Grundgetta

  Earliest K now n Appearance : Episode 1 4 5 2  GRUNDGETTA  is  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ’ s equally  TRASHY   rotten ,  GROUCH  girl friend.  OSCAR  occasionally c all s her  GRUNGIE  but she generally c all s him   OSKIE . I n addition to be i n g a " couple ", they ’ re best friend s t o o.  OSCAR  &  GRUNDGETTA , as stated by  OSCAR  & Gordon  ’ s sister  Olivia  have been best friend s f o r " a  VERY  long time ".  GRUNDGETTA  ’ s earliest appear ance  was in  1 9 8 0.

 GRUNDGETTA , like  OSCAR  , has had a number of pets  over the y ear s including her  WORM   SYLVIA  , a  ROTTEN  doodle  named  Itchy  & a MUD dy  pig  let who won the Yucchiest Pet contest in  OSCAR  ’ s  G R O U C H  Jamboree .

 GRUNDGETTA , like  OSCAR  , sometime s slips up as a  GROUCH  , but not al ways. In  EPISODE 3763  of  SESAME STREET  when both she &  OSCAR  tell  SALLY MESSY YUCKYAEL  how  OSCAR  unwillingly fell in lo ve w / her ( which she snapped him  out of completely by kiss in g  him  ), eventually ,  GRUNDGETTA  start s feel in the same way. Just like  OSCAR  did, she h ear s " yucky sweet violin music " , her heart s tart s go in g " pitty p at , pitty pat " & she no longer feels like arguing. She beg s  OSCAR  to just kiss her before she confesses her true love to him , which  he  agree s to do. How ever, just as expected she get s extreme l y angry.  OSCAR  say s she told him  to do i t, but then she asks  him  if  he  ’ d jump off a b ridge if she told  him  to. After that t h  e y start arguing a gain.

In a video released for t he "  SESAME  Family Robinson  ", blog  PAM ARCIERO  was play in g around w it h the  GRUNDGETTA   Muppet.  GRUNDGETTA  commented that she was nervous since she had n ' t been on camera in month s, referencing her absence in recent year s. Her most recent appearance s have been in viral video s, including the show  ’ s "  Mannequin Challenge  " video & the "  Real  G R O U C H E S  of  SESAME   STREET  " web series.

Name
The spell in g of this character  ’ s name h as also varied over t h e y ear s, switch i n b e t w e e n "  GRUNDGETTA  " as well as "  GRUNGETTA  ".

T he spell i n g "  GRUNDGETTA  " appears in the story book s , including & the  book s   A  GROUCH  ’ s Chris t mas  &  OSCAR  ’ s  G R O U C H  Jamboree  , the  album s   OSCAR  ’ s  TRASH Y  Song s  &  Let ’ s Be Friend s  , & the  Applause   plush doll. Current  SESAME  Workshop press kit s list the character a s "  GRUNDGETTA  ", as does an internal  C T W  document from  1 99 4. As of January 1 8 t h, 2 00 8  , typing "  GRUNDGETTA  " in the search engine on the  SESAME STREET   Video Player  give s result s , but typing "  GRUNGETTA  " show s absolute l y  NO  result s what so ever. How ever, result s can be found for either spell ing at  SESAME STREET  . org.

However, the  SESAME   STREET   UN  pave d  boo k  & the  SESAME STREET  "  3 5 Year s Anniversary Game  " refer to t he character a s "  GRUNDGETTA  ". A Work shop  press kit fr o m  1 9 8 4  uses "  GRUNGETTA  ", as do the  SESAME  Family New s letter s from the early  2 000 s.

T V / Movie s  /  Special s

 *  SESAME STREET  ( 1 9 6 9  - present )


 * Epi s o de 1 4 5 2 (  1 9 8 0  ) ( fir st  appearance  )
 * Episode 1 7 3 6 (  1 9 8 2  )
 *  EPISODE 1 8 5 9  ( 1 9 8 3  )
 * Episode 1 9 5 2 (  1 9 8 4  )
 *  EPISODE 2 1 0 7  ( 1 9 85  )
 * Episode 22 0 8 (  1 9 8 6  )
 * Episode 22 5 8 (  1 9 8 6  )
 * Episode 22 7 4 (  1 9 8 7  )
 * Episode 2 4 5 9 (  1 9 88  )
 * Episode 2 4 8 4 (  1 9 88  )
 * Episode 2 4 8 5 (  1 9 88  )
 * Episode 2 5 9 6 (  1 9 8 9  )
 * Episode 2 6 0 6 (  1 9 8 9  )
 *  EPISODE 2 6 1 0  ( 1 9 8 9  )
 *  EPISODE 2 6 3 0  ( 1 9 8 9  )
 * Episode 2 7 55 (  1 99 0  )
 *  EPISODE 2 7 5 6  ( 1 99 0  )
 * Episode 2 8 77 (  1 99 1  )
 * Episode 2 9 33 (  1 99 2  )
 *  EPISODE 2 9 5 2  ( 1 99 2  )
 *  EPISODE 2 9 6 9  ( 1 99 2  )
 * Episode 3 00 9 (  1 99 2  )
 * Episode 3 0 6 7 (  1 99 3  )
 *  EPISODE 3 0 8 1  ( 1 99 3  ) ( Archive d material )
 * Episode 3 0 8 3 (  1 99 3  )
 *  EPISODE 3 0 8 5  ( 1 99 3  )
 * Episode 3 1 00 (  1 99 3  )
 * Episode 3 1 0 3 (  1 99 3  )
 *  EPISODE 3 1 2 0  ( 1 99 3  )
 * Episode 3 1 2 1 (  1 99 3  )
 * Episode 3 1 3 4 (  1 99 3  )
 *  EPISODE 3 1 5 2  ( 1 99 3  )
 * Episode 3 1 7 2 (  1 99 4  )
 * Episode 3 1 7 5 (  1 99 4  )
 *  EPISODE 3 1 8 1  ( 1 99 4  )
 *  EPISODE 33 1 3  ( 1 99 5  )
 * Episode 33 1 4 (  1 99 5  )
 *  EPISODE 3 4 7 3  ( 1 99 6  )
 *  EPISODE 3 4 8 2  ( 1 99 6  )
 *  EPISODE 3 4 8 6  ( 1 99 6  )
 *  EPISODE 3 5 1 9  ( 1 99 6  )
 *  EPISODE 3 5 22  ( 1 99 6  )
 *  EPISODE 3 5 8 9  ( 1 99 7  )
 *  EPISODE 3 6 0 9  ( 1 99 7  )
 *  EPISODE 3 6 1 2  ( 1 99 7  )
 * Episode 3 6 3 6 (  1 99 7  )
 * Episode 3 6 4 6 (  1 99 7  ) ( mention ed )
 *  EPISODE 3 6 7 4  ( 1 99 7  )
 *  EPISODE 3 6 8 0  ( 1 99 7  )
 *  EPISODE 3 6 9 5  ( 1 99 8  )
 *  EPISODE 3 7 4 0  ( 1 99 8  )
 *  EPISODE 3 7 6 3  ( 1 99 8  )
 *  EPISODE 3 7 8 5  ( 1 99 8  )
 *  EPISODE 3 8 66  ( 2 000  ) ( mentioned )
 *  EPISODE 3 8 99  ( 2 000  )
 *  EPISODE 3 9 5 0  ( 2 00 1  )
 * Episode 4 0 7 2 (  2 00 4  )
 *  EPISODE 4 0 7 3  ( 2 00 4  )
 * Episode 4 1 00 (  2 00 5  )
 *  EPISODE 4 1 0 4  ( 2 00 5  )
 *  EPISODE 4 1 2 7  ( 2 00 6  )
 *  EPISODE 4 1 3 4  ( 2 00 6  )
 *  EPISODE 4 1 4 3  ( 2 00 7  )
 *  EPISODE 4 1 6 0  ( 2 00 7  )
 *  EPISODE 4 1 7 3  ( 2 00 8  )
 *  EPISODE 4 1 9 6  ( 2 00 9  )
 *  EPISODE 4 2 0 3  ( 2 00 8  )
 *  EPISODE 4 2 4 8  ( 2 0 10  )
 *  EPISODE 4 2 99  ( 2 0 1 2  )
 *  EPISODE 4 3 1 5  ( 2 0 13  )
 *  EPISODE 4 3 2 4  ( 2 0 1 3  )
 *  EPISODE 4 5 1 6  ( 2 0 1 5  )
 *  SESAME   STREET  Present s : Follow T h at  BIRD  ( 1 9 8 5  )
 *  The Muppet s : A Celebration of 3 0 Y ear s  ( 1 9 8 6  )
 *  I ’ m Glad I ’ m M e  ( 1 9 8 6  )
 *  SE SAME   STREET , Spec i a l  ( 1 9 8 6  )
 *  JIM HENSON  ’ s Memorial service  (  1 99 0  )
 *  T he Muppet s Celebrate  JIM   HENSON  ( 1 99 0  )
 *  Elmo  Save s Christ mas  ( 1 99 6  )
 *  Learning t o Share  ( 1 99 6  )
 *  Quiet T i m e  ( 1 99 7  )

SESAME STREET  Live

 *  Silly Dancing  ( 1 9 8 9  )
 *  Sleep in g  BIRDIE  ( 1 99 0  )
 *  Let ’ s Play School  ( 1 99 0  )
 *  When I Grow U p  ( 1 99 3  -  1 99 4  ;  1 99 5  -  1 99 6  )
 *  Let ’ s Be Friend s  ( 1 99 4  )
 *  Als Ik Later Groot Ben  ( 2 00 1  )
 *  Every one Make s Music  ( 2 00 1  )
 *  Out of This World  ( 2 00 3  )
 *  Super   Grover  ! Ready for Action  ( 2 00 5  )
 *  When  Elmo  G row s Up  ( 2 00 7  )
 *  Elmo  ’ s  GREEN  Thumb  ( 2 00 8  )
 *  Elmo  ’ s Super Hero e s !  ( 2 0 1 0  )

Book s

 *  Welcome Ho me,  BIG   BIRD  ( 1 9 8 5  )
 *  BIG   BIRD  ’ s Square Meal  ( 1 9 88  )
 *  What ’ s i n  OSCAR  ’ s  TRASH   CAN  ? and Other Good - Night Stories  ( 1 99 1  )
 *  Sticker F u n : 1 - 2 - 3  ( 1 99 1  )
 *  SESAME   STREET  1 2 3  ( 1 99 1  )
 *  From  TRASH  to Treasure  ( 1 99 3  )
 *  A round the Corner on  SESAME   STREET  ( 1 99 4  )
 *  OSCAR  ’ s  G R O U C H  Jamboree  ( 1 99 4  )
 *  MY  Name I s  OSCAR   THE   GROUCH  ( 1 99 4  )
 *  Elmo  Love s You  ( 1 99 7  )
 *  A  GROUCH  ’ s Christ mas  ( 1 999  ) ( mentioned only )
 *  Fun wit h Friend s  ( 2 00 4  )
 *  Elmo  ’ s Delicious Chris t m as  ( 2 00 5  ) ( mentioned only )
 *  Abby   Cadabby  ’ s Rhyme Time  ( 2 00 7  )
 *  Friend l y, Frost y Monster s  ( 2 00 7  )
 *  W hat Make s You Giggle ?  ( 2 00 7  )
 *  Story book A B C s  ( 2 00 8  )

Audio

 *  SESAME  R o a d  ( 1 99 3  )
 *  Silly Son g s  ( 1 99 6  )
 *  OSCAR  ’ s  TRASHY  S on g s  ( 1 99 7  )

Note s

 * I n  SESAME   STREET  ’ s Mother Goose Rhyme s ,  GRUNDGETTA  take s the place of the cat  in  Pussy Cat Pussy Cat  , go in g to the dump & want in g to know who want s to know where she ’ s been.
 * In a  SESAME STREET  episode   GRUNDGETTA  show s  Gina  & the  k i d s  picture s her  cousin  drew while on h er  world  tour . She shows them picture s Crank y drew of the location s they visit ed, including t he  Awful Tower  , the  Groan Canyon  &  the Smear amid s  ( all of which have Sludge hid den i n ).