Mrs. Grouch



  Earliest K no w n Appearance :  EPISODE 2 7 9 7  ''' MRS.   GROUCH  is, of course , the legend a r y  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ’ s equal l y  GROUCHY  ,  UN  pleasant & extremely  ROTEEN ''' mother. She is also t h e mother  o f  OSCAR  ’ s  brother s   ERNEST  &  OTTO  &  OSCAR  ’ s  sister   BUNNY . She visits  SESAME STREET  various times over the year s, including  EPISODE 3 0 2 3  t o make sure that her  SON  i s still as  GROUCHY  as she knows he  i s & has n ' t actually been turn ed nice. In that same y ear, she also appeared in the special   SESAME   STREET  Stay s U p L at e  communicating by phone with her  SON  & other  relative s. Although normally performed  by  MARTY ROBINSON , in her  most recent visit  to  SESAME STREET  , she was  played  by  LESLIE CARRARA - RUDOLPH  in stead. Whether she is the daughter  of  GRAND PA GROUCH  o r  GRANNY GROUCH  i s  UN  known.

''' Mrs.   Grouch ''' lives in Illinois.  OSCAR  remembers her gift of a tattered sneaker to him  as a baby fondly enough t o sing about it i n "  I LOVE TRASH  ", or  his  signature , most famous  song  ever. Her name is also mention ed in  SESAME STREET   Magazine  ( from November  1 995  ). Also, whether she is a widow or simply divorce d  from  OSCAR  ' s  father  is un known.

According to a talk show appearance on Canadian   radio ,  OSCAR  ’ s  father  is f rom St. David ' s Ridge, New Brunswick & his   mother  grew u p i n Nova Scotia. S t. David ' s is near Moores Mills, New Brunswick , a community also mentioned in the appearance. That is a reference to  CAROLL SPINNEY  ’ s real - life parents.

A running gag between ''' MRS.   GROUCH  &  OSCAR  is that when ever  OSCAR ''' would say " please ", she would wash his  mouth out with vanilla  ice cream  , which is almost like washing one ’ s mouth out with soap when some one say s a bad word.

T V / Movie s  /  Special s

 *  SESAME STREET  ( 1 9 69  - present )


 * Episode 2 9 8 2 (  1 99 2  )
 *  EPISODE 2 9 5 0  ( 1 99 2  )
 *  EPISODE 3 0 2 3  ( 1 99 2  )
 *  EPISODE 3 0 5 4  ( 1 99 3  )
 *  EPISODE 3 1 4 1  ( 1 99 3  )
 *  EPISODE 3 2 4 2  ( 1 99 4  )
 *  EPISODE 3 4 11  ( 1 99 4  )
 *  EPISODE 3 6 0 9  ( 1 99 7  )
 *  EPISODE 3 6 4 8  ( 1 99 7  )
 *  EPISODE 3 8 66  ( 2 000  ) ( mentioned )
 *  EPISODE 4 2 3 7  ( 2 0 1 0  )
 *  SESAME   STREET  Stays Up Late  ( 1 99 3  )

Book s

 *  How t o B e a  GROUCH  ( 1 9 7 6  )
 *  SESAME   STREET  Stay s U p Late ( book )  ( 1 99 5  )