The Tale of Sleeping Grouchy



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

In  The Tale of Sleeping   Grouchy , a very  grouchy   princess  is portrayed by  Grundgetta  , &  her  warm , loving , synonym - spouting parents are played by Gordon & Maria , who sing a  song  about how much they love their  daughter.

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. 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 4143 ( 2007 )