Mrs. Grouch

  Muppeteer :   Martin P . Robinson 

 Earliest Known Appearance: Episode 2982 ''' Mrs. Grouch ''' is, of course , the legendary Oscar the Grouch  ' s equally  grouchy  , unpleasant & extremely rotten mother. She is also the mother of Oscar  ' s brothers,  Ernest  &  Otto  &  Oscar  ' s sister  Bunny. She visits Sesame Street various times over the years, including episode 3023  to make sure that her  son  is still as  grouchy  as she knows he is & hasn ' t actually been turned nice. In that same year, she also appeared in the special ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Sesame_Street_Stays_Up_Late! Sesame Street Stays Up Late ! ]'', communicating by phone with her son  & other  relatives. Although normally performed by Marty Robinson , in her  most recent visit  to Sesame Street , she was played by  Leslie Carrara - Rudolph  instead. Whether she is the daughter of Grandpa Grouch  or  Granny Grouch  is unknown.

''' Mrs. Grouch ''' lives in Illinois. Oscar remembers her gift of a tattered sneaker to him as a baby fondly enough to sing about it in "  I Love Trash  ", or  his  signature , most famous  song  ever. Her name is also mentioned in Sesame Street Magazine ( from November 1995 ). Also, whether she is a widow or simply divorced from Oscar  ' s  father  is unknown.

According to a talk show appearance on Canadian radio, Oscar  ' s  father  is from St. David's Ridge, New Brunswick & his  mother  grew up in Nova Scotia. St. David ' s is near Moores Mills, New Brunswick , a community also mentioned in the appearance. That is a reference to Caroll Spinney  ' s real - life parents.

A running gag between ''' Mrs. Grouch ''' & Oscar  is that whenever  Oscar  would say " please ", she would wash his mouth out with vanilla ice cream.

TV / Movies / Specials

 * Sesame Street ( 1969 - present )


 * Episode 2982 ( 1992 )
 * Episode 3023 ( 1992 )
 * Episode 3141 ( 1993 )
 * Episode 3866 ( 2000 ) ( mentioned )
 * Episode 4237 ( 2010 )
 * Sesame Street Stays Up Late ! ( 1993 )

Books

 *  How to Be a Grouch  ( 1976 )
 * Sesame Street Stays Up Late ( book ) ( 1995 )