A character on the television program Sesame Street.
He has a green body, no visible nose, and lives in a trash can.
His favorite thing is trash.
The term "Grouch", not only applies to his attitude, but it also refers to his species.
His birthday is June 1st.
Oscars real first name which he revealed at least twice and once in a song is "Sid?"
He is preformed by Caroll Spinney, since the show's first episode.
Eric Jacobson has been the understudy for the character since 2015.
He inittially was yellow. He was then changed to orange, which he remained for the first season.
Oscar can become mobile with the help of his friend Bruno the Trashman, who carries Oscar around in his trash can.
Oscar's legs can poke from the bottom of his trash can to allow him to walk around.
The only person he has ever liked on-camera was Maria, which he would never admit.
Oscar tries to keep secret his Canadian identity, but admitted that he is Canadian due to his parents being from Canada.
He was born in Minto, New Brunswick.
His father was born in Saint David's Ridge, New Brunswick.
His mother grew up in Nova Scotia.
His favorite dessert is spinach sardine chocolate fudge sundaes.
His second favorite dessert is mashed bananas with ice cubes and cold beef gravy.
He owns a car called "The Sloppy Jalopy".
Oscar's trash can is actually bigger on the inside, than the outside would suggest.
Oscar has noted through the years that it boasts such amenities as a farm, swimming pool, ice-rink, bowling alley, and a piano.
Oscar's pet worm is named Slimey, who has a baby sister named Sloppy.
Oscar's pet elephant named Fluffy.
Oscar made what he called "a very brief cameo" in the 1981 Jim Henson movie The Great Muppet Caper.
He also appeared in the Jim Henson holiday special, A Muppet Family Christmas.
Oscar is one of numerous PBS personalities chasing after Homer Simpson for not being able to pay a pledge in a Simpsons season 11 episode, "Missionary: Impossible".
He also appears in "Trash of the Titans" in a The Simpsons season 9 episode.
Oscar first appeared on the January 11, 2008 episode of the television game show 1 vs. 100 as a member of the mob.
Oscar has made appearances on Canadian public broadcasting advertising "childhood diabetes awareness days" at the Montreal Canadiens hockey games.
Oscar became the mascot for Waste Reduction Week in Canada, an environmental campaign, in 2008.
Oscar has an appearance in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.
On November 12, 2009, Oscar appeared on CNN to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street. In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Oscar reveals that he would still be orange if he bathed; his green exterior is apparently moss.
On an episode of Cake Boss, Buddy and his bakers visited Sesame Street, and Danny could be seen inside Oscar's Trash Can.
Oscar also made appearances in episodes of the Cartoon Network show MAD.