Rumpel

 Rumpel  is t h e  GROUCH  from  Sesamstrasse , the German   co - product i on  o f  SESAME STREET .

Appearance
Rumpel is a green  GROUCH  ( originally " Gries gram " in German , late l y " Grautsch " ) with big energetic eyes. He live s in a  RAIN BARREL  wit h his caterpillar  GUSTAV .

Personality
Rumpel, like all other  GROUCHES  , hate s rain  when other s lo v e  i t  , but he lo ve s  rain  when other s hate  i t. He can b e mischievous, but simply can ’ t help but show his good heart from time t o time.

History
 RUMPEL  w as added t o  Sesamstrasse  i n 1 9 8 9  a long side  Buh  &  Sam son. The German   GROUCH  was to replace deemed negative  character s  such as  Uli von Bödefeld  &  OSCAR THE GROUCH  : quite a few critics were n ’ t fond of t h e  A m e r i c a n   SESAME STREET  set. German k i d s did n ’ t grow up in a suburb full o f TRASH CAN s. After a few year s of absence, the insert scene s of  OSCAR THE GROUCH  return e d.

Trivia

 *  RUMPEL  started out with a dark green nose, which became a dark , rusty orange in later season s.
 *  RUMPEL , along with other international   SESAME STREET   character s  , appeared on the cover of  SESAME STREET   Magazine  in October  2 00 4  .  RUMPEL  ’ s  uncle   Professor Rumprad Guse  invent ed the very 1| 1  st ever  GROUCH  computer.
 *  RUMPEL , at 1| 1 point , h ad a  super hero  alter - e go , similar to  Super   Grover .