I Love Trash



 Earliest Known Appearance: Episode 0291  " I  LOVE  TRASH  "  is  OSCAR THE GROUCH  's  greatest , most popular  song   ever . It was 1 st sung back in Sesame Street Season 1. The song  was re - taped several times as the  Oscar  puppet  evolved  continuously. 1 tradition is, whenever Oscar  sings "  I  Love  Trash  " ,  his  signature  song  ,  he  is always shown singin at  his   trash can  , & nowhere else.

In a Season 29 episode Oscar  sang " Grouches  Love  Trash " a very slightly altered variation of this  song  to  his  niece  Irvine. In episode 3891   his  old friend  Felix the Grouch  sang a clean variation called "  I  Love Cleaning " while  Oscar  sang "  I  LOVE  TRASH  ". Yet another variation occurs when Oscar  's  trash can  was grown to a larger size & the lyrics were adjusted to accommodate ( a clip can be seen in Sesame Street All - Star 25th Birthday : Stars & Street Forever ! ).

Oscar also sang this  song  in ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Here_Come_the_Puppets! Here Come the Puppets ! ]'', accompanied by Bruno the Trash man  who was wearin  his  rollerskates. Oscar also sang the  song  during an appearance on The Bonnie Hunt Show. He also sang this  song  on A Capitol Fourth.

Steven Tyler also recorded a new version for the album  of Elmo palooza.

K.d. lang sang this song  when she guest starred on The Jim Henson Hour episode about Garbage.

Telly, Zoe & Grover each sing a verse of the song  ( with changed lyrics to suit their interests ) in the CD-ROM game ,  The Three Grouch keteers .

A very brief portion of the song  was also sung by a group of socks in Sesame Street 4 - D Movie Magic, during  Oscar  's imagination sequence where Sesame Street is completely turned into a vast  garbage  dump.

On Plaza Sésamo, a Multimonstruo who love s trash  , performed a rock version of this  song.

At the Jim Henson  's Musical World concert on April 14 th, 2012 , Elmo , Ernie , Bert , Cookie Monster , Gordon , Bob , Susan , Leela , Gina , Alan & Maria all sang the  song.

Trash mentioned

 * A sneaker that's tattered & worn . It's all full of holes & the laces are torn . Given to Oscar  as a newborn baby by  his   mother.
 * Some newspaper 13 months old with smelly, old fish wrapped inside.
 * A clock that won't work
 * An old telephone
 * A broken umbrella
 * A rusty trombone

Lyrics
'' Oh, I  Love  Trash  ! ''

'' Anything dirty or dingy or dusty ! ''

'' Anything ragged or rotten or rusty ! ''

'' Yes, I  Love  Trash  ! ''

If ya really wanna see somethin' trashy  look at this ! ( Oscar  grabs an old tattered sneaker from the inside of  his   trash can  . )

'' I have here a sneaker that's tattered & worn ! ''

'' It 's all full of holes & the laces are torn ! ''

'' A gift from my   mother  the day  I  was born ! ''

'' I love it because it 's  trash  ! ''

'' Oh, I  Love  Trash  ! ''

'' Anything dirty or dingy or dusty ! ''

'' Anything ragged or rotten or rusty ! ''

'' Yes, I  Love  Trash  ! ''

Here's some more rotten stuff  ! ( Oscar  grabs an old smelly newspaper from the inside of  his   trash can  . )

'' I have here some newspaper 13 months old ! ''

'' I wrapped fish inside it ; it 's smelly & cold ! ''

'' But I  wouldn't trade it for a big pot o' gold ! ''

'' I love it because it 's  trash  ! ''

'' Yes, I  Love  Trash  ! ''

'' Anything dirty or dingy or dusty ! ''

'' Anything ragged or rotten or rusty ! ''

'' Yes, I  Love  Trash  ! ''

Now look at the rest a this junk  ! ( Oscar  gets an old clock, telephone , & trombone each from the inside of  his   trash can  . )

'' I 've a clock that won't work ! ''

'' & an old telephone ! ''

'' A broken umbrella, a rusty trombone !   & I  am delighted to call 'em  my  own ! ''

'' I love 'em because they're  trash  ! ''

'' Oh, I  Love  Trash  ! ''

'' Anything dirty or dingy or dusty ! ''

'' Anything ragged or rotten or rusty ! '' ( Oscar  takes the broken umbrella off the side of  his   trash can  &  he  puts it in  his   trash can  . )

'' Yes, I  Love ,  I  Love ,  I ... Love  Traaaaaaaaassssssh  ! ''

TV Episodes

 * Sesame Street ( 1969 - present )


 * Episode 0291 ( 1971 )
 * Episode 2980 ( 1992 )
 * Episode 3126 ( 1993 )
 * Episode 3152 ( 1993 )
 * Episode 3482 ( 1998 )
 * Episode 3815 ( 1998 )
 * Episode 3959 ( 2001 )


 * Sesamstrasse ( 1973 - present )


 * Episode 2000 ( 2002 )

Sesame Street Live

 * When I Grow Up ( 1993 )
 * Everyone Makes Music ( 2001 )
 * When Elmo Grows Up ( 2007 )

Movies

 * The Muppets : Operation STS ( Save the Swamp )

Audio

 * The Sesame Street Book & Record ( 1970 )
 * Goin ' for a Ride /  I  Love  Trash  ( single, 1970 )
 *  I  Love  Trash  / Up & Down ( single, 1970 )
 *  Let a Frown Be Your Umbrella  ( 1974 )
 * Sing the Hit Songs of Sesame Street ( 1974 )
 * 60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street ( 1975 )
 *  I  Love  Trash  /  Grouch  's Lullaby ( single, 1976 )
 * 10th Anniversary Album ( 1978 )
 * Muppet Masquerade ( 1978 )
 *  The Best of  Oscar the Grouch  ( 1983 )
 * My Record ( 1983 )
 * Sesame Street Celebrates ! ( 1994 )
 * Platinum All - Time Favorites ( 1995 )
 *  Oscar  's  Trashy  Songs  ( 1997 )
 * Sesame Street Best ( 1997 )
 * Just Friends ( 1997 )
 * Elmo palooza ! ( 1998, performed by Steven Tyler )
 *  The Adventures of Elmo in  Grouch land  ( 1999, performed by Steven Tyler )
 * Songs from the Street ( 2003, both  Oscar  & Steven Tyler versions )
 * Old School : Volume 1
 * Muppet Street : Favorite Songs from The Muppets & Sesame Street ( 2011 )
 * Valen tine 's Collection ( 2012 )

Video ( 1969 version )

 * Old School : Volume 1 ( 2006 )
 * Sesame Street : 40 Years of Sunny Days ( 2009 )

Video ( 1973 version )

 * Elmo 's Sing - Along Guessing Game ( 1991 )

Video ( 1991 version )

 * Sesame Street : 25 Wonderful Years ( 1993 )
 * Best of Friends ( 2012 )

Video ( other versions )

 * Elmo palooza ( 1998, Chorus only )
 *  The Adventures of Elmo in  Grouch  land : Sing &amp; Play   ( 1999, "  Grouches  Love  Trash  " version )

Online ( 1991 version )

 * Sesamestreet . org
 * Sesame Street 's YouTube Channel

Publications

 * The Songs of Sesame Street in Poems & Pictures ( 1983 )
 * The Sesame Street Song Book ( 1971, 1992 & 2007 editions )
 * Sesame Street Unpaved ( 1998, lyrics & pictures from 1991 version )
 * The Reader 's Digest Chil dren 's Songbook ( 1986 )
 * Sesame Street Songbook Vol . 1
 * Songs of Sesame Street ( 1977 )
 * The Adventures of Elmo in  Grouch land  ( 1999 )