Cookie Monsteris aMuppeton the long-runningchildren’s television showSesame Street.He is best known for his voracious appetite and his famous eating phrases, such as “Me want cookie!”, “Me eat cookie!” (or simply “COOKIE!”), and “Om nom nom nom” (said through a mouth full of food). He eats almost anything, including normally inedible objects. However, as his name suggests, his preferred food is cookies.Chocolate chip cookiesare his favorite kind. In a song in 2004, Cookie Monster revealed that, before he ate his first cookie, he believed his name was Sid or Sidney.[1][2][3][4]Despite his voracious appetite for cookies, Cookie Monster shows awareness ofhealthy eatinghabits for young children and also enjoys fruits andeggplant.
He is known to have a mother, a younger sister, and an identically-designed cousin (who ironically does not like cookies), who all share his characteristicnavy bluefur and “googly eyes.” He also has a father, who appeared in aMonsterpiece Theatersketch promotingenergy conservation,water conservationandenvironmentalism. Both Cookie Monster’s mother and father share his enormous appetite and craving for cookies. He and hisSesame Streetfriends are popular motifs onT-shirts.
