History Sandbox / CharactersSesameStreet

* GutturalGrowler: His voice is distinctively deep and gravelly.

* {{Jerkass}}: Cranky, rude, and mean. Although as much is allowable on a preschool show. The [[TheWikiRule Muppet Wiki]] puts it best:

* SuperOCD: His obsession runs so deep that he always has to know how many of something ''exactly'', and he can't stop until he's finished. Arithmomania and other OCD behavior is a vampire trait in some folklore. If the ''Twentysomething'' sketch is any indication, what really annoys him is an estimate ("No, no, no, no! That's not a number!").

* GrumpyBear: He's a Grouch. It's a species trait.

%%* SupernaturalIsPurple

[[folder:Abby Cadabby]]
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--> '''Performed by''': Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (2006-present)

A fairy who moved to Sesame Street during season 37. She's a 3-year-old fairy in training, who begins attending the Flying Fairy School in Season 40.

* AllLovingHero: Abby sees the best in Oscar, and genuinely doesn't believe that he's that grouchy. That's gotta count for ''something''.
* AllMythsAreTrue: Abby's mom, Maggie Cadabby, is Cinderella's fairy godmother.
* TheApprentice: Hence [[{{Spinoff}} "Abby's Flying]] [[WizardingSchool Fairy School."]]
%%* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor
%%* BenevolentGenie
* BreakoutCharacter: While only appearing in three episodes of Season 37, she became more prominent as the show went on and proved to be a great addition to the cast. She later gained her own solo segments, appears alongside Elmo in nearly all his guest appearances, and even got her own television special.
* CallBack: She lives Around the Corner, which is a section of the set which was expanded and retracted.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "That's so magical!"
* CharacterTics: Flies up into the air when excited.
* CheerfulChild: She always has a smile on her face.
* CoolBigSis: Season 47 introduced Rudy, Abby's stepbrother from her mother's remarriage. The two get along great, and tries to emulate her magic.
* FairyTaleMotifs: She is a textbook example of a fairy. Well... okay, aside from being a little fuzzy.
* GirlishPigtails: Has two pigtails.
%%* GirlyGirl
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: In "Dress-Up Club", she wants to dress up like a superhero and a pirate. HilarityEnsues (ItMakesSenseInContext).
* IconicSequelCharacter: She was introduced in season 37 (in which she only appeared in three episodes), but she's went on to become one of the most famous Muppets in the franchise, next to Elmo- another sequel character- Big Bird, and Cookie Monster.
* IneptMage: Possibly due to her young age, she frequently blunders her spells, often turning things into pumpkins. Her stepbrother, Rudy, is even worse, and hilarity ensues whenever he gets a hold of his sister's wand.
* {{Irony}}: Abby's mother is the fairy godmother from the ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' fairy tale, one of the most infamous depictions of a wicked stepfamily in literature. Abby herself is part of a blended family - her birth parents are divorced, and her mother remarried Freddy Monster, introducing her younger stepbrother Rudy to the show's recurring cast.
* InnocentBlueEyes: One of the few Muppets to actually have irises.
* LeastRhymableWord: Pumpkin. She always rhymes it with nonsense words in spells to do with pumpkins.
* MagicalBarefooter: ZigZagged. Given her status as a "fairy-in-training", Abby is usually, if not always, seen barefoot from her debut in season 37. In season 49, however, Abby received a wardrobe change, and gained a pair of purple sneakers as part of the new look. However, in the sketch "Abby's Amazing Adventures", in which she co-stars with her stepbrother Rudy (and even some episodes), she's barefoot again (unless if wearing an attire that requires footwear).
%%* MagicalGirl
* MagicMisfire: Sometimes has trouble getting her wand to do exactly what she wants it to.
* PrecisionFStrike: That one time she performed "[[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} Satisfied]]", which includes the line "What the hell is the catch?".
* PunnyName: It's a play on the stereotypical "magic word" Abracadabra.
* MundaneObjectAmazement: Often thinks normal objects like crayons and tricycles are magic.
* MundaneUtility: In addition to transforming one thing into something completely different or conjuring things out of thin air, her wand also makes a handy backscratcher.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: She, along with other fairy characters in the show, is one of the few Muppet characters designed with irises. To quote the Muppet Wiki:
--> "Abby's design is an intentional departure from the typical Muppet look because [[FishOutOfWater she's not originally from Sesame Street]]. The implication is that the fairies in her old neighborhood look like her."
* NiceGirl: She's generally a sweet and friendly fairy who wants to make everyone's wishes come true.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Her fur is bubblegum pink.
* RhymesOnADime: Abby does rhymes whenever casting spells.
* RhymingNames: ''Abby'' Cadd''abby''.
* ShoePhone: The secondary use for her wand is to substitute for a cell phone.
* SignatureLaugh: A cute little giggle.
%%* SupernaturalIsPurple
* ToiletTrainingPlot: One book focuses on her learning to use the toilet.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly Girl to Zoe's Tomboy, even though the jewelry-wearing, ballet-loving Zoe is very much a {{Tomboy with a Girly Streak}}.
* TrueBlueFemininity : Her dress. Also her eyes.
* WelcomeEpisode: Her debut.
* WideEyedIdealist: Many small children see their world as a place of tremendous beauty and endless possibilities. Abby is no different.
%%* AWizardDidIt: Close enough.
* YouthfulFreckles: Is a toddler with freckles.

[[folder:Bert]]
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--> '''Performed by''': Frank Oz (1969-2006), Eric Jacobson (1999-present)

Long-suffering roommate and [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni to Ernie's Red Oni]]. Bert would generally prefer to be left alone with a book than put up with his friend's shenanigans. He also really likes pigeons and oatmeal.

* AsideGlance: Similar to [[Creator/LaurelAndHardy Oliver Hardy]], he'll often do one of these in exasperation.
* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' lose his bottle caps or paper clips.
* {{Bookworm}}: Likes to read, and likes to have quiet when he reads.
* TheBore: According to Oz, he originally considered Bert a very boring character... then made his dullness his definitive character trait.
* ButtMonkey: Put on the receiving end of Ernie's mischief a lot.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He openly insulted Ernie in a few early episodes, such as calling him a "ding-a-ling" or a "meatball".
* CharacterTics: When frustrated, he either facepalms, keels over or bangs his head against a desk.
* CollectorOfTheStrange: His paperclip collection. His bottlecap collection also qualifies.
* ComicallySerious: Is rather serious and sometimes has a hard time understanding jokes, which leads to some comedic moments.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Once shouted out that he hates ice-cream sodas.
* IncrediblyLameFun: Bert loves all sorts of "boring" pastimes such as watching pigeons and collecting paperclips and bottlecaps. He even likes to read books like ''Boring Stories''.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Considered mundane and easily irritable, but still a decent guy if you get on his good side.
* LampshadeHanging: Count on Bert to point out just how crazy Ernie is being.
--> [[OhCrap "Oh. Music cue."]]
* LargeHam: He may think he's the OnlySaneMan but can be quite dramatic sometimes. It helps that Creator/FrankOz and Eric Jacobson generally perform hammy characters.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: "LA LA LA, LINOLEUM!" and other mundane lyrics were sung by him during a song about the letter L. He's also the leader of the National Association of W Lovers (of which other members include Ernie and Mr. Johnson), and has an official song for that too.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In the storybook ''Ernie's Big Mess'', Bert blows his top when Ernie makes one mess too many and yells that he wishes he lived alone. Hurt, Ernie decides to move out. When Bert finds Ernie is gone, he goes looking for him and eventually finds him sleeping on the sidewalk outside Oscar's trash can, apologizes, and asks Ernie to come home.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: At the beginning of ''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'', he is seen wearing nothing but a shower cap and a towel, preparing to take a shower. Ernie asks if he thinks he should put clothes on, and he runs off screaming.
* NeatFreak: He likes the apartment tidy and often complains about Ernie making messes.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Sometimes joins in Ernie's songs/games, and some of his insults are a bit wacky (such as "meatball").
* OhNoNotAgain: Often has this reaction when Ernie starts doing something silly.
* OutOfFocus: Once the most prominent characters, Bert and Ernie have had their screen time greatly diminished since the early 1990s (after the death of Ernie's performer, Jim Henson).
* PastimesProvePersonality: He enjoys oatmeal, pigeons, and bottlecap & paperclip collecting.
* SayMyName: "ERNIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
* TheScapegoat: In the pageant on teeth, Prairie Dawn points out that Bert is the writer and director of the play, "so if you like it, you can thank Bert, but if you don't like it, you have no one but Bert to blame."
* SickEpisode: One skit has him with a cold, but Ernie does not know who has the cold.
* SignatureLaugh: A staccato, nasal, goat-like bleat.
* SignatureSong: ''Doing (Coo-Coo) the Pigeon....''
* StraightMan: Their sketches together cast him as this to the goofy, devil-may-care Ernie.
* TemptingFate: On several occasions, Bert ends up on the receiving end of Ernie's craziness simply by pointing it out.
* ThrowTheDogABone: On odd occasions, Bert will actually get through a skit without being the butt of a joke or will even manage to outdo Ernie in one of his annoying hobbies.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Very much likes oatmeal.
* UptightLovesWild: He clearly loves Ernie because of his free-spirited nature, not despite it and because Bert's life would be boring without him.
* VagueAge: Acts like an adult, but takes naps and sometimes plays childlike games.

[[folder:Big Bird]]
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--> '''Performed by''': Caroll Spinney (1969-2018), Daniel Seagren (understudy in a handful of episodes dating to 1970), Matt Vogel (1997-present)

An inexplicably large, yellow bird, perpetually stuck at age 6. Mr. Snuffleupagus is his best friend. He lives in a nest near the apartments.

International adaptations of the show feature alternate equivalents of the character, who are [[WordOfGod apparently Big Bird's cousins]], including Pino from ''Series/{{Sesamstraat}}'' and Abelardo from ''Series/PlazaSesamo''.

* AmnesiaEpisode: In one episode, he got "memory flu", which was essentially amnesia.
* BadassAdorable: Big Bird's subplot in ''Film/DontEatThePictures'' involved him and Snuffleupagus helping the 4,300-year-old ghost of an Egyptian boy confront the god Osiris when he refused to let the boy into the afterlife. Repeat: ''Big Bird'' confronted a ''god'' and told him ''he was wrong''. And won. And that's after he successfully defeated a demon played by [[Creator/JamesMason James freakin' Mason!]]
* BinomiumRidiculus: According to one book and an online video, Big Bird's species' scientific name is "Bigus canarius".
* BreakOutCharacter: Is the star of the first official Sesame Street movie ''Follow That Bird'', starred in specials where he travels to China and Japan and is the star of other merchandise items such as storybooks, cassette tapes or records. Possibly the first breakout character before Elmo.
* CassandraTruth: The adults constantly disbelieved Snuffleupagus was real at first. See TheReveal under ''Mr. Snuffleupagus"
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He was initially a fully grown idiot with a hick-like SimpletonVoice to match, rather than the innocent 6-year-old child he eventually became.
* CryingCritters: Despite being a bird, he has cried on several occasions.
* TheCutie: Even in the context of ''Sesame Street'' his innocence and sweetness stand out.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In ''Don't Eat the Pictures'', he and Snuffleupagus confront ''Osiris'' who refuses to let a young boy pharaoh go to the afterlife and said outright that the freaking God of the Afterlife was wrong. Repeat: a ''six-year-old'' big bird told off Osiris and '''won'''.
* ADogNamedDog: A big bird named Big Bird.
* ExcitedKidsShowHost: In the Journey to Ernie segments.
* ExtremeDoormat: Well, maybe not "extreme", but he has a hard time standing up for himself - he once let Humphrey and Ingrid talk him into giving Radar to Natasha, and he would have lost his nest to Minnie Myna if Chris hadn't helped him.
* GentleGiant: He's a ''Big'' Bird with a good heart.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Or in this case, "Feathers of Gold, Heart of Gold". He is a kind yellow bird.
* HiddenDepths: During the [[VerySpecialEpisode famous episode]] centered on [[DeathIsASadThing the death of Mr. Hooper]], Big Bird draws various caricatures of the adults - of a quality that you may not normally see from a typical 6-year-old.
** Caroll Spinney was a cartoonist and painter in his down time, overlapping with TheCastShowoff.
* InjuredLimbEpisode: In one episode, he sprains his wing and needs to have it in a sling.
* MeaningfulEcho: From the episode involving Mr. Hooper's death
--> '''Gordon:''' Why are you walking that way?[[note]]Big Bird is walking with his head between his legs[[/note]] \\
'''Big Bird:''' "Just because." \\
... \\
(When Big Bird learns of Mr. Hooper's death) \\
'''Big Bird:''' "Why does it have to be ''this'' way? Give me one good reason!" \\
({{Beat}}) \\
'''Gordon:''' "Big Bird, it has to be this way...because." \\
'''Big Bird:''' "Just because?" \\
'''Gordon:''' "Just because."
* MeaningfulName: Well duh!
* NamedByTheAdaptation: In some versions of Sesame Street made in other countries than the U.S. that do not have their own version of Big Bird, (as described above) he ''does'' have a name. E.g., in the Brazillian version he's called Garibaldo.
* NiceGuy: He stands out at being very sweet and caring, always trying to help others.
* PlayingSick: In the book "Nobody Cares About Me", he fakes illness to get attention.
* PolkaDotDisease: In one episode, he breaks out in green dots, a disease called "birdy pox" which is normal for giant birds his age.
* SickEpisode:
** In one episode, he and Zoe both had colds.
** [[spoiler: In the book "Nobody Cares About Me", he actually gets sick after pretending to be sick.]]
** In one episode, he gets Birdy Pox.
** In one episode, he gets a pneumonia-like disease and has to go to hospital.
** In another episode, he gets "memory flu", which is basically just amnesia without brain damage.
* StartMyOwn: Because Oscar wouldn't let him join the Grouchketeers.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Birdseed, which he eats (or in the case of birdseed milkshakes, drinks) in seemingly infinite variations.
* VocalEvolution: Big Bird started off as a fully-grown Village Idiot with a deep, hick-like voice. Over time, however, he became a young child of 5 (or 6, depending on when you were watching the show) with a higher-pitched voice (which noticeably deepened over time). Because the show reuses its old recordings of songs in later episodes, it can be very jarring to hear Big Bird sing the "Alphabet Song" in his "hick" voice in an episode from c.1975 or later.
** During the final years of Caroll Spinney's life, when he was in his '''''80s''''', Big Bird sounded slower and more nasally.
** Matt Vogel, his understudy and eventual successor, also falls under this. At first, he sounded much like Caroll Spinney when he finally made him more innocent and naive. When he took over the role full time, while still sounding like a child, made him sound much older.

[[folder:Ernie]]
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[[caption-width-right:320:"Kshshshshshshshsh!"]]
--> '''Performed by''': Jim Henson (1969-1990), Steve Whitmire (1993-2014), Billy Barkhurst (2014-2017), Peter Linz (2017-present)

An enthusiastic, extroverted prankster who's Bert's roommate and [[RedOniBlueOni Red to Bert's Blue.]] He enjoys taking baths with his rubber duckie.

* BathsAreFun: He loves taking baths, which was established in the very first ''Sesame Street'' episode (when he did the "I call my bathtub Rosie" joke), and reiterated with numerous bathtub sketches and songs (including the BreakawayPopHit "Rubber Duckie").
* CloudCuckooLander: Frequently does weird things like talking to a rubber duck or waking up the whole neighborhood with loud off-key opera just so he can know what time it is at night. These are usually harmless yet annoying, but on rare occasions, Ernie's antics reach borderline dangerous levels. Case in point, in a sketch where Bert is teaching Ernie a pattern game, Ernie plays using farm animals instead of paperclips and bottlecaps. Bert telling Ernie to not use farm animals again when playing another round results in Ernie unleashing an elephant into the apartment, and the pachyderm almost immediately starts wrecking the place as Bert, Ernie and the farm animals run for their lives.
* ConsultingMisterPuppet: Ernie often talks to his trademark rubber duckie about his problems.
* CouldntFindAPen: Bert asks him to make a shopping list, and the only thing Ernie can find to write with is chocolate pudding. Ernie then makes a list of all the writing implements that he couldn't find. Ernie tacks chocolate pudding onto the end of the list, since he needed to use all the pudding in the apartment to write it out.
-->'''Bert:''' "He's improving. Last time he used spaghetti sauce."
* CrazyPrepared: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6MpP3PnRdk this skit]].
* TheDitz: He's much less intelligent than Bert.
* TheGadfly: He loves to prank, trick and tease Bert. Much of his random weird behavior is just done to mess with his friend, because it's funny when Bert gets frustrated.
* HiddenDepths: He lays down an ''amazing'' saxophone solo during "Put Down the Duckie."
** He's also a really good painter... even if he ''does'' re-imagine Bert as a beatnik.
* ICantHearYou: "I can't hear you, Bert. I have a banana in my ear."
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] Well, yeah -- you wouldn't think so, but Ernie is a far bigger jerk than Bert. Watching the ''Bert & Ernie'' skits as you get older, it's sometimes surprising to see just how poorly Ernie treats his best friend, often for no good reason at all. He plays tricks on him, makes a fool out of him, steals his snacks or tempts Bert with snacks before eating them himself, and in general causing him no end of frustration, humiliation and heartache. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyLYO5HcBP4 He also once woke up the whole neighborhood by singing off-key opera just so he could know what time it was at night]] (and according to one of the shouting neighbors, this isn't the first time he did something like that). When Ernie still comes across as the most likable and friendly of the two, it's because, well, he is a genuinely sunny and affable person who just wants to have fun and share a laugh with people. The "jerk" part mainly comes from his relationship with Bert, while "the heart of gold" comes from his relationship with most other residents of Sesame Street. He's never malicious, [[InnocentlyInsensitive just a little insensitive]].
* OutOfFocus: Once the most prominent characters, Bert and Ernie have had their screen time greatly diminished since the early 1990s (after the death of Jim Henson).
* ThePrankster: Usually pranks Bert.
* PungeonMaster: This was an especially pronounced trait of his in the first season.
** A good example would be his very first appearance, when he tells Bert he [[ICallItVera calls the bathtub "Rosie"]], and when Bert asks why he replies, "Because every time I take a bath, I leave a ring around Rosie."
* SecurityBlanket: His rubber ducky.
* ShoutOut: A possible example in one of his first episodes performed by Steve Whitmire, in which Ernie continually interrupts Bert's reading by imitating various loud noises, including a barking dog and a fire engine. In ''Series/FraggleRock'', Whitmire had performed a dog (Sprocket) and a Fraggle whose chief duty was being the engine for the Rock's fire department (Wembley).
* SickEpisode: He got sick in the book "Nobody Cares About Me".
* SignatureLaugh: A phlegmy "Kshshshshshshshsh!"
* SignatureSong: ''Rubber Duckie, you're the one/You make bathtime lots of fun...'' It even made it onto the ''Billboard'' magazine pop charts in 1970, a testament to the show's cultural impact (even more impressive considering this was ''public television'').
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: The game "Journey to Ernie" runs on this trope.
* StraightMan: Even though he's normally just the opposite, he's sometimes used as this when paired with characters other than Bert, such as Cookie Monster or the Count.
* VagueAge: While he and Bert live alone, he seems naive like a child. His attitude towards naps changes too, sometimes taking them and sometimes not.

[[folder:Oscar the Grouch]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:"I Love Trash!"]]
--> '''Performed by''': Caroll Spinney (1969-2018), Eric Jacobson (2015-present)
An irritable, antisocial Grouch who lives in a BiggerOnTheInside trash can with his worm, Slimey, and his elephant Fluffy.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Oscar takes up this role in ''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'' when he volunteers to go with Telly, Gordon, Big Bird, Maria, and Cookie Monster to venture to Grouchland and get Elmo's stolen blanket back from Huxley.
* AntiRoleModel: One purpose of the character is to poke fun at irritable people. [[StrawmanHasAPoint Which isn't to say that his irritation isn't justified sometimes.]]
* BigEater
* BigOlUnibrow: Huge eyebrows are a species trait.
* BizarreTasteInFood: He hates foods most would consider nice or healthy, but loves noxious combinations of food that are ''technically'' still edible... just really gross. Like sardine ice-cream. Again, it's a species trait.
* DeadpanSnarker: Often shows shades of this trope.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: He was orange for a year. (Apparently he still would be, if he ever bathed.)
* EveryoneHasStandards: Oscar may be a hoarder of most stuff and hates everything cheery, but Huxley being selfish, ruining his beautiful Grouchland, as well as keeping everything thing he sees (including Elmo's blanket) and never giving them back is where Oscar draws the line. So outraged is Oscar by Huxley's greed, in fact, that he [[RousingSpeech rallies]] the other Grouches with him against Huxley.
* GreenIsGross: He has green fur, lives in a trash can, and has an extreme fondness for trash.
* GrumpyBear: He's a Grouch. It's a species trait.
* HatesEveryoneEqually: You bet your britches. Oscar openly admits to despising anything "nice". The few exceptions being children (The only people he can be nice to without facing ridicule from other Grouches) and Maria, but [[WhatIsThisFeeling he'll never outright admit it]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Every now and then, some of the mean-spirited pranks and schemes he pulls tend to backfire, where he may end up being the victim himself. Often happens when he's frustrated when targeting a rather slow-witted character with his pranks.
* {{Jerkass}}: Cranky, rude, and mean. Although as much is allowable on a preschool show. The [[TheWikiRule Muppet Wiki]] puts it best:
--> Oscar's mission in life is to be as miserable and grouchy as possible, and pass that feeling on to everyone else. When a visitor knocks on his trash can -- invariably interrupting him from a nap or an important task -- Oscar greets them with a snarl. He complains that he wants to be left alone, although when he's left entirely to himself, he's dissatisfied -- there isn't anybody around to irritate or complain to.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The true depths of his jerk nature are often called into question and he can get comically defensive when [[SlaveToPR his reputation as a "true Grouch"]] is threatened. Plus, it seems like he’s pretty nice to Slimey and other Grouches, and he has said Maria is smart.
** He also takes care of a kitten named Tiny Tim in a 1970s Christmas special.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: As a Grouch, it is Oscar's life mission to be this in the eyes of everyone. It doesn't always work, though...
* KickTheDog: Sometimes takes his rudeness a little too far, as when he upset Big Bird by teasing him with {{How Can Santa Deliver All Those Toys}} questions in ''Series/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreet''.
* LargeHam: He's as snarky as he is a large ham.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: There does appear to be an occasional running gag where his intended mean-spirited ways backfire, unwittingly causing pleasant and helpful results for other characters. Much to his dismay, of course.
* TheNicknamer: As far as Oscar is concerned, Bob and Maria are "Bright Eyes" and "Skinny," respectively, Gordon is [[IronicNickname "Curly,"]] and Big Bird is "Turkey."
** In one episode, he referred to Wolfgang the Seal as "Whisker Face."
** In addition to "Bright Eyes," Oscar once called Bob "Tenor Face."
* OnlyOneFindsItFun: In "Film/ElmoSavesChristmas", Elmo uses a magical snowglobe that Santa gave him as a reward for saving him to wish for it to be [[GroundhogDayLoop Christmas every day]]. Unfortunately, Elmo creates a BadFuture as a result; everyone is broke due to having to buy presents and Christmas trees every day, the Fix-it Shop goes out of business due to it being closed on Christmas and Maria and Luis being out of practice, Big Bird is upset because Snuffy is still celebrating Christmas in Cincinnati with his grandmother and can't make it home to Sesame Street, the carolers have lost their voices from singing too much, and [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness even The Count is sick of counting Christmases]]. Oscar is the only one who loves it being Christmas every day, not just because of everyone else's misery, but also because he is getting tons of garbage in the form of wrapping paper and used Christmas trees. In fact, when Elmo announces that he is going to use his last wish to turn everything back to normal, Oscar protests and tells Elmo to use his last wish to get some new roller skates, since that was what Elmo's original plan was.
* ThePigpen: Always seen in a trash can, so yeah.
* ThePrankster: Sometimes he plays jokes on other characters.
* PrecisionFStrike: In the ''Street Gang'' documentary, he drops an uncensored grouchy word in response to learning that Caroll Spinney gets paid while he doesn't.
-->'''Oscar:''' You bastard!
* SickEpisode:
** At the end of one episode, he contracts Grouch Flu from Grundgetta.
** In one episode, he gets "Kind-itis", which makes him kind and rhymey.
* SlapSlapKiss: His relationship with [[DistaffCounterpart Grungetta]] could qualify as this, given their nature as grouches.
* SlaveToPR: One has to wonder if he'd be so concerned about being a "real Grouch" - or if he'd be so self-conscious anytime he says, does, or thinks something even remotely pleasant - if it weren't for Grouch society constantly stressing how Grouches are ''supposed'' to act.
* SomethingItis: In one episode, he gets a disease called "kind-itis".
* TooImportantToWalk: He's rarely seen walking. When he needs to be transported somewhere, a garbageman named Bruno carries his can. (He does in Series/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreet a few times.)
* {{Troll}}: He can definitely come off as this at times, especially when Telly is involved.
* TheUnfavourite: Oscar apparently was this growing up. His brother Ernest was always their mother's favorite kid, and they both know it. Of course, grouches don't show favoritism the same way most people do, but it still counts.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Easily with ''any'' of the nice Sesame Street residents that like being sweet and chummy with him, especially Elmo, Telly, and Maria.
* WhatTheHellHero: He gets this reaction from Leela and Elmo for seeing the Mine-itis outbreak as a cause for celebration.
** Maria gives him another one in [[ChristmasSpecial "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street"]] for putting a [[HowCanSantaDeliverAllThoseToys bunch of doubts]] in Big Bird's head about the existence of SantaClaus, which leads to Big Bird disappearing to find out for sure.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Used to be this sort of "friend" to poor Telly.
** Although, they seem to have fallen into a more traditional Type 1 VitriolicBestBuds as of late.
* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: Often inverted. As you may expect, he does not appreciate being praised by the other characters for doing something less-than-grouchy.

[[folder:Count von Count]]
!!Count von Count
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-->'''Performed by:''' Jerry Nelson (1972-2012, voice; 1972-2004, puppetry), Matt Vogel (2012-present, voice; 2004-present, puppetry)
-->'''Anything Muppet:''' Large Lavender Live Hands

An Ambiguously Undead Large Lavender Live Hand Anything Muppet guy with fangs, a Romanian accent, and a love of counting. He lives in a castle with a number of bats and has been seen dating various Countesses.