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| created by = [[Jim Henson]] |
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| voiced by = [[Frank Oz]]<br>[[David |
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| aliases = Sid (previous name revealed in 2004), Alistair Cookie, Arnold |
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'''Cookie Monster''' is a popular [[The Muppets|Muppet]] character on the [[children's television series|children's television show]] ''[[Sesame Street]].'' He is best known for his voracious [[appetite]] and his famous eating phrases: "Me want cookie!", "Me eat cookie!", and "Omm nom nom nom" (said through a mouthful of food). He often eats anything and everything, including danishes, donuts, lettuce, apples, bananas, and inedible objects such as salt and pepper shakers, napkins, telephones, motorcycles, trucks, and the four letters in the word "food". Once, he even attempted to eat [[Guy Smiley]] and the petals off of Bert's flower costume in a Sesame Street Little Theater pageant. As evidenced by his name, however, his favorite [[food]] is [[cookie]]s. [[Chocolate chip cookie]]s are his favorite kind; oatmeal cookies are his second favorite. In a song in 2004, Cookie Monster revealed that, before he ate his first cookie, he believes his name was Sid.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |
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|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4432415.stm |
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|title= Cookie Monster curbs cookie habit |
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|date= 2005-04-11 |
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|work= [[BBC News]] |
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|accessdate= 2008-03-02 |
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}}</ref> |
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He is known to have a mother, a younger sister, and an identically-designed cousin, who all share his characteristic [[blue]] [[fur]] and "[[googly eyes]]". He also has a father, who appeared in a ''[[Monsterpiece Theater]]'' sketch promoting [[energy conservation]], [[water conservation]] and [[environmentalism]]. Both Cookie Monster's mother and father have his enormous appetite. |
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==Origin== |
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COOKIE MONSTER IS DA BOMB YO SHE/he ROX WITH AN XXXXXXX MY SOX WITH AN XXXXXXXXXXXX AHAHAHAHA SHE/he IS A-MAZING AHAHAAHA SHE/he INVADED THIS WIKI PAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =] |
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The book ''Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles'' explains Cookie Monster's origin as follows: "In 1966, Henson drew three monsters that ate cookies and appeared in a General Foods commercial that featured three crunch snack foods: Wheels, Crowns and Flutes. Each snack was represented by a different monster. The Wheel-Stealer was a short, fuzzy monster with wonky eyes and sharply pointed teeth. The Flute-Snatcher was a speed demon with a long, sharp nose and windblown hair. The Crown-Grabber was a hulk of a monster with a Boris Karloff accent and teeth that resembled giant knitting needles. |
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"These monsters had big appetites for the snack foods they were named after. Each time the Muppet narrator, a human-looking fellow, fixes himself a tray of Wheels, Flutes and Crowns, they disappear before he can eat them. One by one, the monsters sneak in and zoom away with the snacks. Frustrated and peckish, the narrator warns viewers that these pesky monsters could be disguised as someone in your own home, at which point the monsters briefly turn into people and then dissolve back to monsters again." |
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As it turns out, these commercials were never aired — but all three monsters had a future in the Muppet cast. The "Crown-Grabber" was used in a sketch on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', in which he ruins a girl's beautiful day. Known from then on as the [[Beautiful Day Monster]], he made a number of appearances on ''Sesame Street'' and ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. The "Flute-Snatcher" turned into [[The Frackles|Snake Frackle]], a background monster from ''[[The Great Santa Claus Switch]]'' and ''The Muppet Show''. |
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In 1967, Henson used the "Wheel-Stealer" puppet for an [[IBM]] training film called ''Coffee Break Machine''. In the sketch, the monster (with frightening eyes and fangs) devours a complex machine as the machine describes its purpose and construction. At the end of the sketch, the talking machine explains that its primary purpose is to produce the greatest explosion known to man. The monster promptly explodes. This sketch was also performed in October, 1967 on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''. (It was also later performed on the [[George Burns]] episode of ''The Muppet Show'' using the Luncheon Counter Monster.) |
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Two years later, Henson pulled the puppet out of the box again for three commercials selling [[Munchos]], a [[Frito-Lay]] potato chip. This time, the puppet was called Arnold, the Munching Monster. After the three ads were produced, Henson had the opportunity to renew the contract. He chose not to, because at that point he was working on ''Sesame Street'' — and that monster puppet was moving on to the next stage in his career. |
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Cookie Monster, still unnamed, made his ''Sesame Street'' debut in the first episode, interfering with [[Kermit the Frog]]'s "famous W lecture" by eating a model "W" bit by bit (turning it into an "N", a "V", and finally an "I", to Kermit's frustration). |
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In his early appearances on the show, Cookie Monster seemed somewhat scary to younger viewers, as he personified the childhood fear of "being eaten by a monster".{{Or|date=February 2008}} However, this fearsome image did not last long, and Cookie Monster quickly became one of the most popular and beloved characters on the show.{{Or|date=February 2008}} Cookie Monster's theme song, "[[C is for Cookie]]", is one of the most famous songs from ''Sesame Street''. |
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==Evolution== |
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In 2006, in response to growing concerns about record levels of childhood obesity in the U.S.A., ''Sesame Street'' began airing segments entitled [[Healthy Habits for Life]]. In these segments, the Muppet characters of ''Sesame Street'' talk about healthy habits, such as eating properly and exercising. The ''Healthy Habits for Life'' segments spawned false Internet rumors that Cookie Monster's name had been changed to Veggie Monster or would be taken off the show entirely.<ref name="npr">{{cite news |
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|url= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18659731 |
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|title= Cookie Monster: A Sweet, Sensual Id, Unfiltered |
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|first= Elizabeth |
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|last= Blair |
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|date= 2008-02-11 |
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|work= [[All Things Considered]] |
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|publisher= [[National Public Radio|NPR]] |
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|accessdate= 2008-03-02 |
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |
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|url= http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-04-07-cookie-monster_x.htm |
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|title= Cookie Monster: 'Me eat less cookies' |
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|work= [[USA Today]] |
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|publisher= [[Associated Press]] |
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|date= 2005-04-07 |
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|last= Carter |
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|first= Chelsea J |
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|accessdate= 2008-03-02 |
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In a 2007 appearance on [[Martha Stewart]]'s TV program, Cookie Monster explained his new philosophy that "Cookies are a sometime food." |
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==Casting history== |
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'''Main Performers''' |
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* [[Frank Oz]] — From 1969 to present |
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* [[David Rudman]] — From 2001 to present |
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'''Alternate Performers''' |
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* [[Jim Henson]] — in ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''<ref>{{imdb name|0001345|Jim Henson}}</ref> |
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* [[Joe Raposo]] — in "Everyone Likes Ice Cream"{{Fact|date=February 2008}} |
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* [[Eric Jacobson]] — occasionally in 2001 and 2005{{Fact|date=December 2007}} |
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David Rudman officially became Cookie Monster in ''Sesame Street's'' 2002 season (taped 2001), but the year before that, Rudman shared the part with Eric Jacobson. Once Jacobson was cast as Grover and Bert, Sesame Workshop chose Rudman as Cookie Monster to allow for more interaction between Cookie Monster and [[Bert (Sesame Street)| Bert]]/[[Grover]]. Frank Oz still performs Cookie Monster and his other ''Sesame Street'' characters a couple of times per year. |
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==Merchandise== |
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Numerous children's books featuring Cookie Monster have been published over the years: |
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* ''[[Happy Birthday, Cookie Monster]]'' |
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* ''Cookie Monster's Kitchen'' |
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* ''Cookie Monster's Christmas'' |
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* ''A Cookie Gone Wrong - Monster's Story'' |
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* ''Biggest Cookie in the World'' |
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* ''Cookie Monster and the Cookie Tree'' |
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* ''Cookie Monster's Good Time to Eat'' |
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* ''Cookie Monster's Blue Book'' |
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* ''Cookie Monster, Where are You?'' |
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* ''Cookie Monster!'' |
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* ''Cookie Monster's Activity Book'' |
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* ''Cookie Monster Mammoth Color'' |
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* ''Cookie Monster's Book of Cookie Shapes'' |
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* ''Monster and the Surprise Cookie'' |
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* ''Sesame Street: Wanted, the Great Cookie Thief'' |
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==Cultural references== |
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* An article in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' notes that the [[Death growl|guttural singing style]] in [[death metal]] bands is called "Cookie Monster singing".<ref>{{cite news |
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|last= Fusilli |
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|first= Jim |
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|url= http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110007902 |
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|title= That's Good Enough for Me |
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|work= [[The Wall Street Journal]] |
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|date= 2006-02-01 |
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|accessdate= 2008-03-02 |
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* In the Star Wars spoof ''[[Hardware Wars]]'', Chewchilla the Wookie Monster is an obvious takeoff on Cookie Monster. |
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* [[Trekkie Monster]] in ''[[Avenue Q]]'' is based on Cookie Monster.{{Or|date=February 2008}} |
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* In 1990, U.S. Budget Director Richard Darmand wrote an introduction to the annual United States Federal Budget entitled, "Green Eyeshades and the Cookie Monster" in which he called the $260 billion U.S. budget deficit the "ultimate Cookie Monster" -- a giant monster that devours everything. |
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* In the [[Fox_Broadcasting_Company|Fox]] animated series ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "[[Model Misbehavior]]", Cookie Monster is shown in [[rehabilitation|rehab]]. He is a patient in a [[psychiatric hospital]]. He apparently is trying to quit eating cookies. Later, [[Lois Griffin|Lois]] finds him in the women's bathroom, trying to cook a spoonful of [[cookie dough]] with a [[lighter|cigarette lighter]] in the same manner as a [[heroin]] addict. He is also seen in his room when the doctor comes in and finds cookies stashed under the mattress. |
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* On February 10, 2008, Cookie Monster was interviewed by Elizabeth Blair for [[NPR]], where he answered the [[Proust Questionnaire]], as well as revealing some of his favorite and non-favorite things.<ref name="npr"/> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Cookie Monster Munch]] |
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* [[C is for Cookie]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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{{wikinewspar|Sesame Street's Cookie Monster sent on a diet}} |
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* [[wikiasite:muppet:Cookie Monster|Muppet Wiki: Cookie Monster]] |
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* {{imdb character|0000533|Cookie Monster}} |
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Revision as of 23:39, 2 March 2008
{{Infobox Sesame Street character
| name = Cookie Monster
| image = File:CookieMonstersMom.jpg
| image caption = Cookie Monster (right) and his mother in a season 33 Letter of the Day segment, 2002.
| first appearance = 1967: IBM training video
December 2 1969 Sesame Street
| gender = male
| created by = Jim Henson
| voiced by = Frank Oz
[[David Rudma
Headline text'Bold text'
COOKIE MONSTER IS DA BOMB YO SHE/he ROX WITH AN XXXXXXX MY SOX WITH AN XXXXXXXXXXXX AHAHAHAHA SHE/he IS A-MAZING AHAHAAHA SHE/he INVADED THIS WIKI PAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =]