Classic Sesame Street: Grover and the Picture Menu

[noreaga12326]

In the beginning, Mr. Johnson was a huge pain in the ass as you will see in a few of these "grover the waiter" segments. Later on, I believe that grover purposely messed up his orders getting revenge on Mr. Johnson lol

[NATEBURNS976]

Similar ending to Ernie and Bert let their balloons go lol

[cetrata93]

Mr Johnson only said he wanted the sandwich at first. No wonder why Grover is confused.

[jpeavler1975]

Was that a Ruben sandwich?

[zangazoo2007]

Okay two things I caught in this. First Fat Blue says he has no idea why he keeps on coming to this place. Grover says that it's ONLY his second day. Not sure if Fat Blue just gets dumb waiters, or if that was a line flub. Then the second thing I caught was when Grover was going back to get the pickle. He said I'll go get you another pickle...then he quickly changes to I mean I'll go get you a pickle... So I wonder if Frank flubbed and did a quick ad-lib, or if that was in the script?

[awelcruiz]

3 people forgot the potato chips.

[Quamlen]

Fat blue wins!

[panda374]

Who is grace to tom he is talking to?

[hoopersghost]

@panda374: No one knows for sure, but a lot of names that get "mentioned in passing" on Sesame Street are in-joke references to people on the production staff. (Wonder if there was a Grace on the staff back in the early 70s?)

[JGCooney]

@panda374 Grace could be Grace Slick from Jazzy Spies.

[dvferyance]

Fat Blue is very picky I could have cared less if the olive was missing.

[loumichaels]

I think this might have been the first one in the series. Grover says at one point it's only his second day and Fat Blue looks a little primitive.

[FoxForever90]

I hate mr. johnson, he's such a jerk, "WAITER!!!!" right as he enters...

[ZeY00T00b]

Today his name would be "Plus-size Blue"

[hoopersghost]

@ZeY00T00b: Fat Blue is the name of the Muppet pattern used for this character (and some others)--not the name of the character himself. (A later Grover sketch, which involved a mix-up over singing telegrams, revealed that Grover's frustrated customer is named Mr. Johnson.)

[ZeY00T00b]

@hoopersghost ;-) I know, I was just chiming in with the whole 'Old Skool Sesame Street was so much better not this PC nonsense nowadays' sentiment one finds on most of these old videos' comments...

[Pocockable]

Does anyone have the breakfast sketch, when Fat Blue keeps changing his mind?

[Kelaiah01]

Was this the first ever skit between Grover and Fat Blue? If so, that would be a funny idea, if it started off with Fat Blue as the annoying one and Grover was the victim, only for later episodes to switch it around. XD

I'd like to play a part like that in a tv series, to play a character who starts off as a victim but later becomes the kindly antagonist. lol

[Clamanath]

@Kelaiah01 Actually, the first Waiter Grover skit was one involving an Alphabet Soup (you see, everytime Grover would bring the soup, Mr. Johnson would complain that one letter was missing).

[Angie2343]

I wonder if Grover remembers this....

[modelchic99]

It seemed like fat blue was giving grover a hard time first. I don't know why some people think fat blue is getting back at grover. It's obvious that fat blue was the one who was giving grover a hard first not the other way around.

[Purpleicious6666]

Grover at 3:22-AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHH!!!!!!! CHARLIE I QUIT! LOL!!!!! XDDDD

[TherealSophiaSmall]

dang what year is this

[hoopersghost]

@TherealSophiaSmall : This skit first aired in early 1972, during Sesame Street's third season.

[TheTickhater]

Grover got owned!

[RetroVideoFan]

"AAAAAAAAGGGGHHH! CHARLIE! I QUIT! I'VE HAD IT! I'M NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE!", Funniest scene in the video.

[sgauden]

Fat Blue finally got back at Grover for all of the hard times he gave him!! YES!!

[rtivey01]

its earliest appearence is the same amount of time of the video (3:32)

[valerieturrentine]

grover: "He *would* have to like olives." LOOLLL so great

[EmbrySlut]

The final is perfect xDDDD

[tod4533]

i'll eat it for him, that sandwich looks good!

[1980sVideoVault]

The only other time before this was when Mr. Johnson asked for 2 eggs + 2 strips of bacon, then 1 egg + 3 strips of bacon, then 4 strips of bacon + no eggs. Finally, Mr. Johnson asked for 2 hot dogs + 2 pickles because Grover took so long in bringing his breakfast. Grover slowly took the tray in the kitchen and smashed the dishes, yelling incohearently.. The same muppets were present, so why isn't that classic waiter clip up on YouTube, yet?

[Paulywint]

I remember that skit and would like to see it in YouTube someday.

[wattamack4]

I wonder why Mr. Johnson didn't just ask to take the sandwhich to go.

[karkovice10]

Every time Grover goes "AAAAAIEEEEE! Charlie, I quit!! I've had it!!!" I just lose it. :)

[KHayes666]

heh, Fat Blue finally gets his revenge

[darreno1450]

Man fat blue cracks me up when he gets angry and yells at grover.

[sorryosaurusrex]

Fat Blue would have eaten his lunch if Grover hadn't took so long to get it right.

[zacandtaylorrule]

I would have killed Fat Blue haha. Thanks for posting. Another Grover video for my favorites. :)

[Junsumoto]

He finally gotten back Grover.

[nicka727]

About the throwing a tantrum part at the end, I work at a restaurant Steak n Shake for five years and if I do that, I'll be fired. I think Charlie will fire Grover.

[hoopersghost]

That'd make all the other Grover the Waiter sketches "prequels" to this one..*LOL*

[hsuehhs]

@nicka727 Sad to say Grover never does get fired.

[finnishminnow]

It seems that Grover was so mad in which he yelled and screamed, and then threw a tantrum in the kitchen throwing dishes and telling Charlie that he wanted to quit his Waiter Job all due to the fact that Fat Blue's lunch was over just after Grover got his order right.

[StefanoFan27]

lol, omg.

[UpcomingJedi]

WAITER!!!! SERVICE!!! <--- what a rude cretin. Grover should spit in that.

[June300c]

Wow this is OLD. I've never seen this before. I might not have been born yet. Grover and Mr. John are funny together

[joyfulhelpmeet]

i just love these old vids...poor grover, he tries so hard

[wyecee]

It was probably an "All you can eat buffet", as why he couldn't take the order with him. When the waiter gets his order right: "i gotta go, lunch hour's over"

[lamok74]

Grover...really made a tantrum

[davidlee110]

LOL

WAITTTTTTTTTTER

[markdpane]

Well what do know, Fat Blue actully outsmarted Grover this time.

[pantherbuff89]

At least Grover deserved that, right?

[JasonMC72]

Why couldn't Mr. Johnson/Fat Blue ask Grover to put the sandwich, potato chips, pickle and olive in a take out/to go container and then eat the sandwich at a later time? Leaving the sandwich uneaten is such a waste.

[AntiBiddies]

If you will notice carefully, there was no toothpick spearing the olive to the sandwich, as on the picture. Grover brought a sandwich with the olive just sitting on top.

[goback3spaces]

Yes, I was aware of the toothpick omission when I saw this segment as a little kid. I always lamented that Mr. Johnson didn't call Grover's attention to it. That said, it's clear that Johnson was deliberately torturing Grover: he could've pointed out all the omissions at once, and saved Grover the trouble of going in and out of the kitchen several times. But Johnson was getting a sadistic kick out of driving Grover nuts, and to top it off, he made it all for naught.

[Moona1966]

If you look at 3:16 you can clearly see the toothpick :) Hope this helps!

[devanaire]

That time Grover got the worst of it.

[Blondiegreeneyes72]

Grover is such a drama queen :D

[Blondiegreeneyes72]

does anybody have the skit with the Count hypnotizing Grover? I would like to see that again. :)

[moogle301]

I don't know it, but sounds good. i hope you find it (and tell me :))

[Blondiegreeneyes72]

they wouldn't show the muppets today act the way Grover did at the end of the skit, the parents of kids today would overreact and tell Sesame Street to ban the skit or something.

[hoopersghost]

Definitely--no one wants to see kidvid characters act like anything but perfect angels today. I miss Sesame Street's emotional honesty; skits like this show that even adults can have bad days and lose patience. (Grover is playing an adult role after all!)

[Blondiegreeneyes72]

ahhh at the end, he freaked out! :)

[Digilady99]

WOW! This clip was posted on my seventeenth birthday!!! What a coincidence!!! :)

[hoopersghost]

Congratulations, if you'll accept belated ones... *big hug*

[N1N4]

I like it better when Grover annoys the blue guy

[moccalou]

And this was only his second day! XD Guess through the years he stuck with it and decided to make Mr. Johnson's life heck!  XD

[bassplayer3332001]

I think it was reversed. He was tormenting Grover. Why did he say all that the 1st time. lol

[veronicafanDA]

When grover went crazy, that was when he decided to torment fat blue.

[victoria8167]

I think your right!

[swarlock]

This time Big Far Blue turns the table.

[DCism]

Thanks for bringing this vid back. It got deleted for some reason, I don't know why.

Grover still kicks ass and he is so funny!!

[Cuilean07]

Reminds me of my waitor job...

[RealTime88]

You had customers that demanding and rude? Did they yell at you too?

[TheGreatDoon]

You'd think he'd just say forget the olive if he's in such a hurry lol!

[Shadowhawk28]

quick call 911, grover is beating up charlie LOL

[irbetterthanweasel]

Grover goes postal at the end LOL

[Blondiegreeneyes72]

yeah i love when he went postal :)

[kws79]

Finally, Fat Blue gets revenge on Grover!

(I know that this was from the earlier days)

[See918]

Even after Grover got the olive it still didn't look the same, the stem was missing.

Also, even if Grover had gotten it perfect the first time, the guy would have to down everything in one bite in order to make it back to work in time.

[KCPhoto2008]

I've watched EVERY LAST Fat Blue/Grover vid on youtube...

CHARLIE NEEDS TO COME WHOOP HIS ASS!

[setheurovision94]

So this is the skit where Grover snaps and goes havoc in the kitchen. It's oddly humbling to see our "furry blue pal Grover" suffer such a violent rage. Then again, with Mr Johnson's attitude, maybe he deserved an outlet. Mr Johnson could have been more definite and pointed out ALL the things that were missing in one!

[Shadowhawk28]

And here i thought at first it was just a rumor ;)

[snuffereet]

Grover actually snaps in another one too, the breakfast one where Fat Blue keeps changing his mind.

[Blondiegreeneyes72]

i forget what did he do in the breakfast skit? did he break dishes and scream at everybody? i haven't seen that in years

[chambert]

This skit demonstrates the genius of the Sesame Street writers of the 70's. They wrote these skits so that adults would be entertained also. Therefore, adults would watch Sesame Street with their kids. I wonder how many adults would laugh at Fat Blue because they knew someone like him at work (possibly their boss!).

[bplowright]

Man, hes a faithful and loyal customer, he always comes back no matter how poor the service. lol

[frankydman]

DID YOU KNOW: Grover is one of 2 muppet characters on Sesame Street that is written to represent the psycological aspect of a 4 year old child, the other is Snuffy

[Italian4Lyfe04]

it'd be nice if fat blue had say everything that was wrong all at once (chips, pickles, olive). Then he'd have time to eat. Hell, at least grover got a good workout!

[Blondiegreeneyes72]

AHHHH Grover freaked out :D

[Blondiegreeneyes72]

hahaha! it has been years since i saw this one! Grover has snapped, lol!

[simplecoffee]

"Grace"? Mr Johnsos was going on a date! LOL!

[afriendofbean]

Either Mr. Johnson was going on a date, or he had a job interview with someone named Grace, or maybe his best friend is named Grace (he did say on one Sesame Street episode inside Hooper's Store that he has a best friend, so maybe her name was Grace) or maybe Grace is the name of his wife (Grover did mention on the movie theater refreshment stand skit about his wife, so maybe her name was Grace).

[trppey66]

Why didn't fat blue ask grover to wrap it up and take it to go?

[afriendofbean]

Yes you're right. That's an excellent point, especially Fat Blue said at 2:03 that he only had a few minutes left. Maybe he had a job interview with someone who is a friend of his named Grace where he was practicing on how to speak at his job interview because at 0:37-0:41, he said "hello Grace." Maybe the reason why he didn't get it wrapped to go because, they probably don't do take outs. If Fat Blue didn't have time, he should've gone to a fast food restaurant without Grover around.

[FelineIce]

They did a fast food joke where the food came SPEEDING by at like 20 miles per hour..or less. Look it up its just has Fast Food in its name. Grover Fast Food something.

[afriendofbean]

Yes I saw that skit. That skit took place in a fast food restaurant called "O'Brien's Fast Food" but, the title of the YouTube skit is called "O'Grover The Fast Food O'Waiter."

[swarlock]

Because then it wouldn't have been as funny.

Still you're right of course.

[vanni9283]

Fat Blue seemed more like the antagonist in this one!!!

[rrunner81sg]

AAAAAA! I quit! I had it! I'm not going to take it anymore! ....Poor Grover! No wonder he kept ticking off Fat Blue in the future episodes!

[DCism]

Yeah, Grover had enough of Fat Blue being such a pest, so Grover demanded revenge against him in future episodes. Grover rules.