Spinner said once in a statement to the New York Times that Oscar the Grouch was inspired by a very rude restaurant waiter and a taxi driver in New York.
Spinner dalam satu kenyataan kepada The New York Times lama dahulu memberitahu, dia melakonkan watak Oscar the Grouch dengan mengambil inspirasi daripada seorang pelayan restoran yang biadab dan pemandu teksi di New York.
