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''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'' (1999) is the second ''Series/SesameStreet'' movie, following ''Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird''. This one centers around lovable red Muppet Elmo.

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''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'' (1999) is the second ''Series/SesameStreet'' movie, following ''Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird''. This one centers around the lovable red Muppet Elmo.
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* DownTheRabbitHole: Elmo enters Grouchland through the Oscar's Trash Can that he's kept in.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Bill the Bug, who would later go on to be one of main characters for ''Panwapa Island''.
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* RoadSignReversal: [[BigBad Huxley]]'s henchmen turn the arrow on the sign that leads to Huxley's Castle in the opposite direction to trap Elmo in a cave.
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a cameo is a very small role, and she gets a full, important scene


* TheCameo: Model and actress Vanessa Williams portrays the Queen of Trash in a brief cameo.

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* LampshadeHanging: When Elmo asks the audience to help blow raspberries for the Queen of Trash's "ultimate challenge", one of the Stenchmen takes note of it:

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* LampshadeHanging: LampshadeHanging:
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When Elmo asks the audience to help blow raspberries for the Queen of Trash's "ultimate challenge", one of the Stenchmen takes note of it:



* LampshadeHanging: While Huxley spitefully gloats to Elmo about stealing the latter's blanket, Bug blurts out specifically synthetic details about Elmo's blanket, Huxley asks him if he really knows how to ruin a villainous moment and tells him to get in the cartoonishly evil vehicle and drive.

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* LampshadeHanging: ** While Huxley spitefully gloats to Elmo about stealing the latter's blanket, Bug blurts out specifically synthetic details about Elmo's blanket, Huxley asks him if he really knows how to ruin a villainous moment and tells him to get in the cartoonishly evil vehicle and drive.
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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.

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Elmo enters Grouchland to retrieve his blanket, but finds it just in time to have it stolen by Huxley, Huxley (Creator/MandyPatinkin), 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.
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* BigNO: Elmo, when he realizes that he was no different from Huxley.

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* BigNO: BigNo: Elmo, when he realizes that he was no different from Huxley.

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* BigNO!: Elmo, when he realizes that he was no different from Huxley.


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* BigNO: Elmo, when he realizes that he was no different from Huxley.

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* Big "NO!": Elmo yells blanket by stealing for Huxley calling a "Wooby"
--> Elmo: Is a Blanket!

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* Big "NO!": Elmo yells blanket by stealing for Huxley calling a "Wooby"
--> Elmo: Is a Blanket!
BigNO!: Elmo, when he realizes that he was no different from Huxley.
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Huxley: Wooby!
Elmo: Blanket!
Huxley: Wooby!
Elmo: Blanket!
Huxley: Wooby!
Elmo: Blanket!
Huxley: MINE!!! (laughing)
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* Big "NO!": Elmo yells blanket by stealing for Huxley calling a "Wooby"
--> Elmo: Is a Blanket!
Huxley: Wooby!
Elmo: Blanket!
Huxley: Wooby!
Elmo: Blanket!
Huxley: Wooby!
Elmo: Blanket!
Huxley: MINE!!! (laughing)
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Oscar may be a hoarder of most stuff, but Huxley being selfish and keeping Elmo's blanket all to himself is where Oscar draws the line.
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* PepTalkSong: "Take The First Step", as Stickweed encourages Elmo to go after Huxley and get his blanket back.

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* PepTalkSong: "Take The First Step", as Stickweed Stuckweed encourages Elmo to go after Huxley and get his blanket back.
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* PepTalkSong: "Take The First Step", as Stickweed encourages Elmo to go after Huxley and get his blanket back.
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* AnAesop: It's not nice to hog possessions, even if they are special to you.

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* AnAesop: It's not nice to hog possessions, even if they are special to you. Elmo did not know of this trope, Huxley however did know what he was doing is very immoral and selfish, but he was proud of it.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The Pesties quickly abandon Huxley when the cooperative Grouches show up to rescue Elmo.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The Pesties quickly abandon run away abandoning Huxley when the cooperative Grouches show up to rescue Elmo.Elmo, with one Pestie admonishing Huxley for never paying them anyways.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Out of all the inhabitants of Grouchland USA, Grizzey, Stuckweed, The Queen of Trash, the caterpillar, [[spoiler:and Bug]] are the nicest sheep you'll meet there.

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* TokenGoodTeammate: Out of all the inhabitants of Grouchland USA, Grizzey, Stuckweed, the fireflies, The Queen of Trash, the caterpillar, [[spoiler:and Bug]] are the nicest sheep you'll meet there.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Out of all the inhabitants of Grouchland USA, Grizzey, Stuckweed, The Queen of Trash, the caterpillar, [[Spoiler:and Bug]] are the nicest sheep you'll meet there.

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* TokenGoodTeammate: Out of all the inhabitants of Grouchland USA, Grizzey, Stuckweed, The Queen of Trash, the caterpillar, [[Spoiler:and [[spoiler:and Bug]] are the nicest sheep you'll meet there.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Out of all the inhabitants of Grouchland USA, Grizzey, Stuckweed, The Queen of Trash, the caterpillar, [[Spoiler:and Bug]] are the nicest sheep you'll meet there.
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->''Welcome to Grouchland! NOW SCRAM!''

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->''Welcome to Grouchland! [[ImmediateSelfContradiction NOW SCRAM!''
SCRAM]]!''

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* BigBad: Huxley is responsible for all the danger in the plot and Elmo getting back the blanket that he stole is his main objective.

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* BigBad: Huxley is Huxley. He's responsible for all the danger in the plot and Elmo getting back the blanket that he stole is his main objective.objective. Huxley even [[LampshadeHanging admits to being evil]].



* LampshadeHanging: While Huxley spitefully gloats to Elmo about stealing the latter's blanket, Bug blurts out specifically synthetic details about Elmo's blanket, Huxley asks him if he really knows how to ruin a villainous moment and tells him to get in the cartoonishly evil vehicle and drive.



* MacGuffin: Elmo's blanket.



* PoliceAreUseless: When the Sesame Street gang go to the Grouchland police for assistance in tracking Elmo, the police lock them up in a jail as it is a crime in Grouchland to ask the police for help!



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Huxley is last seen trying to convince Bug of how wrong he is for being selfish, but how he got punished afterwards is unknown as the film focuses more on the cast and Grouches celebrating as they head back home. With a police officer Grouch present, it is assumed that Huxley is sent to prison for his actions.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: While we can assume Huxley is for his many crimes of theft was sent to the same jail that the Sesame Street gang looking for Elmo went to, it's unknown what happened to the Pesties. They were last seen trying to convince Bug of how wrong he is for being selfish, but how he got punished afterwards is unknown as the film focuses more on the cast and Grouches celebrating as they head back home. With a police officer Grouch present, it is assumed that Huxley is sent to prison for his actions.running away.
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* OutOfFocus: Cookie Monster. He joins the others on their journey to Grouchland, but he has no function in the story and gets very little to do.
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* ArtShift / BigBudgetBeefUp: Like the previous film, as opposed to shooting on the TV budget New York set, they opted to build a bigger, more feature-laden set somewhere else (Wilmington, NC) with new elements not seen in the show, including a laundromat, deli and a variety of outdoor vendors. (As a side note, it was also the last time characters and elements from the TV show's 1993 expansion "around the corner" were seen.)
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* IWantMyMommy: One of the Pesties is heard saying this when trying to flee from the final confrontation.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Much to Huxley's chagrin, the Pesties quickly abandon him when the cooperative Grouches show up to rescue Elmo.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Much to Huxley's chagrin, the The Pesties quickly abandon him Huxley when the cooperative Grouches show up to rescue Elmo.
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-->[[spoiler:’’Well, you certainly sound like Huxley.’’]]

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-->[[spoiler:’’Well, -->[[spoiler:''Well, you certainly sound like Huxley.’’]]'']]
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-->[[spoiler:Well, you certainly sound like Huxley.]]

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-->[[spoiler:Well, -->[[spoiler:’’Well, you certainly sound like Huxley.]]’’]]
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-->[[spoiler:Well, you certainly sound like Hixley.]]

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-->[[spoiler:Well, you certainly sound like Hixley.Huxley.]]
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: Despite appearing in a very small role, the Queen of Trash is proven to be a powerful influence as she managed to make Elmo [[JerkassRealization see that]][[NotSoDifferent he can be like Huxley]]. And all it took was giving him an ArmorPiercingResponse.

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* SmallRoleBigImpact: Despite appearing in a very small role, the Queen of Trash is proven to be a powerful influence as she managed to make Elmo [[JerkassRealization see that]][[NotSoDifferent that]] [[NotSoDifferent he can be like Huxley]]. And all it took was giving him an ArmorPiercingResponse.

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