Episode
Sesame Street: Grandpa Grouch’s joke machine
Overview
Oscar's grandfather Grandpa Grouch shares his prized joke machine that dispenses terrible jokes. Oscar finds the awful humor absolutely delightful and becomes thrilled to own such a perfectly grouch-worthy contraption. Sponsors: I, J, 11
Details
- Series
- Sesame Street
- Season
- Season 16
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1984-11-30
Episode context
Grandpa Grouch’s joke machine is Episode 10 in Season 16 of Sesame Street. It aired on 1984-11-30.
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