Oscar waxes about Ralph Waldo Groucherson.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) is a philosopher and poet who pioneered in the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.
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- Kermit the Frog attempts to quote a letter written by Emerson in an industrial film for IBM. The routine was later revised for a 1987 Muppet Meeting Film, and Kermit's replacement Leo again tries to cite Emerson in his truncated presentation.
- Emerson is among those quoted during Youth 68.
- In Episode 1866 of Sesame Street, Oscar the Grouch's new ice cream stand lands him an interview with Robert MacNeil. During the interview, Oscar recites a quote from Ralph Waldo Groucherson - "If you build a better ice cream flavor, the world will beat a path to our ice cream stand."