Grouches

 G R O U C H E S  are a race o f very  GROUCH Y , pessimistic , grump y ,  ROTTEN  , miser able ,  UN  pleasant , argumentative ,  me an  &  UN  hygienic furry creatures who are t he exact opposite of normal hum a n be i n g s. Ever y thin g that t h e y like  G R O U C H E S  hate w / a passion.  G R O U C H E S  also would never be caught dead living any where that i s clean, look s n ice , & h as little to  NO  filth or  MUD  any where. They also absolutely  HATE  true love w / a big passion & try their absolute best t o  NEVER  fall  in  love. The y  HATE  get tin g kiss es & hug s from any body,  ESPECIALLY  other  G R O U C H E S  , even if that hug or kiss is a sign of friend ship. The y also pre fer to live w her eve r  TRASH  will be found :  TRASH CAN S ,  DUMPSTER S  ,  CITY DUMP S  , even  LAND F ILL S . How ever, some  G R O U C H E S  live i n broke n car s , crummy old house s ( & , i n a few case s , "  YUCK Y  beautiful house s " ). It i s  CRUCIAL  to no t e that  G R O U C H E S  simply  ARE   NOT  M o n s t e r s.

Be in g as  GROUCH Y  & miser able as they possibly can be is any  G R O U C H  ’ s main mission i n life. They also feel that they have to make eve r y one else feel the same way. Eve n though that make s them happy, how eve r , a  G R O U C H  will never admit to be in g happy , no matter what the circumstance s. Such is the stability of a  G R O U C H  ’ s life : s o balance d, & yet so  UN  balance d.  OSCAR THE GROUCH  is especially aware of this, as is his  girl friend  GRUNDGETTA  , as they are , with out a doubt , the 2| 2   GROUCH  i est  G R O U C H E S  in the world.

Any thin g a  G R O U C H  like s is best describe d ( to you & me only ) as  any thin g   DIRT Y   or   DING Y   or   DUST Y ,  any thin g   RAGGED   or   ROTTEN   or   RUST Y  or  TRASHY  to describe it in a couple word s. They will only buy appliance s that do n ’ t work, they normal l y keep  ELEPHANT S  ,  WORM S  , pig s  ,  goat s  , &  donkey s  a s  pet s  , eat  U N  desirable food s ( particular l y sardine s ) , sing o u t - o f - t u n e , play radio s at the h i g h e st volume , & b a t h e in  MUD  as t h e y hate be in g clean.  G R O U C H E S  al s o like to u s e p h r a se s, s u c h as "  S CRAM  " , "  G E T   L OST  " , "  G O   A WAY  " , or eve n "  B E AT   I T  " & several other s.

Even though  OSCAR THE GROUCH  & his girl friend  GRUNDGETTA  are the  GROUCH i est  most famous  G R O U C H E S  ever, over the y ear s , a very big number of  G R O U C H E S  have bee n introduce d to the world. Many re side down in  G R O U C H  l a n d U S A, a disgust in g place that can only be reached by enter in g  OSCAR  ’ s  TRASH CAN  on  SESAME STREET . Many of the new  G R O U C H E S  were actually made to completely spoof  important figure s in to day ’ s world. Some of those k n o w n  G R O U C H E S  are Spill O ’ Reilly ,  DONALD GRUMP  ,  WALTER C RANK Y  ,  DAN RATHER - NOT  ,  Oprah  GROUCH Y  ,  Meredith Beware - a  ,  Diane Spoil e r  ,  S now  GROUCH  ,  SALLY MESSY YUCKY A E L  as well as many other s.  G R O U C H E S  also figured prominently in both  SESAME STREET  film s , the  1 9 8 5   film   Follow That  BIRD  & especially t h e  1 999   film  ,  The Ad venture s of  Elmo  in  G R O U C H  land . Al so, the latter  explain ed t hat most  G R O U C H E S  actually co me f r o m  G R O U C H  l a n d U S A  , presented a s  OSCAR  ’ s home town , though many  G R O U C H E S  have been found  internationally  also. According to the production notes for  Elmo  in  G R O U C H  land , apparent l y , 2 5 new  G R O U C H  puppet s were made for t he film  ( & t hen re use d in variation s t o create a large  G R O U C H  population ). Many of these are still used on the show  today.

How eve r, some  G R O U C H E S  actually have secret soft spots.  OSCAR THE GROUCH  has shown that several time s. He has done so by, in t he special  Chris t m as  Eve on  SESAME   STREET  , go in g out to look for the miss in g  BIG BIRD  , letting  Rizzo the Rat  sleep i n  his   TRASH CAN  i n  A Muppet Family Chris t m as  , taking care of a lost kitten in  SESAME STREET   EPISODE 3 1 2 0  , un will in g l y f all in g  in  love with  GRUNDGETTA  in  EPISODE 3 5 1 9  , & on several other occasions. How eve r, he  always does his best to hide that soft spot by driving  e v e r y o n e  on  SESAME STREET   crazy .

OSCAR THE GROUCH & his   family
Mentioned but unseen :  UNCLE LOUIE ,  UNCLE SMARMY  ,  UNCLE   PHILIP  ( mentioned in a  Wire d  video ) , &  OSCAR  ’ s nephew  TIMOTHY GROUCH 

Celebrity G R O U C H E S

 * Mentioned but  un  see n : Diane Spoiler ,  Meredith Beware - a  ,  Oprah  GROUCH Y  &  Gene Smell y.

G R O U C H E S from a round the world
These are  G R O U C H E S  from i n t e r n a t i o n a l  SESAME STREET  co - product i on s.

G R O U C H land U S A resident s
These are character s  who live in  G R O U C H  land U S A , as seen in the  1 999   film   The Adventure s of  Elmo  in  G R O U C H  land .

Hum ans as G R O U C H E S
Even though  G R O U C H E S  are usually presented a s a unique species much like M o n s t e r s  or  Honker s , occasionally hum ans have also s how n up as  G R O U C H E S  , likely designated as such due to a similarity & sympathy i n temperament & personal it y.

Trivia

 * Accord i n g to  SESAME STREET   Magazine , Oct o be r 1 5  t h i s  National  G R O U C H  Day.
 *  G R O U C H E S  h ave teeth, but you c an ’ t s ee the m.