I Love Trash



 Earliest Known Appearance: Episode 0291  " I  LOVE  TRASH  "  is  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ' s  GREATEST ,  MOST   POPULAR   song   ever . It was 1 st sung back in Sesame Street Season 1. The song  was re - taped several times as the  OSCAR   puppet   evolved  continuously. 1 tradition is, whenever Oscar  sings "  I  LOVE  TRASH  " ,  his  signature  song  ,  he  is always shown singin at  his   TRASH CAN  , & nowhere else.

In a Season 29 episode  OSCAR  sang "  GROUCHES LOVE  TRASH  " a very slightly altered variation of this  song  to  his  niece  IRVINE . In episode 3891   his  old friend  Felix the  GROUCH  sang a clean variation called "  I  Love Cleaning " while  OSCAR  sang "  I   LOVE   TRASH  ". Yet another variation occurs when  OSCAR  ' s  TRASH CAN  was grown to a larger size & the lyrics were adjusted to accommodate ( a clip can be seen in Sesame Street All - Star 25th Birthday : Stars & Street Forever ! ).

 OSCAR  also sang this song  in ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Here_Come_the_Puppets! Here Come the Puppets ! ]'', accompanied by  BRUNO THE TRASH MAN  who was wearin his  rollerskates.  OSCAR  also sang the song  during an appearance on The Bonnie Hunt Show. He also sang this  song  on A Capitol Fourth.

Steven Tyler also recorded a new version for the album  of Elmo palooza.

K.d. lang sang this song  when she guest starred on The Jim Henson Hour episode about GARBAGE.

Telly, Zoe & Grover each sing a verse of the song  ( with changed lyrics to suit their respective personal interests ) in the CD - ROM game ,  The Three  GROUCH  keteers .

A very brief portion of the song  was also sung by a group of socks in Sesame Street 4 - D Movie Magic, during  OSCAR  ' s imagination sequence where Sesame Street is completely turned into a vast  GARBAGE  dump.

On Plaza Sésamo, a Multi monstruo who love s  TRASH  , performed a rock version of this song.

At the Jim Henson  ' s Musical World concert on April 14 th, 2012 , Elmo , Ernie , Bert , Cookie Monster , Gordon , Bob , Susan , Leela , Gina , Alan & Maria all sang the  song.

Stephen Colbert,  OSCAR THE GROUCH  & BIG BIRD sang the opening of  " I  LOVE  TRASH  "  together on The Colbert Report

TRASH mentioned in this song

 * A sneaker that ' s tattered & worn . It ' s all full of holes & the laces are torn . Given to  OSCAR  as a newborn baby by his   MOTHER .
 * Some newspaper 13 months old with smelly, old fish wrapped inside.
 * A clock that won't work.
 * An old telephone.
 * A broken umbrella.
 * A rusty trombone.

Lyrics
'' Oh,  I   LOVE   TRASH  ! ''

'' Anything dirty or dingy or dusty ! ''

'' Anything ragged or rotten or rusty ! ''

'' Yes,  I   LOVE   TRASH  '' If ya really wanna see somethin '  TRASHY  look at this ! (  OSCAR  grabs an old tattered sneaker from the inside of his   TRASH CAN  . )

'' I  have here a sneaker that ' s tattered & worn ! ''

'' It ' s all full of holes & the laces are torn ! ''

'' A gift from my   MOTHER  the day  I  was born ! ''

'' I   LOVE  it because it ' s  TRASH  ! ''

'' Oh,  I   LOVE   TRASH  ! ''

'' Anything dirty or dingy or dusty ! ''

'' Anything ragged or rotten or rusty ! ''

 Yes,  I   LOVE   TRASH  Here ' s some more rotten stuff  ! (  OSCAR  grabs an old smelly newspaper from the inside of his   TRASH CAN  . )

'' I have here some newspaper 13 months old ! ''

'' I wrapped fish inside it ; it ' s smelly & cold ! ''

'' But I  wouldn ' t trade it for a big pot o ' gold ! ''

'' I  LOVE  it because it ' s  trash  ! ''

'' Yes,  I   LOVE   TRASH    Anything dirty or dingy or dusty ! ''

'' Anything ragged or rotten or rusty ! ''

'' Yes,  I   LOVE   TRASH  '' Now look at the rest a this junk  ! ( Oscar  gets an old clock, telephone , & trombone each from the inside of  his   trash can  . )

'' I  ' ve a clock that won ' t work ! ''

'' & an old telephone ! ''

'' A broken umbrella, a rusty trombone !   & I  am delighted to call ' em  my  own ! ''

'' I   LOVE  ' em because they ' re  TRASH  ! ''

'' Oh,  I  LOVE  TRASH    Anything dirty or dingy or dusty ! ''

'' Anything ragged or rotten or rusty ! '' (  OSCAR  takes the broken umbrella off the side of his   TRASH CAN  &  he  puts it inside  his   TRASH CAN  . )

'' Yes,  I   LOVE  ,  I   LOVE  ,  I . . .  LOVE   TRAAAAAAAAASSSSSSH  ! '' (  OSCAR  ducks right back down into his   TRASH CAN  )

" GROUCHES   LOVE   TRASH  " version
Oscar (spoken): Okay now,  IRVINE  , listen up.  I  ' m going to remind you  what it means to be a  GROUCH  !

( sung )

'' Oh,  GROUCHES   LOVE   TRASH  ! ''

'' Anything dirty or dingy or dusty ! ''

'' Anything ragged or rotten or rusty ! ''

'' Yes,  WE   LOVE   TRASH  ! ''

(  IRVINE  : Heh ! )

'' I  have here a sneaker that ' s tattered & worn ! ''

'' It ' s all full of holes & the laces are torn ! ''

'' A gift from my   MOTHER  the day  I  was born ! ''

'' I   LOVE  it because it ' s  TRASH  ! ''

( Throws the worn, torn sneaker behind him  & the sound of a cracked window is heard )

'' Oh,  WE   LOVE   TRASH  ! ''

'' Anything dirty or dingy or dusty ! ''

'' Anything ragged or rotten or rusty ! ''

'' Yes,  WE   LOVE   TRASH  ! ''

'' I  have here some newspaper 13 months old ! ''

'' I  wrapped fish inside it ; it ' s smelly & cold ! ''

'' But  I  wouldn ' t trade it for a big pot o ' gold ! ''

'' I   LOVE  it because it ' s  TRASH  ! ''

( Throws the fish wrapped in newspaper behind him  &  IRVINE  starts to sing, well sing in baby words )

'' Oh,  WE   LOVE   TRASH  ! ''

'' Anything dirty or dingy or dusty ! ''

'' Anything ragged or rotten or rusty ! ''

'' Yes,  WE   LOVE  ,  WE   LOVE  ,  WE . . .  LOVE   TRAAAAAAAAASSSSSSH  ! ''

TV Episodes

 * Sesame Street ( 1969 - present )


 * Episode 0291 ( 1971 )
 * Episode 2980 ( 1992 )
 * Episode 3126 ( 1993 )
 * Episode 3152 ( 1993 )
 * Episode 3482 ( 1996 ) ( repeat of  Episode 3152  ( 1993 ) )
 * Episode 3815 ( 1998 )
 * Episode 3959 ( 2001 ) ( repeat of  Episode 3815  ( 1998 ) )
 * Episode 4196 ( 2009 ) ( music only )


 * Sesamstrasse ( 1973 - present )


 * Episode 2000 ( 2002 )

Sesame Street Live

 * When I Grow Up ( 1993 )
 * Everyone Makes Music ( 2001 )
 * When Elmo Grows Up ( 2007 )

Movies / Specials

 * The Muppets : Operation STS ( Save the Swamp )

Audio

 * The Sesame Street Book & Record ( 1970 )
 * Goin ' for a Ride /  I   LOVE   TRASH  ( single, 1970 )
 *  I   LOVE   TRASH  / Up & Down ( single, 1970 )
 *  Let a  FROWN  Be Your Umbrella  ( 1974 )
 * Sing the Hit Songs of Sesame Street ( 1974 )
 * 60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street ( 1975 )
 *  I   LOVE   TRASH  /  GROUCH  ' s Lullaby ( single, 1976 )
 * 10 th Anniversary Album ( 1978 )
 * Muppet Masquerade ( 1978 )
 *  The Best of  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ( 1983 )
 * My Record ( 1983 )
 * Sesame Street Celebrates ! ( 1994 )
 * Platinum All - Time Favorites ( 1995 )
 *  Oscar  ' s  Trashy  Songs  ( 1997 )
 * Sesame Street Best ( 1997 )
 * Just Friends ( 1997 )
 * Elmo palooza ! ( 1998, performed by Steven Tyler )
 *  The Adventures of Elmo in  GROUCH land  ( 1999, performed by Steven Tyler )
 * Songs from the Street ( 2003, both  OSCAR  & Steven Tyler versions )
 * Old School : Volume 1
 * Muppet Street : Favorite Songs from The Muppets & Sesame Street ( 2011 )
 * Valen tine 's Collection ( 2012 )

Video ( 1969 version )

 * Old School : Volume 1 ( 2006 )
 * Sesame Street : 40 Years of Sunny Days ( 2009 )

Video ( 1973 version )

 * Elmo ' s Sing - Along Guessing Game ( 1991 )

Video ( 1991 version )

 * Sesame Street : 25 Wonderful Years ( 1993 )
 * Best of Friends ( 2012 )

Video ( other versions )

 * Elmo palooza ( 1998, Chorus only )
 *  The Adventures of Elmo in  GROUCH land  : Sing &amp; Play   ( 1999, "  Grouches  Love  Trash  " version )

Online ( 1991 version )

 * Sesame street . org
 * Sesame Street ' s You Tube Channel

Publications

 * The Songs of Sesame Street in Poems & Pictures ( 1983 )
 * The Sesame Street Song Book ( 1971, 1992 & 2007 editions )
 * Sesame Street Unpaved ( 1998, lyrics & pictures from 1991 version )
 * The Reader ' s Digest Chil dren ' s Songbook ( 1986 )
 * Sesame Street Songbook Vol . 1
 * Songs of Sesame Street ( sheet music book ) ( 1977 )
 *  The Adventures of Elmo in  GROUCH land  ( sheet music book )  ( 1999 )