# Mike Rowe vs....Oscar the Grouch! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 27, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783 "2008-10-27T16:41:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/1 "2008-10-27T16:41:01Z")
:rolleyes: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/a2l0rhvTFCQ/hqdefault.jpg "Sesame Street - Dirtiest Jobs") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2l0rhvTFCQ) ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/2 "2008-10-27T18:21:30Z")
Why the rolleyes? That was hilarious. (“I work from home.” Heh.) Also, I think this is the first time I’ve seen Oscar outside of his trash can. Is that something they’ve been doing recently on the show, or is it as unusual as it seems? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/3 "2008-10-27T18:32:35Z")
I don’t get the eye roll either. I’m a big fan of Mike Rowe and Dirty Jobs, and that was a very amusing video. Mike has never encountered a dirty job he ever shied away from. Giving a pig a mud bath seems to be one of the easiest of the many dirty jobs Mike has had to perform. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/4 "2008-10-27T18:39:01Z")
I \<3 Mike! ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/5 "2008-10-27T19:25:22Z")
Apparently Oscar’s can has both a backdoor and a sidedoor. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/6 "2008-10-27T19:34:25Z")
I seem to recall in one of the Sesame Street books that Oscar actually had a fairly decent sized subterranean bunker. The can was just the entrance. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/7 "2008-10-27T22:26:03Z")
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about pop culture, it’s you know you’re cool when you finally get invited to guest star with… Mike Rowe. When is this guy running for president? ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/8 "2008-10-27T22:36:27Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > When is this guy running for president? Talk about your dirty jobs… ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/9 "2008-10-28T02:02:37Z")
Aww, that was cute! ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/10 "2008-10-28T03:41:35Z")
I saw that when it aired. It was great! Yes, it seems Oscar is leaving his can nowdays. Also, apparently, [url=http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Grouches is a species, and there are several of them. There is the girlfreind Grundgeta as well as few others. Why yes, I am a new father, why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/11 "2008-10-28T04:57:01Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Why the rolleyes? Hit the wrong green smiley 😛 ---
**Author:** ![phil417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@phil417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phil417)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/12 "2008-10-28T07:43:33Z")
This is wonderful! Will my grandson see this on Sesame Street, or will it Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs”? Where can America see this wonderful item? Young minds, that is my grandkids, want to know. Love, Phil ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/13 "2008-10-28T07:54:23Z")
This is from _Sesame Street_- [episode 4178](http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_4178), to be exact. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/14 "2008-10-28T17:09:35Z")
I remember there being other grouches when I was a kid, both on the show and in Sesame Street books. I’m not old enough to remember Oscar being orange on TV, but I remember several books I had where he was orange. Does Oscar still have his worm pet? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/15 "2008-10-28T17:26:51Z")
He certainly does. [Slimey](http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Slimey) is a good natured worm and likes to be read a chapter of his favorite adventure book, _The Adventures of Trash Gordon_, by Oscar before being tucked in for the night. Oscar is happy to oblige, but naturally, he doesn’t want others to see this rare show of affection from a grouch. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/16 "2008-10-28T17:28:20Z")
> [@phil417](#): > > This is wonderful! Will my grandson see this on Sesame Street, or will it Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs”? Where can America see this wonderful item? Young minds, that is my grandkids, want to know. > > Love, Phil While I’m a huge “Dirty Jobs” and Mike Rowe booster, you may want to pre-screen any episodes before showing them to your kids. Most of them are great for children - the Vegas-strip garbage recycling pig farmer comes to mind - but some get a little intense. Last week he was cutting tails off lambs, then castrating them with his teeth. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-vs-oscar-the-grouch/469783/17 "2008-10-28T17:30:07Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Last week he was cutting tails off lambs, then castrating them with his teeth. Oh, that’s not that unusual- that’s one of Oscar the Grouch’s favorite hobbies! Oh, wait…I’m thinking of collecting trash. It’s easy to get those two confused.