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An Oscar the Grouch puppet, at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

Oscar the Grouch, reading to Slimey.

Oscar the Grouch, peering out of his can

The orange version of Oscar from Season 1

The original yellow version of Oscar from episode 1

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Oscar has a green body (during the 1969–1970 season he was orange), has no nose, and lives in a garbage can. His favorite thing in life is trash; evidence for this is the song "I Love Trash". Although "The Grouch" aptly describes his antisocial interaction with the other characters, it is also the name of his species. A dustbin is a container used to store refuse, can be made out of metal or plastic¹. Indoor bins are traditionally kept in the kitchen² to dispose of culinary excess such as fruit peelings or food packets, although there are also wastepaper baskets (sometimes called circular files) which are used... Antisocial personality disorder (APD) is a personality disorder which is often characterised by antisocial and impulsive behaviour. ... For other uses, see Species (disambiguation). ...

Oscar can also become mobile with the help of his friend Bruno, the trashman, who carries Oscar around in his can. Bruno is a full-body costume which allows Oscar's puppeteer to manipulate Oscar while remaining hidden by the Bruno costume. Also, as seen in the Elmo's World episode 'Dance', the underside of his trash can is somewhat detachable, with Oscar's legs protruding from the bottom of his trash can. Other evidence of this can be seen in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978), when Oscar is 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". Christmas Eve on Sesame Street scene with Oscar (in garbage can) and Big Bird at the 86th Street station Christmas Eve on Sesame Street is a Sesame Street Christmas special first broadcast on PBS on December 3, 1978. ... Slimey the Worm (also simply known as Slimey) is a light and dark orange striped worm that is the pet and friend of Oscar the Grouch on Jim Hensons Muppet show Sesame Street. ... Nickname: Location of Syracuse within the state of New York Coordinates: , City Government  - Mayor Matthew Driscoll (D) Area  - City 66. ... This article is about the state. ...

Oscar is performed by Muppeteer Carroll Spinney. Spinney's other lead character is Big Bird. During the first season of Sesame Street, the street set was arranged such that Spinney, who is right-handed, was forced to operate Oscar's head with his left hand. A subsequent redesign of the set allowed him to switch hands. Spinney has said in interviews that he modeled Oscar's voice on that of a grumpy New York cab driver he once hailed. Caroll Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney and Ed Spinney (born December 26, 1933 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA) is a puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the childrens television show Sesame Street. ... Big Bird finds Ernie in a game of Journey to Ernie. ... This article is about the state. ... Look up cabbie in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Oscar thinks that numbers are silly, according to the song "Knock Three Times".

In Oscar's trashcan

• Slimey, Oscar's pet worm
• Fluffy, Oscar's pet elephant, only his trunk is ever shown
• An orange creature
• Farm animals, especially a goat and a pig
• A swimming pool (or other large body of water)
• A Grand Piano
• Oscar

Slimey the Worm (also simply known as Slimey) is a light and dark orange striped worm that is the pet and friend of Oscar the Grouch on Jim Hensons Muppet show Sesame Street. ...

Characters that have gone into Oscar's trashcan

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• Julia, who wanted to see what Oscar was wearing behind that trashcan.
• Elmo
• Forgetful Jones
• Plácido Flamingo
• Snuffy
• Telly Monster
• Linda
• Grungetta
• Barkley
• Baby Natasha
• Oscar's mom (puppeteered by Jerry Nelson)
• Buffy Sainte-Marie, when she was visiting Sesame Street
• David's Grandma, who freaked out on Oscar. She came out clean, Oscar dirty, implying she must have actually beat Oscar up.^{[citation needed]}
• Bob, who climbed into Oscar's can, only to get burnt by Oscar's pet fire-breathing dragon, got covered in muck head to foot, and had his clothes torn by the mess.
• One of Bob's friends, who fixed something in Oscar's can
• Bert, twice in the 1970s, once when Bert moved out of his and Ernie's apartment (he tries to clean up the trashcan, leading to confrontation; some say this was meant to be a spoof of The Odd Couple), and again in an attempt to surprise Big Bird
• Maria Rodriguez, in the late 1970s, to get a cup of sugar
• Luis Rodriguez
• Irvine, episode 2606, Oscar's niece was in the can while Oscar was away
• Sonny Friendly, season 24, for The Home Game
• Wanda Cousteau, season 25, to hide from the hungry Wolfgang the Seal
• Ruthie, season 28 or 29, when she was "Grouch of the Day"
• Miles Robinson and his band, season 35, playing a gig
• Julius Erving and the Philadelphia 76ers who play the grouches in basketball inside the can while Gordon and Gina? peer in. The ball comes out of the can and Dr. J comes out soon after. Gordon says, "My goodness, you're Julius Erving". Dr. J says, "Uh yeah, Can I have my ball back please?"
• Rizzo the Rat, A Muppet Family Christmas, "bunked" with Oscar, but not actually seen in the can
• Big Bird, Elmo in Grouchland, he was pushed in

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International

Sesame Street is localised for some different markets, and Oscar is often renamed.

• In Germany he is called "Oskar aus der Mülltonne", which means 'Oscar from the garbage can'.
• In Portugal his name is Ferrão, and does not live in a trash can, but rather in a barrel.
• In Turkey he is named Kırpık and lives in a big basket.
• In Israel a slightly different, orange puppet who lives in an old stationary car is called Moishe Oofnik: "Moyshe the complainer", loosely translated. It was mentioned in the show that Oscar was his American cousin.

He has inspired children all over the globe and still stands as a figure symbolizing childhood for many. For other uses, see Barrel (disambiguation). ...

Oscar in pop-culture

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Cookie loading screen. Note the Oscar lookalike in the garbage can.

Oscar inspired an Apple Macintosh hack written by Eric B. Shapiro and shown at the 1989 MacHack conference, featuring a singing animated Oscar that appeared from the trash can whenever a file was thrown away. The hack was so popular that some parents lost the entire contents of their hard disks to preschoolers wanting to see more of Oscar. (Late Nights with MacHack, p. 27) Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Cookie-intro. ... Image File history File links Cookie-intro. ... The first Macintosh computer, introduced in 1984, upgraded to a 512K Fat Mac. The Macintosh or Mac, is a line of personal computers designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Computer. ... A hack in progress in Lobby 7 at MIT. Hack is a term in the slang of the technology culture which has come into existence over the past few decades. ... MacHack was a Macintosh software developers conference first held in 1986 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...

A character bearing an uncanny resemblance to Oscar appears throughout Ultimate Play The Game's Cookie (1983), throwing fishbones and other dangerous items from his trashcan at the hero (see picture). Ultimate Play The Game was the name used for the video games released by Ashby Computer Graphics (A.C.G). ... Cookie is a ZX Spectrum video game made by Ultimate Play The Game in 1983. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

This character is similar to The Grinch, as is seen in the film How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), he is green, antisocial and lives in a dump. The Grinch is a popular cartoon character created by Dr. Seuss. ... How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is one of the best-known childrens books by Dr. Seuss. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Green (disambiguation). ... Antisocial personality disorder (APD) is a personality disorder which is often characterised by antisocial and impulsive behaviour. ... Look up Dump in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Oscar has appeared twice on The Simpsons, though unofficially and not by name. The first was in 1998 in the episode Trash of the Titans, during the song "The Garbage Man." The second was in 2000 in the episode Missionary: Impossible, in which Homer defrauds a PBS member station during pledge week. Simpsons redirects here. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Trash of the Titans is the Emmy Award-winning twenty-second episode of The Simpsons ninth season and the 200th overall. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ...

"Oscar the Grouch" has been a proverbial term for somebody who acquires many hand-me-downs from people who are getting rid of them. A busy yard sale, an ideal place to find cheap used goods. ...

Oscar was also the topic of a joke in the Dave Chappelle comedy sketch Killin 'Em Softly. Knee High Park, a sketch on his Comedy Central variety show, also featured Stinky the Bum, a trashcan dwelling puppet that advises kids to give up on life. David Khari Webber Chappelle (born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian, satirist and actor. ...

A character very similar to Oscar also appeared in an episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, in which Irwin accidentally buys Grim's Scythe and starts using it to cause havoc. Billy runs from the scythe rays and encounters a trashcan where this Oscar-esque character lives. After a car hits his dumpster, Oscar and the car's driver give a public service announcement about magical scythes. The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, created by Maxwell Atoms, is an American animated television series that currently airs on Cartoon Network and Teletoon. ...

A character in the MMORPG Kingdom of Loathing will appear as Oscar the Grouch when dressed in the "Glad Bag Glad Rags" costume. An image from World of Warcraft, one of the largest commercial MMORPGs as of 2004, based on active subscriptions. ... Kingdom of Loathing (KoL) is a humorous, browser-based, multiplayer role playing game designed and operated by Asymmetric Publications, including creator Zack Jick Johnson and writer Josh Mr. ...

Another Oscar lookalike appeared in a a British TV episode of British comedians show Hale & Pace called "Reality Street".

An episode of Crank Yankers ended a skit themed at a dump; we see a trash can thrown on a pile of garbage bags popping out a beaten up Oscar.

In an episode of Madtv, Oscar infects Big Bird with radiation poisoning while making a "dirty bomb" for Elmo.

Nike SB has an Oscar edition shoe

Quotations

• "Go away and LEAVE ME ALONE!!"--Oscar's trademark phrase
• "Uhh...we Grouches never say thanks."
• (talking to a happy person)"Hey, (character) why are you so happy?"
• "Heh, Heh, heh, I love the smell of cheese and bagels in the morning"--when Oscar has trash delivered.
• (When someone is angry)"Hey don't stop now, you're just getting to the good parts!"--during an argument.
• "And Stay Away From My Cheese"--Said by Oscar after someone leaves Oscar's trashcan.
• "Don't Mention It, ...and Go Away"--said by Oscar when he does somebody a favor.
• "Have a rotten day!"
• "SCRAM!"
• "Ding dong, you're wrong!"
• "Amscray!"
• "State your name and beat it!"--said when someone knocks on his trashcan lid.

References

• List of Sesame Street characters

The following is a list of Muppet, animated, and human characters on Sesame Street, ordered alphabetically by first name. ...

External links

• Muppet Wiki: Oscar the Grouch
• The Grouch Report (Oscar's Unofficial Blog)