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Oscar can also become mobile with the help of his friend Bruno the trash man, who carries Oscar around in his can.

Bruno is a full-body costume which allows Oscar's puppeteer to manipulate Oscar while remaining hidden by the Bruno costume.

( While Bruno was seen fairly regularly in Sesame Street's early days, he hasn't appeared on the show in over a decade.

) Also, as seen in the Elmo's World episode " Dance ", Oscar's legs can protrude from the bottom of his trash can to allow him to walk around.

Similarly, in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street ( 1978 ), Oscar is seen ice skating.

For several seasons, Oscar was frequently shown with his friend and pet Slimey, an orange worm.

On occasional episodes he has mentioned leaving Sesame Street to attend " the annual Grouch convention in Syracuse, New York ".

Oscar openly admits that he does not like anything or anybody that is nice ( except young human children, the only people that he can actually act nice to without facing ridicule from his fellow Grouches ) as well as older fans of the show.

However, the only person he has ever liked on-camera was Maria, which he would never admit.

He once inadvertently complimented a dance that his followers, The Grouchketeers, had performed for him.

Oscar has shown rare acts of kindness such as trying to replace Ernie's rubber duckie when Ernie had lost it.

He and his girlfriend Grundgetta also love each other, though their relationship is ( understandably ) somewhat rocky ( though he does show he cares for her ).

As stated above, he is usually very nice to children especially when making public appearances with Spinney.

According to a recent episode, Oscar hates " Pox News " ( a parody of Fox News ) but his mother likes it.

Oscar tries to keep his Canadian identity secret, but admitted that he is Canadian due to his parents being from Canada.

He was born in Minto, New Brunswick, with his father having been born in Saint David Ridge, New Brunswick, and his mother having grown up in Nova Scotia.