
Cookie Monster will eat just about anything, visualized in a 2015 "Life Coach" video for PBS (YouTube)
In spite of his name, Cookie Monster's voracious appetite has not limited itself purely to cookies. The catalog of his consumption includes, but is by no means limited to, the following:
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Item: letter W |
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Item: letter B |
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Items: bacon and letter X |
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Items: rectangles |
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Items: jellybeans |
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Items: alphabet blocks |
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Item: half of Ernie's pillow |
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Item: Aretha Franklin record |
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Item: Kermit the Frog's styrofoam plate faces depicting emotions |
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Item: Ernie's ukulele |
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Items: cookie box and telephone receiver |
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Items: shapes |
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Item: letter J |
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Item: manhole cover "Circles" |
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Items: cupcakes |
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Item: watermelon (including the rind) |
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Items: rocks and feathers |
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Item: bus stop sign |
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Item: telephone (which rings in his belly) |
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Item: letter R |
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Item: telephone receiver |
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Item: letter H |
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Item: poem about cookies |
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Item: letter M |
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Item: imaginary cookie with frosting and candles |
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Item: microphone |
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Item: Grover's sound box |
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Item: The Amazing Mumford's magic wand |
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Items: two hot dogs and a doughnut |
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Item: number 4 |
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Item: letter M |
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Items: mattresses |
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Item: cookie box |
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Item: brim of straw hat |
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Items: plate and the word "HUNGRY" |
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Item: Tony's flower bouquet |
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Items: letter I and bow tie |
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Item: shad |
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Item: the word "COOKIE" |
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Item: cookie puzzle |
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Item: snow |
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Item: envelope |
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Items: rubber balls |
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Item: bouquet of roses |
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Items: glass, feather boa, ring, flower, shoes, stick of TNT, and a lit candle Julie on Sesame Street |
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Item: safe |
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Item: the most snowballs |
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Items: styrofoam version of the word "FOOD", salt, pepper, and a bib |
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Item: Oscar's icebox |
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Items: weather symbols |
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Item: 1973 Ford F-250 pickup truck |
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Item: cue card |
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Item: Hooper's Store |
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Item: radio |
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Items: television equipment |
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Item: bicycle |
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Items: chains, a speaker, microphones, wires, and studio lights (TV version) record (album version) |
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Items: smoking pipes early Monsterpiece Theater sketches |
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Items: autumn leaves |
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Items: pencil, typewriter, telephone, and X-mas tree |
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Item: broken styrofoam number 5 |
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Item: paper bag |
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Item: Ernie's frying pan |
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Item: cookbook |
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Item: book |
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Item: telephone (which rings in his belly) |
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Items: cookie stickers |
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Item: cookie box |
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Item: the Moon |
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Items: museum brochure and hot dog stand |
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Item: Susan and Gordon's Volkswagen Beetle |
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Item: plate |
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Item: shoe |
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Items: Bert and Ernie's cassette and video camera |
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Item: sneaker |
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Item: award envelope |
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Items: (darn fine) pie and plate |
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Item: nearly all of Sesame Street |
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Item: brick wall |
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Item: box |
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Items: flashlight and the "d" from "The End" |
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Item: wooden toy house |
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Item: handkerchief |
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Items: cookbook, tray, and sponge |
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Item: paper plate |
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Items: picture frame and letter |
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Items: popcorn, movie tickets, and theatre seat |
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Item: cookie box |
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Items: shells |
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Item: trophy |
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Item: Gladys Ormphby's pocketbook |
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Items: microphone cover and script |
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Items: painting and paint palette |
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Items: dish and telephone (which rings in his belly) |
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Items: film strip and Rosebud |
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Item: cereal box |
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Items: records |
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Item: printed picture Xerox commercial |
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Item: Faith Hill and Tim McGraw's kaleidoscope |
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Item: printed picture |
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Items: number 0s |
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Item: drawing of cookie crumbs |
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Item: cookie box |
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Items: toy plane and car |
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Item: plate |
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Item: dream |
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Item: safe |
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Item: the "N'T" part of a "DON'T" sign |
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Item: picture of "F" cookie |
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Item: Groucho glasses |
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Item: basket |
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Item: suitcase |
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Items: plate and table |
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Items: drawings |
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Item: letter L |
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Item: mailbox |
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Items: invitation and teapot |
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Item: letter A |
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Item: letter C |
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Item: letter E |
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Item: letter K |
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Item: letter M |
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Item: letter N |
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Item: letter O |
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Item: letter T |
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Item: letter Z |
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Item: speech about Grover (also attempts to eat Grover's award) |
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Item: bouquet of daisies |
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Item: guitar |
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Items: jellybeans |
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Items: pizza and painting |
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Items: Prairie Dawn's violin and bow |
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Item: yo-yo |
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Item: rock |
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Item: Matt Lauer's microphone |
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Items: poster and necktie |
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Item: The Christmas Counter-Downer |
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Item: microphone |
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Item: Stephen Colbert's Peabody Award |
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Item: telephone (which rings in his belly) |
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Item: Emmy |
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Items: paper clip, egg timer, and microwave cords |
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Items: fan letters |
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Item: plate |
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Item: Xbox 360 Once Upon a Monster trailer |
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Items: two number 2s |
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Item: placemat |
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Item: lamppost |
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Item: Kellan Lutz's cell phone |
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Items: paintings |
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Items: shapes |
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Item: Wired's watch |
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Item: YouTube Rewind logo |
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Item: Abby's checker game |
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Items: firefighter's hat, plate, table, Prairie's list, and clipboard |
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Item: frisbee PBS Interstitials, 2014 |
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Item: John Oliver's tie |
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Item: diagram |
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Items: cookie boxes |
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Item: notebook paper Jimmy Kimmel Live, Feb 12, 2015 |
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Items: biscuits box, pizza box, envelope, and various other items |
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Item: internet router |
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Items: pointer stick, mortarboard, and easel |
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Item: dinosaur burger |
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Item: mixing spoon 2016 iPhone S commercial |
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Items: crafted cookies |
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Items: card and locket |
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Item: cell phone Pokémon Facebook video |
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Item: keyless remote Chrysler Pacifica commercial |
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Items: lyric sheets and Grover's cell phone |
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Items: cranberry muffins Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck - "Cranberries" |
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Items: spoons Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck segments |
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Item: Cinderella book |
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Item: wig (mistaken for spaghetti) |
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Item: birthday cake Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck - "Eggs" |
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Item: cell phone |
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Item: Dr. Zhivago |
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Item: chocolate layer cake |
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Item: bowl |
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Item: plate (shared with his mother) Social media video (YouTube) |
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Item: picture |
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Item: bubble wand |
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Item: paper with recipe for chocolate chip cookies |
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Item: ball of yarn |
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Item: box of oatmeal The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo episode 103 |
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Item: cookie box |
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Item: glass dish Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck - "Spinach" |
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Item: painting Tamir on the Street: Believe In Yourself |
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Item: challah Tamir on the Street: Fun Family Traditions |
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Items: plate and the camera |
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Item: paper bag |
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Item: cookie box |
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Items: bowl and pecan bag Social media video (YouTube) |
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Item: questionnaire card |
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Items: plate and napkin Social media video (YouTube) |
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Items: paint brush and self-portrait |
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Item: toothbrush |
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Items: s'mores and box |
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Items: tennis balls During Paris Olympic Games 2024 |
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Items: crepe, eclair, and croissant |
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Items: baguettes During Paris Olympic Games 2024 |
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Item: wheel |
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Item: painting |
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Item: fork |
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Item: number 17 |
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Item: My Sesame Street Home Video logo |
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Items: ping-pong ball, vacuum cleaner, alarm clock, and Bert's blindfold |
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Items: eclairs, donuts, cakes, tarts, ice cream, etc. |
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Item: banjo |
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Items: cookie dough birthday cake with cookie crumble frosting and the plate it came on Foley & Friends - "Birthday" |
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Item: The Sesame Street Ernie and Bert Set logo |
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Item: TV Guide logo TV Guide July 10-16, 1971 issue |
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Item: letter C |
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Item: letter C |
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Item: directional sign |
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Item: xylophone |
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Item: pink birthday cake |
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Item: brown birthday cake Happy Birthday, Cookie Monster! |
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Item: yellow birthday cake Happy Birthday, Cookie Monster! |
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Items: letter Xs |
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Item: grandfather clock |
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Item: letter card |
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Item: letter X |
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Item: cupcake |
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Items: ice cream sundaes |
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Items: popcorn |
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Items: donuts |
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Item: cake (in Grover's fantasy) |
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Items: microphone, pots, and pans Good for You! from the My First Manners series |
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Items: tarts |
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Item: pizza |
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Item: birthday cake |
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Items: Prairie Dawn's piano keys |
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Items: Jeff Foxworthy's question cards |
Healthy food[]
As documented in the public's misconception of Sesame Workshop changing the character's image, Cookie Monster has consumed plenty of healthy food items over the years in addition to cookies and other oddities.
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Item: Ernie's apple |
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Item: egg |
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Items: carrots, peas, and mashed potatoes |
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Items: bread, butter, hard boiled egg, and salt |
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Item: egg |
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Item: banana |
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Items: lettuce leaves from Bert's flower costume |
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Items: meat, fish, carrots, peas, and fruits The Ad Council, 1974 PSA |
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Item: peach |
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Items: apples on his apple tree costume |
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Items: apples, walnuts, and raisins |
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Items: apples |
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Items: raisins, cucumber spears, carrot sticks, and apples |
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Items: fish, cheese, bread, vegetables, and fruits "Hey Food" |
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Item: carrot |
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Items: carrots, fish, and bread Monster Cookie sketch |
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Items: cereal |
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Items: fruits |
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Items: bowl of fruit |
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Items: apples |
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Items: grapes and Prairie Dawn's groceries |
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Item: watermelon slice |
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Item: yam |
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Item: apple "Cookie World" (Episode 4111) |
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Item: Leela's sandwich |
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Items: vegetables (including carrots, broccoli, and sweet potatoes) |
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Items: banana, carrot, and green pepper |
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Item: kumquat |
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Items: bananas Kinect Sesame Street TV |
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Items: carrots, cabbage, and a celery (in disguise) |
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Item: apple |
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Item: scrambled eggs |
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Items: bananas |
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Items: carrot sticks, apple slices, and berries |
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Items: various Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck segments |
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Items: oatmeal (dry) and peanut butter sandwich |
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Item: apple Social media video (YouTube) |
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Items: fruits |
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Items: oatmeal with blueberries, pecans, and spaghetti with broccoli Social media video (YouTube) |
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Item: cheese |
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Items: carrots, fruits, and spaghetti |
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Items: fruits and vegetables in Grover's food stand PBSKids.org game, "Color Me Hungry" [1] |
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Item: alphabet soup PBSKids.org game, "Alphabet Soup" [2] |
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Item: broccoli |
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Items: watermelon and carrot
Foley & Friends - "Birthday" |
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Items: entire "vegetable rainbow" and "fruit rainbow" with friends
Foley & Friends - "Food" |
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Item: asparagus |
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Item: birdseed pie |
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Item: vegetable soup |
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Item: corn muffin |
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Items: olives and dough crumb ingredients for "Monster Muffin Pizzas" |
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Items: squash, spinach lasagna, and collard greens Good for You! from the My First Manners series |
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Item: apple |
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Items: pumpkin muffins, pumpkin soup, and pumpkin pie Elmo's Monster Mash |
Things he won't eat[]
- When asked by NPR's Elizabeth Blair in 2008 if there's anything he doesn't eat, Cookie Monster responded, "Me eat everything... There nothing you could put in front of Cookie Monster that me not eat." However, when presented with a bowl of sardine ice cream, he drew the line, "Maybe you could send that over to Oscar." (YouTube)
- Jacqueline Smith of The New Zealand Herald asked Cookie Monster in 2011, "I hear you eat anything other than sardine ice cream. We have a thing here in New Zealand called a huhu grub, which is like a bug, and you cook it and it tastes like peanut butter, would you eat that?" Cookie responded, "Yucky. Me got to go now. That sounds disgusting. Me draw the line at eating bugs."[1]
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Sources[]
- ↑ The New Zealand Herald "A quick word: Cookie Monster" by Jacqueline Smith, Mar 24, 2011