The Mr. and Mrs. Game

Guy greets Mr. and Mrs. Monster

The Mr. and Mrs. Game was a two-part game show segment from Season 1 on Sesame Street. It was hosted by Guy Smiley. The object of the game was to match your partner's answers to three questions for a prize. The guests on the show were Mr. and Mrs. Monster (portrayed by Beautiful Day Monster and Scudge).

During the first part, Mr. Monster was placed in an isolation booth while Guy asked Mrs. Monster what Mr. Monster's favorite color is (green), his favorite food (cookies), and his favorite sport (scaring people).

During part two, Mr. Monster successfully replied to the same questions with the same answers. For their prize, Guy offered a choice: money, a new house, a trip to Hawaii, or a cookie. Mr. Monster ravenously devours the cookie.

Impact

This segment has been cited by Jim Henson: The Works and an issue of School Library Journal as the origin of the character of Cookie Monster.

“Cookie Monster, according to (Jon) Stone, was born of necessity. "Jerry Juhl (the chief writer) had written a sketch about a quiz show, but it had no ending in the studio; at the end of the contest the master of ceremonies said, 'You have your choice of $10,000, a new house, a three-week vacation in Hawaii, or a cookie.' The character starts thinking and can't make up his mind. He says to his wife, 'You'd like the vacation.' She says, 'Well, yeah, but you know how you like cookies.' He screams, 'Cookie,' and the whole place goes crazy. That puppet was actually different from Cookie Monster, but we liked the idea so much we took another puppet out of Jim's trunk and made him Cookie Monster." ”

External Links

• YouTube clip from Vila Sesamo