In the early 1960s, Henson and Stone often had lunch there and observed that the owner, Oscar Karp, who dressed in black, looked unkempt, and had a gruff disposition. Henson's office was on East 67th Street, just around the corner from Oscar's Salt of the Sea on Third Avenue. Henson credits the character's name based on the personality of a 'magnificently rude' restaurant owner and namesake of Oscar's Salt of the Sea which Henson and Stone frequented.

Puppeteer Caroll Spinney found inspiration for the voice in the driver of a New York City taxi he took to the studio. The character was developed by Sesame Street head writer Jon Stone and Henson. Muppets creator Jim Henson wanted them to be integrated into the series, suggesting a giant bird and also a creature living in the neighborhood's trash can. Initially, the puppet characters on Sesame Street did not appear on the actual Sesame Street set, but were relegated to the intermediary segments. Origins The original version of Oscar's puppet used from season 1 up until season 2 Eric Jacobson began understudying for the character in 2015, and officially took on the full role after Spinney's retirement in 2018. The character was originally performed by Caroll Spinney from the show's first episode until Spinney's retirement in 2018. Although the term 'Grouch' aptly describes Oscar's misanthropic interaction with the other characters, it also refers to his species. Oscar's favorite thing is trash, as evidenced by the song ' I Love Trash', with a running theme being his collection of seemingly useless items. He has a green body, no visible nose, and lives in a trash can. Oscar the Grouch is a Muppet character created by Jim Henson and Jon Stone for the PBS/ HBO children's television program Sesame Street. Oscar with his original performer, Caroll Spinney, in 2014

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