Wheel-Stealer

PERFORMER	Jim Henson
DEBUT	1966
DESIGN	Jim Henson original sketches

The Wheel-Stealer is the first known incarnation of Cookie Monster, created by Jim Henson in 1966 for an unaired General Foods commercial for Wheels, Flutes and Crowns.

Physically, the Wheel-Stealer looks much like Cookie Monster, but with a set of sharp teeth in his mouth.

See also

• Cookie Monster Through the Years
• Flute-Snatcher
• Crown-Grabber