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 the show's first episode.