The Grouchketeers

"How can you tell a Grouchketeer? He's the one with the thumb in his ear!"

The Grouchketeers, like the Bird keteers are a group of real kids dressed in costumes based on their leader, in this case Oscar the Grouch. Oscar depends on them to help him demonstrate things to the viewer (such as a game of Three of These Things), help him make things  trashy  or noisy, & sometimes even find him some more  trash. Telly Monster was a long-time Grouchketeer.

The group did a dance called "The No-No-No!" in 1 episode; Elmo was a member at the time. (The song is included on the Hot! Hot! Hot! Dance Songs album.)

In episode 3963, Rosita wanted to be a Grouch keteer, & was grouchy cause she couldn't be 1. She became so angry at Oscar, that he was really impressed & made Rosita a Grouchketeer.

TV/Movies/Specials

 * Sesame Street
 * Episode 2040
 * Episode 2269
 * Episode 2579
 * Episode 3866
 * Episode 3963
 * Let's Make Music