Grouches

 Earliest Known Appearance: Episode 0001  GROUCHES  are a race of very  GROUCHY , pessimistic , grumpy , rotten , miserable , unpleasant , argumentative , mean & unhygenic furry creatures who are the exact opposite of regular hum an bei ns. Everything that th ey like  GROUCHES  hate w/ a passion.  GROUCHES  also would never be caught dead living anywhere that is clean, looks nice , & has little to no filth or mud  anywhere. They also absolutely  HATE  true love w/ a big passion & try their absolute best to  NEVER  fall in love. They hate getting kisses & hugs from anybody,  especially  other  GROUCHES  , even if that hug or kiss is a sign of friendship. They also prefer to live wherever  TRASH  will be found :  trash cans , dumpsters , city dumps , even landfill s. However, some  GROUCHES  live in broken cars , crummy old houses , ( & , in a few cases , " yucky beautiful houses " ). It is  crucial  to note that  GROUCHES  simply  are   not  Monsters.

Being as  grouchy  & miserable as they possibly can be is any  GROUCH  ' s main mission in life. They also feel that they have to make everyone else feel the same way. Even though that makes them happy, however , a  GROUCH  will never admit to being happy no matter what the circumstances. Such is the stability of a  GROUCH  ' s life : so balanced, & yet so unbalanced.  OSCAR THE GROUCH  is especially aware of this, as is his girlfriend  GRUNDGETTA  , as they are , without a doubt , the 2  GROUCH iest   GROUCHES  in the world.

Anything a  GROUCH  likes is best described ( to you & me only ) as  anything dirty or dingy or dusty ,  anything ragged or rotten or rusty  or  trashy  to describe it in a couple words. They will only buy appliances that don't work, they normally keep elephants , worms pigs , goats , & donkeys as pets  , eat undesirable foods ( particularly sardines ) , sing out - of - tune , play radios at the highest volume , & bathe in  mud  as they hate being clean.  GROUCHES  also like to use phrases such as " scram ", " get lost " , " go away " , " beat it " , & several others.

Even though  OSCAR THE GROUCH  & his girlfriend  GRUNDGETTA  are the  GROUCH iest  most famous  GROUCHES  ever, over the years , a very big number of  GROUCHES  have been introduced to the world. Many reside down in  GROUCH land U . S . A , a disgusting place that can only be reached by entering  OSCAR  ' S  TRASH CAN  on Sesame Street. Many of the new  GROUCHes  were actually made to completely spoof  important figures in today ' s world. Some of those known  GROUCHES  are  Spill O ' Reilly ,  Donald Grump  ,  Walter Cranky  ,  Dan Rather - not  ,  Oprah Grouchy  ,  Meredith Beware - a  ,  Diane Spoiler  ,  Snow Grouch  ,  Sally Messy Yuckyael  as well as many others.  Grouches  also figured prominently in both Sesame Street films, the 1985 film Follow That Bird & especially the 1999 film ,  The Adventures of Elmo in Grouch land . Also, the latter  explained that most  Grouches  actually come from  GROuch land U . S . A  , presented as  Oscar  ' s hometown , though many  GROUCHEs  have been found  internationally  also. According to the production notes for  Elmo in Grouch land , apparently , 25 new  GROUCH  puppets were made for the film  ( & then reused in variations to create a large  GROUCH  population ). Many of these are still used on the show today.

However, some  GROUCHES  actually have secret soft spots.  OSCAR THE GROUCH  has shown that several times. He has done so by, in the special Christ mas Eve on Sesame Street , going out to look for the missing Big Bird , letting Rizzo the Rat sleep in his  trash can  in A Muppet Family Christ mas , taking care of a lost kitten in Sesame Street episode 3120  , unwillingly falling in love with  GRUNDGETTA  in  episode 3763  , & on several other occasions. However, he always does his best to hide that soft spot by driving everyone on Sesame Street crazy.

1 thing that all  GROUCHES  have in common is that they 're all Sack - body Muppet characters. A fair amount of live - hand Muppets are built with a sack - like body, whereas there 's no actual structure to it. The arms are directly attached to the base rather than being separate sleeves.

GROUCH index

 * See  GROUCH Gallery 
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  & his family
 * Celebrity  GROUCHES 
 *  GROUCHES  from around the world
 *  GROUCH  land residents
 * Other  GROUCHES 
 * Hum an  GROUCHES 

Trivia

 * According to Sesame Street Magazine, October 15  th is  National  GROUCH  Day.
 *  GROUCHES  have teeth, but you can ' t see them.