Mrs. Grouch

  Muppeteer :   MARTIN P . ROBINSON 

 Earliest Known Appearance: Episode 2982 ''' MRS.   GROUCH  is, of course , the legendary  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ' s equally  GROUCHY ''' , unpleasant & extremely rotten mother. She is also the mother of  OSCAR  ' s brother s ErnesT  &  OTTO  &  OSCAR  ' s sister  Bunny. She visits SESAME STREET various times over the years, including episode 3023  t o make sure that her  SON  i s still as  GROUCHY  as she knows he is & hasn ' t actually been turned nice. In that same year, she also appeared in the special ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Sesame_Street_Stays_Up_Late!  SESAME   STREET  Stay s U p Late ! ]'', communicating by phone with her  SON  & other relatives. Although normally performed by Marty Robinson , in her  most recent visit  to SESAME STREET , she was played by  Leslie Carrara - Rudolph  instead. Whether she is the daughter of Grandpa  GROUCH  or  Granny  GROUCH  is unknown.

''' 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 "  I LOVE TRASH  ", or  his  signature , most famous  song  ever. Her name is also mentioned in SESAME STREET Magazine ( from November 1 995 ). Also, whether she is a widow or simply 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 ( 19 92 )
 * Episode 3023 ( 1992 )
 * Episode 3141 ( 1993 )
 * Episode 3866 ( 20 0 0 ) ( mentioned )
 * Episode 4237 ( 2010 )
 *  SESAME   STREET  Stays Up Late ! ( 1993 )

Books

 *  How to Be a  GROUCH  ( 1976 )
 *  SESAME   STREET  Stays U p Late ( book ) ( 1995 )