Oscar the Grouch walk-arounds

The various puppet s / costume s use d for  OSCAR THE GROUCH  created for various stage show s  & public appearance s. The puppet s  used for  SESAME STREET   Live  &  SESAME  Place  & are much heavier & larger than the real  OSCAR THE GROUCH   puppet  use d on  SESAME STREET . The  OSCAR  puppet  i s heavier & larger so the puppet won ’ t look s m all compare d to the  SESAME STREET   walk - around costumes  used for various different productions. Also, being a w a l k - around character  ,  OSCAR  can walk around in  his   TRASH CAN  with  his  leg s stick in g out fro m the bottom. It ’ s also very rare that they should have walk - around version s  o f  OSCAR THE GROUCH .

The full - bodied walk - a round debuted in 2 0 1 2. In stage show s,  OSCAR  i s performed to a vocal track by  CAROLL SPINNEY  ( or in the case of international appearance s , the person who dubs  OSCAR  ’ s voice in t h at country ).

Like all the other  SESAME STREET  walk - a round character s  OSCAR  was originally designed & fabricated by the Muppet   Work s hop , who eventually handed these duties over t o  V EE Corporation.