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{{performer|Caroll Spinney}} |
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'''Bruno the Trashman''' is a sanitation engineer on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' who acts as personal chauffeur to [[Oscar the Grouch]]. |
'''Bruno the Trashman''' is a sanitation engineer on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' who acts as personal chauffeur to [[Oscar the Grouch]]. |
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| − | During the 1970s, the ''Sesame Street'' cast made live performances across the country, but there was no effective way to get Oscar to enter the stage. Caroll Spinney, inspired by a puppet character on ''The Gong Show'', conceived of a full-body garbage man who could |
+ | During the 1970s, the ''Sesame Street'' cast made live performances across the country, but there was no effective way to get Oscar to enter the stage. Caroll Spinney, inspired by a puppet character on ''The Gong Show'', conceived of a full-body garbage man who could physically carry Oscar. Since his arms are usually just holding onto Oscar's trash can, Caroll Spinney was able to perform Oscar as well as Oscar's right hand while inside the Bruno costume. The trash can was connected to an opening in Bruno's stomach.<ref>Spinney, Caroll. ''[[The Wisdom of Big Bird]]''; New York: Villard, 2003 pp. 63-64.</ref> |
| − | Though generally a silent character, one of the few times that Bruno spoke was in the song "[[ |
+ | Though generally a silent character, one of the few times that Bruno spoke was in the song "[[Put It in the Trash Can]]", which he sang as part of a singing group, "[[Bruno and the Trashmen]]". He had a brief line at the end of ''[[Follow That Bird]]'', saying "Sure, Boss!" when Oscar asked him to take a walk around the block. Similarly, when Oscar asks him a question in ''[[Here Come the Puppets!]]'', Bruno gets out a "Well, uh..." before Oscar cuts him off and says that's enough. An invisible wire was connected from Bruno's mouth to somewhere inside the trash can. |
| − | According to Spinney, Bruno's greatest moment was at the end of ''Follow That Bird'' "as he slowly walks into the sunset carrying Oscar".<ref>Spinney, Caroll. ''[[The Wisdom of Big Bird]]''. |
+ | According to Spinney, Bruno's greatest moment was at the end of ''Follow That Bird'' "as he slowly walks into the sunset carrying Oscar".<ref>Spinney, Caroll. ''[[The Wisdom of Big Bird]]''. New York: Villard, 2003, p 64.</ref> Bruno has demonstrated skills at rollerskating while also carrying Oscar in his can, in both ''Here Come the Puppets!'' and ''[[Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake]]''. In the latter, Bruno surprised both Oscar (to his disappointment) and the humans (to their amazement) at how good of a skater he was. |
| + | There have been a number of instances where Bruno was shown not carrying a trash can. These include a scene in ''Follow That Bird'' where Bruno is in the crowd when the cast sets out to find [[Big Bird]], in [[Episode 2495|a season 20 episode]], and in ''[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]'', noticeably during his brief cameo during ''[[The Rainbow Connection]]'' song. |
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| − | The character was dropped when the foam plastic broke down, and Bruno was never rebuilt. |
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| + | After several years in storage, the puppet's foam disintegrated.<ref>Gikow, Louise A. ''[[Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street]]''; New York, NY: Black Dog and Leventhal, 2009, p. 48.</ref> Spinney later remarked in a live appearance<ref>''[[Sesame Street at 40: A Night of Celebration with the Legendary Cast]]'', January 30, 2009, Shea Center for the Performing Arts, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ.</ref> that rebuilding the puppet would have been prohibitively expensive, and so the character was retired. |
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*''[[Sesame Street]]'' |
*''[[Sesame Street]]'' |
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*''[[Here Come the Puppets!]]'' |
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==Book appearances== |
==Book appearances== |
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*''[[Ernie's Neighborhood]]'' (1987) |
*''[[Ernie's Neighborhood]]'' (1987) |
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*''[[Oscar's Grouchy Sounds]]'' (1990) |
*''[[Oscar's Grouchy Sounds]]'' (1990) |
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| + | *''[[From Trash to Treasure]]'' (1993) |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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Revision as of 00:14, 1 January 2014
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Caroll Spinney inside the costume
A rare instance where Bruno does not carry a trash can
Bruno the Trashman is a sanitation engineer on Sesame Street who acts as personal chauffeur to Oscar the Grouch.
During the 1970s, the Sesame Street cast made live performances across the country, but there was no effective way to get Oscar to enter the stage. Caroll Spinney, inspired by a puppet character on The Gong Show, conceived of a full-body garbage man who could physically carry Oscar. Since his arms are usually just holding onto Oscar's trash can, Caroll Spinney was able to perform Oscar as well as Oscar's right hand while inside the Bruno costume. The trash can was connected to an opening in Bruno's stomach.[1]
Though generally a silent character, one of the few times that Bruno spoke was in the song "Put It in the Trash Can", which he sang as part of a singing group, "Bruno and the Trashmen". He had a brief line at the end of Follow That Bird, saying "Sure, Boss!" when Oscar asked him to take a walk around the block. Similarly, when Oscar asks him a question in Here Come the Puppets!, Bruno gets out a "Well, uh..." before Oscar cuts him off and says that's enough. An invisible wire was connected from Bruno's mouth to somewhere inside the trash can.
According to Spinney, Bruno's greatest moment was at the end of Follow That Bird "as he slowly walks into the sunset carrying Oscar".[2] Bruno has demonstrated skills at rollerskating while also carrying Oscar in his can, in both Here Come the Puppets! and Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake. In the latter, Bruno surprised both Oscar (to his disappointment) and the humans (to their amazement) at how good of a skater he was.
There have been a number of instances where Bruno was shown not carrying a trash can. These include a scene in Follow That Bird where Bruno is in the crowd when the cast sets out to find Big Bird, in a season 20 episode, and in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years, noticeably during his brief cameo during The Rainbow Connection song.
After several years in storage, the puppet's foam disintegrated.[3] Spinney later remarked in a live appearance[4] that rebuilding the puppet would have been prohibitively expensive, and so the character was retired.
Filmography
- Sesame Street
- Here Come the Puppets!
- Follow That Bird
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
- Sesame Street, Special
- Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake
Book appearances
- First Day of School (1982)
- More Who's Who on Sesame Street (1982)
- Ernie's Neighborhood (1987)
- Oscar's Grouchy Sounds (1990)
- From Trash to Treasure (1993)
Sources
- ↑ Spinney, Caroll. The Wisdom of Big Bird; New York: Villard, 2003 pp. 63-64.
- ↑ Spinney, Caroll. The Wisdom of Big Bird. New York: Villard, 2003, p 64.
- ↑ Gikow, Louise A. Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street; New York, NY: Black Dog and Leventhal, 2009, p. 48.
- ↑ Sesame Street at 40: A Night of Celebration with the Legendary Cast, January 30, 2009, Shea Center for the Performing Arts, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ.