Oscar the Grouch walk-arounds

Oscar the Grouch as he appears in stage shows and theme parks including Sesame Street Live and Sesame Place. Oscar was originally portrayed as a puppet before making the transition to walk-around costumed character in 2012. In stage shows, Oscar is performed to a vocal track by Caroll Spinney (until 2017) and Eric Jacobson (2017-).

Outside of Sesame Place, Oscar also appears at SeaWorld parks (since 2015), Beaches Resorts (since 2012), Universal Studios Singapore, Busch Gardens Tampa (since 2016), Selva Mágica, and La Feria Chapultepec Mágico (since 2019).

Like all the other Sesame Street characters, Oscar was originally designed and fabricated by the Muppet Workshop, who eventually handed these duties over to VEE Corporation.

Full Body Puppet/Costume	Year	Stage Production	Notes
	Mid-late 1970s	Ice Follies/Holiday on Ice	Oscar as he appeared in the Ice Follies / Holiday on Ice shows from 1974 to 1980.
	1989	Silly Dancing	In his first (and, until 2012, only) appearance as a walk-around character - and in one of his rare appearances outside of his trash can - Oscar joins Grundgetta in the "Everything in the Wrong Place Ball".
	2000	Let's Be Friends	Oscar as he appeared in Sesame Street Live prior to 2017. The puppet was operated from inside a large trash can (when entering and leaving the scene, Oscar would walk while inside the can, his legs worn by the puppeteer). This puppet, bigger than the actual Oscar, was intended to not look small compared to the other Sesame Street characters, but very often this has been the case.
	2004	Sesame Place	Oscar as he appeared at Sesame Place prior to 2012. Oscar's trash can was perched on top of building blocks.
	2007	Sesame Place	Appeared in the show Abby Cadabby's Treasure Hunt. This Oscar puppet is much smaller, and is operated by a stick mechanism inside the puppet.
File:Oscar (Elmo's Green Thumb) 1.png	2009	Elmo's Green Thumb	Oscar walking while inside his trash can. Appeared this way when making an entrance or leaving.
File:Oscar.jpg	2012	Universal Studios Singapore	Oscar made his official debut as a walk-around character in 2012. Oscar walks with his trashcan attached to his torso, and is able to crouch down and get up while inside it. As in his many illustrated appearances, he wears the lid on his head like a hat (at other times he is seen without it). This version is the standard for public appearances, including theme parks.
	2017	Let's Party!	Oscar made his debut as a walk-around character in Sesame Street Live in 2017. This variant is different from the one introduced in 2012, in that his head is made in a more rounded, oval shape, and his fur is a different shade of green. He does not wear the lid on his head (the lid is attached behind the can instead). This variant is unable to crouch down.