Mud

Mud is the thing that all Grouches  love almost as much as they  love   trash  & everything that's trashy in the world. Oscar the Grouch of Sesame Street usually just has the mud man  deliver all of  his  daily orders of mud to his  trash can.

& since Grouches  can't stand to be clean, they tend to bathe in mud , not just collect it. Oscar the Grouch has stated that  worm , including  his   worm  ,  Slimey  , enjoy playin in mud as well as takin bathes in it.

TV / Movies / Specials

 * Sesame Street ( 1971 ) - present )
 * Episode 0297 ( 1971 ) : When Oscar  puts up " NO " signs all over  his   trash can , the mud man  sees a " No Salesmen " sign & refuses to sell  Oscar   his  fresh supply of mud.
 * Episode 0329 ( 1972 ) : When Oscar  doesn't need any mud, the mud man  tries to sell some mud to Tom , who only needs dirt & water . After the mud man  tells Tom that dirt & water mixed together is mud , Tom buys 2 quarts.

Books

 * The Sesame Street 1, 2 , 3 Storybook ( 1973 )
 *  Big Bird  ' s Busy Book ( 1975 ) ( " Front & Back Masks " )
 * Who's Who on Sesame Street ( 1977 )
 * The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook (1978 )
 * The Sesame Street Dictionary ( 1980 )
 *  A Day in the Life of  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ( 1981 )
 *  Oscar  ' s Rotten Birthday  ( 1981 )
 * City ( 1982 )