I Love Trash

 " I   LO VE   TRASH  "  is  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ’ s  GREATEST ,  MOST   POPULAR   song   ever . It was 1  st sung back i n  SESAME STREET   Season 1. The song  was r e - taped several times as the  OSCAR   puppet   evolve d  con tinuously. 1 tradition is, when ever  OSCAR  sing s "  I   LOVE   TRASH  " ,  his  signature  son g   he  is always show n sin g i n a t  his   TRASH CAN  &  NO  where else.

In a Season 2 9   episode   OSCAR  sang "  GROUCHES   LOVE   TRASH  " a very slightly altered variation of this  song  to  his   niece   IRVINE . In episode 3891   his  old friend  Felix the  GROUCH  sang a clean variation called "  I  Love Cleaning " w h ile  OSCAR  sang "  I   LOVE   TRASH  ". Yet another variation occurs when  OSCAR  ' s  TRASH CAN  was grown to a larger size & the lyrics were adjust ed to accommodate ( a clip can be seen in  SESAME   STREET  All - Star 25 th Birth day : Star s &amp;  STREET  For eve r !  ).

 OSCAR  also sang this song  in  Here Come the Puppets ! , accompanied by  BRUNO THE TRASH MAN  who was wearin  his  roller skate s.  OSCAR  also sang t h e song  during an appear ance on  The Bonnie Hunt Show . He also sang this  song  o n  A Capitol Four t h .

Steven Tyler also recorded a new version for the  album  of  Elmo  palooza .

K . d . lang sang this  song  when  she  guest starred on  The  JIM   HENSON  Hour   episode  about  GARBAGE .

 Tell y ,  Zoe  &  Grover  each sin g a verse of the song  ( with change d lyric s to suit  th  ei  r  respective personal inter e s t s ) in t h e  C D| D  -  R O| O  M  game ,  T he Three  GROUCH  keteer s .

A very brief portion of the song  was also sung by a group of sock s in  SESAME   STREET  4 - D Movie Magic  during  OSCAR  ' s imagination sequence where  SESAME STREET  is completely turned into a vast  GARBAGE  dump.

O n  Plaza  Sésamo , a Multi monstruo  w h o love s  TRASH  , performed a rock version of this  song.

At the  JIM   HENSON  ’ s Musical World  concert on April 1 4  th,  2 0 1 2  ,  Elmo  ,  Ernie  ,  Bert  ,  Cookie Monster  ,  Gordon  ,  Bob  ,  Susan  ,  Leela  ,  Gina  ,  Alan  &  Maria  all sang t he  song.

Stephen Col bert,  OSCAR THE GROUCH  &  BIG BIRD  sang t he opening o f "  I   LOVE   TRASH  " together o n  The Colbert Report 

TRASH mentioned in this song

 * A sneak er that ' s tatter ed & worn . It ' s all full of hole s, & the laces are torn . Given to  OSCAR  as a new born baby by his   MOTHER .
 * Some news paper 13  months old with smelly, old fish wrapped inside.
 * A clock that won ' t work.
 * An old tele phone.
 * A broke n umbrella.
 * A rusty trom bone.

" I   LOVE   TRASH  "
 Oh,   I   LOVE  '' TRASH  ! ''

 Anything   dirty   o r   dingy   or  '' dusty ! ''

 Anything   ragged   or rotten   or  '' rust y ! ''

 Yes,   I   LOVE  '' TRASH  ! ''

If ya  REALLY  wanna see some thin '  TRASHY  look a t this ! (  OSCAR  grabs an old tattered sneaker from the in side o f his   TRASH CAN  . )

 I   have   here   a   sneaker   that ' s   tatter e d   &  '' worn ! ''

 It ' s   all   full   of   holes   &   t he   laces   are  '' torn ! ''

 A   gift   from   my   MOTHER   the   day   I   was  '' born ! ''

 I   LOVE   it   be cause   it ' s  ' TRASH ! '

 O h,   I   LOVE  '' TRASH  ! ''

 Anything   dirty   o r   dingy   or  '' dusty ! ''

 Anything   ragged   o r rotten   or  '' rusty ! ''

 Yes,   I   LOVE  '' TRASH  ! ''

Here ' s some mo re  rotten  stuff  ! (  OSCAR  grabs an old smelly newspaper from the inside o f his   TRASH CAN  . )

 I   have   here   some   newspaper   13   month s  '' old ! ''

 I   wrapped   fish   in side   it ;   it ' s   smell y   &  '' c old ! ''

 But   I   wouldn ' t   trade   it   for   a   big   pot   a  '' gold ! ''

 I   LOVE   it   be cause   it ' s  ' TRASH ! '

 Yes,   I   LOVE  '' TRASH  ! ''

 Anything   dirty   o r   dingy   or  '' dusty ! ''

 Anything   ragged   o r rotten   or  '' rusty ! ''

 Yes,   I   LOVE  '' TRASH  '' Now look at the rest a t h is junk  ! ! (  OSCAR  gets an old clock, tele phone , & trom bone each from the in side o f his   TRASH CAN  . )

 I  ' ve   a   clock   that   won ' t  '' work ! ''

 &   a n old  '' telephone ! ''

 A   broke n   umbrella,   a  '' rusty trombone !   &   I   am   delighted   to   call   ' em   my   own ! ''

 I   LOVE   ' em   because   they ' re  ' TRASH ! '

 Oh,   I   LOVE  '' TRASH    Anything   dirty   or dingy   or   dust y ! ''

 Anything   ragged   or   rotten   o r  '' rusty ! '' (  OSCAR  takes the broken um brella off the side o f his   TRASH CAN  &  he  put s it in side  his   TRASH CAN  . )

 Y es,   I   LO V E  ,  I   LO V E  ,  I . . .  L O V E  ' TRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH !  (  OSCAR  ducks right back down into his   TRASH CAN ' )

Note s

 * On the 1 99 7   album   OSCAR  ’ s  TRASHY  Song s , before  he  start s t o sing ,  OSCAR  say s the following intro :

[ Spoken ]

Just look at it all ! W h a t a beautiful junky mess o f rotten, rusty , mangy , musty , crummy ,  beautiful   TRASH  !

" GROUCH ES   LOVE   TRASH  " version
 OSCAR  ( spoken ) : Okay now,  IRVINE  , listen up.  I  ' m going to remind you  what it means to be a  GROUCH  !

( sung )

 O h,   GROUCHES   LOVE  ' TRASH ! '

 Anything   dirty o r  '' dingy or dusty ! ''

 Anything ragged or rotten  '' or rust y ! ''

 Yes   W E   LOVE   TRASH  !

 IRVINE  : Heh !

 I   have   here   a   sneaker   that ' s   tatter e d   &  '' worn ! ''

 It ' s   all   full   of   holes   &   the   laces   are  '' tor n ! ''

 A   gift   from   my   MOTHER   the   day   I   was  '' born ! ''

 I   LOVE   it   be cause   it ' s   TRASH  !

( Throws the worn, torn sneaker behind him  & the sound of a cracked window is heard )

 O h,   WE   LOVE  ' TRASH ! '

 Anything   dirty   or dingy   o r  '' dusty ! ''

 Anything   ragged   o r   rotten   or  '' rusty ! ''

 Yes,   W E   LOVE  ' TRASH ! '

 I   have   here   some   newspaper   13   month s  '' old ! ''

 I   wrapped   fish   in side   it ;   it ' s   smell y   &  '' c old ! ''

 But   I   wouldn ' t   trade   it   for   a   big   pot   a  '' gold ! ''

 I   LOVE   it   be cause   it ' s  ' TRASH ! '

( Throw s the fish wrapped in new s paper behind him  &  IRVINE  s tar t s to sing, well sing in baby word s )

 O h,   WE   LOVE  '' TRASH  ! ''

 Anything   dirty   or   dingy   o r  '' dusty ! ''

 Anything   ragged   o r   rotten   or  '' rusty ! ''

 Y es,   WE   LOVE  ,  WE   LOVE  ,  WE . .  L OVE  ' TRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSH ! '

T V Episode s

 *  SESAME STREET  ( 1 9 69  - present )


 * Episode 0 1 5 3 (  1 9 7 0  )
 * Episode 0 2 9 1 (  1 9 7 1  )
 * Episode 2 9 8 0 (  1 99 2  )
 * Episode 3 1 2 6 (  1 99 3  )
 *  EPISODE 3 6 1 2  ( 1 99 6  )
 *  EPISODE 3 8 1 5  ( 1 99 8  )
 *  EPISODE 3 9 5 9  ( 2 001  ) (  repeat  o f  EPISODE 3 8 1 5  (  1 99 8  ) )
 *  EPISODE 4 1 9 6  ( 2 00 9  ) ( music only )

SESAME STREET  Live

 *  W hen I Grow Up  ( 1 99 3  )
 *  Ever y one Make s Music  ( 2 00 1  )
 *  When  Elmo  Grow s Up  ( 2 00 7  )

Movie s / Special s

 * The Muppets : Operation STS ( Save the Swamp )

Audio

 *  T he  SESAME   STREET  Book &amp; Record  ( 1 9 7 0  )
 *  Goin ' for a Ride /  I   LOVE   TRASH  ( single, 1 9 7 0  )
 *  I   LOVE   TRASH  / Up &amp; Do w n  ( single, 1 9 7 0  )
 *  Let a  FROWN  Be Your Umbrella  ( 1 9 7 4  )
 *  Sing t he Hit Song s o f  SESAME   STREET  ( 1 9 7 4  )
 *  2 5 Greatest Hit s  ( 1 9 7 5  )
 *  6 0 Favorite Songs from  SESAME   STREET  ( 1 9 7 5  )
 *  I   LOVE   TRASH  /  GROUCH  ' s Lullaby  ( single, 1 9 7 6  )
 *  1 0 t h Anniversary Album  ( 1 9 7 8  )
 *  Muppet Masquerade  ( 1 9 7 8  )
 *  The  BEST  o f  OSCAR   THE   GROUCH  ( 1 9 8 3  )
 *  My Record  ( 1 9 8 3  )
 *  SESAME   STREET  Celebrate s !  ( 1 99 4  )
 *  Platinum All - Time Favorite s  ( 1 99 5  )
 *  OSCAR  ’ s  TRASHY  Song s  ( 1 99 7  )
 *  SESAME STREET BEST  ( 1 99 7  )
 *  Just Friends  ( 1 99 7  )
 * (soundtrack)| Elmo  pa looza !  ( 1 99 8 , performed by  Steven Tyler  )
 *  The Adventure s of  Elmo  in  GROUCH  land  ( 1 999 , performed by  Steven Tyler  )
 *  Song s from the  STREET  :  3 5   Y EAR S  of Music  ( 2 00 3 , both  OSCAR  &  Steven Tyler  version s )
 *  Old School : Volume 1  ( 2 0 1 0  )
 *  Muppet Street : Favorite Song s from T h e Muppets &amp;  SESAME   STREET  ( 2 0 11  )
 *  Valen tine ' s Collect i on  ( 2 0 1 2  )
 *  V is f or Valen tine  ( 2 0 1 4 ,  Steven Tyler  cover )

Video ( 1 9 6 9 version )

 *  Old School : Volume 1  ( 2 00 6  )
 *  40   Y ear s  o f  Sunny  Days  ( 2 00 9  )

Video ( 1 9 7 3 version )

 *  Elmo  ’ s Sin g - A long Guess in g Game  ( 1 99 1  )

Video ( 1 99 1 vers ion )

 *  SESAME   STREET  : 25 Wonderful Y ear s  ( 1 99 3  )
 *  BEST  of Friend s  ( 2 0 1 2  )

Video ( other version s )

 *  Elmo  palooza  ( 1 998 , Chorus only )
 *  The Adventure s of  Elmo  in  GROUCH  land : Sing &amp; Play   (  1 999 , "  GROUCHES   LOVE   TRASH  " version )

On line ( 1 99 1 version )

 *  SESAME STREET  . org
 *  SESAME STREET  ' s You Tube Channel

Publication s

 *  The Song s of  SESAME   STREET  in Poem s &amp; Picture s  ( 1 9 8 3  )
 *  The  SESAME   STREET  Song Book  ( 1 9 7 1 ,  1 99 2  &  2 00 7  edition s )
 *  SESAME   STREET   UN  pave d  ( 1 99 8 , lyrics & picture s from  1 99 1  version )
 *  The Reader ' s Digest Chil dren ' s Song book  ( 1 9 8 6  )
 *  SESAME   STREET  Song book Vol . 1 
 *  Song s o f  SESAME   STREET  ( sheet music book )  ( 1 9 77  )
 *  The Adventure s of  Elmo  in  GROUCH  l an d ( sheet music book )  ( 1 999  )