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And neither one wears pants.

November 9th, 2009 Jessica Hagy Posted in pop culture |


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15 Responses to “And neither one wears pants.”

  1. Mike Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 9:10 am

    How do you know that Oscar doesn’t wear pants? Have you been dumpster diving on Sesame Street again?

  2. Makya Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 9:51 am

    If there were a place where furry, unibrow and pantsless connected, you’d have my Uncle Al.

  3. PeterZ Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 10:33 am

    intersection: the big guy fro Monsters, Inc.

  4. Stripe Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    Sounds even more terrifying than sharp teeth.

  5. Phil Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    Also: both have signature theme songs (”I love trash” and “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.”)

  6. Chaz Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    They also have in common their roles, so far as purpose of creation might be argued — they’re both there to serve as examples to children of what they’d rather not be when they grow up, though I think the Grinch’s spiritual growth more readily highlights positive traits as opposed to merely reinforcing a possible negative as cast through Oscar.

    Maybe I’m being overanalytical, but then again, I also wanted to be a garbage truck (not driver) when I was younger; I should probably attribute some element of this to Oscar.

  7. Chase Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    technically, the grinch wasn’t misanthropic.

    mis[whatever-the-latin-prefix-for-Whos-is]pic

    sorry, im a jerk.

  8. Rancorous Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    @mike. Where on earth does it mention pants.

    Also, since when did Oscar have a pet?

  9. Mike Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 7:51 pm

    I had to look misanthropic up - ‘hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind’.

    It really ticks me off when people make me work like that.

  10. Chaz Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 9:51 pm

    @Rancorous:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slimey_the_Worm

    And pants are mentioned in the title of the post. (”And neither one wears pants.”)

  11. Steinhauser Says:
    November 10th, 2009 at 9:18 am

    Name contains “The Gr–ch”

  12. n0mia Says:
    November 10th, 2009 at 9:31 am

    I never thought of Slimey the Worm as sad.
    Quiet does not imply sadness.

  13. The Gr-ch Says:
    November 11th, 2009 at 1:56 am

    Oscar was originally orange. Olde schule Sesame Street is crazy. Gordon looks completely different, Big Bird’s head is smaller and he’s just a complete moron rather than a kind-hearted and curious simpleton, the filler segments were even more lame and boring (if you can believe it), etc.

    Also, I’d say Oscar is not so much a model of what kids should not be like than he is a means of understanding diversity. The cliché “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” comes readily to mind. His ways seem backwards to us (in his family, insults are appreciated and compliments are rude), but our ways are backwards to him. He’s different, but he’s still treated with respect. That, I think, is the real lesson.

  14. Shane Davis Says:
    November 11th, 2009 at 3:00 am

    I’m agreeing wholeheartedly with n0mia here. Slimey doesn’t seem sad. More like determined, pensive… I’m here to make a stand for the joy of Slimey!

  15. asdf Says:
    November 11th, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    So shouldn’t there be a separate circle from the three with pants labeling it?

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