Announcer
[first lines]
Ladies and gentlemen, would you please rise for the Grouch Anthem.
Oscar the Grouch No, no, no! With the Grouch Anthem, you stay sitting down! Down in front there!
Voiced by Caroll Spinney 
Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985) · 16 quotes
Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985) · 16 quotes
Tied for most-quoted character in Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985): in 5 of its 16 quotes
Most scenes with: Maria (3)
Scenes with Oscar the Grouch
5 scenes Oscar the Grouch Oscar the Grouch [driving into a junkyard]
This is where I wanna be - grouch paradise! Just look it at. It's like a work of art.
Telly It is different, Maria.
Oscar, I want you to turn this car around right now and head for Toadstool!
Oscar the Grouch Ah, an angry face in a beautiful place - heaven.
Good! I'll have the tossed salad.
Oscar the Grouch Hey, better make that two.
Don't Drop Inn waitress
Two tossed salads!
Don't Drop Inn chef
[A bowlful of salad is launched directly at Maria]
Number two, comin' right up! [dumps another large spoonful of salad into his catapult. His assistant launches the salad again, but this time, it lands on the waitress]
Announcer
[First lines]
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, would you please rise for the Grouch Anthem.
Oscar the Grouch No, no, no! With the Grouch Anthem, you stay sitting down! Down in front there! Now brace yourself, I'm gonna sing: Grouches of the world unite! Stand up for your grouchly rights! Don't let the sunshine spoil the rain just stand up and complain. Let this be the grouches' cause: Point out everybody's flaws! Something is wrong with everything Except the way I sing!
Oscar the Grouch [Cue Grouch Choir humming in the background]
You know what's right with this world? Nutting! You know what gets me hot under the collar? You name it! And the next time some goody-two-shoes smiles and tells you to have a nice day, just remember:
Oscar the Grouch and the Grouch Choir Don't let the sunshine spoil the rain, just stand up and complain! Just stand up and complain!
Oscar the Grouch Well, anyway you've seen the best part of this movie, So sit back, relax, and have a rotten time. Heh Heh Heh.
Luis [To Susan]
Well, I hope there nothing seriously wrong with your car.
Susan Oh, I hope not, either, but you know I can fix it.
Susan [A clanking sound is heard and Barkley barks in fright and backs away. It was the 1949 Volkswagen Beetle pushed by Gordon, Olivia and Linda, while Grover is driving it and Cookie Monster is in the hood eating the remaining hood]
Oh, Gordon!
Bob [Susan, Maria, Bob and Luis rushes to them and help them push it]
Oh, Gordon, what is this?
Susan Gordon, what-what's going on?
What happened to the car?
Susan Gordon! What happened to the car?
Gordon Don't ask me. [points at Cookie Monster] Ask him.
Cookie Monster Hi [Belches] Excuse me.
Susan Our insurance man is never gonna believe this.
Oscar The Grouch [Oscar the Grouch is been carried along with his thrash can by Bruno]
Once more around the block, Bruno.
Bruno The Trashman Sure. boss.
Oscar The Grouch Yeah. I gotta walk off some of this happy stuff. [Bruno stops to look at the consume 1949 Volkswagen Beetle] Bruno, come on. [Bruno then walks off]
