Super Grover Super Grover is Grover as a superhero , one of his many jobs on " Sesame Street " . His true identity in these sketches is Grover Kent ( referencing Clark Kent ) , a doorknob salesman in Metro City . Super Grover uses his superpowers to help others , though generally he ends up not being much help at all , while they end up solving the problem themselves . In the 2010 season of " Sesame Street " , Super Grover received an upgrade and his own segment as Super Grover 2 . 0 . History . On " Sesame Street " , Super Grover ' s attire consists of a cape , with ropes tied around Grover ' s wrists , a helmet , and a patch with the letter G on his chest . However , in most illustrations , his attire consists of a shirt with the letter G on it , shorts , a cape , and a helmet ( supplied by Grover ' s dad ) . When he appeared in animated form for " The Street We Live On " , he wore only a cape and helmet , with no emblem on his chest . In most situations , Grover requires a phone booth to change into his costume à la Superman . One exception , such as in " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " , enables him to spin himself around until his costume appears , à la Wonder Woman . According to the Associated Press , writer Jerry Juhl originated the character of Super Grover . At a , Bob Payne revealed that he built a helmet for the Palace Guard in " Tales of the Tinkerdee " , which was later used to build Super Grover ' s costume . " The Exciting Adventures of Super Grover " reveals " The Origins of Super Grover , " by which it is explained that Grover took on super powers the first time he wore the Halloween costume his mommy had made . Outside of the titled sketches , Super Grover has appeared in many episodes , books and specials taking on a featured role . In " Follow That Bird " he joins the efforts being made to search for a missing Big Bird , ultimately by teaming up with Gordon and Olivia . In 2004 he played a lead role in " What ' s the Name of That Song ? " , while Season 35 marked the opening of his own superhero school . Sketch Format . Originally appearing in an ongoing series of sketches devoted to his super heroic feats , Super Grover would crash through a wall bearing his logo whilst being introduced in narration by an announcer ( voiced by Jerry Nelson ) . The " Super - Grover " title appeared on - screen in some segments , while others didn ' t include it . In Season 24 , the title was upgraded to " The Adventures of Super Grover " and included an updated version of his superhero theme , originally written by Sam Pottle . His appearances usually involved trying to help someone in trouble by doing something ridiculous such as saying " Wubba , Wubba . " In most cases , the distressed individual would solve their dilemma when he wasn ' t looking - - and Grover , oblivious , thinks that he has saved the day . Pottle ' s theme continues to appear as underscores in new street stories and skits . Popularity . Super Grover ' s popularity has stretched out to include a number of events and attractions outside of just " Sesame Street " . In 1998 , Sesame Place opened a Super Grover themed roller coaster , the Vapor Trail . The ride invites visitors to enter by way of a telephone booth , to " help right wrongs and do good things . " The area near the ride is even decorated with a flower and shrub sculpture in the super monster ' s likeness . In February of 2002 , the Stage Deli in New York City created a sandwich which was named in Super Grover ' s honor . Super Grover appeared to unveil the new menu item . From Season 33 to Season 37 , Super Grover could be seen at the end each show ' s opening sequence , holding the episode number title card . He has also appeared in the opening sequences for seasons 38 , 40 and 46 . In 2003 , he made an appearance on " Martha Stewart Living " and his likeness was immortalized as a Macy ' s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon . Two years later , Vee Corporation extended Super Grover ' s reach to a touring capacity when it produced the live " Sesame Street " stage show , " Super Grover ! Ready for Action " . Merchandise . Like any superhero worth his salt , Super Grover has also spawned considerable merchandise , not only outside of " Sesame Street " but even on the street itself . The furry hero has graced the cover of " Sesame Street Magazine " over the years , including the , and issues . He ' s also appeared in and has been the subject of several " Sesame Street " books . Merchandising for Super Grover has included a number of t - shirts , figurines ( by , , , , and Colin ) , a , a , a kite , a , and a limited edition action figure made by Palisades Toys . For Palisades ' action figure , comic book artist Alex Ross was commissioned to create a portrait of Super Grover for the packaging , which was later produced as a limited direct from the company . Previously , a Super Grover action figure had been attempted by Fun - 4 - All , but the license never came to fruition . His likeness has been produced in various forms of plush dolls ( including playsets by Soft Play and Gund ) , as a scented , bobble head pen , building blocks , a jack - in - the - box , a plush bookmark , a coffee mug and various figurines ( by , , and ) . Within the " Sesame Street " universe , his popularity can be evidenced by the existence of secret decoder rings ( seen in " What Did You Bring ? " ) , life - sized door posters ( " Spring Cleaning " ) and pinball machines ( " See No Evil , Hear No Evil , Smell No Evil " ) . Even Grover himself asks his mommy to read him Super Grover books on two occasions in " The Sesame Street Dictionary " . 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