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{{song|image=ILoveTrash1970.jpg|writer=[[Jeff Moss]]|composer=|lyricist=|date=[[1970]]|source=|publisher=Festival Attractions, Inc.|first=[[Episode 0095]]}}
  
{{song|image=ILoveTrash1970.jpg|writer=[[Jeff Moss]]|composer=|lyricist=|date=[[1970]]|source=|publisher=Festival Attractions, Inc.|first=[[Episode 0095]]}}
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"'''I Love Trash'''" is [[Oscar the Grouch]]'s signature song. It was first performed on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in [[Season 1 (1969-1970)|season 1]], and has been retaped several times as [[Oscar the Grouch Through the Years|the Oscar puppet evolved]].
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[[File:Sesame Street I Love Trash|thumb|300px|right|Oscar the Grouch sings "I Love Trash," from 1991.]]
  
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[[File:Sesame Street I Love Trash (1969)|thumb|300px|right|Season 1 version.]]
  
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[[File:Song.ilovetrash.jpg|thumb|300px|1971 version.]]
  
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[[File:Ilovetrash.jpg|thumb|300px|1991 version.]]
  
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[[File:Garbage6.jpg|thumb|300px|K.d. Lang singing "I Love Trash" on ''The Jim Henson Hour''.]]
  
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[[File:Elmopalooza - I Love Trash.jpg|thumb|300px|''Elmopalooza'']]
  
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[[File:ilovetrash.png|right|316px]]"'''I Love Trash'''" is [[Oscar the Grouch]]'s signature song.
  
   
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Oscar lists off several special items in his trash collection that he admires; including a tattered and worn sneaker that was given to him by [[Mrs. Grouch|his mother]], a 13-month-old newspaper with smelly, cold fish wrapped inside, a defective clock, an old telephone, a broken umbrella, and a rusty trombone.
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It was first sung in ''[[Sesame Street]]'' [[Season 1 (1969-1970)|Season 1]]. The song was retaped several times as [[Oscar the Grouch Through the Years|the Oscar puppet evolved]].
  
   
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Earlier taped performances of the song have Oscar pulling the items he names out of his [[Oscar's trash can|trash can]]. In a later remake, taped during [[Season 22 (1990-1991)|season 22]] (for [[Episode 2785]]), Oscar steps out of his trash can area and exhibits his trash spread across [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]].
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Oscar performed a version of the song with [[Flip Wilson]] in the premiere episode of ''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]'' in 1970.
  
   
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In [[episode 3638]], Oscar sang a variation of this song "Grouches Love Trash" to his niece [[Irvine]]. In [[episode 3891]] his old friend [[Felix the Grouch]] sang a variation called "I Love Cleaning" while Oscar sang "I Love Trash." Yet another variation occurs when [[Oscar's trash can]] was grown to a larger size and the lyrics were adjusted to accommodate (a clip can be seen in ''[[Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!]]'').
  
   
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==Performances==
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Oscar sang this song in ''[[Here Come the Puppets!]]'', accompanied by [[Bruno the Trashman]] on rollerskates. Oscar also sang the song during an appearance on ''[[The Bonnie Hunt Show]]''.
  
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[[K.d. lang]] sang this song when she guest starred in ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' episode about [[Episode 109: Garbage|Garbage]].
  
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| [[Image:0095.ILoveTrash.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 1970
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| '''''[[Sesame Street]]''''' {{first|0095}}
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Sung by [[Oscar the Grouch]].
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{{sketchrelease|video=<br>''[[Old School: Volume 1]]'' (2006)<br>''[[40 Years of Sunny Days]]'' (2009)|online=<br>[[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]] {{youtube|jImf2S7ej2k}}}}
   
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|-
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[[Grover]], [[Telly Monster|Telly]] and [[Zoe]] each sing a verse of the song (with changed lyrics to suit their interests) in the CD-ROM game, ''[[The Three Grouchketeers]]''.
  
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| [[Image:SSRideTrash.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 1970
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| '''''[[The Sesame Street Book & Record]]'''''
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Sung by Oscar the Grouch, audio releases often retain the spoken introduction with [[Bob]].
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{{sketchrelease|audio=<br>''The Sesame Street Book & Record'' (1970)<br>''[[Sesame Street singles#ridetrash|Goin' for a Ride/I Love Trash]]'' (single, 1970)<br>''[[Sesame Street singles#ilovetrashupanddown|I Love Trash/Up and Down]]'' (single, 1970)<br>''[[Let a Frown Be Your Umbrella (album)]]'' (1974)<br>''[[Sing the Hit Songs of Sesame Street]]'' (1974)<br>''[[60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street]]'' (1975)<br>''[[25 Greatest Hits]]'' (1975)<br>''[[Sesame Street singles#ilovetrashlullaby|I Love Trash/Grouch's Lullaby]]'' (single, 1976)<br>''[[10th Anniversary Album]]'' (1978)<br>''[[Muppet Masquerade]]'' (1978)<br>''[[The Best of Oscar the Grouch]]'' (1983)<br>''[[My Record]]'' (1983)<br>''[[We Are All Earthlings (album)|We Are All Earthlings]]'' (1993)<br>''[[Sesame Street Celebrates!]]'' (1994)<br>''[[Platinum All-Time Favorites]]'' (1995)<br>''[[Oscar's Trashy Songs]]'' (1997)<br>''[[Sesame Street Best]]'' (1997)<br>''[[Songs from the Street]]'' (2003)<br>''[[Valentine's Collection]]'' (2012)<br>''[[All-Time Favorites 2]]'' (2018)}}
   
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|-
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[[Steven Tyler]] recorded a new version for the album release of ''[[Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)|Elmopalooza]]''.
  
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| [[Image:ILoveTrash1970.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 1970
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| '''''Sesame Street''''' {{first|0153}}
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Retaped with the green Oscar, syncing to audio from ''The Sesame Street Book & Record'', as do subsequent remakes on the show.
   
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|-
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A brief portion of the song was also sung by a group of socks in ''[[Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic]]'', during Oscar's imagination sequence where Sesame Street is turned into a vast garbage dump.
  
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | 1971
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| '''''Sesame Street''''' {{first|0291}}
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Sung by Oscar the Grouch.
   
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|-
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On [[Plaza Sésamo]], a [[Multimonstruo]], who loves trash, performed a rock version of this song.
  
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | 1972
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| '''''Sesame Street''''' {{first|0379}}
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Sung by Oscar the Grouch.
   
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|-
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At the ''[[Jim Henson's Musical World]]'' concert on April 14, 2012, [[Elmo]], [[Ernie]], [[Bert]], [[Cookie Monster]], [[Gordon]], [[Bob]], [[Susan]], [[Leela]], [[Gina]], [[Alan]] and [[Maria]] performed the song.
  
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| [[Image:Song.ilovetrash.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 1973
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| '''''Sesame Street''''' {{first|0510}}
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Sung by Oscar the Grouch.
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{{sketchrelease|video=<br>''[[Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game]]'' (1991)}}
   
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|-
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[[Stephen Colbert]], [[Big Bird]], and Oscar sang a portion of the song on ''[[The Colbert Report]]''.
  
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| [[Image:Hctp5.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 1980
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| '''''[[Here Come the Puppets!]]'''''
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Sung by Oscar the Grouch, accompanied by [[Bruno the Trashman]] on [[Roller skates|rollerskates]] and other [[Full-Bodied Muppet|full-bodied Muppets]].
   
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|-
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An animated lyric video of the song was produced for the ''Sesame Street'' [[YouTube]] channel in 2018. The video features Oscar dropping into his trash can to show off his collection, and includes cameos from [[Mrs. Grouch|Oscar's mother]], [[Grundgetta]], Bruno the Trashman, Irvine, [[Grouches|an orange Grouch]], [[Bunny the Grouch|Oscar's sister, Bunny]], [[Grandpa Grouch]], as well as Cookie Monster, [[Grover]], and Elmo. {{youtube|zJekxVILnhw}}
  
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| {{landscapetable|Prose&Friend.jpg|width=250}}
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| align=center | 1980
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| '''''[[Eileen & Friends]]'''''
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Sung by Oscar the Grouch.
   
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|-
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==Trash mentioned==
  
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| [[Image:Album.singalong-lp.jpg|250px|center]]
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*A sneaker that's tattered and worn. It's all full of holes and the laces are torn. Given to Oscar as a newborn baby by [[Mrs. Grouch|his mother]].
  
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| align=center | 1982
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*Some newspaper 13 months old with smelly, cold fish wrapped inside.
  
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| '''''[[Sesame Street Sing-Along!]]'''''
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*A clock that won't work
  
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Performed as part of a medley of ''Sesame Street'' songs, sung by Oscar and the cast.
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*An old telephone
  
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*A broken umbrella
  
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*A rusty trombone
  
   
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|-
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==Versions==
  
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| [[Image:Garbage6.jpg|250px|center]]
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*{{first|0153}}
  
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| align=center | 1989
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*{{eka|0291}}
  
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| '''''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''''' [[Episode 109: Garbage|Episode 109]]
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*{{first|2785}}
  
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*[[Episode 3612]]
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Sung by [[K.d. lang]]
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*[[Episode 3815]]
  
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*[[Episode 3959]]
  
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* [[Episode 3891]]
  
   
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|-
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==Releases==
  
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| [[Image:Ilovetrash.jpg|250px|center]]
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;Audio
  
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| align=center | 1991
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*''[[The Sesame Street Book & Record]]'' (1970)
  
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*''[[Sesame Street Singles#ridetrash|Goin' for a Ride/I Love Trash]]'' (single, 1970)
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| '''''Sesame Street''''' [[Episode 2785]]
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Sung by Oscar the Grouch. Originally part of a street story where the cast discusses love, the scene, minus the prologue, later aired as a stand-alone insert.
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*''[[Sesame Street Singles#ilovetrashupanddown|I Love Trash/Up and Down]]'' (single, 1970)
  
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{{sketchrelease|video=<br>''[[Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years]]'' (1993, beginning edited)<br>''[[The World of Jim Henson]]'' (1994, excerpt)<br>''[[Best of Friends]]'' (2012)<br>''[[Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (video)|Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration]]'' (2019)|online=<br>[[Sesamestreet.org]] {{SSorg|3280}}<br>[[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]] {{youtube|rxgWHzMvXOY}}}}
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*''[[Let a Frown Be Your Umbrella (album)]]'' (1974)
  
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*''[[Sing the Hit Songs of Sesame Street]]'' (1974)
  
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|-
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* [[60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street]] (1975)
  
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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* [[25 Greatest Hits]] (1975)
  
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| align=center | 1993
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*''[[Sesame Street Singles#ilovetrashlullaby|I Love Trash/Grouch's Lullaby]]'' (single, 1976)
  
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| '''''[[Sesame Street Live]]: [[When I Grow Up (Sesame Street Live)|When I Grow Up]]'''''
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*''[[10th Anniversary Album]]'' (1978)
  
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Sung by Oscar the Grouch, [[Elmo]], [[Cookie Monster]], [[Grundgetta]] and [[Telly Monster]].
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*''[[Muppet Masquerade]]'' (1978)
  
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*''[[The Best of Oscar the Grouch]]'' (1983)
  
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|-
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*''[[My Record]]'' (1983)
  
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| [[Image:3638c.jpg|250px|center]]
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*''[[We Are All Earthlings (album)|We Are All Earthlings]]'' (1993)
  
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| align=center | 1997
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*''[[Sesame Street Celebrates!]]'' (1994)
  
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| '''''Sesame Street''''' [[Episode 3638]]
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*''[[Platinum All-Time Favorites]]'' (1995)
  
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Oscar sings the song as "Grouches Love Trash" with [[Irvine]]
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*''[[Oscar's Trashy Songs]]'' (1997)
  
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{{sketchrelease|video=<br>''[[Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play]]'' (1999)}}
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*''[[Sesame Street Best]]'' (1997)
  
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*''[[Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)|Elmopalooza!]]'' (1998, performed by [[Steven Tyler]])
  
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|-
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*''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (soundtrack)|The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]'' (1999, performed by Steven Tyler)
  
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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*''[[Songs from the Street]]'' (2003, both Oscar and Steven Tyler versions)
  
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| align=center | 1997
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*''[[Valentine's Collection]]'' (2012)
  
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| '''''Sesame Street Live: [[Elmo's Coloring Book]]'''''
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*''[[V is for Valentine]]'' (2014, Steven Tyler cover)
  
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Sung by Oscar the Grouch.
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;Video (1969 version)
  
  +
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*''[[Old School: Volume 1]]'' (2006)
  
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|-
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*''[[40 Years of Sunny Days]]'' (2009)
  
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| [[Image:Elmopalooza - I Love Trash.jpg|250px|center]]
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;Video (1971 version)
  
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| align=center | 1998
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*''[[Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game]]'' (1991)
  
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| '''''[[Elmopalooza]]'''''
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;Video (1991 version)
  
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Oscar sings the song as part of the "[[Songs (song)|Songs]]" medley.
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*''[[Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years]]'' (1993, beginning edited)
  
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*''[[The World of Jim Henson]]'' (1994, brief clip only)
  
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|-
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*''[[Best of Friends]]'' (2012)
  
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| [[Image:Elmopalooza! (CD).jpeg|250px|center]]
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;Video (other versions)
  
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| align=center | 1998
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*''[[Elmopalooza]]'' (1998, Chorus only)
  
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| '''[[Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)|''Elmopalooza'' (soundtrack)]]'''
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*''[[Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play]]'' (1999, "Grouches Love Trash" version with animated on-screen lyrics)
  
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Sung by [[Steven Tyler]].
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;Online (1991 version)
  
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{{sketchrelease|audio=<br>''[[Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)|Elmopalooza!]]'' (1998)<br>''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (soundtrack)|The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]'' (1999)<br>''[[Songs from the Street]]'' (2003)<br>''[[V is for Valentine]]'' (2014)}}
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*[[Sesamestreet.org]] {{SSorg|3280}}
  
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*[[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]]
  
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|-
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;Publications
  
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| [[Image:3959zh.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 1999
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| '''''Sesame Street''''' [[Episode 3815]]
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Sung by Oscar the Grouch, backed by [[Gabi]] and [[Moe, Moe and Moe|Three Grouches Named Moe]].
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|-
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | 2001
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| '''''Sesame Street Live: [[Everyone Makes Music]]'''''
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Sung by Oscar the Grouch.
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|-
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| [[Image:I Love Trash 4D.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 2002
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| '''''[[Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic]]'''''
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A chorus line of stinky socks sing a brief portion of the song during Oscar's imagination sequence, where Sesame Street is turned into a vast garbage dump.
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|-
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | 2008
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| '''''Sesame Street Live: [[Elmo's Green Thumb]]'''''
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Sung by Oscar the Grouch.
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|-
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | 2009
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| '''''[[A Capitol Fourth]]'''''
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Sung by Oscar the Grouch.
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|-
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| [[Image:ILoveTrash-BonnieHunt.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 2009
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| '''''[[The Bonnie Hunt Show]]'''''
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Oscar sings the first chorus, and adds that it'll cost 50 cents to hear more of the song.
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|-
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | 2000s
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| '''''[[Plaza Sésamo]]'''''
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A [[Multimonstruo]], who loves trash, performed a rock version of this song.
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|-
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | 2012
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| '''''[[Jim Henson's Musical World]]'''''
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Performed as part of the "Sesame Street medley," sung by Elmo, [[Ernie]], [[Bert]], Cookie Monster, [[Gordon]], Bob, [[Susan]], [[Leela]], [[Gina]], [[Alan]] and [[Maria]].
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|-
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| [[Image:ILoveTrash-ColbertReport.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 2013
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| '''''[[The Colbert Report]]'''''
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[[Stephen Colbert]], [[Big Bird]], and Oscar sing a portion of the song.
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|-
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| [[Image:SSLive-ILoveTrash.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 2017
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| '''''[[Sesame Street Live]]: [[Let's Party!]]'''''
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Oscar performs a remixed version of the song.
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|-
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| [[Image:ILoveTrash-animated.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 2018
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| '''''Sesame Street'' [[YouTube]] channel'''
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An animated lyric video of the song features Oscar dropping into his trash can to show off his collection, and includes cameos from [[Mrs. Grouch|Oscar's mother]], Grundgetta, Bruno the Trashman, Irvine, [[Grouches|an orange Grouch]], [[Bunny the Grouch|Oscar's sister, Bunny]], [[Grandpa Grouch]], as well as Cookie Monster, [[Grover]], and Elmo.
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{{sketchrelease|online=<br>[[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]] {{youtube|zJekxVILnhw}}}}
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|-
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| [[Image:ILoveTrash-CarollRetire.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 2018
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| '''[[Caroll Spinney's retirement party]]'''
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Sung by Oscar the Grouch, [[Sonia Manzano]] and Grundgetta.
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|-
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| [[File:4929-Trash.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 2019
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| '''''Sesame Street''''' [[Episode 4929]]
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The newest Grouch member, [[Jack Antonoff|Jack (Antonoff) the Grouch]], sings an introductory verse highlighting the small spot on his tie. Oscar interrupts, insisting that Grouches don't like tiny smudges, but really messy stuff. Oscar then sings the traditional song, joined by Grundgetta, Jack and the other Grouches.
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{{sketchrelease|online=<br>[[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]] {{youtube|SRx_pKUOfZo}}}}
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|-
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| [[File:SS50thSpecial-Trash.png|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 2019
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| '''''[[Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration]]'''''
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Sung by Oscar and [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]] as part of a medley.
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|-
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| [[File:NTL-LoveTrash.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 2020
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| '''''[[The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo]]''''' '''[[Episode 111: Andy Cohen / Josh Groban|episode 111]]'''
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Sung by Oscar and [[Josh Groban]]
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|-
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| colspan="4" | <h3>Variations</h3>
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|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
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|-
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| {{landscapetable|Fliposcarilovetrash.jpg|width=250}}
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| align=center | 1970
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| '''''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]'''''
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Oscar and [[Flip Wilson]] sing a unique version of the song, with additional lyrics.
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|-
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| [[Image:Big80sTrash.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 1984
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| '''''Sesame Street''''' [[Episode 1911]]
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Oscar digs through a giant trashcan and sings about the large items in it, like an oversized "ratty old comb." A clip of this version appears in the special ''[[Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!|Stars and Street Forever]]''. {{sketchrelease|video=<br>''[[50 Years and Counting]]'' (2019)}}
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|-
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| [[Image:3612h.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 1997
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| '''''Sesame Street''''' [[Episode 3612]]
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Oscar sings the song with lyrics about his pets ([[Slimey]], [[Fluffy]], [[Iago]], [[Spot]] and [[Lassie]]), as a plea for them to come home.
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|-
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| [[Image:GrouchketeersLoveTrash.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 1998
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| '''''[[The Three Grouchketeers]]'''''
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[[Grover]], [[Telly Monster|Telly]] and [[Zoe]] each sing a verse of the song, with changed lyrics to suit their interests.
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|-
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| [[Image:3891f.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | 2000
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| '''''Sesame Street''''' [[Episode 3891]]
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When Oscar finds [[Felix the Grouch]] polishing some of his trash, Oscar sings "I Love Trash," while Felix sings about how he loves to clean.
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|-
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | 2018
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| '''''[[Puppets for Puppetry]]'''''
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[[Bobby Moynihan]] and Oscar sing an altered version of the song in honor of [[Caroll Spinney]].
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|}
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[[File:ilovetrash.png|right|216px]]
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==Publications==
 
*''[[The Songs of Sesame Street in Poems and Pictures]]'' (1983)
  
*''[[The Songs of Sesame Street in Poems and Pictures]]'' (1983)
 
*''[[The Sesame Street Song Book]]'' (1971, 1992 and 2007 editions)
  
*''[[The Sesame Street Song Book]]'' (1971, 1992 and 2007 editions)
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==See also==
  
==See also==
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*[[Oscar the Grouch Songs]]
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*[[Oscar the Grouch songs]]
   
   

Revision as of 03:20, 25 July 2020

ILoveTrash1970
Written by Jeff Moss
Date 1970
Publisher Festival Attractions, Inc.
First Episode 0095

"I Love Trash" is Oscar the Grouch's signature song. It was first performed on Sesame Street in season 1, and has been retaped several times as the Oscar puppet evolved.

Oscar lists off several special items in his trash collection that he admires; including a tattered and worn sneaker that was given to him by his mother, a 13-month-old newspaper with smelly, cold fish wrapped inside, a defective clock, an old telephone, a broken umbrella, and a rusty trombone.

Earlier taped performances of the song have Oscar pulling the items he names out of his trash can. In a later remake, taped during season 22 (for Episode 2785), Oscar steps out of his trash can area and exhibits his trash spread across Sesame Street.

Performances

Image Year Description
0095.ILoveTrash
 1970 Sesame Street (First: Episode 0095)

Sung by Oscar the Grouch.

Video:
Old School: Volume 1 (2006)
40 Years of Sunny Days (2009)
Online:
SesameStreet's YouTube Channel (YouTube)
SSRideTrash
 1970 The Sesame Street Book & Record

Sung by Oscar the Grouch, audio releases often retain the spoken introduction with Bob.

Audio:
The Sesame Street Book & Record (1970)
Goin' for a Ride/I Love Trash (single, 1970)
I Love Trash/Up and Down (single, 1970)
Let a Frown Be Your Umbrella (album) (1974)
Sing the Hit Songs of Sesame Street (1974)
60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street (1975)
25 Greatest Hits (1975)
I Love Trash/Grouch's Lullaby (single, 1976)
10th Anniversary Album (1978)
Muppet Masquerade (1978)
The Best of Oscar the Grouch (1983)
My Record (1983)
We Are All Earthlings (1993)
Sesame Street Celebrates! (1994)
Platinum All-Time Favorites (1995)
Oscar's Trashy Songs (1997)
Sesame Street Best (1997)
Songs from the Street (2003)
Valentine's Collection (2012)
All-Time Favorites 2 (2018)
ILoveTrash1970
 1970 Sesame Street (First: Episode 0153)

Retaped with the green Oscar, syncing to audio from The Sesame Street Book & Record, as do subsequent remakes on the show.

Noimage
 1971 Sesame Street (First: Episode 0291)

Sung by Oscar the Grouch.

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 1972 Sesame Street (First: Episode 0379)

Sung by Oscar the Grouch.

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 1973 Sesame Street (First: Episode 0510)

Sung by Oscar the Grouch.

Video:
Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game (1991)
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 1980 Here Come the Puppets!

Sung by Oscar the Grouch, accompanied by Bruno the Trashman on rollerskates and other full-bodied Muppets.

1980 Eileen & Friends

Sung by Oscar the Grouch.

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 1982 Sesame Street Sing-Along!

Performed as part of a medley of Sesame Street songs, sung by Oscar and the cast.

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 1989 The Jim Henson Hour Episode 109

Sung by K.d. lang

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 1991 Sesame Street Episode 2785

Sung by Oscar the Grouch. Originally part of a street story where the cast discusses love, the scene, minus the prologue, later aired as a stand-alone insert.

Video:
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years (1993, beginning edited)
The World of Jim Henson (1994, excerpt)
Best of Friends (2012)
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
Online:
Sesamestreet.org (sesamestreet.org)
SesameStreet's YouTube Channel (YouTube)
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 1993 Sesame Street Live: When I Grow Up

Sung by Oscar the Grouch, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grundgetta and Telly Monster.

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 1997 Sesame Street Episode 3638

Oscar sings the song as "Grouches Love Trash" with Irvine

Video:
Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play (1999)
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 1997 Sesame Street Live: Elmo's Coloring Book

Sung by Oscar the Grouch.

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 1998 Elmopalooza

Oscar sings the song as part of the "Songs" medley.

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 1998 Elmopalooza (soundtrack)

Sung by Steven Tyler.

Audio:
Elmopalooza! (1998)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
Songs from the Street (2003)
V is for Valentine (2014)
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 1999 Sesame Street Episode 3815

Sung by Oscar the Grouch, backed by Gabi and Three Grouches Named Moe.

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 2001 Sesame Street Live: Everyone Makes Music

Sung by Oscar the Grouch.

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 2002 Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic

A chorus line of stinky socks sing a brief portion of the song during Oscar's imagination sequence, where Sesame Street is turned into a vast garbage dump.

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 2008 Sesame Street Live: Elmo's Green Thumb

Sung by Oscar the Grouch.

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 2009 A Capitol Fourth

Sung by Oscar the Grouch.

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 2009 The Bonnie Hunt Show

Oscar sings the first chorus, and adds that it'll cost 50 cents to hear more of the song.

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 2000s Plaza Sésamo

A Multimonstruo, who loves trash, performed a rock version of this song.

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 2012 Jim Henson's Musical World

Performed as part of the "Sesame Street medley," sung by Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Gordon, Bob, Susan, Leela, Gina, Alan and Maria.

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 2013 The Colbert Report

Stephen Colbert, Big Bird, and Oscar sing a portion of the song.

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 2017 Sesame Street Live: Let's Party!

Oscar performs a remixed version of the song.

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 2018 Sesame Street YouTube channel

An animated lyric video of the song features Oscar dropping into his trash can to show off his collection, and includes cameos from Oscar's mother, Grundgetta, Bruno the Trashman, Irvine, an orange Grouch, Oscar's sister, Bunny, Grandpa Grouch, as well as Cookie Monster, Grover, and Elmo.

Online:
SesameStreet's YouTube Channel (YouTube)
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 2018 Caroll Spinney's retirement party

Sung by Oscar the Grouch, Sonia Manzano and Grundgetta.

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 2019 Sesame Street Episode 4929

The newest Grouch member, Jack (Antonoff) the Grouch, sings an introductory verse highlighting the small spot on his tie. Oscar interrupts, insisting that Grouches don't like tiny smudges, but really messy stuff. Oscar then sings the traditional song, joined by Grundgetta, Jack and the other Grouches.

Online:
SesameStreet's YouTube Channel (YouTube)
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 2019 Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Sung by Oscar and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as part of a medley.

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 2020 The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo episode 111

Sung by Oscar and Josh Groban

Variations

Image Year Description
1970 The Flip Wilson Show

Oscar and Flip Wilson sing a unique version of the song, with additional lyrics.

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 1984 Sesame Street Episode 1911

Oscar digs through a giant trashcan and sings about the large items in it, like an oversized "ratty old comb." A clip of this version appears in the special Stars and Street Forever.

Video:
50 Years and Counting (2019)
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 1997 Sesame Street Episode 3612

Oscar sings the song with lyrics about his pets (Slimey, Fluffy, Iago, Spot and Lassie), as a plea for them to come home.

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 1998 The Three Grouchketeers

Grover, Telly and Zoe each sing a verse of the song, with changed lyrics to suit their interests.

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 2000 Sesame Street Episode 3891

When Oscar finds Felix the Grouch polishing some of his trash, Oscar sings "I Love Trash," while Felix sings about how he loves to clean.

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 2018 Puppets for Puppetry

Bobby Moynihan and Oscar sing an altered version of the song in honor of Caroll Spinney.


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