Oscar's trash can

Oscar's trash can is the private domain of Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street and is situated between Street 123 Sesame Street stoop and Big Bird's nest. Like Snoopy's doghouse, Oscar's trash can is considerably deeper than one would initially suspect. The seemingly bottomless domain houses a variety of diverse Grouch amenities and luxuries.

History
In the earliest episodes of the first season, the trash can was atop a big blue crate adjacent to a wooden crate at right, with a few more trash cans around; later on in the season until 1974, the base and the crate were replaced, the latter by a trunk, with a trash pail on top of another crate at left. In 1974, and for the remainder of the show's run, the perch was redesigned, with a big burlap crate replacing the trunk and a barrel as the base, and the rest of the area consisting of more crates, a garbage pail and a trash bag.

Oscar shares his trash can with many pets. This diverse menagerie includes goats, a horse, elephants (notably Fluffy), a dolphin, and his favorite pet, his beloved pet worm Slimey. Oscar's niece, Irvine, his girlfriend Grundgetta and other Grouch friends and relatives are frequent visitors.

For the most part very few of the "nice" residents of Sesame Street dare venture into the bowels of the municipal waste container. However, key exceptions have occurred over the years. While Big Bird was helping get ready for Miles' arrival on Sesame Street a lonely [Mr._Snuffleupagus Mr. Snuffleupagus] entered to play catch with Fluffy in episode 2122. Wanda Cousteau sought refuge in the trash can in episode 3163 as a hiding place from the hungry Wolfgang the Seal. When Gina is studying to become a vet in episode 3787] she goes down into the trash can through the back door and successfully removes a splinter with some elephants' tweezers. In a season 19 insert, Linda sat in the trash can when filling in for an "Ask Oscar" segment.

The inside of Oscar's trash can was depicted on-camera for the first time in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. Oscar has a door in his trash can to take people to Grouchland USA. Elmo enters in search of his [blanket] and later a rescue party follows suit, including Big Bird, Gordon, Maria, Monster, Cookie Monster and Zoe. Big Bird in particular has a hard time fitting inside the trash can's narrow opening.

The inside of Oscar's trash can was later shown in episode 3997, though this time, the inside was a lot more like the normal inside of a trash can.

In addition to being able to store a wide variety of items in his trash can, Oscar has also put holes into the bottom and has been able to walk with his legs outside of the bottom. He first walked like this in episode 0276. He has continued to travel like this for many years, though he has also frequently been seen outside of the trash can. Outside of the show Oscar has traveled with his legs sticking out of the bottom in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, the Sesame Street Live stage shows and [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Don't_Eat_the_Pictures Don't Eat the Pictures. This feature was also utilized in the opening dancer number in Julie on Sesame Street, where a series of dancing trash cans with fuzzy grouch legs danced with Julie Andrews.



Visitors

 * An octopus: episode 0335
 * Bernie the piano tuner: [episode 2107
 * Mr. Snuffleupagus: 2122 episode 2122, episode 3806, episode 3960
 * Sonny Friendly: episode 3037
 * Wanda Cousteau: 3161 episode 3161
 * Gina: episode 3787
 * Miles and his band: episode 4079
 * Olivia, David, Mr. Hooper, Buffy, Cody and Barkley in a Season 12 episode
 * Natasha: Episode 3049
 * Telly Monster: Episode 4188
 * Elmo: Episode 4064, Elmo's World: Farms, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
 * Zoe: Episode 4064

Inventory

 * A stereo set: episode 0812
 * "The Queen Muddy" - a toy boat: episode 3831
 * A vacuum: episode 0871
 * Lighting: episode 0666
 * A pool: referenced on many occasions and in books, including "What's in Oscar's Trash Can?"
 * A trampoline: episode 4173
 * A staircase, pig pen, a play pen and China cabinet: [Episode_3049 episode 3049]
 * A piano: episode 2107 and others

Trivia

 * "Oscar's Trash Can" appears as a property on the Monopoly: Sesame Street Edition game board in place of Ventnor Avenue.