Episode 0859


 * All the lights on Sesame Street go off. The blackout is blamed on a problem at the electric company.


 * Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie matches gloves and shoes. He has trouble matching cookies, but Cookie Monster knows a better way to match them.


 * Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie purchases a straw hat for Bert, and asks Cookie Monster which box the hat will go in.


 * "The King of Eight" rules over his kingdom.


 * Old West sketches: Bad Bart is looking for Marshall Earp to give her a big surprise. The terrified townspeople try to warn Marshall Earp -- but Bad Bart explains that a surprise is something that someone doesn't expect. He orders them not to say a word. It turns out the big surprise is a cake for Marshall Earp's birthday.