Characters pretending to be Oscar the Grouch.
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Tom | Episode 0237 Tom imagines what it would be like to be Oscar. At first, he enjoys living in his trash can, but his mood becomes grouchy with disturbances by the street residents. He concedes Oscar's assertion, "If you were me, you'd be just the same." |
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Brynne | Episode 0327 Mr. Hooper narrates what it would be like if the viewer were all alone on Sesame Street and had to fill the roles of its inhabitants, including Oscar in his can. |
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Bert | Sesame Street Magazine, April 1976 Bert occupies Oscar's trash can in an April Fools' Day spread for Sesame Street Magazine. |
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Big Bird | Episode 0521 As a part of his Alphabet Show, Big Bird does acts beginning with each letter. He opens up to audience suggestions and Kate tells him to show the letter O by "[operating] like Oscar." Big Bird then utters a few Grouchy phrases Oscar might say. |
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Big Bird | Sesame Street Magazine, April 1976 Big Bird's feathers are tinted green and he enjoys a sardine sundae in an April Fools' Day spread for Sesame Street Magazine. |
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Gladys the Cow | Episode 1052 Gladys attempts to get into Big Bird's variety show by showing off her impressions, including one of Oscar: "Hello, I live in a garbage can, and I hate you all." |
 3385 Jamal as Oscar |
Jamal | Episode 3385 Jamal tries to trick Angela by doing poor imitations of Oscar and Ernie, then Big Bird by mouthing the words Big Bird recites from behind the wall. |
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Elmo | Elmo's New Laugh Elmo tries to emulate Oscar's laugh while hearing everyone else's. |
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Elmo | A Magical Halloween Adventure Elmo appears in Oscar's can with animated versions of the grouch's eyebrows. |
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Elmo | Elmo Costumed in Sesame Pals plush Elmo dresses in an Oscar costume for a series of Japanese plush dolls. |
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Elmo | What Makes You Giggle? Elmo dresses up as Oscar for Halloween. |
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Maria | Episode 1172 Maria and Oscar imagine themselves with the other's role in the neighborhood - Oscar as a mild-mannered, friendly citizen, and Maria as the can-dwelling Grouch. |