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 |
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Brazil |
Oscar, o rabugento | Hamilton Ricardo | ![]() |
Brazil |
Oscar, o rabugento | Francisco José | ![]() |
Croatia |
Oskar | Branko Smiljanić | ![]() |
Denmark |
Oscar | Max Hansen | ![]() |
Finland |
Oskar | Janne Virtanen | ![]() |
France |
Oscar le Grincheux | Unknown | ![]() |
Germany Sesamstrasse (1973-ca. 1994) |
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) |
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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) |
Oskar der Grautsch ("Grautsch" is the German spelling for the English "Grouch") |
Michael Lott | ![]() |
Germany |
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 |
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/ |
Hans Boskamp (primarily) | ![]() |
The Netherlands Sesamstraat (ca. 2010-present) |
Oscar Mopperkont/ Oscar het Moppermonster/ |
Hans Hoekman (primarily) | ![]() |
The Netherlands Sesamstraat story albums |
Oscar Mopperkont/ Oscar het Moppermonster |
Wim T. Schippers | ![]() |
Palestine |
أوسكار | Unknown | ![]() |
Spain The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (Catalan dub) |
Oscar | Enric Isasi-Isasmendi | ![]() |
Sweden |
Oscar | Pablo Cepeda | ![]() |