Irvine

  Muppeteer :   MARTIN P . ROBINSON   Earliest Known Appearance: Episode 2123  IRVINE  is  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ' s niece & a  GROUCH  baby. She once stayed in  Oscar  ' s  TRASH CAN  while  he  was away, in Sesame Street episode 2606. She has also made many other appearances on the show, up through Season 30. She has a tendency to scream & cry very often. Her parents aren ' t seen in the show, ever. Whether she is the daughter of  Oscar  ' s brother Ernest  or  Otto  is unknown.

Also, in Episode 2402 , Maria watches  Irvine  while she ' s taking her daily nap for Oscar  , who just had to go to the  Grouch  supermarket. Unfortunately for Maria, eventually , Count von Count wakes  Irvine  up w / his counting & Maria just can ' t get  Irvine  back to sleep. Biff & Sully ( mainly Biff ) tell her the story of Cinder ella, but that doesn ' t work either. Then, the Two - Headed Monster plays her a violin lullaby , but that doesn't work & then they start crying too. Then, when  Oscar  returns , he  tells Maria , who gives up , there ' s only 1 way to get a baby  Grouch  to go back to sleep. He starts yet another argument with  Grundgetta  &  Irvine  falls asleep in a matter of seconds.  Oscar  says  Grouch  babies love to fall asleep to the sound of a good loud argument.

Also in episode 3811 ,  Irvine  insists she also be allow ed to take a bath , much to  Oscar  ' s concern. After lett ing  Irvine  take a bath,  Oscar  remarks , " She may be clean , but she's still ugly . "

TV / Movies / Specials

 * The Muppets Take Manhattan ( 19 84 )
 * Follow That  BIRD  ( 1985 )
 * Learning About Letters ( 1986 )
 * Lead Away ! ( 1996 )
 *  The Adventures of  Elmo  in  GROUCH  land : Sing and Play  ( 1999 ) ( archived material )
 * Sesame Street ( 1969 - present )


 * Episode 2123 ( 19 85 )
 * Episode 2402 ( 19 88 )
 * Episode 2492 ( 19 88 )
 * Episode 2596 ( 19 89 )
 * Episode 2626 ( 19 89 )
 * Episode 2630 ( 1989 )
 * Episode 2682 ( 19 90 )
 * Episode 2918 ( 19 92 )
 * Epi sode 30 33 ( 19 92 ) ( " It ' s Gonna Get Dirty Again  " )
 * Episode 3049 ( 19 93 )
 * Episode 3065 ( 19 93 )
 * Episode 3122 ( 19 93 )
 * Episode 3287 ( 19 94 ) ( repeat of episode 3122 ( 1993 ) )
 * Episode 3522 ( 1996 )
 * Episode 3811 ( 1998 )
 * Sesamstrasse ( 1973 - present )


 * Episode 20 37
 * Episode 23 31 ( 20 06 )

Books

 * Who ' s Who on SESAME STREET ( 1989 )
 * Stick er Fun : 1 - 2 - 3 ( 19 91 )
 * What Makes You Giggle ? ( 20 07 )
 * Over on SesAME STREET ( 2012 )