Grier became a popular cast member through his characters, which ranged from hyperactive children to crotchety old men.
Gordon is very crotchety, and is usually seen complaining in any sketch he appears in, and occasionally seems to enjoy tormenting his wife.
In his place is this crotchety naysayer who has lost all track of his better self and his better angels.
His personality is that of a crotchety old man.
Her complex, crotchety inventions surprise us, but one senses they surprise her too.
He's your typical crotchety old man - rough to his adult kids, and friends, but usually soft and gentle to his grandsons.
He is crotchety and overly opinionated, and feels right at home in underground tight spaces.
The book starts with a slightly awkward meeting between a crotchety blind author and a sighted interviewee he seeks to employ as his assistant.