The Grouchketeers

 Earliest Known Appearance: Episode 1952 " How can you tell a Grouch keteer ? He ' s the one with the thumb in his ear ! "  The Grouch keteers , like the Bird keteers are a group of real ki ds dressed in costumes based on their leader , in this case Oscar the Grouch. Oscar depends on them to help  him  demonstrate things to the viewer ( such as a game of 3 of These Things ) , help  him  make things  trashy  or noisy , & sometimes even find  him  some more  trash  for his collection. Telly Monster was a long - time Grouch keteer.

The group did a dance called " The No - No - No !  " in 1 episode ; Elmo was a member at the time. ( The song is included on the album, Hot ! Hot ! Hot ! Dance Songs . )

In episode 3963, Rosita had requested to be a Grouch keteer also , & was grouchy  cause she couldn't be 1. She then became so angry at Oscar , that  he  was really impressed & made Rosita a Grouch keteer.

TV / Movies / Specials

 * Sesame Street ( 1969 - present )


 * Episode 1952 ( 1984 ) ( 1 st appearance )
 * Episode 2040 ( 1985 )
 * Episode 2269 ( 1987 )
 * Episode 2579 ( 1989 )
 * Episode 2977 ( 1992 )
 * Episode 3141 ( 1993 )
 * Episode 3866 ( 2000 )
 * Episode 3797 ( 1998 )
 * Episode 3963 ( 2001 )
 * Let's Make Music ( 2000 )