Oscar walking with his trash can

Instances of Oscar mobilizing in his trash can, with his legs coming from the bottom (often by Hervé Villechaize).

This practice has also been used in several illustrations and walk-around versions of the character. Most notably, it inspired the opening dance sequence of Julie on Sesame Street, where Julie Andrews dances with several trash cans with Grouch legs coming from the bottom.

Episode 0276
(1971)

Julie on Sesame Street
(1973)

Episode 1090
(1978)

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
(1978)

"Jogging"
(1979)

Episode 1298
(1979)

Episode 1316
(1979)

Episode 1318
(1979)

Episode 1321
(1979)

Episode 1615
(1982)

Episode 1658
(1982)

Don't Eat the Pictures
(1983)

Episode 2009
(1985)

Scene with Danny DeVito
(First: Episode 2156)

Episode 2541
(1989)

Episode 2690
(1990)

"Sesame Street Theme"
(1992 - 1998)

Episode 3266
(1994)

Elmo's World: Dancing
(1998)

The Not-Too-Late Show episode 101
(2020)

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Honorable mention

• Oscar is seen taking a morning stroll with his trash can in A Special Sesame Street Christmas, but his feet and legs are not shown on-screen.

Scripts

Scripts in which Oscar's legs are specified to appear, for which no a/v (or contradictory) evidence is available.

• Episode 0325 (Villechaize credit)
• Episode 0333 (specifies "Oscar's feet" but they don't appear in the final cut)
• Episode 0348 (specifies "Oscar's feet")
• Episode 0358 (Villechaize credit)