The Mudman

300px|thumb|From The Sesame Street Dictionary.
As his name implies, The Mudman delivers mud, primarily to Oscar the Grouch. His job is very much like that of a milkman, but for a more discriminating clientele. Though he works mostly for Oscar and other Grouches, the Mudman actually has a nice disposition towards others. He's frequently been heard singing, "Oh, the Mudman is a person in your neighborhood..." and as indicated by his hat, he is a member of Mudman's Union Local 1.
The character had stopped appearing physically as late as season 14, though Oscar mentions that the Mudman will be arriving for his weekly delivery in Episode 3363.
==Episode appearances==
* Episode 0244 — Bob meets the Mudman.
* Episode 0297 — When Oscar puts up "NO" signs all over his trash can, the Mudman sees a "No Salesmen" sign and refuses to sell Oscar his fresh supply of mud.
* Episode 0329 — When Oscar doesn't need any mud, the Mudman tries to sell some mud to Tom, who only needs dirt and water. After the Mudman tells Tom that dirt and water mixed together is mud, Tom buys two quarts.
* Episode 0397 — The Mudman uses his mudmobile to make deliveries.
* Episode 0464 — The Mudman doesn't recognize Oscar with a beard.
* Episode 0524 — The Mudman tries to deliver mud to Oscar, but he's padded his can with a quilt and doesn't hear the knock.
* Episode 0588 — The Mudman delivers mud to Oscar in a tree.
* Episode 0694 — Oscar covers his head to avoid any disturbances, which includes the Mudman making his rounds.
* Episode 1315 - The Mudman is among those to avoid Oscar's can thanks to a WALK sign he hangs up.
* Episode 1732 — The Mudman stops at Oscar's regular can for his regular delivery, only to find him gone. Oscar gets his attention and tells him to knock on every can until he finds Oscar, but the Mudman refuses. The only solution is for Oscar to inhabit his regular can. In this appearance, the puppet's design is modified with a beard and he's performed instead by Brian Muehl.
* Episode 1798 - The Mudman uses a secret knock only Oscar and Telly are supposed to know. He is again played by Brian Muehl and retains his beard from his previous appearance, but now has an orange nose.
==Book appearances==
* The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook (1973)
* Big Bird's Busy Book (1975) ("Front and Back Masks")
* Who's Who on Sesame Street (1977)
* The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook (1978)
* The Sesame Street Dictionary (1980)
* A Day in the Life of Oscar the Grouch (1981)
* Oscar's Rotten Birthday (1981)
* Sesame Seasons (1981)
* Seasons of the Year (1982)
* City (1982)
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