The Tale of Sleeping Grouchy



 Earliest Known Appearance: Episode 4143  The Tale of Sleeping   GROUCHY  appears in  SESAME STREET   Episode 4143. The main character, Sleeping   GROUCHY  is played by  GRUNDGETTA  , which  spoofs  Sleeping Beauty from the fairy tale of the same name.

In  The Tale of Sleeping   GROUCHY , a very  GROUCHY   princess  is portrayed by  GRUNDGETTA  , &  her  warm , loving , synonym - spouting parents are play ed by Gordon & Maria , who sing a  song  about how much they love their  daughter.

1 day the  GROUCHY  princess on a  GROUCHY  walk. She say s " Phooey ! " so many times that it disturbs a wizard who was walking nearby. He casts a spell on her, putting her to sleep for 100 years ! Sleeping  GROUCHY  ' s parents encounter her sleeping, & become distressed that their  daughter  i s under a spell. The queen gets an idea to offer a big reward for whoever can break the spell.

The 1 st prince to arrive is Prince  Elmo  of Ticklania, who will try waking her  up with a giant Ticklanian chicken feather. He demonstrates its effect s on the King & Queen, then tries it on the princess  , not realizing that  she  ' s too  GROUCHY  to be  ticklish  - but the feather does make  her  sneeze. Prince Elmo  knows exactly what t o do to cheer himself u p. ..

The 2 nd prince to arrive is Prince Telly  of the Tuba, & his back - u p band, The Cat ' s Meow. Since they woke up Rip Van Winkle by playing the tuba & meowing loudly, they figure it ' ll be a cinch to wake the princess  up the same way. But such is not the case, not even w / the viewers ' participation.

The 3 rd prince doesn ' t show up at 1 st, but is revealed to be Prince  SLIMEY . But how can a small  WORM  prince  break the spell ? Prince Slimey was small but  he  knew about  GROUCHES  &  he  knew that by giving the  princess  a sweet, lovable kiss , which  he  knows  she  ' l l hate ,  she  ' ll awaken. It works !

In return for his  heroic deed,  Prince  SLIMEY  wants not jewels , but  MUD . He &  Princess   GROUCHY  go off to play in the Royal  MUD  puddle & live  GROUCH  ily  ever after.

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 * SE SAME STREET ( 1 969 - present )


 *  Episode 41 43  ( 2007 )