Sleeping Grouchy

 Performers:  GRUNDGETTA  • ( GROUCH )  PAM ARCIERO  • ( Muppeteer )

 Earliest Known Appearance: EPisode 4143  Sleeping GROUCHY  appears in  SESAME STREET   episode 4143. Sleeping  GROUCHY  is played by  GRUNDGETTA , which spoofs  Sleeping Beauty from the fairy tale of the same name.

In  The Tale of Sleeping  GROUCHY , 1 day the  grouchy  princess on a  GROUCHY  walk. She s a y s " Phooey ! " so many times that it disturbs a wizard who was walking nearby. He casts a spell on her, putting her to sleep for 100 year s ! Sleeping  GROUCHY  ' s parents encounter her sleeping, & become distressed that their daughter i s under a spell. The queen gets an idea to offer a big reward for whoever can break the spell.

The 1 st prince to arrive is Prince  Elmo  of Ticklania, who will try waking her up with a giant Ticklanian chicken feather. He demonstrates its effects o n the King & Queen, then tries it on the princess , not realizing that she ' s t oo  GROUCHY  to be  ticklish  - but the feather does make her sneeze. Prince  Elmo  knows exactly what to do to cheer himself up. ..

The 2 nd prince to arrive is Prince  Telly  of t he Tuba, & his back - up band , The Cat ' s Meow. Since they woke up Rip Van Winkle by playing the tuba & meowing loudly, they figure it ' ll be a cinch to wake the princess up the same w ay. But such is not the case, not even w / the viewers ' participation.

The 3 rd prince doesn ' t show up at 1 st, but is revealed to be Prince  SLIMEY . But how can a small  WORM  prince  break the spell ? Prince  SLIMEY  was small but he  knew about  GRrOUCHES  &  he  knew that by giving t he princess a sweet, lovable kiss , which  he  know s she ' ll hate , she ' ll awake n. It works !

In return for his  heroic deed,  Prince  SLIMEY  wants not jewels , but  MUD . He & Princess  GROUCHY  go off to play in the Royal  MUD  Puddle & live  GROUCHILY  ever after.

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 *  EPISODE 4 143  ( 2 007 ) ( " The Tale of Sleeping  GROUCHY  " )

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