Okay so on December 3, 1978, Sesame Street had its first Christmas special. Christmas Eve On Sesame Street was all about three different plotlines. One involved Cookie Monster trying to contact Santa for cookies and eating all the devices(a pencil and paper, a typewriter and a phone. He was going to try to ask Santa for cookies by phone) he was trying to contact him with. One was a really heartwarming reenactment of "Gift of the Magi" with Bert and Ernie selling their prized possessions(Ernie's rubber duckie and Bert's paper clip collection) to Mr. Hooper for a gift for the other one(of course, Hooper gives the loved objects back to the buddies and teaches them a lesson in generosity).
The main plotline is even better. Big Bird, excited for Christmas, is confronted by Oscar the Grouch who tells him that its impossible for Santa to get down the chimney and therefore cannot deliver presents. A distraught Big Bird tries to prove Oscar wrong by perching on an apartment roof, waiting for Santa's arrival. Of course when no one can find a 6 year-old, bird or no, people get worried. Eventually falling asleep, a mysterious shadowy figure, accompanied by sleigh bells and hoofbeats, passes Big Bird. Soon, Big Bird is startled awake by noises but can't find anyone so he gets off the roof and into the apartment to warm up, where Gordon and Susan find him and make him stay inside for the rest of the night. While the chimney dilemma is never solved, Big Bird finds presents beneath the tree, which proves to him that Santa exists.
Anyways, among all of this, Oscar sings a song. It's called "I Hate Christmas." It's about how much he hates Christmas. You see, Christmas is all about happiness and good cheer, and if there's one thing a Grouch hates, it's everything. But they especially hate happiness. I had no idea Grouches and Grinches were related.
1:27. Check out Hooper's face.
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