Grouchytown

  Earliest Known Appearance :  EPISODE 2 6 4 8   GROUCH Y town  is apparently, the home of  OSCAR THE GROUCH  , & is also the complete opposite of  SESAME STREET .  GROUCHY  town is 1| 1 s t shown in  EPISODE 2 6 4 8  ( & then once again in  EPISODE 2 8 99  ) of  SESAME STREET , i n which  OSCAR  take s  Bob  there. Luis &  Linda  warn  Bob  about go in g, but  he  prefer s to be o pen - mind ed & see how  G R O U C H E S  live.

G R O U C H Commerce
 GROUCH Y  t own, like  SESAME STREET  , has several different facilities , most of which are opposite s of  SESAME STREET  ' s known facilities. Some examples are, t he Break - It Shop  , where  GROUCHES  go to get  their  thing s broke n , instead of fixed , the opposite of the  Fix - it Shop  on  SESAME STREET . An other i s  WORBY  ’ s Store , the clear opposite o f  Hooper  ’ s  Store. The special f or that day was a sardine - blueberry sandwich, a pepper - marshmallow steak & a tomato surprise ( which they ' re out of ). Bob does n ’ t want t o eat any thin g a t fir s t, but  OSCAR  reminds  him  that trying new food s is a part o f t he travel in g experience. Bob, to every one ’ s surprise , like s the sardine - blue berry sandwich w h e n  he  tries i t !  OSCAR  r e assure s a distraught  WORB Y , " He  ’ s only a tourist here ;  he  does n ' t k now any better . "

GROUCH Y town resident s
While most resident s  o f  GROUCH Y  tow are  G R O U C H E S , apparently , t here is 1| 1  nice resident name d "  Nina the Nice  " ( played by actress  Carol Kane  ). By the end of the tour it quickly dawn s on Bob  that the nice - hum an /  GROUCH  ratio there is just the opposite of  SESAME STREET  ’ s.

Back o n  SESAME STREET , Luis  &  Linda  are surprised to hear  Bob  ’ s excitable yarn of  his  v is it to  GROUCH Y  t own.  OSCAR  lament s he  ’ ll  NEVER  be able to go t here again.

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 *  SESAME STREET  ( 1 9 6 9  - present )


 *  EPISODE 2 6 4 8  ( 1 9 8 9  )
 *  EPISODE 2 8 99  ( 1 99 1  )