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The Sloppy Jalopy is the name of the car Oscar the Grouch uses for his taxi service. It was first introduced on Sesame Street in Episode 1252 (1979).

Multiple signs have been used to identify the commercial vehicle, one of which carries the subtitle, "Ride At Your Own Risk." Another sign on the oversized exhaust outtake reads, "We Don't Go Anywhere." Resembling — and probably cobbled together from — an old Volkswagen bug, the car's roof retracts like a convertible. At least one of its license plates carries the designation, PHO-OEY.

Oscar uses his taxi to drive home from the Groucha-cha Palace with Osvaldo and Grundgetta in Episode 1443 (1980), and he drives Bob to Grouchytown with the car in Episode 2648 (1989).

In 1993, the Jalopy was the featured element of the street story in Episode 3081, as Oscar reminisces about his time with the car.

The car was featured in The Sesame Street Special, and the 1998 video Fiesta! where it was being used as a carosa (float) by the kids to replace Rosita's broken float. Oscar and Grundgetta raced the car in Episode 4134 (2006).

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Other cars

Another car was featured in Follow That Bird with a different look and vehicle make (but still referred to as the sloppy jalopy). Since his horn is broken, Oscar has a Honker in the backseat to fill that function. A ragged umbrella covers the back area, and a "Big Bird or Bust!" sign is hand painted in a ragged scrawl. The license plate reads, "SCRAM."

Oscar drives Cookie Monster and Herry Monster home from the Monster Mart in a cab marked "Grouch Taxi" in the 1982 coloring book Monster.

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+'''The Sloppy Jalopy''' is the name of the car [[Oscar the Grouch]] uses for his taxi service. It was first introduced on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in [[Episode 1252]] (1979).
-'''The Sloppy Jalopy''' is [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]]'s junk car in ''[[Follow That Bird]]''. Since his horn is broken, Oscar has a [[Honker]] in the backseat to fill that function. A ragged umbrella covers the back area, and a "Big Bird or Bust!" sign is hand painted in a ragged scrawl.
+Multiple signs have been used to identify the commercial vehicle, one of which carries the subtitle, "Ride At Your Own Risk." Another sign on the oversized exhaust outtake reads, "We Don't Go Anywhere." Resembling — and probably cobbled together from — an old Volkswagen bug, the car's roof retracts like a convertible. At least one of its license plates carries the designation, PHO-OEY.
-Oscar's car has also been featured on ''[[Sesame Street]]'', but with a different look and vehicle make. In ''[[The Sesame Street Special]]'', Oscar uses a dilapidated taxi cab.
+<gallery spacing=small widths=150 orientation=landscape>
-This car is also featured in [[Fiesta]], where it was being used as carosa (float) by the kids to replace the [[Rosita]]'s broken float. [[Elmo]] thought that a fairy godmother transformed his pineapple into this Sloppy Jalopy as the float for the kids.
+SSSeason12Cast.jpg
+Sloppy Jalopy bw.jpg
+</gallery>
+Oscar uses his taxi to drive home from the Groucha-cha Palace with [[Osvaldo, el Gruñón|Osvaldo]] and [[Grundgetta]] in [[Episode 1443]] (1980), and he drives [[Bob]] to [[Grouchytown]] with the car in [[Episode 2648]] (1989).
-Recently, the Jalopy was seen in [[Episode 4134]] of ''Sesame Street'', in which Oscar and Grundgetta drive it in a race.
+In 1993, the Jalopy was the featured element of the street story in [[Episode 3081]], as Oscar reminisces about his time with the car.
-[[Category:Muppet Vehicles|Sloppy]]
+The car was featured in ''[[The Sesame Street Special]]'', and the 1998 video ''[[Fiesta!]]'' where it was being used as a ''carosa'' (float) by the kids to replace [[Rosita]]'s broken float. Oscar and [[Grundgetta]] raced the car in [[Episode 4134]] (2006).
+==Gallery==
+<gallery widths="200" orientation="landscape" spacing="small">
+Oscartaxi1252.jpg|[[Episode 1252]]
+Jalopy1297.jpg|[[Episode 1297]]
+_06.jpg|[[Episode 1545]]
+_05.jpg|[[Episode 1577]]
+a.jpg|[[Episode 1612]]
+d.jpg|[[Episode 1617]]
+g.jpg|[[Episode 1620]]
+n.jpg|[[Episode 1859]]
+i.jpg|[[Episode 2269]]
+-02b.jpg|[[Episode 2483]]
+c.jpeg|[[Episode 2487]]
+streetstory8-1.jpg|[[Episode 2490]]
+SloppyJalopy2614.jpg|[[Episode 2614]]
+-Scene6.jpg|[[Episode 2617]]
+b.jpg|[[Episode 2648]]
+-03.jpg|[[Episode 2688]]
+Vlcsnap-2018-02-26-16h20m47s399.png|[[Episode 2741]]
+f.jpg|[[Episode 2746]]
+a.jpg|[[Episode 2756]]
+SloppyJalopy2797.jpg|[[Episode 2797]]
+g.jpg|[[Episode 3081]]
+e.jpg|[[Episode 3307]]
+.jpg|[[Episode 3646]]
+i.jpg|[[Episode 4028]]
+i.jpg|[[Episode 4030]]
+j.jpg|[[Episode 4134]]
+g.jpg|[[Episode 4237]]
+SloppyJaloppy-Chrysler.png|[[Chrysler]] "Trash Talk" commercial
+File:Sloppy_jalopy_set_photo_2009.jpg|[[Paul Rudolph]], 2009
+</gallery>
+==Other cars==
+Another car was featured in ''[[Follow That Bird]]'' with a different look and vehicle make (but still referred to as the sloppy jalopy). Since his horn is broken, Oscar has a [[Honkers|Honker]] in the backseat to fill that function. A ragged umbrella covers the back area, and a "Big Bird or Bust!" sign is hand painted in a ragged scrawl. The license plate reads, "SCRAM."
+Oscar drives [[Cookie Monster]] and [[Herry Monster]] home from the Monster Mart in a cab marked "Grouch Taxi" in the 1982 coloring book ''[[:File:Monstercbook.jpg|Monster]]''.
+<gallery widths=200px orientation=landscape spacing=small>
+Sloppyjalopy.jpg|''Follow That Bird''
+Grouchtaxi.jpg|''[[Put & Play Yucchy Book]]''
+Oscarstaxisplishsplash.jpg|''[[Splish-Splashy Day]]''
+Loveelmotaxi.jpg|''[[Love, Elmo]]''
+Oscarswackytaxiart.jpg|[[Oscar's Wacky Taxi]], a roller coaster at [[Sesame Place]].
+</gallery>
+==See also==
+* [[Beauregard's taxi]]
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Sloppy Jalopy, The}}
+[[Category:Muppet Vehicles]]
+[[Category:Muppet Props]]
+[[Category:Grouch Culture]]