Grover shown alongside another character from Sesame Street, Kermit the Frog, on the cover of The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street.

Grover is a friendly, childlike Muppet in the children's television show Sesame Street. His character is multi-talented, taking on many different roles and professions throughout the series run.

Grover described himself on the show as a "cute furry, little monster." He is fuzzy and blue, and much like other Muppets on the show in appearance. Grover does not use contractions when speaking, giving him a distinctive vocal pattern in comparison to most television characters.

Grover was originally performed by puppeteer (now film director) Frank Oz. Since Oz has left the series, newcomer Eric Jacobson has taken over the role.

Grover may have been named after former US president Grover Cleveland. It is also speculated, however, that the Muppet Workshop and Sesame Workshop chose this name because it was out of vogue and unlikely to unintentionally offend many viewers.

Grover was a guest on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, the night after the 36th season premiere on PBS. [1]

Appearances

The Grover character appeared in the following memorable skits:

• 'Fuzzy and Blue'
• 'Over and Under and Through'
• 'Sharing', with Grover and Prairie Dawn
• Grover takes the stairs, while Kermit takes the elevator
• Grover and Herry Monster as policemen singing the alphabet (may only be shown on Plaza Sesamo.)
• 'Professor Grover's Tub Tips' with his mother.
• The Super Grover series
• Various Professor Grover skits
• Various skits at Charlie's Restaurant, commonly as a waiter messing up situations for the Fat Blue Muppet character

He is perhaps most remembered for the now famous "Near, Far" sketch, in which he demonstrated the positional concepts until he fainted from exhaustion, and also for his role as Super Grover.

Global Grover

Season 36

Grover visits Bangladesh twice the season, because Sesame Workshop was then about to launch a Bangladeshi co-production of the show.

• Bandladesh Fishing
• Bangladesh Toy Making
• England: Cricket
• France: French Market
• Indian-American Family
• Netherlands Biking
• Tibetan Family

See also

• Grover's Mommy

External links

• Tough Pigs: Troubled Waiter skit collection
• Grover is Bitter parody site