I Love Trash



 Earliest Known Appearance: Episode 0291  " I  Lo ve  Trash  "  is  Oscar the Grouch  's  greatest , most popular  song   ever . It was 1 st sung back in Sesame Street Season 1. The song  was re - taped several times as the  Oscar  puppet  evolved  continuously. 1 tradition is, whenever Oscar  sings "  I  Love  Trash  " ,  his  signature  song  ,  he  is always shown singin at  his   trash can  , & nowhere else.

In a Season 29 episode Oscar  sang " Grouches  Lo ve  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  Lo ve Cleaning " while  Oscar  sang "  I  Lo ve  Trash  ". Yet another variation occurs when Oscar  's  trash can  was grown to a larger size & the lyrics were adjusted to accommodate ( a clip can be seen in Sesame Street All - Star 25th Birthday : Stars & Street Forever !).

Oscar also sang this  song  in ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Here_Come_the_Puppets! Here Come the Puppets ! ]'', accompanied by Bruno the Trash man  who was wearin  his  rollerskates. Oscar also sang the  song  during an appearance on The Bonnie Hunt Show. He also sang this  song  on A Capitol Fourth.

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.

Telly, Zoe & Grover each sing a verse of the song  ( with changed lyrics to suit their interests ) in the CD-ROM game ,  The Three Grouch keteers .

A very brief portion of the song  was also sung by a group of socks in Sesame Street 4 - D Movie Magic, during  Oscar  's imagination sequence where Sesame Street is completely turned into a vast  garbage  dump.

On Plaza Sésamo, a Multimonstruo who lo ve s trash  , performed a rock version of this  song.

At the Jim Henson  's Musical World concert on April 14 th, 2012 , Elmo , Ernie, Bert , Cookie Monster , Gordon , Bob , Susan , Leela , Gina , Alan & Maria all sang the  song.

Trash mentioned

 * A sneaker that's tattered & worn . It's all full of holes & the laces are torn . Given to Oscar  as a newborn baby by  his   mother.
 * Some newspaper 13 months old with smelly, old fish wrapped inside.
 * A clock that won't work
 * An old telephone
 * A broken umbrella
 * A rusty trombone

Lyrics
 Oh, I  Lo ve  Trash !

 Anything dirty or dingy or dusty !

 Anything ragged or rotten or rusty !

 Yes, I  Lo ve  Trash !

If ya really wanna see somethin' trashy  look at this ! ( Oscar grabs an old tattered sneaker from the inside of  his   trash can .)

 I have here a sneaker that's tattered & worn !

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

 A gift from my   mother  the day  I  was born !

 I lo ve it because it 's  trash !

 Oh, I  Lo ve  Trash !

 Anything dirty or dingy or dusty !

 Anything ragged or rotten or rusty !

 Yes, I  Lo ve  Trash !

Here's some more rotten stuff ! ( Oscar grabs an old smelly newspaper from the inside of  his   trash can  . )

 I have here some newspaper 13 months old !

 I wrapped fish inside it ; it 's smelly & cold !

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

 I lo ve it because it 's  trash !

 Yes, I  Love  Trash !

 Anything dirty or dingy or dusty !

 Anything ragged or rotten or rusty !

 Yes, I  Love  Trash !

Now look at the rest a this junk ! ( Oscar gets an old clock, telephone , & trombone each from the inside of  his   trash can .)

 I 've a clock that won't work !

 & an old telephone !

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

 I lo ve 'em because they're  trash !

 Oh, I  Love  Trash !

'' Anything dirty or dingy or dusty ! ''

 Anything ragged or rotten or rusty ! ( Oscar takes the broken umbrella off the side of  his   trash can  &  he  puts it in  his   trash can .)

'' Yes, I  Love ,  I  Love ,  I ... Love Traaaaaaaaassssssh !''

TV Episodes

 * Sesame Street ( 1969 - present )


 * Episode 0291 ( 1971 )
 * Episode 2980 ( 1992 )
 * Episode 3126 ( 1993 )
 * Episode 3152 ( 1993 )
 * Episode 3482 ( 1998 )
 * Episode 3815 ( 1998 )
 * Episode 3959 ( 2001 )


 * Sesamstrasse ( 1973 - present )


 * Episode 2000 ( 2002 )

Sesame Street Live

 * When I Grow Up ( 1993 )
 * Everyone Makes Music ( 2001 )
 * When Elmo Grows Up ( 2007 )

Movies

 * The Muppets : Operation STS ( Save the Swamp )

Audio

 * The Sesame Street Book & Record (1970)
 * Goin ' for a Ride / I  Love  Trash  ( single, 1970)
 *  I  Love  Trash / Up & Down ( single, 1970)
 *  Let a Frown Be Your Umbrella  (1974)
 * Sing the Hit Songs of Sesame Street (1974)
 * 60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street (1975)
 *  I  Lo ve  Trash / Grouch 's Lullaby ( single, 1976)
 * 10th Anniversary Album (1978)
 * Muppet Masquerade (1978)
 *  The Best of  Oscar the Grouch  (1983)
 * My Record (1983)
 * Sesame Street Celebrates ! (1994)
 * Platinum All - Time Favorites (1995)
 *  Oscar  's  Trashy  Songs  (1997)
 * Sesame Street Best (1997)
 * Just Friends (1997)
 * Elmo palooza ! (1998, performed by Steven Tyler)
 *  The Adventures of Elmo in  Grouch land  (1999, performed by Steven Tyler)
 * Songs from the Street (2003, both  Oscar  & Steven Tyler versions )
 * Old School : Volume 1
 * Muppet Street : Favorite Songs from The Muppets & Sesame Street (2011)
 * Valen tine's Collection (2012)

Video (1969 version )

 * Old School : Volume 1 (2006)
 * Sesame Street : 40 Years of Sunny Days (2009)

Video (1973 version )

 * Elmo 's Sing - Along Guessing Game (1991)

Video (1991 version )

 * Sesame Street : 25 Wonderful Years (1993)
 * Best of Friends (2012)

Video ( other versions )

 * Elmo palooza (1998, Chorus only )
 *  The Adventures of Elmo in  Grouch  land : Sing &amp; Play  (1999, " Grouches  Love  Trash " version )

Online (1991 version )

 * Sesamestreet . org
 * Sesame Street 's YouTube Channel

Publications

 * The Songs of Sesame Street in Poems & Pictures (1983)
 * The Sesame Street Song Book (1971, 1992 & 2007 editions )
 * Sesame Street Unpaved (1998, lyrics & pictures from 1991 version )
 * The Reader 's Digest Chil dren 's Songbook (1986)
 * Sesame Street Songbook Vol. 1
 * Songs of Sesame Street (1977)
 * The Adventures of Elmo in  Grouch land  (1999)