<P> A prototype version of Grover appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in a Christmas Eve appearance in 1967 . This puppet had greenish - brown fur and a red nose . He also had a raspier voice , and was played a bit more unkempt than Grover would later behave . The monster was referred to as `` Gleep '' , a monster in Santa 's workshop . He later made a cameo appearance in The Muppets On Puppets in 1968 with the Rock and Roll Monster . In 1969 , clad in a necktie , he appeared in the Sesame Street Pitch Reel in the board room sequences . During the first season of Sesame Street , the character was nicknamed `` Fuzzyface '' or `` The Hairy One '' , though neither would be used for his actual name . In his book The Tipping Point , author Malcolm Gladwell notes that the character `` was used in promotional films for IBM . '' </P>
<P> A prototype version of Grover appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in a Christmas Eve appearance in 1967 . This puppet had greenish - brown fur and a red nose . He also had a raspier voice , and was played a bit more unkempt than Grover would later behave . The monster was referred to as `` Gleep '' , a monster in Santa 's workshop . He later made a cameo appearance in The Muppets On Puppets in 1968 with the Rock and Roll Monster . In 1969 , clad in a necktie , he appeared in the Sesame Street Pitch Reel in the board room sequences . During the first season of Sesame Street , the character was nicknamed `` Fuzzyface '' or `` The Hairy One '' , though neither would be used for his actual name . In his book The Tipping Point , author Malcolm Gladwell notes that the character `` was used in promotional films for IBM . '' </P>
when did grover first appear on sesame street
when did grover first appear on sesame street
the first season
the first season