Sleeping Grouchy

 Performers:  GRUNDGETTA  • ( GROUCH )  PAM ARCIERO  • ( Muppeteer )

 Earliest Known Appearance: Episode 4143  Sleeping GROUCHY  appears in Sesame Street  episode 4143. Sleeping  Grouchy  is played by  Grundgetta , which spoofs  Sleeping Beauty from the fairy tale of the same name.

In  The Tale of Sleeping  Grouchy , 1 day the  grouchy  princess on a  Grouchy  walk. She says " 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 is 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 effects 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 to do to cheer himself up. ..

The 2 nd prince to arrive is Prince  Telly  of the Tuba, & his back - up 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 ' ll 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  grouchily  ever after.

TV / Movies / Specials

 * Sesame StReeT ( 1969 - present )


 * Episode 4 143 ( 2 007 ) ( "  The Tale of Sleeping  Grouchy  " )

Online

 * Sesame street . org ( Different version )