Some of it is funny, some of it is moving and smart. In honor of the 50th anniversary, here are the best quotes from the show’s most iconic characters including Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch and more.

Instead of poking fun at the blockbuster's premise or the blowback against the film, "SNL" decided to pose a different question: What if there was a dark origin story about Oscar the Grouch?

Pop-rapper Macklemore stopped by Sesame Street on Monday to perform a kid-friendly parody of his not-so-kid-friendly single "Thrift Shop," with some help from Oscar the Grouch. The original single ...

Looks like Oscar the Grouch may have found a friend as disgruntled ... and it was more wonderful than I could have imagined." "Everyone was so funny and brilliant and friendly and kind.

One is a tall, funny-looking bird and the other’s going to be this grouchy character who’s going to live in a pile of trash in the gutter.’” After Oscar the Grouch was born as that grumpy ...

Everyone was so funny and brilliant and friendly and kind ... The photos included Goldstein beside Oscar the Grouch in a matching trashcan, speaking to Cookie Monster, and playing around with ...

And Brett Goldstein recently brought one of his dreams to fruition when he dropped by Sesame Street and jumped in a trash can next to Oscar the Grouch ... Everyone was so funny and brilliant ...

Sesame Street‘s Oscar the Grouch Wicked‘s Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) can relate to each other when it comes to being green - so ...

It's the end of an era on Sesame Street: The man who has given voice and life to Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for nearly ... One is a tall, funny-looking bird and the other's going to be this ...

By Ashley Iasimone Sesame Street‘s Oscar the Grouch Wicked‘s Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) can relate to each other when it comes to being green — so why not sing about it together? Just ahead of ...