Grouches



Grouches are a race of contrary, argumentative, garbage-living individuals, many of whom are found on Sesame Street.

The most famous Grouch is Oscar the Grouch, but many other grouches have surfaced over the years. Grouches figured prominently in both Sesame Street films, Follow That Bird and especially The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. The latter explained that most Grouches come from Grouchland USA, presented as Oscar's hometown, though many grouches are also found internationally.

Sesame Street

 * Oscar the Grouch
 * Grungetta
 * Irvine
 * Granny Grouch, from Episode 0131 (1970)
 * Grandpa Grouch
 * Oscar's Mom
 * Ernest the Grouch
 * Oswald the Grouch
 * Donald Grump
 * Omagrossa
 * Swampy
 * Prunella the Grouch
 * Felix the Grouch

Follow That Bird

 * Grouch Chorus for "The Grouch Anthem"
 * Grouch patrons and kitchen staff at the Don't Drop Inn diner.



Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

 * Various grouch relatives

Elmo in Grouchland

 * Grizzy the Grouch
 * Grouch Mayor
 * Grouch Cop
 * Grouch Cab Driver
 * Grouch Jailer
 * Bad Humor Man
 * Grouch Ice Cream Customer
 * Sharon Groan

Illustrated Grouches

 * Leon the Grouch

Grouches from Around the World
Grouches in international Sesame productions include:


 * Moishe Oofnik from Rechov Sumsum
 * Mordicus from 1, Rue Sésame
 * Rumpel from Sesamstrasse (Germany)
 * Bodoque and Paco from Plaza Sesamo
 * Kirpik from ''Susam Sokağı
 * Ferrao from Rua Sésamo

Human Grouches
Though Grouches are usually presented as a different species, much like Monsters or Honkers, occasionally humans have shown up as grouches, likely designated as such merely because of a similarity and sympathy in temperament and personality.


 * Danny DeVito as Vincent Van Grouch, curator of the Museum of Trash on Sesame Street
 * Bob received a Grouch make-over in Season 36 of Sesame Street
 * Sandra Bernhard as the grouch waitress in Follow That Bird
 * Paul Bartel as the grouch cook in Follow That Bird
 * Tracey Ullman as a student of a grouch etiquette school taught by one of Oscar's relatives.

And of course, Oscar also has his Grouchketeers.