Trash Can

Of all the kinds of places  Grouches  normally like to live in,  TRASH CAN s  have always been the most frequent choice. While some Grouches  live in dump sters, city dumps , even landfills. However, some Grouches  live in broken cars, crummy old houses , ( & in a few cases , " yucky beautiful houses " ) , most  Grouches  just end up living in  Trash  cans . Oscar the Grouch of Sesame Street lives in a  trash can , which is also the most famous  trash can  in the world. Most " nice " peo ple or Monsters, Birds , & animals might think living in a  trash can  is disgusting & unhealthy ,  Grouches  , being the way they are , find it quite nice & satisfying.

Trash cans in normal culture
For centuries,  trash cans  have been used as storage places for  trash  or anything that should  NEVER  be thrown on the ground , on the street , or anywhere that is popular as a social event gathering area.  trash cans  being created for just that is the main reason why so many  Grouches  live in them, because the thing all  Grouches  love the most is  trash.

 Trash cans  have been made in many different shapes & sizes over the years, each design able to hold a certain amount of  trash  , some of which have the strength to hold more than others.

Trash cans used as  Grouches  ' homes
While the  trash can  seen on Sesame Street serves as the private domain of Oscar the Grouch , it was seen in  The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland  , several other  Grouches  who live in  Grouchland U . S . A  chose to live in  trash  cans . Oscar 's cousin,  Smiling George  , despite being a friendly  Grouch  , lives in a yellow  trash  can  , that has a smiling face on the back of the lid.

Oscar ' s  trash can
While seeming to be the size of a normal  trash can ,  Oscar  ' s  trash can  is a whole lot larger inside than the exterior would suggest. Oscar has noted through the years that it boasts such amenities as a farm, swimming pool , ice - rink , bowling alley , & a piano. Other items include Slimey ,  Oscar  ' s  pet   worm  ;  Fluffy  ,  Oscar  ' s  pet  elephant ;  Oscar  's shoes ; & a dimension gate to  Grouch land U S A  ,  Oscar  's hometown. It also contains ( most likely ), hundreds of mounds of trash.

Oscar ' s  trash can  has been shown for over 43 years, since the dawn of Sesame Street. 1 tradition is whenever Oscar  sings "  I Love Trash  ",  his  signature  song  ,  he  is always shown at  his   trash can  , & nowhere else. A frequent guest of Oscar  ' s  trash can  is  Oscar  ' s girlfriend,  Grundgetta  , who has , as  she  once stated once  stayed  in the  trash can  , when  Oscar  was away.

Some  Trash cans  can ' t store as much as others, as they ' re not always the same size. Oscar ' s  trash can , however , being a 3. 5 foot deep  trash can , has proven that it  can store as many things as  Oscar  wants. It ' s been shown that one must not underestimate Oscar the Grouch  or just how much stuff  he  has inside  his   trash can .

For the most part, very few of the " nice " residents of Sesame Street dare venture into the bowels of the municipal  waste container . However, key exceptions have occurred over the years. While Big Bird was helping get ready for Miles ' arrival on Sesame Street, a lonely [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Snuffleupagus Mr. Snuffleupagus ] entered the  trash can  to play catch w/ Fluffy  in episode 2122. Wanda Cousteau sought refuge in the  trash can  in episode 3161 as a hiding place from the hungry Wolfgang the Seal. When Gina is studying to become a vet in episode 3787 she goes down into the  trash can  through the back door & successfully removes a splinter from Fluffy  ' s foot w/ some elephants ' tweezers. In a season 19 insert, Linda sat  in the  trash can  when filling in for an "  Ask   Oscar  " segment. In a season 12 segment ( found in Sesame Street : 40 Years of Sunny Days ) in which  Oscar  & Bruno  go to the movies, the various hum ans ( & Barkley ) arrive from inside the  trash can  as well.

Also, the inside of  Oscar  's  trash can  was depicted on - camera for the 1 st time in  The Adventures of Elmo in Grouch land . Oscar has a door in  his   trash can  to take peo ple to  Grouch land U S A. Elmo enters in search of his blanket & later a rescue party follows suit : Big Bird, Gordon , Maria , Telly Monster , Zoe , & Cookie Monster. Big Bird in particular has a hard time fitting inside the  trash can  ' s narrow opening.

Donald Grump ' s  trash can
Another famous trash can  known to  Grouches  is that of  Donald Grump , a famous  Grouch  who has more  trash  than any other  Grouch  in the world ( & often brags to others about it ). It is said that he  has so much  trash  that it spills out of  his   trash can .

The trash can , like  Donald Grump  , has made 1 known appearance to date , in Sesame Street  episode 4104  , in which  Donald Grump  is looking for a  Grouch  apprentice to help  him  sort all  his   trash  , some of which the chosen apprentice would get to keep. Oscar the Grouch,  Grundgetta  ,  Omagrossa  ,  Swampy  , & even Elmo contended for the job. Elmo eventually won since he did every job correctly, but was instantly  fired  for doing everything correctly. Even despite this setback, Elmo was awarded Grump  ' s hairpiece ( which is not a real loss , since  he  has several of them ).

With only Oscar  &  Grundgetta  left,  Grump  makes  th  em  both  his  helper cause of  the  ir  really rotten attitude. But when th  ey  learn  th  ey  have to help to sort through  his   trash  in order to get some,  th  ey  both decide not to be  his  helper & fire  Donald Grump. Donald Grump left in a taxi w/  his   trash, as  Oscar  &  Grundgetta  both enjoy saying , " Scram , You ' re Fired ! " to each other. It is still unknown what actually happened to Donald Grump  ' s  trash can.

Other Trash cans
As seen in episodes   2648  &  2899  when  Oscar  took Bob to  Grouchytown , most  Grouches  who live there live in their own  trash  can .