Who's grumpier — Roy Kent or Oscar the Grouch? That question was answered on Thursday's episode of Sesame Street, which featured Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein facing off with another lovable ...

Happy birthday, Oscar the Grouch. The grouchiest resident of Sesame Street turned 48 years old Thursday, June 1. Jim Henson created him for the show in 1969, and he became a popular character.

His name is Oscar the Grouch, and even people who watched “Sesame Street” as kids might find him a bit confounding. Why is he green? How did he choose his home? And why’s he in such a bad mood?