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Meet Mr. Sunshine: The Grouchiest Man in the World

Mr. Sunshine hates birds, doggies, music, Christmas, and most especially, KIDS.

To find out more, read his interview with Grouch magazine. (He was happy for a moment to be interviewed by his favorite magazine, but of course he thinks they did a terrible job. Hey, everybody hates the media.)

Meet The Gramercy Kids Band: Can They Save the Music School?

Some of them hate music school and some of them love it. But one thing they all want to do is help out Miss Moore.

The Triangle Kid!
Sarah!
Rusty Regan!


No More Mr. Nice Guy

Grouch Goes Inside the Head of Insurance Agent/Real Estate Broker Jermiah Sunshine In Our Exclusive Interview.

Mr. Sunshine is known as the crankiest, pickiest landlord in New York City. What happens when he gets a new tenant, Miss Moore, because he thinks she will be a quiet tenant....and he finds that she plans to use HIS house to teach all the neighborhood kids music classes??? What with all the press this story has been getting, Grouch thought it high time we got Mr. Sunshine's side of the story.

We caught up with Mr. Sunshine at his New York apartment.

Grouch: Mr. Sunshine, first of all, I know you rarely do interviews, so, thank you for coming.

Jeremiah Sunshine: Bahhhhh

G: Alright, o.k.....uh, what would you like to talk about?

JS: Well, I suppose I could tell you my rental policy...

G: Yes, I guess that could clear things up for some people.

JS:I don't permit cats or doggies, People who have noisy hobbies, People with perambulators, People who keep alligators, Artists, acrobats, or players, Traveling salesmen or soothsayers. To all those and sundry I say, "Thank you kindly, go away!"

G: Well, it seems you have a lot to say on that topic...


Thank you kindly, go away!




JS: Did I mention no alligators?

G: Yes, I think you did. Did someone with an alligator try to rent from you?

JS: What? Uh, no. But can you imagine, I mean there goes the upholstery, and it would keep the neighbors up at night, a big alligator slooshing around as he pleases. No, absolutely not. You can't rent from me with that alligator.

G: I don't have an allig...I don't want to rent from you, I 'm interviewing you!

JS: Oh. Well tell your friends. No alligators, no livestock, no hot air balloonists, no work boots, no cooks, no comic cartoonists....NO, NO, NO!!!

G: Yes, I think we got the point, Mr. Sunshine. By the way, what is a parambulator?

JS: Absolutely not! NO PERAMBULATORS!

G: Right, I was just wondering what a perambulator is?

JS: Because....can you imagine the noise? Absolutely not. No. Tell your friends.

G: Thank you for talking to us today, Mr. Sunshine.

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