Grouchy puppet from 'Sesame Street', Oscar the Grouch, and his puppeteer Spinney share why he stays in a trash can.
- May 7, 2015
AceShowbiz - Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer behind Oscar the Grouch, shared some trivia about his puppet during a conversation with HuffPost Live, including why the grouchy puppet can never seem to get out of his trash can. Oscar, voiced by Spinney during the conversation, also joined the talk and answered all questions about himself.
As always, Oscar showed his mean attitude, though the puppeteer said the he didn't want to make him sound "really mean." When the host asked the green-colored puppet how he was doing, he answered, "Rotten."
As the question went further on why he preferred living in a trash can, he said, "The rents are cheap, I love trash, so I figure I can get close to it with being in a trash can myself." He added after giggling, "What's wrong with that?"
As the documentary "I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story" revealed, Oscar was actually not a green-colored puppet in his first appearance on "Sesame Street". He became green because he didn't take shower for a long time. "The first year I show myself in my true colors, which is orange. Actually, I'm still orange. If I ever took a bath, you'd see that. This is mold and moss. [It] makes me happy," he explained.
