tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090354177947958136.post3620130470194680994..comments2023-10-23T09:14:07.604-04:00Comments on bill white cartoons: Burning Question for the DayBill Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231144346597143968noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090354177947958136.post-12856520375386477192009-06-26T23:35:59.812-04:002009-06-26T23:35:59.812-04:00Was your son named for Oscar the Grouch? Is he gr...Was your son named for Oscar the Grouch? Is he green or orange?PingPongBallsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090354177947958136.post-38659927762507304982009-06-16T13:01:35.281-04:002009-06-16T13:01:35.281-04:00S'easy:
Mold is green. Oscar abodes in a tras...S'easy:<br /><br />Mold is green. Oscar abodes in a trash receptacle. <br /><br />Rupe believes you, too, would be grouchy if'n you lived in trash (despite Oscar's disposition), had your lid rattled often and breathed mold.<br /><br />.... and there you are ....Ruprechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877547409686157948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090354177947958136.post-26647784536459978682009-06-06T11:29:50.221-04:002009-06-06T11:29:50.221-04:00The true story:
There were about 3 orange Oscar pu...The true story:<br />There were about 3 orange Oscar puppets made, and used at different moments on the show. One night, there was a horrible storm, which shattered the window in the puppet workshop and knocked one of the orange Oscars to the floor, soaking it in the process. In the morning, the puppeteers quickly cleaned up the mess, and there was no great harm done, except they could not find one of the orange Oscars. Everyone assumed it had blown out the window. Actually, it was all wet, behind a table, getting moldy. When this Oscar was found, a few weeks later, it had turned completely green from the mold. Everyone loved the color, and the official change was made. Very few people know this secret story, until now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090354177947958136.post-26765358771067278512009-06-06T08:01:30.433-04:002009-06-06T08:01:30.433-04:00Oscar the grouchy chameleon.
P.L. Frederick (Smal...Oscar the grouchy chameleon.<br /><br />P.L. Frederick (<a href="http://smallandbig.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Small & Big</a>)P.L. Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598443239343593305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090354177947958136.post-80147731746075935402009-06-06T00:37:13.983-04:002009-06-06T00:37:13.983-04:00Three possibilities.
1. Maybe it was because oran...Three possibilities.<br /><br />1. Maybe it was because orange Oscar blended in too much with the background? See http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Oscar_the_Grouch_Through_the_Years.<br /><br />2. Someone claimed he was switched to green because green is more grouch-like (http://everything2.com/title/Oscar%2520the%2520Grouch) -- but that seems to duck the question, no?<br /><br />3. And then there's this: "Most people do not know that Oscar was originally yellow in the first episode of the show. This was changed for two reasons. First off, there was another yellow character that was on the show by the name of Big Bird. The producers of Sesame Street did not want it to appear that they only had yellow characters. Secondly, it was argued that a character that lived in a garbage can would not be a bright yellow color. The character would have to be a darker color since he lived in garbage. The producers then went to work to change Oscar the Grouch's color. The first color that they came up with was orange. Oscar was orange for almost the entire first month of taping. Then one day, someone came up with the idea of changing his color to green. This idea for the color of Oscar is what we have grown up with." But that explains the change from yellow, not from orange...<br /><br />http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/240253/unknown_facts_about_oscar_the_grouch.htmlBruce Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15722881106470782817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090354177947958136.post-12384343721752083552009-06-05T22:11:00.672-04:002009-06-05T22:11:00.672-04:00I have a feeling it has something to do with the c...I have a feeling it has something to do with the color orange not photographing correctly on film and so green was chosen to make him stand out more. Old film or video tape that they shot on could make the colors wishy washy. <br /><br />Either that or they wanted more diversity of characters and a color change makes him look different when standing next to another muppet.SNeelyArthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233104118341391770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090354177947958136.post-86440829072718948262009-06-05T17:09:54.194-04:002009-06-05T17:09:54.194-04:00Oscar is a GROUCH, a very well-defined species in ...Oscar is a GROUCH, a very well-defined species in the Sesame Universe. There are a bunch of them besides Oscar.<br /><br />Also, the Slimey theory doesn't cut it. Why not make him green since he came second?Bill Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231144346597143968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090354177947958136.post-72013255264901375982009-06-05T16:56:53.633-04:002009-06-05T16:56:53.633-04:00Also, Oscar's friend, Slimey, an orange stripe...Also, Oscar's friend, Slimey, an orange striped worm, came into the picture in the second season, so maybe they didn't want them to clash?Black Canaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877835431924561717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090354177947958136.post-55012449676408166632009-06-05T16:43:56.554-04:002009-06-05T16:43:56.554-04:00My question is what type of animal is Oscar suppos...My question is what type of animal is Oscar supposed to be? Maybe the producers of Sesame Street wanted kids to identify with the Grinch and thus the transformation into his current green color. Just a thought..<br /><br />As always--I LOVE the drawing!Black Canaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877835431924561717noreply@blogger.com