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'''The Evolution of [[Cookie Monster ]](1966-present)'''
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The evolution of [[Cookie Monster]].
 
   
 
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| jquery1260732032156="93"|[[File:Wheelscookie.JPG|250px|center]]<br />[[Image:Jimcookie.jpg|250px|center]]||The Wheel Stealer puppet|| 1966 || Cookie Monster, first known as the Wheel Stealer in unaired commercials for General Foods' [[Wheels, Crowns and Flutes]] snacks.
 
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| 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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| 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.
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| [[File:ArnoldMunchosMonster.jpg|250px|center]]
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| 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:CookieEarly.JPG|250px]] || [[IBM]] training film "[[Coffee Break Machine]]" and<br />''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' || 1967 || This version of the puppet retains his teeth and is greenish-blue in color.
 
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| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 1]] - early<br>[[Season 2]]<br>(1969 - 1971)
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| 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:Cookie-1970s.jpg|250px|center]]
| [[Image:Munchos3.JPG|250px]] ||[[Munchos]] commercials || 1969 || [[Arnold]], a smaller, younger-looking version of Wheel Stealer puppet, appears in the [[Munchos]] commercials. The puppet has lost its teeth and is closer in color to the Cookie Monster that will premiere on ''Sesame Street''.
 
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| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />later<br>[[Season 2 (1970-1971)|Season 2]]<br>(1971 - 1982)
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| 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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| [[Image:Cookie82.jpg|250px|center]]
| [[Image:Cookie3.jpg|250px]] ||''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 1]] to early [[Season 2]] || 1969-1971 || Cookie Monster, back to his normal size, gets his name and trademark blue color on the first season of ''Sesame Street''.
 
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| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />[[Season 14 (1982-1983)|Season 14]]<br />(1982-1984)
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| Cookie is rebuilt with a similar design as the former puppet and with brighter blue shag fur.
 
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| [[Image:Cookie84.jpg|250px|center]]<br />[[Image:Cookie.FBvideo.png|250px|center]]
| [[Image:Cookie.jpg|250px]] || ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />later [[Season 2 (1970-1971)|Season 2]] || 1971-1982 || Late in the second season of ''Sesame Street'', Cookie's eyes are moved slightly higher on his head, further away from his mouth.
 
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| align=center | ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br />(1984-present)
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| Two subtly different Cookie Monster puppets have been used interchangeably since the 1980s: One puppet (pictured at top) first appeared in [[Season 16 (1984-1985)|season 16]] and has a larger, wider mouth; the other (bottom), which appeared in ''[[Follow That Bird]]'' and thereafter, has a smaller, more curved mouth. Overall, Cookie's googly pupils have shrunk, and his fur is fluffier and lighter in color.
 
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| [[Image:2014Cookie.png|250px|center]]
| [[Image:Letteroftheday.jpg|250px]] || ''[[Sesame Street]]'' || 1982-present || Cookie's fur is fluffier, and the size of the googly pupils has been adjusted.
 
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| align=center | ''[[The Furchester Hotel]]''<br>(2014 - present)
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| A new Cookie puppet with a more circular mouth and longer, frizzier fur first appears in episodes of ''[[The Furchester Hotel]]''. The puppet is used concurrently with the previous puppets in new episodes of ''Sesame Street'', starting with [[season 46 (2016)|season 46]].
 
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Revision as of 23:51, 18 November 2015

The evolution of Cookie Monster.

Image As seen in / Year Notes
Wheelscookie
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.
CookieEarly
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.
ArnoldMunchosMonster
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.
EarlyCookie
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.
Cookie-1970s
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.
Cookie82
Sesame Street
Season 14
(1982-1984)
Cookie is rebuilt with a similar design as the former puppet and with brighter blue shag fur.
Cookie84

Cookie.FBvideo
Sesame Street
(1984-present)
Two subtly different Cookie Monster puppets have been used interchangeably since the 1980s: One puppet (pictured at top) first appeared in season 16 and has a larger, wider mouth; the other (bottom), which appeared in Follow That Bird and thereafter, has a smaller, more curved mouth. Overall, Cookie's googly pupils have shrunk, and his fur is fluffier and lighter in color.
2014Cookie
The Furchester Hotel
(2014 - present)
A new Cookie puppet with a more circular mouth and longer, frizzier fur first appears in episodes of The Furchester Hotel. The puppet is used concurrently with the previous puppets in new episodes of Sesame Street, starting with season 46.