Grover

Infobox Sesame Street character
name = Grover


first = 1970
gender = Male
creator =
voiced by = Frank Oz (1970-2001 and occasionally since)
Eric Jacobson (2002-present)
portrayer =
alias =

Grover is a Muppet character on the television show "Sesame Street". Self-described as lovable and furry, his is a monster who does not use contractions when he speaks (except on rare occasions).

In his earliest appearances, Grover was depicted as having dark green fur and an orange nose. By the second season of "Sesame Street", this was changed to the more familiar puppet with blue fur and a pink nose (although the original puppet was used for the initial appearance of Grover's mother).

Appearances

In one series of segments on "Sesame Street", Grover changes into his alter-identity "Super Grover". A parody of Superman, this monster superhero goes out to fix things, but doesn't always prove helpful. He wears a medieval knight's helmet and a cape emblazoned with the letter "G" tied around his neck.Associated Press interview [http://www.amarillo.com/stories/041003/ent_groversteps.shtml Grover steps into 'Sesame' spotlight] by Christy Lemire, April 10, 2003]

Grover also has an instructional persona who wears a cap and gown to provide educational context for simple, everyday things. His lessons are more than often wrong, leaving himself open to correction by a group of kids or Muppets. This, combined with the failings of the Super Grover character, means that Grover is very self-conscious and timid. He is often a source of slapstick humor and often accidentally injures himself.

In skits set at Charlie's Restaurant, Grover often serves the same blue customer, who has been repeatedly mistreaded over the years.

Global Grover is a more recent series of segments in which Grover hosts a trip to a foreign country to learn about their culture and customs.

He has also appeared on a boat headed to the Great Barrier Reef, otherwise known as John Paul.

Books

In the 1971 children's book "The Monster at the End of This Book", Grover goes to great effort to keep the reader from turning the pages of the book, because there is a monster on the final page. Despite Grover nailing pages together and building a brick wall to block access, eventually the reader does reach the end, where it is discovered that Grover is the monster at the end of the book.

In 1974, Grover went on a learning expedition in "Grover and The Everything In The Whole Wide World Museum". He tours rooms such as "The Long Thin Things You Can Write With Room", as well as "The Things That Make So Much Noise You Can't Think Room". Grover wanders through "The Things That are Light Room", returns a rock to "The Things That are Heavy Room", and just when he wonders whether it is possible to have a museum that holds everything in the whole wide world, he comes upon a door labeled "Everything Else", which opens to take him out into the world.

International

"Sesame Street" is modified for different national markets, and Grover is often renamed.
* In Germany his name is "Grobi", a possible diminutive of the German "grob", meaning "rough" or "rude".
* In Portugal he is "Gualter" (Walter).
* In Spain he is called "Coco".
* In Latin America and Puerto Rico, he is known as "Archibaldo".
* In Brazil he is known as "Arquibaldo", although recent broadcasts retain the name Grover.
* In Norway, he is known as "Gunnar".
* In Egypt, he is called "Antar".
* In Israel, he is called "Kruvi", which is a play on the word "kruv" ("cabbage").
* In the Netherlands and Sweden, on the other hand, he remains "Grover".

References

External links

* [http://toughpigs.com/anthgrover00.htm Tough Pigs: Grover the Waiter skit collection]