The Letter of the Day

The Letter of the Day is a Sesame Street segment introduced in 2002, hosted by Cookie Monster. In 2004, Prairie Dawn appeared with Cookie Monster in the segments.

The original segments from 2002 all involved the letter written in icing on a cookie, which Cookie Monster constantly tried not to eat, but in the end he gave in and ate the cookie. Frank Oz performed Cookie Monster in some of these segments, and occasionally another character would help him, usually Grover or Prairie Dawn.

Starting in 2004, when he was teamed up with Prairie Dawn, the letter presented was just a foam letter which Cookie Monster often wanted to eat. Prairie Dawn kept trying to get Cookie not to eat the letter, but Cookie Monster always managed to find a way to eat it anyway.

Some segments produced in 2005 involved "The Letter of the Day Games", a game show introduced by a very energetic off-camera announcer (voiced by Matt Vogel).

"The Letter of the Day" was a daily segment on the show until 2007. In 2007, it still appeared in some (but not all) episodes, though each episode does still have a letter sponsor. Usually when they are shown, they are the 2004 segments with Cookie and Prairie Dawn.

New segments were made about the street scene for that episode in season 39, featuring other characters instead of Cookie Monster. In season 40, Murray Monster began hosting the Letter of the Day, in addition to introducing various other show elements.

Sketches

Segments are listed in alphabetical order. To view chronologically, select the appropriate arrow to re-sort.

Seasons 33 & 34

Picture	Segment	First Appearance	Description
	A - Ernie Protects the Cookie		Cookie Monster enlists the help of Ernie to protect the letter "A" cookie. Cookie warns him that he will be very tempted, and beg and cry for the cookie (even resorting to telling Ernie's mommy), but no matter what, Ernie should not give it to him. However, Ernie does give in and give him the cookie simply because Cookie politely asks for it.
	A - Safe	Episode 3985	Cookie Monster locks the letter of the day cookie in a small safe and puts the key into the safe's top slot. It turns out that even a steel safe can't protect the cookie from a monster's hunger.
	B - Cookie's Mother	Episode 4025	Cookie Monster and his mother talk about the letter B. Cookie's mother tries to get her son not to eat it, but gives into temptation. ("What the hey? KOWABUNGA!")
	C - Mumford's Trick	Episode 4004	Cookie Monster asks The Amazing Mumford to make the cookie with the letter of the day disappear so that he can't eat it. Mumford tries and fails to make the cookie disappear, but Cookie Monster figures out a way to do it...
	D - DON'T Sign	Episode 3990	Part 1: Cookie Monster makes a "DON'T" sign to help stop him from eating the Letter D Cookie. Part 2: Cookie Monster eats the sign so it says DO, and eats the cookie.
	E - Wild Animals	Episode 4000	Cookie Monster brought out several wild animals for them to "eat" the letter E cookie until he realized that his plan did not work out and decided to eat the cookie.
	F - Drawing	Episode 3997	Cookie Monster plans to draw a picture of the letter cookie so that he can eat it yet still teach the letter thereof. He ends up eating both the cookie and the drawing, though!
	G - Giant Cookie	Episode 4011	Part 1: Cookie Monster discovers there is no cookie for him ("That funny--propman here usually hand it to me") until a giant one lands into his paws. Trying to sustain himself, he eats the giant cookie. Part 2: After eating the giant cookie, Cookie Monster grows larger and starts naming G words like "gassy".
	H - Hide	Episode 4001	Cookie Monster decides to hide the letter H cookie. He then finds a place to hide it: In his tummy!
	I - Icing	Episode 4007	Rather than eating the cookie, Cookie Monster decides to eat the icing instead. Doing so obliterates the letter, however, justifying the rest of the cookie to be consumed.
	J - Jumpin' J	Episode 3993	Cookie Monster jumps along with a jumping cookie with the letter J on it. Upon "tiring" the cookie out, CM chows down on it.
	K - Train	Episode 3989	Cookie Monster sends his K cookie away on the letter K train so he won't eat it. Unfortunately, it returns a few moments later.
	L - Singing	Episode 3981	Cookie Monster thinks that singing can stop him from eating the "Letter of the Day" cookie.
	M - Disguise	Episode 3984	Cookie decides to disguise his cookie so he can't eat it.
	N - Letter Cookie Eating Prevention	Episode 4005	Part 1: Cookie Monster tries to figure out how to not eat the cookie with an N on it. Part 2: Super Grover tries to help keep Cookie Monster from eating it, but proves himself unsuccessful.
	O - Package	Episode 3983	Part 1: Cookie decides to send his cookie away so he can't eat it. Part 2: Grover (from Federal Impress) takes Cookie's package to deliver it. The mailing address ends up being Cookie's. (Grover: I don't think he gets the concept of the postal service.)
	P - Blindfold	Episode 4003	Since P begins the word "Prairie", Prairie Dawn does not want Cookie Monster to eat the letter of the day, so she puts a blindfold on him. She should have plugged his nose, too, since he still finds it.
	Q - Missing Part	Episode 3982	Prairie Dawn is disappointed that Cookie Monster ate the "little stemmy" part of the Q, making it look like an O.
	R- Rap Song	Episode 3995	Cookie Monster sings a rap song about the letter R, naming R words and singing about how he shouldn't eat the letter of the day while singing the song, but then he finishes the song (and after that, he finishes the cookie). Video: All-Star Alphabet.
	S - Super plan	Episode 4006	Super Grover has a super plan to keep Cookie Monster from eating the letter of the day. He puts the cookie into a basket, and pulls it up with a rope. However, Cookie Monster pulls down on and eats the basket, sending Super Grover flying.
	T - Hat	Episode 4023	Cookie Monster makes a hat from a letter T-shaped cookie. Unfortunately he's so hungry he could eat his hat.
	U - Rocket	Episode 3994	Cookie Monster puts the letter of the day, U, on a rocket and sends it away, but it comes back.
	V - Bricks	Episode 3987	Cookie Monster carries a heavy load of bricks in an effort to not eat the letter V cookie.
	W - Naming words	Episode 3992	Cookie Monster decides to take his mind off eating the letter of the day cookie by naming words that begin with W. Prairie Dawn shows up but Cookie Monster is too deep in thought to notice her. When she finally gets his attention, he eats the cookie.
	X - X-Ray	Episode 4018	Cookie Monster eats the cookie with the letter of the day before he can know what the letter of the day is ("Oh, me feel tremendous guilt."), so an Anything Muppet doctor puts an X-ray in front of Cookie Monster.
	Y - Suitcase	Episode 3988	Cookie Monster locks the letter Y cookie in a suitcase so he won't eat it, but the suitcase has no bottom. "Me wonder how that happened."
	Z - Zoo	Episode 3986	Part 1: Cookie Monster avoids eating the "Letter of the Day" cookie... For now. Part 2: Cookie Monster builds the Great Wall of Cookie to separate him from the "Letter of the Day" cookie. Part 3: Cookie Monster breaks through the Great Wall of Cookie.

Seasons 35, 36, 37 & 38

Picture	Segment	First Appearance	Description
	A - Aggravating	Episode 4064	Online: The Sesame Street Podcast: The letter A
	C - Cookie	Episode 4106	Prairie Dawn and Cookie Monster introduce the letter of the day. While he doesn't intend to eat the letter, Cookie Monster does note that "C" stands for cookie... eventually leading him to do just that.
	E - Pretending Letter E is a Cookie	Episode 4061	Prairie Dawn begins to introduce the Letter of the Day segment, when Cookie Monster comes in, saying the blue letter E is a cookie. Prairie tries to correct Cookie, and is relieved when Cookie says he pretending. He cites "Eat", "Egg", and "Elephant" as E-words. Prairie compliments him, saying that it's excellent. The cookie Cookie imagines has chocolate chips, raisins, and vanilla icing. Cookie's eats the letter E, stating "Me have good imagination". Frustrated Prairie Dawn says that "I'm going to pretend this never happened."
	H - Role Reversal	Episode 4097	After Cookie Monster promises not to eat the letter H, Prairie Dawn retorts that he will eat it: she mimics his typical speech and behavior in these segments, even eating the H herself after losing control.
	K - Kowabunga	Episode 4067	Cookie Monster teaches Prairie Dawn a new K word, "Kowabunga."
	M - The sound of mmmm	Episode 4069	Prairie Dawn convinces Cookie Monster that the letter M is not a cookie, but is for "Mmm-Monster" and other M words. Cookie Monster says that "Mmmm" is the sound he makes after eating a cookie. He proceeds to demonstrate by eating the letter "M", which Prairie Dawn declares "Mmm-Messy". "And educational!" Cookie Monster adds, as he "Mmm"'s off the stage.
	N - A horn of dilemma	Episode 4059	Should Cookie Monster eat Prairie Dawn's letter N even though it's not a cookie?
	O - Oh	Episode 4070	Prairie Dawn assures Cookie Monster that the letter O is not a cookie and does her best to intervene, but he eats it anyway as a means of "making sure." Oh!
	T - Tasty	Episode 4063	Cookie Monster looks intently for cookies, although Prairie Dawn assures him that there are none in the vicinity. He eventually comes to the same conclusion, but only after eating the letter "T."
	Z - Cookie Distraction	Episode 4082	Prairie Dawn decides to give Cookie Monster a plate of cookies so he doesn't eat the letter Z, but alas, as Prairie lectures, Cookie Monster eats all the cookies and then proceeds to eat the Z.

Season 39

Picture	Segment	First Appearance	Description
	L-Laundromat	Episode 4161	Still at the laundromat, Murray Monster displays the letter of the day, L, and asks Gordon to give some L words. Gordon does so, even though he's busy with his load of lots of laundry.
	S-Shoes and Socks	Episode 4162	Gabi reveals the letter of the day, S, by showing what she wears on her feet: a sneaker, a sandal, and socks.
	K - K Sold at a Nest Sale	Episode 4163	Big Bird and Snuffy host a nest sale. Rosita comes rushing in, looking for the letter of the day, K, and finds it in Big Bird's nest.
	O - O in the Mail	Episode 4164	Big Bird finds the letter of the day in his mailbox, which transitions into the next segment.
	F - Firefly	Episode 4165	Chris realizes that he forgot to show the letter of the day, and the fireflies help him out by forming a letter F.
	C - Magician	Episode 4166	While Chris washes the counter at Hooper's, Elmo shows up as a magician. He makes the letter C appear, then "disappear."
	J - Vest	Episode 4167	Telly shows Baby Bear his new vest, which has letters all over it. On the back is the letter of the day, J.
	U - Book	Episode 4168	Big Bird finishes reading a book about a dinosaur to Connor and Tiffany, and picks up another book: the "Letter of the Day" book. He opens it, and sees the next segment...
	A - Vote	Episode 4169	Elmo, Zoe, and a letter A vote to see a film about the letter A.
	H - Birthday Present	Episode 4170	Baby Bear opens one of his presents, and finds the letter of the day inside, which transitions to the next sequence...
	P - Talent Show	Episode 4171	Big Bird and Snuffy present the letter of the day, P, who displays its talent by making its own sound.
	Q - Spaghetti Stain	Episode 4172	Gina tries to eat her lunch, a plate of spaghetti and meatballs, in the garden, but is spooked by the cheerleaders, leaving a Q-shaped stain.
	B - Back	Episode 4173	In a parody of The Tonight Show, Big Bird introduces Snuffy, who will present the letter B on his back. However, Big Bird sees no B, until he spots Slimey on Snuffy’s back, wearing a hat with a B on it.
	X - X Sold at a Nest Sale	Episode 4174	Big Bird and Snuffy host a nest sale. Rosita comes rushing in, looking for the letter of the day, X, and finds it in Big Bird's nest.
	W - Digging Dirt	Episode 4175	Slimey and Oscar watch as Dirty digs a letter W in the dirt.
	M - Stuck	Episode 4176	At the Laundromat, Leela asks Horatio to help her show the letter of the day. However, he gets stuck in the entrance way.
	D - Dance	Episode 4177	Abby and Big Bird watch as the Maria and Luis continues to dance. They receive a knock at their door from the letter D, who has come to dance with them.
	E - E in the Mail	Episode 4178	Big Bird finds the letter of the day in his mailbox, which transitions into the next segment.
	V - Transform	Episode 4179	Leela jogs by and runs into the letter V, who tells her that he’s playing hide and seek with Rosita. His way of hiding to split in half and become the number 11. Once Rosita leaves, he becomes a V again.
	I - Vest	Episode 4180	Telly shows Baby Bear his new vest, which has letters all over it. On the back is the letter of the day, J.
	G - Laundromat	Episode 4181	Chris planned on showing the view the letter of the day, but it was dirty so he’s washing it. In lieu of that, he shows the viewer the letter G in the washing machine.
	T - Laundromat	Episode 4183	Chris planned on showing the view the letter of the day, but it was dirty so he’s washing it. In lieu of that, he shows the viewer the letter T in the washing machine.
	R - Book	Episode 4184	Big Bird finishes reading a book about a dinosaur to Connor and Tiffany, and picks up another book: the "Letter of the Day" book. He opens it, and sees the next segment...
	Y - Robots	Episode 4185	The Alpha-Beta Bots introduce the letter of the day, Y.
	N - Blocks	Episode 4186	Gina shows the Letter of the Day block to Marco; the block says "N".

Season 40, 41 & 42

Picture	Segment	First Appearance	Description
	H - Bring Out Your H	Episode 4187	Murray plays "Bring Out Your H" with some New York citizens.
	E - What's on Me That Starts with E?	Episode 4188	Murray and the kids play "What's on Me That Starts with E?" Kids identify the E words Murray wears.
File:MurrayF02.jpg	F - Bring Out Your F	Episode 4189	Murray plays "Bring Out Your F" with some New York citizens.
	D - What's on Me That Starts with D?	Episode 4190	Murray and some kids play "What's on Me That Starts with D?" Kids identify the D words Murray wears.
	U - Rap	Episode 4191	Murray and some kids rap about U words.
	Y - Rap	Episode 4192	Murray and some kids rap about Y words.
	K - Bring Out Your K	Episode 4193	Murray plays "Bring Out Your K" with some New York citizens.
	B - What's on Me That Starts with B?	Episode 4194	Murray and the kids play plays "What's on Me That Starts with B?" Kids identify the B words Murray wears.
	W - Bring Out Your W	Episode 4195	Murray plays "Bring Out Your W" with some New York citizens.
	C - What's on Me That Starts with C?	Episode 4196	Murray and some kids play "What's on Me That Starts with C?" Kids identify the C words Murray wears.
	A - Rap	Episode 4197	Murray and the kids rap about A words.
	Q - Rap	Episode 4198	Murray and the kids rap about Q words.
	I - Rap	Episode 4199	Murray and the kids rap about I words.
	O - Old MacMurray	Episode 4200	Murray sings "Old MacMurray Had an O" and names some O words, including orange and octopus.
	N - Bring Out Your N	Episode 4201	Murray plays "Bring Out Your N" with some New York citizens.
	T - What's on Me That Starts with T?	Episode 4202	Murray and some kids play "What's on Me That Starts with T?" Kids identify the T words Murray wears.
	L - Bring Out Your L	Episode 4203	Murray plays "Bring Out Your L" with some New York citizens.
	J - Bring Out Your J	Episode 4204	Murray plays "Bring Out Your J" with some New York citizens.
	R - Bring Out Your R	Episode 4205	Murray plays "Bring Out Your R" with some New York citizens.
	X - Rap	Episode 4206	Murray and the kids rap about X words. However, he stops the song, realizing how few X words there are. Instead, they name words that end with X.
	G - What's on Me That Starts with G?	Episode 4207	Murray and some kids play "What's on Me That Starts with G?" Kids identify that Murray has Glasses, Gloves, and two Green things: a hat and a scarf.
	V - What's on Me That Starts with V?	Episode 4208	Murray and some kids play "What's on Me That Starts with V?" Kids identify the V words Murray wears.
	S - Rap	Episode 4209	Murray and the kids rap about s words.
	M - Bring Out Your M	Episode 4210	Murray plays "Bring Out Your M" with some New York citizens.
	Z - Bring Out Your Z	Episode 4211	Murray plays "Bring Out Your Z" with some New York citizens.
	P - What's on Me That Starts with P?	Episode 4212	Murray and some kids play "What's on Me That Starts with P?" Kids identify the P words Murray wears.

Also

See The Letter of the Day Games.

See also

Ernie and Bert sketches

Cookie Monster sketches

Kermit the Frog sketches

Grover sketches

Herry Monster sketches

Count von Count sketches

Elmo sketches

Big Bird sketches