The Oscar Movie

The Oscar Movie was a planned film based off Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street, to be produced by Sesame Workshop and PBS Kids Movies and distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films. It was planned to be released in mid-2005, and was written by Mr. Lawrence and Oscar's then-puppeteer Caroll Spinney, and was to be directed by Caroll's fellow Sesame Street puppeteer Martin P. Robinson. After the box office bomb of ''Whodunnit? A Share A Story Musical Mystery'', the film was shelved mid-production.

Plot
Oscar tries to dig his way to South Africa through his trash can, but gets lost in Johannesburg and needs help to get home.

Cast

 * Caroll Spinney as Oscar the Grouch
 * Ron Jeremy as Ben the Salesman

Why It Was Cancelled?

 * 1) Samuel Goldwyn Films and PBS chose to retire the PBS Kids Movies banner after the box office bomb of Whodunnit? A Share A Story Musical Mystery
 * 2) Martin P. Robinson had "an argument" with Samuel Goldwyn and CPB chairman Kenneth Tomlinson during the planning stages.

Results

 * The film was shelved.
 * The musical numbers were already recorded and mixed when the film was cancelled.
 * The children's book adaptation was quietly released at select Scholastic Book Fairs, and now demands a large price online due to it's rarity.
 * Principal photography was already in progress in Johannesburg when the cast and crew were notified the film had been cancelled.

Trivia

 * The film was mentioned on co-star Ron Jeremy's resume.