Worby

  Earliest Known Appearance :  EPISODE 2 5 3 8   WORBY  is the  GROUCH  owner of  WORBY  ’ s Store, a food location in GROUCHYtown , the hometown of  OSCAR THE GROUCH  , which is the opposite of  Hooper  ' s  Store  back on  SESAME STREET .

The expected GROUCHYtown er s show up at  OSCAR  ’ s  TRASH CAN  &  OSCAR  instruct s th em on h o w to plan " for nice ness . " Th ey ’ ve got th e ir sun glasses in case of smile y face s, & nose plug s so they won ’ t smell any cookie s baking , but  WORBY  does n ’ t have a helmet to protect his head from being patted. Just then, t h ey see Bob  &  Maria  waving to someone , & smell  his  vanilla ice cream cone , but luckily t h ey ' ve prepared f or that already. A s t h ey walk past him, he  pat s  WORBY  ' s b a re head , which upset s him.

 OSCAR  then point s the GROUCHYtown ers ' attention to something  disgusting  : Bob  &  Linda , a couple , sitting together. T h ey go near th  em , but  he  ask s for t h em to leave so  he  can be a lone with  her. He then gets an idea :  he  talk s to  her  in sign language without speaking, thus driving the  GROUCHES  a way. As t  h  e  y  leave,  he  pat s  Worby  ’ s un protect e d head once again. (  OSCAR  : " Don ' t com p l a in t o me , M r .  I  - don ’ t - n ee d - a - hel met ! " )

 OSCAR  & the annoy ed GROUCHYtown ers stop by Maria  ' s apart ment, just as she ' s about to take a bath , which is n ' t a  MUD  bath , to th e ir disappointment. Maria drive s them away by giving t h em a whiff of  her  soap, talking about getting clean , & giving  WORBY  a pat on the head. " I  just c an ’ t help being nice ",  she  grin s.

Later, after  OSCAR  & the aggravated GROUCHYtown ers reconvene ,  WORBY  complains he ' s really sick of being patted on t he head , & he wishes he was back in  GROUCHY  town.  VELMA  &  OTTO  a re home sick too, & the 3| 3 sing "  Dear Old  GROUCHY  town  ". A sympathetic  OSCAR  agree s to end the tour & take t he m to the bus s top.

As t he GROUCHYtown er s leave 1| 1 by 1| 1 ,  Bob  &  Linda  give t hem a  GROUCH Y  send - o f f , which impresses t hem.  WORBY  ( now wearing a h a t ) get s a kiss from Linda , &  Gina  announce s the sponsor s.

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