Changes: Oscar the Grouch walk-arounds

Revision as of 20:07, 6 May 2013

Oscar the Grouch as he appears in stage shows and theme parks including Sesame Street Live and Sesame Place. There are two variations of the character: the puppet/costume hybrid and the full-bodied walk-around. The former is operated from inside a large trash can that serves as his body (when entering and leaving the scene, Oscar walks while inside the can, his legs worn by the puppeteer). This puppet, bigger than the actual Oscar, is intended to not look small compared to the other Sesame Street walk-around characters, but very often this is the case. The full-bodied walk-around debuted in 2012. In stage shows, Oscar is performed to a vocal track by Caroll Spinney (or in the case of international appearances, the person who dubs Oscar's voice in that country).

Like all the other Sesame Street walk-around characters, Oscar was originally designed and fabricated by the Muppet Workshop, who eventually handed these duties over to VEE Corporation.

Full Body Puppet/Costume	Year	Stage Production	Notes
File:Oscar (Holiday on Ice)..png	Mid-late 1970s	Ice Follies/Holiday on Ice	Oscar as he appears in the Ice Follies / Holiday on Ice shows from 1974 to 1980.
	1989	Silly Dancing	In one of his rare appearances as a full-bodied character (until 2012) - and one of his rare appearances outside of his trash can - Oscar joins Grundgetta in the "Everything in the Wrong Place Ball".
	2000	Let's Be Friends	Oscar as he appears in Sesame Street Live.
	2004	Sesame Place	At Sesame Place, Oscar's trash can is perched on top of building blocks.
	2007	Sesame Place	Appears in the show Abby Cadabby's Treasure Hunt. This Oscar puppet is much smaller, and is operated by a stick mechanism inside the puppet.
File:Oscar (Elmo's Green Thumb) 1.png	2009	Elmo's Green Thumb	Oscar walking while inside his trash can. Appears this way when making an entrance or leaving.
File:Oscar.jpg	2012	Universal Studios Singapore	The full-bodied Oscar, debuted in 2012. The trash can is attached to Oscar's body, allowing him to walk and crouch down while inside it. Like in his many illustrated appearances, Oscar wears the lid on his head (at other times he appears without it).

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+'''[[Oscar the Grouch]]''' as he appears in stage shows and theme parks including ''[[Sesame Street Live]]'' and [[Sesame Place]]. There are two variations of the character: the puppet/costume hybrid and the full-bodied walk-around. The former is operated from inside a large trash can that serves as his body (when entering and leaving the scene, Oscar walks while inside the can, his legs worn by the puppeteer). This puppet, bigger than the actual Oscar, is intended to not look small compared to the other ''Sesame Street'' walk-around characters, but very often this is the case. The full-bodied walk-around debuted in 2012. In stage shows, Oscar is performed to a vocal track by [[Caroll Spinney]] (or in the case of international appearances, the person who dubs Oscar's voice in that country).
-Full-body puppet/costumes of '''[[Oscar the Grouch]]''' created for various stage shows and public appearances. Being a walk-around character, Oscar is able to walk around in his trash can with his legs sticking out from the bottom.
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+Like all the other ''Sesame Street'' walk-around characters, Oscar was originally designed and fabricated by the [[Muppet Workshop]], who eventually handed these duties over to [[VEE Corporation]].
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-! Full Body Puppet/Costume !! Year !! Stage Production !! Notes
+! Full Body Puppet/Costume
+! Year
+! Stage Production
+! Notes
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+|[[Image:icefolliesoscarpuppet.jpg|250px|center]]<br>[[File:Oscar_(Holiday_on_Ice)..png|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:holidayoniceoscar.jpg|250px]] || [[1979]] || ''[[Ice Follies|Holiday on Ice]]'' and ''[[Christmas Eve on Sesame Street]]'' ||Performed to a vocal track by [[Caroll Spinney]]. [[Oscar's trash can]] is an '''actual''' trash can!!
+| Mid-late 1970s
+| [[Ice Follies|Ice Follies/Holiday on Ice]]
+| Oscar as he appears in the Ice Follies / ''Holiday on Ice'' shows from 1974 to 1980.
 |-
+| [[Image:OscarGrundgettaSSLSillyDancing.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Live_oscar.jpg|Big_Bird_Live.jpg]] || [[2000]] || ''[[Let's Be Friends]]'' || Performed to a vocal track by [[Caroll Spinney]]
+| [[1989]]
+| ''[[Silly Dancing]]''
+| In one of his rare appearances as a full-bodied character (until 2012) - and one of his rare appearances outside of his trash can - Oscar joins Grundgetta in the "[[Everything in the Wrong Place Ball]]".
 |-
+| [[Image:Live_oscar.jpg|Big_Bird_Live.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Sesameplace_oscar.jpg]] || [[2004]] || ''[[Sesame Place]]'' || This character is wheeled out via his trash can which is perched on top of building blocks and does not speak.
+| [[2000]]
+| ''[[Let's Be Friends]]''
+| Oscar as he appears in ''Sesame Street Live''.
 |-
+| [[Image:Sesameplace_oscar.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Oscar Abby Treasure hunt.jpg|250px]] || May [[2007]] || ''[[Sesame Place]]'' || Appearing in the ''[[Abby Cadabby's Treasure Hunt]]'' stage show with various walk-around characters.
+| [[2004]]
+| ''[[Sesame Place]]''
+|
+At Sesame Place, Oscar's trash can is perched on top of building blocks.
+|-
+| [[Image:Oscar Abby Treasure hunt.jpg|250px|center]]
+| [[2007]]
+| ''[[Sesame Place]]''
+| Appears in the show ''[[Abby Cadabby's Treasure Hunt]]''. This Oscar puppet is much smaller, and is operated by a stick mechanism inside the puppet.
+|-
+| [[Image:Oscarlivelegs.jpg|250px|center]]<br>[[File:Oscar_(Elmo's_Green_Thumb)_1.png|250px|center]]
+|[[2009]]
+|''[[Elmo's Green Thumb]]''
+| Oscar walking while inside his trash can. Appears this way when making an entrance or leaving.
+|-
+| [[Image:Oscarwalkuniversal.jpg|250px|center]]<br>[[File:Oscar.jpg|250px|center]]
+| [[2012]]
+| [[Universal Studios Singapore]]
+| The full-bodied Oscar, debuted in 2012. The trash can is attached to Oscar's body, allowing him to walk and crouch down while inside it. Like in his many illustrated appearances, Oscar wears the lid on his head (at other times he appears without it).
+|}
 [[Category:Sesame Street Stage Characters|Oscar]]