Gary Grouch
Gary Grouch is a gray Grouch who has appeared as a background character on Sesame Street. He was a contestant in The Alphabet Game, where his winning method he used is by losing, but kept making his mark by accident.
Since The Alphabet Game, Gary has often appeared in segments among other Grouches, such as in "Oscar's Junk Band," "Happy Birthday to Me," "I'm Sad Because I'm Happy," "What Makes Music?," and in Episode 3300.
Notes[]
- Gary was one of the oldest Grouch puppets used on the show, from the early 1980s. He has previously been used for Othmar the Grouch.
- It was mentioned in The Alphabet Game that his origin is from Muddy Falls, Montana.
Performers[]
As a generic Grouch, the puppet has also been performed by the following:
- Brian Muehl (Episode 1586, Episode 1945)
- Richard Hunt (Episode 1855, Episode 1876, Episode 2044, Episode 2391)
- Ed Christie (Episode 1866)
- Jim Kroupa (Episode 1926)
- Pam Arciero (Episode 2091)
- David Rudman ("Oscar's Junk Band")
- Joey Mazzarino (Episode 2969, Episode 3065)
- Jerry Nelson (Tito Puente sketch (First: Episode 3075))
- Lisa Buckley (Episode 3300)