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| PERFORMER | Martin P. Robinson |
| DEBUT | 1979 |
Irvine in her first appearance (Episode 1216).
Irvine during season 13.
Irvine is Oscar the Grouch's niece, herself a baby Grouch. She has a tendency to scream and cry very often. Her parents are not seen in the series.
She appeared on Sesame Street as early as season 10 (Episode 1216) up through season 30. She made a return appearance in a 2016 video for Sesame Street in Communities. (YouTube)
In her first appearances on the show, she was referred to as "Irving," but the name was changed to "Irvine" by season 13. The character was also originally made from small, stock Grouch puppets before a unique puppet for her was built for season 14.
Irvine can also be spotted in the finale of The Muppets Take Manhattan.
Notes
- In her first appearance, she was performed by Bob Payne. Michael Earl performed the character during season 11 before Martin P. Robinson took over in 1981. Jim Martin performed Irvine for an appearance in Episode 2810.
- The Irvine puppet, stripped of her hair and bonnet, was occasionally used for other Grouch characters, such as in Follow That Bird and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. It was also used as a baby Oscar in Episode 2313.
- A similar looking Grouch nephew of Oscar's (performed by Richard Hunt) appears in Episode 0897.
- Over time, the Irvine puppet was given an eyebrow mechanism, just like her uncle.
Episodic Appearances
- Season 10: 1216
- Season 11: 1335, 1368
- Season 12: 1556
- Season 13: 1633, 1673, 1684
- Season 14: 1713, 1723, 1779, 1782
- Season 15: 1871
- Season 16: 1966, 1974
- Season 17: 2123, 2140
- Season 18: 2254, 2298
- Season 19: 2402
- Season 20: 2492, 2529, 2596, 2606
- Season 21: 2626, 2630, 2681, 2682, 2691, 2710, 2737
- Season 22: 2751, 2785, 2810, 2851
- Season 23: 2976, 2993, 3000
- Season 24: 3065, 3122
- Season 26: 3337, 3384
- Season 27: 3492, 3522
- Season 28: 3609, 3638
- Season 29: 3744
- Season 30: 3811, 3826
Video appearances
- Learning About Letters (1986)
- Lead Away! (1996)
- Language to Literacy (2000)
Book appearances
- 1-2-3 (1991)
- What Makes You Giggle? (2007)
- Over on Sesame Street (2012)