The Sloppy Jalopy

 The Sloppy Jalopy  is  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ' s junk  car in Follow That  Bird . & since his horn is broken,  Oscar  has a Honker in the backseat to fill that function. A ragged um b rella c o v e r s the back a r e a, & a " Big BIRd o r B u st ! " sign is hand painted in a ragged scrawl. The license plate r ea d s, " SCRAM ". The car was seen on the show as early as season 12.

The Jalopy was the featured element of the street story in episode 3081, as  Oscar  reminisces about his  time with the car.

 Oscar  ' s car has also been featured on Sesame Street, but with a different look & vehicle make. In The Sesame Street Special, Oscar  uses a dilapidated taxi cab.

This car is also featured in the 1997 video ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Fiesta! Fiesta ! ], where it was being used as a  carosa '' ( float ) by the ki ds to replace Rosita ' s broken float. Elmo thought a fairy godmother transformed his pineapple into this Sloppy Jalopy as the float for the ki ds.

 Oscar  takes Bob to Grouchytown in the car in Episode 2648.

Recently, the Jalopy was seen in Episode 4134  of Sesame Street , i n which  Oscar  &  Grundgetta  drive the car in a race.

In the 2009 storybook, Lo ve , Elmo , Oscar  is fixing up the Sloppy Jalopy to use it as a taxicab. The car has a sign paint ed on the s ide : "  Oscar  's Taxi Service : Ride At Your Own Risk ".

TV / Movies / Specials

 * SESAME STREET ( 1969 - present )


 * Episode 2107 ( 19 88 )
 * Episode 2483 ( 19 85 )
 * Episode 2487 ( 19 88 )
 * Episode 2490 ( 19 88 )
 * Episode 2269 ( 1987 )
 * Episode 2648 ( 1989 )
 * Episode 2899 ( 1991 )
 * Episode 3081 ( 19 93 )
 * Episode 4028 ( 20 02 )
 * Episode 4030 ( 20 02 )
 * Episode 4134 ( 2006 )
 * Episode 4237 ( 2010 )
 * Follow That  BIRD  ( 1985 )
 * The  SESAME   STREET  Spec ial ( 1987 )
 * Fiesta ! ( 19 97 )

Books

 * Lo ve,  Elmo  ( 2009 )