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* NotSoDifferent: Elmo has this realization thanks to the Queen of Trash.

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* NotSoDifferent: Elmo has this realization thanks to the Queen of Trash. Specifically, Huxley's constant attitude is "Mine!", because he can't share anything. Elmo acted the same way at the beginning of the film, refusing to share his blanket with Zoe "because it's mine!"
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* NoFourthWall: Ernie and Bert pause the movie at certain points to commentate on it.

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* NoFourthWall: Ernie and Bert pause the movie at certain scary points to commentate comment on it.it, and to reassure the audience that everything will be alright.

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''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'' is a ''Series/SesameStreet'' movie starring Elmo.

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''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'' is a the second ''Series/SesameStreet'' movie movie, starring Elmo.

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* BigDamnMovie

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* BigDamnMovieBigDamnMovie: The second one for ''Series/SesameStreet''.



* EmbodimentOfVice: Huxley embodies Greed.

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* EmbodimentOfVice: Huxley embodies Greed. Greed, though he denies that in his song:
-->"Some may call it greed;\\
it's not, it's ''need.''\\
A need I love to feed;\\
The need to ''have a lot!''



* TheHerosJourney

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* TheHerosJourneyTheHerosJourney: Elmo goes through one, almost by the numbers.



** Elmo directly addresses the audience a few times, asking for help and advice.



** When Ernie says that most movies don't have sad endings, Bert namedrops ''Film/{{Titanic}}'', ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'', and ''Film/DoctorZhivago''.

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** When Ernie says that most movies don't have nobody would want to see a movie with a sad endings, ending, Bert namedrops ''Film/{{Titanic}}'', ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'', and ''Film/DoctorZhivago''.


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* VillainSong: Huxley's song, appropriately titled "Mine!"
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* EmbodimentOfVice: Huxley, quite obviously, embodies Greed.

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* EmbodimentOfVice: Huxley, quite obviously, Huxley embodies Greed.
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* EmbodimentOfVice: Huxley, quite obviously, embodies Greed.
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* MusicForCourage: "Take the First Step," although it's sung to only one person. By a plant.

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* MusicForCourage: "Take the First Step," although it's sung to only one person. By a plant.plant and some woodland critters.

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* MusicForCourage: "Take the First Step," although it's sung to only one person. By a plant.



** A plant gives one in song form to Elmo to help him start his journey.
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** A plant gives one in song form to Elmo to help him start his journey.

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* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: It's against the law to ask for help in Grouchland, and their likes and dislikes are backwards to ours.



* CardCarryingVillain: Huxley.



* ContinuityPorn: The contents of Oscar's trash can, while briefly seen, are full of items mentioned on the show.

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* ContinuityPorn: The contents of Oscar's trash can, while briefly seen, are full of items and objects mentioned on the show.



* GoodIsBadAndBadIsGood: It's against the law to ask for help in Grouchland.


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* ToiletHumor: Grizzy's Soggy-Pants Sandy doll.
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* AnotherDimension: Grouchland.

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Elmo loves his furry blue blanket more than almost anything in the world. So when Zoe wants to play with it, he refuses, as it's his. They argue, and Elmo's blanket is ripped--and a gust of wind blows it into Oscar's trash can and through a portal to Grouchland.

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Elmo loves his furry blue blanket more than almost anything in the world. So when When Zoe wants to play with it, he refuses, as it's his. They argue, and Elmo's blanket is ripped--and a gust of wind blows it into Oscar's trash can and through a portal to Grouchland.


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* KidAppealCharacter: Elmo and Bug.


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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Bert first appears in his shower cap.
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* BigDamnMovie
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* AwardBaitSong: "Precious Wings."

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* TheDogBitesBack: After being a ButtMonkey for most of the film, Bug is the one to return Elmo's blanket after telling off an incapacitated Huxley, and then forces Huxley to promise to give back ''everything'' he stole or claimed for his own.


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* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Combined with BecauseYouWereNiceToMe above. After being a ButtMonkey for most of the film, Bug is the one to return Elmo's blanket, after telling off an incapacitated Huxley, and then forces Huxley to promise to give back ''everything'' he stole or claimed as his own.

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** Vanessa Williams' scene.


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** ParentService: Vanessa Williams' scene.

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* HeelRealization: Elmo has one when the Queen of Trash [[NotSoDifferent compares him to Huxley]].


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* [[JerkassRealization Jerk Realization]]: Elmo has one when the Queen of Trash [[NotSoDifferent compares him to Huxley]].


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** EvilIsHammy

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* BadBoss: Huxley to Bug, naturally.



* BigOlEyebrows: Huxley has these.

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* BigOlEyebrows: Huxley has these. Appropriate enough, given that he lives among [[BigOlUnibrow grouches]].



* TheDogBitesBack: After being a ButtMonkey for most of the film, Bug is the one to return Elmo's blanket after telling off an incapacitated Huxley, and then forces Huxley to promise to give back ''everything'' he stole or claimed for his own.



* HeelRealization: Elmo has one when the Queen of Trash [[NotSoDifferent compares him to Huxley]].



* ManChild: Huxley.


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* PsychopathicManChild: Huxley.
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* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Bug.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Elmo's simple act of saying Bug is "very nice" for giving him (false) directions, and giving the latter a hug before continuing on his way, is what initiates Bug's HeelFaceTurn in the end.
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Blowing A Raspberry: The Queen of Trash demands one hundred of these "raspberries" in a set time.

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Blowing A Raspberry: * BlowingARaspberry: The Queen of Trash demands one hundred of these "raspberries" in a set time.
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Blowing A Raspberry: The Queen of Trash demands one hundred of these "raspberries" in a set time.

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* CelebrityCameo: Vanessa Williams as the Queen of Trash.

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* CelebrityCameo: [[TheCameo Celebrity Cameo]]: Vanessa Williams as the Queen of Trash.
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* ManChild: Huxley.
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** When Ernie says that most movies don't have sad endings, Bert namedrops ''Film/{{Titanic}}'', ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'', and ''Literature/DrZhivago''.

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** When Ernie says that most movies don't have sad endings, Bert namedrops ''Film/{{Titanic}}'', ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'', and ''Literature/DrZhivago''.''Film/DoctorZhivago''.
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** When Ernie says that most movies don't have sad endings, Bert namedrops ''Film/{{Titanic}}'', ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'', and ''Film/DrZhivago''.
* RosuingSpeech: Oscar gives one to the Grouches while in prison.

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** When Ernie says that most movies don't have sad endings, Bert namedrops ''Film/{{Titanic}}'', ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'', and ''Film/DrZhivago''.
''Literature/DrZhivago''.
* RosuingSpeech: RousingSpeech: Oscar gives one to the Grouches while in prison.
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* AudienceParticipation: The audience is encouraged to help Elmo at certain points.
* BigOlEyebrows: Huxley has these.
* BiggerOnTheInside: Oscar's trash can.


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* CompanionCube: Elmo's blanket.


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* DarkestHour: After narrowly escaping being eaten by a giant chicken, Elmo starts to give up on getting his blanket back.


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* HeelFaceTurn: Bug does this.


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* LargeHam: Huxley.
* NoFourthWall: Ernie and Bert pause the movie at certain points to commentate on it.


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* ParentalBonus:
** Vanessa Williams' scene.
** One musical number is a tribute to ''Stomp''.
** When Ernie says that most movies don't have sad endings, Bert namedrops ''Film/{{Titanic}}'', ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'', and ''Film/DrZhivago''.
* RosuingSpeech: Oscar gives one to the Grouches while in prison.

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* GrumpyBear: The Grouches.

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* CelebrityCameo: Vanessa Williams as the Queen of Trash.
* ContinuityPorn: The contents of Oscar's trash can, while briefly seen, are full of items mentioned on the show.
* GoodIsBadAndBadIsGood: It's against the law to ask for help in Grouchland.
* GrumpyBear: The Grouches.Grouches, particularly Grizzy.



* InffectualSympatheticVillain: Bug.
* NotSoDifferent: Elmo has this realization thanks to the Queen of Trash.

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* InffectualSympatheticVillain: IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Bug.
* NotSoDifferent: Elmo has this realization thanks to the Queen of Trash.Trash.
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''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'' is a ''Series/SesameStreet'' movie starring Elmo.

Elmo loves his furry blue blanket more than almost anything in the world. So when Zoe wants to play with it, he refuses, as it's his. They argue, and Elmo's blanket is ripped--and a gust of wind blows it into Oscar's trash can and through a portal to Grouchland.

Elmo enters Grouchland to retrieve his blanket, but finds it just in time to have it stolen by Huxley, who considers ''everything'' to be his. Elmo embarks on an epic quest across the land to reach Huxley's home and rescue his blanket--and meanwhile, his friends are searching for him.

!!This movie provides examples of:
* GrumpyBear: The Grouches.
* TheHerosJourney
* InffectualSympatheticVillain: Bug.
* NotSoDifferent: Elmo has this realization thanks to the Queen of Trash.

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