Grouch Flu



 Earliest K now n Appearance:  EPISODE 2 6 3 0   The   GROUCH   Flu  is a disease  GROUCHES  come down with. You can tell a  Grouch  has come with the  GROUCH  Flu if they  just don ' t feel like acting like  their  normal  grouchy  selves, & if  they  start giving hug s & kisses.

 OSCAR THE GROUCH  ' s niece  IRVINE  tragically came down w / the  Grouch  Flu once in  SESAME STREET   EPISODE 2 6 3 0 . At the episode  s tart s,  OSCAR  i s worried , as  Irvine  won ' t say " bleah ". Bob doesn ' t think anything is wrong wit h her  :  she  i s smiling, & laughing , &  she  gives  him  a kiss. He then suggests that she  just doesn ' t f eel like bein g  grouch y  - - maybe she woke up on the right side of t he bed.  Oscar , how ever , recognize s the symptom s of the  Grouch  Flu. He c all s  Dr . Kvetch  who say s  she  should rest, drink fluid s , & stay away f r om nice peo ple.  Oscar  tell s Bob to  get   lost .

To put  Irvine  back in a  grouchy  mood  Oscar  reads her  the story o f "  Snow  Grouch  &amp; t he Seven Dwarfs  ". The story  has absolutely no effect, however , & she kisses  Oscar  again.

Over at Hooper, , S t ore , Gina , Linda , & the ki ds make  Irvine  a  Grouch  soup that includes onions , mustard , sardines , peanut butter , pickle s , chocolate syrup , & vinegar. The ki ds learn the signs for the food s.  Oscar  comes to get the soup cause he  could smell something good cook in g. He tells them  he  does n ' t even appreciate it, but they know  he  does.

Bob asks  Oscar  how  Irvine  is feel ing. She is eating t he  Grouch  soup, & is back to saying " bleah " Bob credits  her  quick recovery to  Oscar  ' s care.  Oscar  tell s him to  scram  - - w / all his nice talk, he ' s making  Oscar  sick.  Oscar  says that on 2 nd thought, he ' d like Bob to keep him  company. Only now  Oscar  has the  Grouch  Flu & doesn ' t like it 1 bit.

Later on that day, Gina , Linda , & the ki ds stop by  Oscar  ' s  trash can  to see how he ' s doing.  Oscar  says he  is very happy & he hates i t, especially when  he  asks Linda for a hug. He call s  Dr . Kvetch , who tells everyone to leave  Oscar  alone.  Oscar  hugs him , then asks for help. Instead of helping  Oscar , Dr . Kvetch  fears for  his  own safety & runs off to avoid catching the Flu from  Oscar .

When the episode  ends  Oscar  continues to be nice as  he  announces the sponsors "  SESAME STREET  has been brought to yo u today by t h e darling little letter s A & M, & by the wonder ful number 2 0 . H e h h e h . . .  Y u ck  ! "

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