Doin' the Grouch



 Earliest Known Appearance: Episode 3439 "  Doin ' the GROuch  " is a famous  Grouch  dance Celina personally learned from  Gene Smelly , a legendary  Grouch  dancer & actor. She performs it with the ki ds & the Grouch keteers  in her dance studio. The 1 st time this dance was performed, Celina personally taught the Grouch keteers  just how to do the dance while  Oscar the Grouch  watched. At the very end, Oscar  was very impressed at just how well Celina really knew how to do " Doin the  Grouch  ".

The 2 nd time this dance was performed was on the Sesame Street home video " Get Up & Dance ". Big Bird wanted to have a dance birthday party for his beloved teddy bear Radar, so he & several ki ds including Gabi & Lexine went to Celina 's dance studio & Celina agreed to use her studio as the party headquarters.

They danced several fun dances, including " A Very Simple Dance " , " I'm a Little Airplane " , " The Bird land Jump " , " Do the Dog " , " Do the Jelly " & " A Cat Had a Birthday ". Then, suddenly , Oscar the Grouch  called from  his  newsstand demanding Celina to stop the happy dancing. Celina makes Oscar  a deal & she teaches Big Bird & the ki ds to do the " Doin the  Grouch  " dance. Right after the dance, Oscar  calls again &  he  says " Now that was more like it ! "

TV / Movies / Specials

 * Sesame Street ( 1969 - present )


 * Episode 3439 ( 1996 )
 * Episode 3696 ( 1996 )
 * Episode 3779 ( 1998 )
 * Get Up and Dance ( 1997 )