Grover, also known as Grover Monster, is a Muppet character on the popular television show Sesame Street. Self-described as lovable, cute and furry, he is a monster who almost never uses contractions when speaking or singing. Grover was originally performed by Frank Oz, who provided the character's voice regularly from his earliest appearances until 2001. Eric Jacobson began performing Grover in 1998; he has performed the character regularly since 2002, although Oz still performs him occasionally. Origins A prototype version of Grover appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in a Christmas Eve...

Oscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. He has a green body (during the first season he was orange), has no visible nose, and lives in a trash can. His favorite thing in life is trash, as evidenced by the song "I Love Trash". A running theme is his compulsive hoarding of seemingly useless items. "The Grouch" aptly describes his misanthropic interaction with the other characters, but also refers to his species. His birthday, as noted by Sesame Workshop, is on June 1. The character is performed by Caroll Spinney, and has been performed by him since th...