Grover Through the Years

The Evolution of Grover (1967-present)

Image	As seen in	Year	Notes
	The Ed Sullivan Show	1967	A character called "Gleep" makes an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. He has a small red nose and greenish-brown fur.
	The Muppets on Puppets	1968	One of the puppet's brief appearances in The Muppets on Puppets, as the middle head of the the Rock and Roll Monster.
	Sesame Street Season 1	1969-1970	In the first season of Sesame Street, the puppet appears as a nameless character that would eventually evolve into Grover. Kermit refers to him as both "Fuzzy-face" and "The Hairy One," but neither are used for his actual name (see "Fuzzyface"). His voice and behavior is slightly more abrasive than the Grover known today, but he tries to be helpful. The colors of his fur and nose have faintly paled with age. A few years later, the puppet would be used in one sketch as Grover's Mommy.
	Sesame Street Season 2	1970-1974	The character is introduced as Grover in the first episode of Season 2. He gains his familiar blue fur, a pink nose, and a rounder lower jaw.
File:Grover-mid-70's.jpg	Sesame Street Season 6	1974-1976	This Grover puppet is proportionally larger, as can be noticed from his hands and his taller, rounder head. His eyes are slightly more tilted, with bigger pupils. Also, Grover’s arms are placed lower to his body, revealing his shoulders.
	Sesame Street	1976-2003	The design is basically the same, with some minor alterations in eye placement, head shape, and the size of both his nose and pupils. Grover's fur is often groomed, combed and matted down more.
	Jimmy Kimmel Live	2004-present	Grover’s current design bears resemblance to the 1974-1976 puppet, with his fur becoming slightly shaggier, as well as a brighter shade of blue, and his eyes further slanted.