Mrs. Grouch



 Earliest Known Appearance: Episode 2982  Mrs. Grouch   is  Oscar the Grouch 's mother. She is also the mother of Oscar 's brothers,  Ernest  &  Otto  &  Oscar 's sister  Bunny. She's visited Sesame Street various times over the years, including episode 3023 to make sure that her son  is still  grouchy  & hasn't been turned nice. That same year, she also appeared in the special ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Sesame_Street_Stays_Up_Late! Sesame Street Stays Up Late! ]'', communicating by phone with her son  &  other relatives. Although normally performed by Martin P. Robinson, in her most recent visit to Sesame Street, she was performed by  Leslie-Carrara-Rudolph.

 Mrs. Grouch   lives in Illinois. Oscar remembers her gift of a tattered sneaker to him as a baby fondly enough to sing about it in his signature song, " I Love Trash ". Her name is mentioned in Sesame Street Magazine (November 1995). Whether she is a widow or divorced from Oscar 's  father  is unknown.

According to a talk show appearance on Canadian radio, Oscar 's  father  is from St. David's Ridge, New Brunswick & his  mother  grew up in Nova Scotia. St. 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 whenever  Oscar  would say "please", she would wash his mouth out with vanilla ice cream.

TV/Movies/Specials

 * Sesame Street (1969 - present )
 * Episode 2982 (1992)
 * Episode 3023 (1992)
 * Episode 3141 (1993)
 * Episode 3866 (2000) ( mentioned )
 * Episode 4237 (2010)
 * Sesame Street Stays Up Late ! (1993)

Books

 * How to Be a Grouch  (1976)