Trash

 Trash  is the thing that all Grouches love most in the world. Their hometown, Grouchland USA is a living embodiment of the saying "1 man's  trash  is another man's treasure", as it incorporates trash of all kinds into the very fabric of the city's architecture & economy. This is the idiom to which Grouches always stick.

Anything a Grouch likes can be described as anything dirty or dingy or dusty, anything ragged or rotten or rusty or  trashy . It has been proven as a fact that getting new  trash  is 1 of the few things that can truly delight a Grouch, even though they immediately try to hide their joy, as being happy is 1 of the many things that Grouches hate.

While all Grouches express their love for  trash , Oscar the Grouch  has shown everybody how much he loves trash on several occasions with his signature song " I Love  Trash " on Sesame Street. 1 tradition is, whenever Oscar  sings " I Love  Trash ", his signature song, he is always shown at his  trash can, & nowhere else. Oscar 's girlfriend, Grundgetta  loves  trash  as much as he does.

 Trash  is also the 1 thing that a Grouch would  NEVER  get rid of. Oscar considered doing so in Episode 3815 (& later Episode 3959) cause his pet elephant  Fluffy  took tap dancing lessons but his  trash can  was too full. However, obviously, Oscar  just couldn't let go of his  trash . He & Fluffy, however, eventually came to a fair agreement.

Mentioned Trash

 * 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

TV/Movies/Specials

 * Sesame Street
 * Episode 0291
 * Episode 2980
 * Episode 3126
 * Episode 3815
 * Episode 3959
 * Sesamstrasse
 * Episode 2000

Books

 * Elmo Loves You