Changes: Cookie Monster Through the Years

Revision as of 09:20, 18 October 2012

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	unaired Wheels, Crowns and Flutes commercial (1966)	Cookie Monster, first known as the Wheel-Stealer in an unaired commercial for General Foods' Wheels, Crowns and Flutes snacks.
	IBM training film "Coffee Break Machine" and The Ed Sullivan Show (1967)	The monster retains his teeth and his fur is dark green with a few brown-black patches.
	Munchos commercials (1969)	Arnold, a smaller, younger-looking version of the Wheel Stealer puppet, is created for commercials for Munchos. The puppet has lost its teeth and has light purple fur, appearing closer to the Cookie Monster that will debut on Sesame Street.
	Sesame Street Season 1 - early Season 2 (1969 - 1971)	Back to his normal size and gaining his trademark blue fur, the monster puppet becomes Cookie Monster during the first season of Sesame Street. This puppet is scruffy and floppy as it is extremely loose and expressive.
File:Cookie1970s.jpg	Sesame Street later Season 2 (1971 - 1982)	Late in the second season, a more refined Cookie puppet is built with a squarer jaw. His eyes are moved higher on his head; further away from his mouth. For a few seasons, Cookie’s googly pupils are placed slightly lower, occasionally giving the impression that he’s looking downward.
	Sesame Street (1982-present)	Since around the mid-80s, two design variants for Cookie Monster have been used interchangeably: One follows the previous puppet design with a wide mouth and shorter shag fur; the other has a smaller, more curved mouth. Overall, Cookie's fur is now fluffier and lighter in color, and the size of his googly pupils has been adjusted.

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-'''The Evolution of [[Cookie Monster ]] (1966-present)'''
+The evolution of [[Cookie Monster]].
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+| [[File:Wheelscookie.JPG|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Jimcookie.jpg|250px]] ||The Wheel Stealer puppet || [[1966]] || Cookie is performed by [[Jim Henson]]
+| align=center | unaired [[Wheels, Crowns and Flutes]] commercial<br>(1966)
+| Cookie Monster, first known as the [[Wheel-Stealer]] in an unaired commercial for General Foods' [[Wheels, Crowns and Flutes]] snacks.
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+| [[Image:CookieEarly.JPG|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:CookieEarly.JPG|250px]] || Early Cookie Monster on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' || [[1967]] || Cookie has teeth and is green. This same puppet is used for the IBM Meeting Film.
+| align=center | [[IBM]] training film "[[Coffee Break Machine]]" and<br />''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''<br>(1967)
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+| The monster retains his teeth and his fur is dark green with a few brown-black patches.
-| [[Image:Munchos3.JPG|250px]] ||Arnold, the [[Munchos]] Monster, with [[Munchos Spokesman]] || [[1969]] || Arnold is performed by [[Jim Henson]] for the [[Munchos]] commercials. The puppet is smaller then either the earlier monster or the first ''Sesame'' cookie, though the googly eyes are closer to those of the later Cookie Monster.
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-| [[Image:Cookie3.jpg|250px]] || Cookie Monster on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' || 1969-1970 || Cookie becomes blue. His teeth are removed and he is now performed by [[Frank Oz]].
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+| [[File:ArnoldMunchosMonster.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Cookie.jpg|250px]] || Cookie Monster || 1971-1982 || Cookie's eyes are moved slightly higher on his head, further from his mouth.
+| align=center | [[Munchos]] commercials<br>(1969)
+| [[Arnold]], a smaller, younger-looking version of the Wheel Stealer puppet, is created for commercials for [[Munchos]]. The puppet has lost its teeth and has light purple fur, appearing closer to the Cookie Monster that will debut on ''Sesame Street''.
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+| [[Image:EarlyCookie.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Letteroftheday.jpg|250px]] || Cookie Monster from a "[[Letter of the Day]]" sketch, ca. 2002  || 1982-on || Cookie's fur appears reflocked, and the size of the googly pupils has been adjusted.
+| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 1]] - early<br>[[Season 2]]<br>(1969 - 1971)
+| Back to his normal size and gaining his trademark blue fur, the monster puppet becomes Cookie Monster during the first season of ''Sesame Street''. This puppet is scruffy and floppy as it is extremely loose and expressive.
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+| [[Image:Cookie1970s.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />later<br>[[Season 2 (1970-1971)|Season 2]]<br>(1971 - 1982)
+| Late in the second season, a more refined Cookie puppet is built with a squarer jaw. His eyes are moved higher on his head; further away from his mouth. For a few seasons, Cookie’s googly pupils are placed slightly lower, occasionally giving the impression that he’s looking downward.
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-! '''Alternate Cookie Puppets and Characters'''!!  !!   !!
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+| [[Image:Cookie82.jpg|250px|center]]<br />[[Image:Cookie.FBvideo.png|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:AlistairCookie.jpg|250px]] || [[Alistair Cookie]] || 1981-1999 ||  Cookie Monster as Alistair Cookie in [[Monsterpiece Theater]]. Basically Cookie in a smoking-jacket.
+| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />(1982-present)
+| Since around the mid-80s, two design variants for Cookie Monster have been used interchangeably: One follows the previous puppet design with a wide mouth and shorter shag fur; the other has a smaller, more curved mouth. Overall, Cookie's fur is now fluffier and lighter in color, and the size of his googly pupils has been adjusted.
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-| [[Image:Eyelids-cookie.jpg|250px]] || Little Boy Blue || 1984 ||  Cookie Monster with eyelids as seen in [[Big Bird's Mother Goose]].
+[[Category:Character Variants]]
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-| [[Image:BabyCookie.JPG|250px]] || [[Baby Cookie Monster|Baby Cookie]] || 2005 ||  Baby Cookie as seen in ''[[Sesame Beginnings]]''.
-[[Category:Character Evolution]]