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The names and voices of Oscar the Grouch around the world. Like Big Bird, Oscar's appearances in co-productions have been limited; most shows have their own Grouch equivalent, and Oscar only occasionally surfaces in dubbed sketches.

One of the more notable exceptions is the German co-production Sesamstrasse, which was a straight dub of the US scenes for the first four years, and has thus continued to use Oscar sketches on a semi-regular basis through the present day. Given that he spoke the language, his original performer Caroll Spinney even stopped by the show in order to perform him in German.

Country/Show Name Performer Picture
Brazil

A Grande Farra Dos Muppets

Oscar, o rabugento Hamilton Ricardo
Brazil

Elmopalooza

Oscar, o rabugento Francisco José
Croatia

Ulica Sezam

Oskar Branko Smiljanić
Denmark

Leg med os fra Sesamgade
Elmo's Verden

Oscar Max Hansen
Finland

Seesamtie

Oskar Janne Virtanen
France

1, Rue Sésame

Oscar le Grincheux Unknown
Germany

Sesamstrasse (1973-ca. 1994)
Weihnachten in der Sesamstraße (1978)
Bitte nicht die Bilder essen! (1980s)
Bibo in China (1980s)
Silvester auf der Sesamstrasse (1993)
other specials and appearances

Oskar der Griesgram

("Griesgram" is the literal German translation for "Grouch")

Gottfried Kramer
Germany

Sesamstrasse Folge 750 (1980s)

Oskar der Griesgram Caroll Spinney

(speaking German)

Germany

Bibos abenteuerliche Flucht (1985)

Oskar der Griesgram Tommi Piper
Germany

Die große Muppet-Party (1986)

Oskar der Griesgram Unknown
Germany

Die Muppets feiern Weihnacht (1990)

Oskar der Griesgram Unknown
Germany

Der Grosse Muppet Krimi (1994)

Oskar
(no name used in dialogue)
Eberhard Storeck
Germany

Sesamstrasse (mid-1990s-present)
Elmo rettet Weihnachten (1999)
Scrubs - Die Anfänger "Meine Sesamstraße" (2009)
Nachts im Museum 2 (2009)

Oskar der Grautsch

("Grautsch" is the German spelling for the English "Grouch")

Michael Lott
Germany

Die Abenteuer von Elmo im Grummelland (2000)

Oskar Roland Hemmo
Israel

Shalom Sesame (Shalom Sumsum, Hebrew dub)

Mar Ashpach Avi Pnini
Israel

Rechov Sumsum (2006)

Mar Ashpach Ido Mosseri
Japan

Sesame Street NHK dub

オスカー Toru Okawa
Japan

Sesame Street (Japan)

オスカー Kawai Tomoya
Mexico

Plaza Sésamo (ca. 1980s)

Oscar el Gruñón Alejandro Mayen
Mexico

Sigan a esa ave (1985)

Oscar el Gruñón Herman López
Mexico

Plaza Sésamo (1990s-present)

Oscar el Gruñón Ricardo Mendoza
The Netherlands

Sesamstraat (ca. 1980s-ca. 2010)

Oscar Mopperkont/

Oscar het Moppermonster/
Oscar de Nurks
("Nurks" is the literal Dutch translation for "Grouch")

Hans Boskamp (primarily)
The Netherlands

Sesamstraat (ca. 2010-present)

Oscar Mopperkont/

Oscar het Moppermonster/
Oscar de Nurks

Hans Hoekman (primarily)
The Netherlands

Sesamstraat story albums

Oscar Mopperkont/

Oscar het Moppermonster

Wim T. Schippers
Palestine

Shara'a Simsim

أوسكار Unknown
Spain

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (Catalan dub)

Oscar Enric Isasi-Isasmendi
Sweden

Lek med mig i Sesam

Oscar Pablo Cepeda