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Will Cookie Monster become the Veggie Monster?

by Danny Gallagher, posted Nov 5th 2009 6:27PM

The Internet's never ending "series of tubes" were circulating rumors that I thought had already been addressed years ago by TV Squad, The View and even the monster's own mouth.

Rumors started circulating earlier this morning that Sesame Street's Cookie Monster would drop the "Cookie" on his business card and replace it with "Veggie." It became the top Google search this morning and fueled rumors that the character would make the official change on the show's 40th Anniversary on Nov. 10th.

A show rep said Cookie Monster will remain as such, even if he considers cookies a "sometimes food." That's good ol' Cookie Monster, teaching kids the value of nutrition while sacrificing the value of good grammar.

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Jojo

I think changing cookie monster is stupid and will ruin his charm. I think they should have just have had cookie monster's cousin visit or move to SS "an orange version of him be a veggie eater." the count von count had relatives drop in on him. could do the same with cookie

November 10 2009 at 7:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sir Yuck-Yuck

oh please, he's the Cookie Monster give him his cookies to OM, NOM, NOM let the Children's Television Workshop create a new muppet called the the Veggie Monster.

November 06 2009 at 10:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeff

Grammar Monster--no relation to Grandpa Munster.

November 06 2009 at 9:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
smartalek

This is an unacceptable change. Kids are going to know cookies taste better than vegetables when they taste the two. Which they will and they will prefer cookies. So why change a classic monster. This change is repugnant to me. It's way too liberal for my tastes. Cookie monster is not the reason for obesity. And I've noticed very few obese children. If a child is obese, it's probably due to an inherited metabolic or thyroid issue or something of that sort. Not b/c some kid devours food like the biggest pig on the planet.

November 05 2009 at 11:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
pantrygirl

I think that would take away from Grammar Monster.

November 05 2009 at 10:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tingrin87

wait, so cookies are only sometimes food?
WHAT IN GOD'S NAME ARE THEY THE REST OF THE TIME?!?
i'll just go ahead and file them with Twinkies.

November 05 2009 at 8:11 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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