Osvaldo, el Gruñón

 Osvaldo,   e l   Gruñón  ( or Oswald the  GROUCH  ) is a  GROUCH  who live s in Puerto Rico. He 1| 1 s t appeared in  episode 1 3 1 6  of  SESAME STREET  &  voiced  b y  Norberto Kerner , & w a s Muppet eer e d b y  RICHARD HUNT .

He was performed  by  Gabriel Velez  in subsequent  sea s on s  on the  show , including  episode 2 00 3. In his late s t appearance, in the 1 99 0 s  , he was  perform ed  b y  Peter Linz.

The Osvaldo puppet has the ability to move his eye s, & also appear s as a back ground  GROUCH  , sans nose.

Appearance s
T V /  Movie s  /  Special s
 *  SESAME STREET  ( 1 9 6 9  - present )


 * Episode 1 3 1 6 (  1 9 7 9  )

Book s
 *  T h e  SESAME   STREET  Diction a r y  ( 1 9 8 0  )
 *  The  SESAME   STREET  Word Book  ( 1 9 8 3  )
 *  Ernie  ’ s Finish the Picture  ( 1 9 8 5  ) ( as " Osvaldo " )
 *  Splish - Splash y Day  ( 1 9 8 9  )
 *  What ’ s in  OSCAR  ’ s  TRASH   CAN  ? &amp; Other Goo d - Night Stories  ( 1 99 1  ) ( as "  Uncle  Oswaldo " )
 *  OSCAR  ’ s  GROUCH  Jamboree  ( 1 99 4  )