Trash Gordon (character)

 Performers: Gordon • (Character) Roscoe Orman • (Performer)

 Earliest Known Appearance: Episode 4058  Trash Gordon is a superhero character, the main character of the  science fiction adventure book  of the name title , which  Oscar the Grouch  reads to  his   pet   worm   Slimey  to help  him  sleep. Introduced in  SESAME STREET  Season 35, the segments appear at the end of every episode , & replace the older sponsor tags.

"  Trash  Gordon " features Gordon as a parody  of " Flash Gordon ", who finds himself stranded on strange planets & come s up with non - combative ways of overcoming his adversaries. Each segment ends with Gordon reminding vie wer s of the letter & number of the day.

Starting with Season 38,  Trash  Gordon is only seen occasionally. Other times,  Oscar  reads  Slimey  a different story , which also ends with Gordon announcing the episode ' s sponsor s. In 2 episodes, The Adventures of Gina the Veterinarian replaced  Trash . The segment was retired in Season 39.

Trash Gordon ' s Adventures
Several of the beginning & ending sequences are reused in several episodes ; thus the chapters feature random numbers that are duplicated & progress out of order.