Inside the Sesame Studio: Oscar the Grouch

[minor muppetz]

Announcer: It's time for Inside the Sesame Studio! Today, we focus on Oscar the Grouch, and here is today's host, Telly Monster!
Telly: (a bit nervous) Uh, hello. I'm Telly Monster. And this is Inside the Sesame Studio. Today, I am honoring my good friend Oscar the Grouch.
Oscar: (off-camera I am not your good friend!
Telly: Uh, anyway, here is Oscar!
Oscar: Scram, audience!
Telly: So, how are you today?
Oscar: Rotten! Let's just get this show over with.
Telly: Now, tell everybody about yourself.
Oscar: Well, I am agrouch.
Telly: We all know.
Oscar: And I just love trash.

Segments

• I Love Trash (1991 version)

Telly: You are such a good singer.
Oscar: Will you just keep quiet!
Telly: Oh, sorry. (whispers) But you are a good singer.
(Oscar cringes)

Segments

• Just Throw it My Way
• Swamp Mushy Muddy
• I'm Sad Because I'm Happy

Telly: And let's not forget to mention the fact that you used to host Ask Oscar.
Oscar: Actualy, let's not mention it. Heh heh heh.

Segments

• Ask Oscar: The Longest Grouch Word
• Sneek Peek Previews: Siskel and Ebert guest star
• The Anything in the Whole Wide World Prize Game
• That Grouchy Face
• Scramalot

Telly: And now, here are some of your friends.
Oscar: (annoyed) I don't have any friends!
Telly: Sure you do. There's me.
Oscar: Ugh!
Telly: And there's your pet worm, Slimey.
Oscar: Okay, you've got me.
(Slimey comes out, walking on a table)
Telly: And there are your many pet elephants.
(several elephant noses appear and make loud noises)
Oscar: Hey, this isn't very bad after all.
Telly: And there's Grundgetta.
Grundgetta: Hi, Oskie.
Oscar: Oh, hi, there.
Grundgetta: This is the noisiest, yuckiest show you could star in.
Oscar: (correcting) Guest star in.
Grundgetta: Well, I'm not sorry.
Telly: And there's Bruno...
(Bruno walks in)
Telly: And there's your neice, Irvine.
Irvine: Phooey!
Oscar: Well, this isn't such a terrible show after all. (a set piece falls) It's really great!
Telly: And we all like you just the way you are.

Segments

• Just the Way You Are

Telly: And now, I shall ask Oscar some questions.
Oscar: And get this over with. I need to go to Charlie's Resturaunt to watch Grover annoy some customers.
Telly: First, will you tell me what your favorite word is?
Oscar: No!
Telly: You won't tell me what your favorite word is?
Oscar: No, my favorite word is no.
Telly: Oh, well, what is your least favorite word?
Oscar: Please. Or maybe it's sorry. Or maybe thanks...
Telly: Anyway, what is your favorite letter of the alphabet?
Oscar: I really like the letter G, which stands for grouch and garbage. Then again, I also like X, because there aren't very many words that start with that letter.
Telly: What's your favorite number?
Oscar: Zero.
Telly: What is a job that you'd like to have?
Oscar: I'd like to be a garbage grouch.
Telly: And a job you'd really not like to have?
Oscar: Librarian. They have to keep quiet.
Telly: Well, that's all the time we have for today...
Oscar: Wait! Aren't you going to ask me what my favorite and elast favorite cuss words are?
Telly: Uh, some other time. Anyway, see you later on Inside the Sesame Studio.