Bird so that he would subtly shed feathers in the course of normal movement, "Not unlike a tree shedding leaves in the Fall." He believed this made Big Bird appear more natural to young viewers. Later, Love designed Mr. Snuffleupagus and helped create Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch. He accompanied the Big Bird costume (Love preferred calling it a "puppet") when it traveled overseas for appearances. Despite the coincidence of names, Kermit Love first met Jim Henson "after" the 1955 creation and naming of Kermit the Frog. Though he also worked on "The Muppet Show" and "The Muppet Movie",

neg: Sesamstraße children's programme called "Das feuerrote Spielmobil" ("The fire-red Play-mobile"). Variety shows like "Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten" in 1975 promoted the show by visiting the original United States set and taping special footage. From 1976 through 1977, the street scenes were dropped, due in part to a constant onslaught of protesting parents that were unhappy with the "controversial" character of Oscar the Grouch. Instead, a new framing story was created, following the antics of a boy named Bumfidel and his mother. Since these stories did not take place on a street, the show's title was temporarily rendered incomprehensible. The most controversial

neg: Sesamstraße moment of this early period was a film showing the unconcealed birth of a human baby. In 1977, a German street set was built at Studio Hamburg for German framing stories. Samson, a bear (1978–2009, and since 2013) and Tiffy the bird (1978–2005) replaced Big Bird (Bibo) and Oscar the Grouch (Oskar der Griesgram) as main characters, and the new version debuted on January 2, 1978. The early puppets were built by Kermit Love; nowadays, Sesame Workshop builds the puppets for Sesamstraße. Each episode featured the new puppets interacting with a pair of human characters; consistently one male, one female.

neg: Robin Gibb unlike their previous and next albums. Four tracks off the album reached the UK Top 10; "How Deep Is Your Love", "More Than A Woman", "Stayin' Alive", and "You Should Be Dancing". Moreover, "Night Fever" held the top rank in 1978. In 1978, Gibb performed on the "Sesame Street Fever" album for the Sesame Street children's TV program. He was one of the singers on the "Sesame Street Fever" title track, he sang a song called "Trash" for the character Oscar the Grouch, and spoke with Cookie Monster at the beginning of "C is for Cookie". In January 1980, Gibb

neg: Elmo from the "Toy Story" franchise. Fans of "Sesame Street" have complained that Elmo's prominent status has caused roles to be greatly reduced for some older characters, such as Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, Count von Count, Prairie Dawn, Grover, and Cookie Monster. Some fans also blame Elmo for the permanent departure of Kermit the Frog from Sesame Street. Elmo has been referred to as the "Little Red Menace" by Sesame Street traditionalists. In its FAQ, the Sesame Workshop addresses the allegation that Elmo referring to himself in the third person will teach children improper English, by stating that this behavior

neg: Elmo's Christmas Countdown Cadabby to help him find the blocks and the true meaning of Christmas miracles. They find the blocks one by one: While Abby and Stiller hunt for Block #6, Block #5 is found by Ernie. Elmo sings "Do You Hear What I Hear" with Alicia Keys. Stiller the Elf states that Christmas will never come as Oscar the Grouch celebrates. Elmo states that he and Abby can believe in Christmas miracles as Stiller joins them. Their believing attracts the appearance of Santa Claus (Kevin James). Santa Claus then sings "You Gotta Believe" with Elmo, Abby, Stiller, Big Bird, Snuffleupagus, Ernie

neg: Hank Azaria He worked with Stiller again on 2009's "" in which Azaria played the villainous pharaoh Kah Mun Rah, utilizing a Boris Karloff accent. Although the film received mixed reviews, critics praised Azaria's performance. Perry Seibert of "TV Guide" wrote that "thanks to Azaria, a master of comic timing. His grandiose, yet slightly fey bad guy is equally funny when he's chewing out minions as he is when deliberating if Oscar the Grouch and Darth Vader are evil enough to join his team." He appeared as Abraham in "Year One" (2009), Dr. Knight in 2010's "Love & Other Drugs", and played

neg: Big Bird recordings on the following day. His final performance as Big Bird (and Oscar the Grouch) will air the following year for the series' landmark 50th anniversary. Big Bird was originally designed by a drawing from Jim Henson and built by Kermit Love in 1969. The design was based on a previous Henson creation: A seven foot tall dragon that the puppeteer created for a La Choy advertising campaign. The Big Bird performer is completely enclosed within the costume, and extends his right hand over his head to operate the head and neck of the puppet. The Muppeteer's left hand serves

neg: Telly Monster Telly also has something of a friendship with Oscar the Grouch, since they appear in many segments together. Personality-wise, Telly is a fidgeting, nervous wreck, prone easily to manic behavior and paranoia. In contrast to Kermit the Frog as a news reporter for the "Sesame Street News Flash", Telly also has been a roving reporter for his own segment, called "Monster on the Spot". In the 1998 special "Elmopalooza", after Jon Stewart, Prairie Dawn and the crew are stuck in the dressing room, Telly reacts that if they can't get out, there is no show, which makes the people sad

neg: Count von Count serving as an elevator operator, he foolishly neglected to let Kermit the Frog out at his selected floor, because he wanted to count all 10 floors in the building, and was unable to stop until he finished. And in Episode 3489 (Season 27, 1996), he tricked Oscar the Grouch into saying the word "no" 17 times, by continuously knocking on his trash can and prodding him to help the Count find something to count 17 of. The Count can occasionally lose his temper when somebody or something interrupts his counting, or feel sad when there is nothing around for him