Osvaldo, el Gruñón



 Earliest Known Appearance: Episode 1316  Osvaldo,   el   Gruñón  ( or Oswald the  GROuch  ) is  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ' s Puerto Rican counter part. He 1 s t appeared in Episode 1316 of  SESAME STREET  & voiced b y Norberto Kerner, & was Muppeteer ed b y  RICHARD HUNT .

He was performed by Gabriel Velez  in subsequent seasons on the  show. In his latest appearance, in the 1990s , he was performed by Peter Linz.

The Osvaldo puppet has the ability to move his eye s, & also appear s as a back ground  GROUCH  , sans nose.

T V / Movie s / Special s

 *  SESAME STREET  ( 1 9 69 - present )


 * Episode 1316 ( 1 979 )

Book s

 * The  SESAME   STREET  Dictionary ( 1 9 8 0 )
 * The  SESAME   STREET  Word Book ( 1 9 8 3 )
 *  Ernie  ' s Finish the Picture ( 1 9 85 ) ( as " Osvaldo " )
 * Splish - Splashy Day ( 1 9 8 9 )
 *  What ' s in  OSCAR  ' s  TRASH   CAN  ? &amp; Other Goo d - Night Stories  ( 1991 ) ( as " Uncle Oswaldo " )
 *  OSCAR  ' s  GROUCH  Jamboree  ( 1 99 4 )