Cookie Monster

This article is about the Muppets and Sesame Street character. For other uses, see Cookie Monster (disambiguation).
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Cookie Monster
Sesame Street character
Cookie Monster singing his signature song
"C Is For Cookie"
First appearance1966; 58 years ago (1966): unaired Wheels, Crowns and Flutes commercials (as the Wheels-stealer)
Created byJim Henson
Performed byFrank Oz (1969–2004)
David Rudman (2001–present)
BirthdayNovember 2[1]
In-universe information
Full nameSidney Monster
AliasAlistair Cookie, Arnold, Wheel-Stealer
SpeciesMuppet Monster (Wheel-Stealer in 1966)
GenderMale

Cookie Monster is a blue Muppet character on the PBS/HBO children's television show Sesame Street. He is best known for his voracious appetite and his famous eating catchphrases, such as "Me want cookie!" As his name suggests, his preferred food is cookies; though he eats almost anything, including inedible objects. Chocolate chip cookies are his favorite kind. His speech is often grammatically nonstandard; for example, he always uses "Me" to refer to himself in place of "I", "My", and "Mine".[2] Despite his voracious appetite for cookies, Cookie Monster shows awareness of healthy eating habits for young children and also enjoys fruits and vegetables.

In a song in 2004, and later in an interview in 2017, Cookie Monster revealed his real name as "Sid,"[3][4][5][6] though in the first season he was referred to as both "tiny" and "Harry."[7] He is known to have a mother, a younger sister, and a cousin, identical in design, who does not like cookies. All three 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. Cookie Monster's mother and father both share his enormous appetite and craving for cookies.

  1. ^ @sesamestreet (November 2, 2015). "https://twitter.com/sesamestreet/status/661209890292109321" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES w/ COOKIE MONSTER! - NERDY NUMMIES". YouTube. 1 November 2016. Event occurs at 0:47. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. We're gonna be making my favorite chocolate chip cookie. That me favorite too! Chocolate chip cookie.
  3. ^ "Cookie Monster curbs cookie habit". BBC News. 2005-04-11. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  4. ^ Sesame Street - "The First Time Me Eat Cookie". May 4, 2007. Event occurs at 0:30. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Me was just a mild-mannered little kid. In fact, back then, me think me name was Sid. Yeah, yeah.
  5. ^ "Cookie Monster: Me wasn't ..." Sesame Street (sesamestreet) on Twitter. 10 August 2010. Me wasn't born with name "Cookie Monster." It just nickname dat stuck. Me don't remember me real name… maybe it was Sidney?
  6. ^ "The Cast of 'Sesame Street' Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions". WIRED Autocomplete interview. 22 February 2017. Event occurs at 7:22. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Is Cookie Monster's real name Sid? Yeah, truly it is. Me real name Sid Monster.
  7. ^ Roe, Ryan (2022-10-17). "Cookie Monster Said His "Real Name" Is Sid, But Don't Get Too Worked Up About It". ToughPigs. Retrieved 2024-02-07.