November 29, 2004

Grover - the monster behind the Myth - To millions of children throughout the world in the seventies and eighties, Grover was a funny, cuddly and ultimately loveable fuzzy blue monster from Sesame Street. But what many of us didn't see behind that brave exterior was a monster cowering in the face of his own insecurities, a monster so unsure of himself he wouldn't even watch his own performances, and a monster who ultimately allowed his own weaknesses to overcome him and nearly ruin his career. Grover is bitter.

A site found by Nostrildamus, who can do a near perfect Grover vocal impersonation, and, hence, a near perfect Yoda impersonation. But not, strangely, Miss Piggy or Fozzie impersonations.

posted by Nostrildamus 20 years ago
  • I love it! ))))
  • "It hurt a lot. Hell, it still hurts. We had all proved out mettle and here was that high-and-mighty frog deciding none of us were good enough for his new little project. I had to read the cast list for 'The Muppet Show' 3 times before I could believe it." The worst sting of all for Grover was that his old buddy from the sixties, Fozzie Bear, had been given a plumb spot on the show, a stand-up routine, and didn't even call to tell him.
    thanks lovable furry 'ol Nostrildamus.
  • Good stuff. Thanks for posting.
  • Truly tenuous link to above post but, speaking of celebrities - I passed Kurt Russell on the street a few minutes ago, and that boy is looking damn fine.
  • Isn't he single right now, moneyjane? I still have my childhood copy of "There's a Monster at the End of This Book" somewhere. I don't think I ever really liked the book, but I did love Grover.
  • I still have my childhood copy of "There's a Monster at the End of This Book" somewhere. I don't think I ever really liked the book, but I did love Grover. I still have my copy, too, but I loved mine. Ah, Grover. You rascal!
  • The Onion did a hilarious piece about "area boy injured by monster at end of book"
  • Now, I am near. Now, I am far!
  • What was the name of the two-headed monster that had opposite personalities? It was light-purple, one had horns going up, the other had horns going down. One had a mustache, the other had a beard.
  • This is what I hear, tracicle - however, I also hear Goldie will pull the hair right off a bitch's head. That's ok. I carry a boot knife. Cage match already, Robson and Thurlow, y'all monks an' peeps!
  • Mr. K, is that the one that joined halves of words together? I don't know if he/they ever had a name. Has anyone watched modern Sesame Street? I put it on one day for my son. It was horrible. I'm allergic to change.
  • Ever since Hooper died the show hasn't been the same. btw, the two-headed monster was Horn and Hardark.
  • Grover Rocks!
  • Seeing that picture of Grover with his pants undone has shattered my belief in the goodness of the universe.
  • Bah...me love Cookie monster, not Grover!
  • Grover was really shafted by the growth of Elmo (which was the real end of the show, as he has now taken over about 1/3 of each episode). And I loved The Monster at the end of the book (My mom used to act it out, getting more and more panicked, while we sadistic children would just. keep. turning. the. pages!). I love the Wubba Song (MP3) too.
  • While, I too was more fond of Cookie Monster than Grover, it is heartening to see how this fuzzy blue monster turned his life around when he was on the brink. Not to mention how the Muppets had to overcome all the rampant monsterphobia in the 60's and 70's. My cousin married a monster and she was shunned for it. She had to move to another state. Anyway, I digress...
  • I so wanted to be Super Grover for Halloween last year, but when I went looking for Sesame Street masks, all I could find was Elmo crap. Grover may be down, but some of us still believe!
  • Bert Is Evil inured me to the plight of muppets.
  • Mnah Mnah
  • dah dooo dah do do!
  • Seriously, I agree with jb. Elmo has totally wrecked Sesame Street. He both speaks baby talk *and* refers to himself in the third person. Both are highly annoying and a bad example to kids. (My mom was a big believer in speaking to little kids like they're intelligent beings instead of using baby talk.... People were always surprised at how articulate my sister and I were.)
  • mnah mnah!
  • fab link! I am amused!
  • dah dooo dah do do!
  • mnah mnah
  • Mahna mahna video (.wmv file)
  • mnah mnah-ma-mnah, mah mah mah mah, mah mah mnah, mahp be-dop bap bap doo-wap bop bop bop bee-dop, bump bump ....... mnah mnah.
  • There's A Monster At The End Of This Book was, like, my favourite kids book, ever. But modern Sesame Street is indeed not the same. Elmo sucks. And here in Canada we only get "Sesame Place" now. Ugh! I learned French in school; where else but Sesame Street was I going to learn how to count to ten in Spanish? Well, other than in high school. (I still can't count in Spanish without singing the little tune...) Isn't it "mahna mahna", btw? Not that made-up words have to have one spelling. The best I ever saw was my sister's friend insisting they were saying "phenomena". Hee!
  • Oooh! Mmmm book! book! Yepyepyepyepyepyep.
  • livii: Mah-Na-Mah-Na. It was originally composed by Piero Umiliani for the 1968 Italian softcore film, Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso. And no I'm not kidding. And I love Grover. And the Wubba Song. And Cookie Monster too. And Kermit, though he doesn't sound like Kermit anymore. *sigh*
  • The song Mahna Mahna wasn't originally the Muppets' song. It was written by Italian Piero Umiliani - but called "Mais Non Mais Non" - in 1968. A year later, French singer Henri Salvador released his version of Mais Non Mais Non but the words Mah-na Mah-na appeared beneath the main title. Jim Henson must have heard this version, or came into contact with the 45. The rest, as they say, is wubba wubba wubba.
  • Ah goddamit nostril thats it now we must FIGHT TO THE DEATH
  • *up, down, left then medium punch* QUIDNUNC DRAGON PUNCH!
  • mp3 clip of the original porn version of Mah-Na-Mah-Na
  • FINISH HIM!!
  • YOU MUST DEFEAT SHEN LONG TO STAND A CHANCE.
  • ti ti pi di bi
  • why does quidnunc's mouth keep moving after he's done talking?
  • ti ti di ti
  • This is why I am better troll than quidnunc: 1) I called Harry Knowles a 'frizzy ginger-haired ugly fat fucking sell out' in 1998 & was banned from his (then operational) AICN forums. 2) I called Drew Cuntlips a 'ugly talentless redneck fucking sell out' in 2001 & was banned from the FARK forums for all eternity. 4) I am so prolix that I call a spade a long, wooden handled, really really clever thing that was first invented by the Celts in 344 BC perhaps based upon a design implemented by the Aryan Mesopotamians as they travelled West that they called a fuckin' shovel, and I *still* manage to post 1 minute quicker than someone saying the same thing in 1% less words. 5) I am your father.
  • 6) there is no 3
  • profit!
  • (5) I am your father. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO actually that explains why princess pete_best and i share this special bond but i feel all icky when we kiss OOOOOOOOOOO!!!11!!
  • somebody get this walking carpet out of my way!
  • quick somebody gimme a yoda quote, and shazam! we're actually back on topic!
  • Post or do not. There is no preview.
  • This is why we can't have nice things.
  • They'll get into a fracas with some weasels.
  • /head explodes
  • This IS our nice things
  • There's A CRACK ROCK At The End Of This Book via SomethingAwful a few weeks ago
  • HEYYYYY FROGGGIEEEE BAAAABYYYYYY
  • Waiter!
  • I liked the mnah mnah song, but I think the rhyming song with Fat Cat was better. Thank you.
  • G - Grover G - George there are two G sounds!
  • petebest - you forgot the maniacal laughter, and thunder and lightning.