The Grouch Song

Written by	Jeff Moss
Date	1970
Publisher	Festival Attractions, Inc.
EKA	Episode 0266

"The Grouch Song" is a song that Oscar the Grouch sings to let someone know that they would make a beautiful Grouch.

Appearances

• Oscar sang the song to Maria in episode 0534.
• Oscar's band including Elmo performs a raucous version of this song in episode 3950.
• He sang it to Gabi in episode 4072.
• He sang the song in the Sesame Street Live shows Big Bird's Super Spectacular Totally Amateur Show and Elmo's Coloring Book (in the latter, the song features cheerier lyrics to fit his bout of niceness).
• He also sang it with Elmo and Grizzy on The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland soundtrack.

Releases

Audio

• The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album (1971)
• Let a Frown Be Your Umbrella (1974)
• 60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street (1975)
• The Grouch Song/Rain Falls (single, 1976)
• Muppet Masquerade (1978)
• Platinum Too (1997)
• Oscar's Trashy Songs (1997)
• The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)

Publications

• Sesame Street Songbook Vol. 2
• Songs of Sesame Street (1977)
• The Songs of Sesame Street in Poems and Pictures (1983)
• The Sesame Street Songbook (1992 and 2007 editions only)
• The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)