Sesame Street - Cookie Monster wants Prairie's cookie

[Gervig91]

Just steal it and eat the police!

[mrcash193]

i always found prairie dawn annoying like every annoying white girl or teacher rolled into one lol

[1991Rossco]

Cookie Theivery is a felony X0D

[blackorby4]

No. You wouldn't get arrested if you steal something.

[MsCartman12]

the reason prairie asked cookie monster 2 imagine wot it would b like if he did steal, pounce and have a temper tantrum over the cookie is 2 teach kids that u don't get the things u want by doing them even if it is a cookie, so the only way he got it was 2 ask her show it shows if u ask ppl and use ur manners u get furthur in life.

[DaxterD1]

"Me pounce on it..!" XD

[StephensStuff]

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER REFERENCE!!!

[Muppetbro1234]

"Hey, is dat Mr. Rogers?"

lmfao funny as hell

[CartoonCritter1985]

Old school Cookie Monster rocks!

[Dekobee]

Nobody makes "jail threats" to the Cookie Monster.

[fanofangela89]

2:17 So that's where they got the "Arrest a person no matter how small the law is" running gag on Spongebob Squarepants. I'm not implying that it is that was just a honest joke on my part of this.

:-) Srry if anyone was offended.

[hellohell77]

hey me got it. stealing works. me steal cookie.....hahahahahahaahahaha­haahahahahahahahahahahahahahah­a

[DrThunder88]

"Woah woah woah woah woah woah wait a minute!"

"Wha wha wha wha wha wha?"

Awesome stuff.

[madcapromanian]

I wonder if this inspired the Family guy episode where Cookie's in rehab? I'm thinking of the cop part.

[spiderlime]

look prairie you've got so much brains, get some nice, thoughtful guy...cookie m. ain't it.

[DetectiveTyler1]

"Me get cookie tride-and-true way, me pounce on it!"

[ariesflame85]

got to love cookie monster

[FilmmakeroftheFuture]

I feel sorry for Prairie, having to put up with this guy all the time.

[HomestarYoshi]

Prarie Dawn is the cutest thing ever.

[Drwatson186]

Cookie monster and Trekkie monster are totally related

[TherealRNO]

@Drwatson186: So Prairie Dawn is Kate then? Coincidence, given Fran Brill's own admission of the Cookie/Prairie dynamic, or just pure dumb luck?

[muppetlover16]

@Drwatson186 Yes they are, and Kate is like a monster version Prairie Dawn (they're both adorable!)

[WaggonerCartoons3]

"Hey me got it, Stealing works!"

Remember that kids!

:D

[dAforgetful01]

"Me pounce on it! >:D"

[BigEasyWinger]

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOKIE!

[MrScreamingworm]

Cookie monster goes to jail XD

[justaguyfriend]

This is HILARIOUS! First of all, how sardonic Prairie Dawn is. This show rules. Second - Cookie Monster's thinking patterns. Especially after Prairie's cop arrests him in her imagination. If he can't figure anything out on his own and has to ask so many questions - why doesn't he ever ask: "why I go to jail? Why they take me way? Why is stealing wrong?" ? That's why this is hilarious. They're not teaching anything. It's just comedy.

[Clancker1223]

Is that Mr.Rogers? and the real Cookie Monster looks too!! LMAO!!!

[hellohell77]

@Clancker1223 i only noticed he did that when i seen ur comment. oh my god! that is the funniest part of the video!!!!!!!

[eltercermillonario]

@Clancker1223 hahahaha i didnt even notice hahahaha

[GSNLiveFree4All89]

@Clancker1223 2:10 THERE HE IS OFFICER. HE STOLE MY COOKIE!

[disneynut06]

@Clancker1223 I agree. A PBS character referencing a fellow PBS character like that=very funny indeed.

I also like the echoing voices of the characters in the "thought bubbles".

[TelephoneRock4ever]

You know what else is funny? The way Cookie Monster says "cookie" at the beginning.

[matthew3alex]

LOL! I can't stop laughing at the temper tantrum part!

[TelephoneRock4ever]

That, and the part with the Irish-sounding police officer was funny! He did sound Irish, right?

"Come with me. You're going to jail, where you won't be getting any cookies for a long, long time." Ha ha ha!

Was the police officer Jerry Nelson, or am I wrong?

[TelephoneRock4ever]

No? What kind of accent is that?

[matthew3alex]

I don't know.

[TelephoneRock4ever]

Well, in that case, I don't know either. Ha ha ha.

But still, the cop's pretty funny!

Performed by Jerry Nelson, right?

[TelephoneRock4ever]

I kinda knew it was him!  ;-)

[Pooleman96]

I think he's done by David Rudman.

[TelephoneRock4ever]

I just now saw that in the tags. I guess I was wrong after all. :-P

I don't know what made me think that the cop was performed by Jerry Nelson.

[matthew3alex]

"Is that Mister Rogers?"

"Where?"

LOL

[punksweetss]

when imaginary Cookie monster says oh is dat Mr Rodgers, and then real cookie looks was hilarious

[dcbandnerd]

This is one of my favorite skits. It's always struck me funny how Prairie never uses contractions.

[sbanggg]

the stealing part is the best part! xDDD

[dcbandnerd]

I'd just imagine what Cookie Monster would say in real life.

"Hey man! Trying to keep a monster down just 'cause he's blue! THAT AIN'T RIGHT! SHE SET ME UP!"

[Jibjub80]

Prairie was a BITCH for doing this to Cookie Monster. Let him have the cookie for heaven's sake. She knew that he probably wanted the cookie more than she did. Prairie could always go to a supermarket and get some more cookies if she wanted to. She should have been more understanding with Cookie Monster. I never cared for Prairie Dawn. I found her to be aggravating, and after this video, I disliked her even more. Give poor Cookie Monster the cookie. He loves cookies, and he cannot help it

[dcbandnerd]

Yeah, she's a pretty cold chick. Let Cookie Monster have his fix, man.

[MiltownPunkette21]

Well, see, jibjub80, the point of this sketch was to teach kids to ask for what they want in a polite way if they don't know that the other person may want what's left instead. We're assuming that Prairie doesn't have any money on her, we're assuming that she can't walk to the store by herself and get more cookies even if she had any money on her, and we're kind of assuming that this situation is a bit more complicated than it looks.

[Jibjub80]

Yeah, the point of the sketch was to be polite, but Prairie is still a bitch. You do not go to jail for eating someone else's cookie. She made it sounds like he was trying to steal 100 dollars.

[MiltownPunkette21]

LOL, okay :-)

[moatguy]

Yeah you're right. Going to jail just because you steal a cookie. It's not true. Cookies are not as important as money or expensive things. Prairie sounds just as silly as the man in a Ren and Stimpy episode when Ren and Stimpy try to eat his garbage. "A man works hard for his filth just to have theives come and steal it. It's a crying shame."

[Jibjub80]

@moatguy Thanks for sticking up for me! I see that they flagged my comments as spam, but I don't care. Prairie is a bitch for what she did to cookie monster. Give him the damn cookie. His situation is such that he cannot control his desire for cookies.

What is worse is that I heard that Cookie Monster has been replaced with "Veggie Monster" due to the political correctness of the time. WHAT kind of BS is this?!

[disneynut06]

@Jibjub80 I agree with you here, except on the whole "Veggie Monster" nonsense.

That was nothing more than a false rumor that has since been debunked.

[TherealRNO]

But the whole Cookie & Prairie dynamic makes part of the show! It's interesting to note that despite--or perhaps because of--the banned "I Want a Monster For My Friend" skit (that uses a Betty Lou-like Prairie Dawn as the singer) & the inside joke between Fran Brill & Frank Oz/Eric Jacobson, Cookie & Prairie are put together for the Letter of the Day skits, skits like the one in this video (and another where she actually caves in to his cries and gives him a whole plateful of cookies), & more.

[TherealRNO]

@Jibjub80: "His situation is such that he cannot control his desire for cookies."

So? Replace "cookie" with drugs or sex and you would have an entirely different scenario. You wouldn't give a druggie more drugs and you certainly don't want to lose virginity to someone whom you don't have committed feelings for, so the same concept regarding cookies applies here.

[TherealRNO]

@Jibjub80: "His situation is such that he cannot control his desire for cookies."

So? Replace "cookie" with "drugs" or "sex" and the same concepts apply. You wouldn't want to give a druggie more drugs and you wouldn't want to lose yourself to someone you don't have committed feelings for, so Cookie should just ask Prairie, like any polite person--or monster--would. Besides, Prairie was otherwise going to have it all to herself, but because Cookie is her FRIEND, she graciously shared with him.

[moatguy]

Prairie:That's my last cookie. You can't just gobble it up!

Cookie Monster:Wanna bet? Me once tried to eat Guy Smiley once. Me might eat you if me can't have cookie! You choose' your cookie or your life!

[Ian16545]

Cookie should've eaten the police officer, too- now THAT'S real Muppet comedy!

[gaurdianAQ]

if this was the muppet show he probably would have but.... this is sesame street muppets... they should have guest starred cookie monster on muppet show

[TherealRNO]

@gaurdianAQ: They did. A Season 2 episode, I believe, Luckily for Prairie Dawn, she wasn't present at that episode.

@FilmmakeroftheFuture: Praririe Dawn brought this on herself. Since she did say sing the banned "I Want a Monster for My Friend" & since Fran Brill herself does have an inside joke with Fran Oz regarding Prairie having her undies label with the days of the week and Cookie sneaking a peek off-camera.

[Garrettk41]

@TherealRNO Except that song was sung by Betty Lou, not Prairie Dawn.

[TherealRNO]

@Garrettk41: You sure? Betty Lou and Prarie Dawn did look a lot alike and even acted similarly in ways. Besides, in the storybook stories, Betty Lou had a gravelly sort of voice, whereas the singer for the song in question had a high-pitched voice, not unlike Prarie Dawn when angry or frustrated.

[Garrettk41]

@TherealRNO Actually, there is indeed a considerable difference between Prairie's voice and Betty's when singing the monster song. Besides which, the latter was a rather rare character who appeared only on occasion and was performed by whoever was available. Compare her voice on that song to the one in the "Amigo" number. And yes, they do look quite alike, but there's one major difference: Betty Lou has braids in her hair.

[TherealRNO]

@Garrettk41: Hair-braids are a "considerable" difference? Seriously, you could tell it was Betty just by the hairstyle? But regardless of that, there had to be a reason why Prairie was paired with Cookie the most in a majority of her skits. XD

[Garrettk41]

@TherealRNO Well, I never thought much about it until I read about it on Muppet Wiki, but the braids definitely say something. Check out the Wiki and compare their pictures, and you'll see what I mean.

As for Prairie getting stuck with Cookie Monster a lot, it's just her luck I guess.

[L2PSandK]

Love Prairie Dawn...but she is a total narc in this vid

[Floedekage]

Owawawabababa?

[ekwfan6]

jail?!

god I love cookie monster

[MiltownPunkette21]

Ooooh, this is one of my faves!!!!

"COOKIE COOKIE COOKIE ME HAVE TO HAVE COOKIE ME WANT COOKIE NOW!!!! GIMME COOKIE!!!!"

[onyxprime]

"Is that Mr. Rogers?!"

Awesome.

[dvp4life]

Thats EXACTLY How i react now when i see a cookie :)

[Saturn357]

Hmmm...my GF doesn't complain when I gobble up her cookie... *drum hit*

[m1gul1]

Well done good sir, here, have a cookie.

[Saturn357]

Thank you, thank you very much.

I'll be here all week, try the Steak!!! :)

[m1gul1]

And just now, realizing that you answered to me so quickly, makes me kind of sad, here, have a c... Steak!? Where?!! Om nom nom nom.

[Saturn357]

LMAO!

[m1gul1]

And I will be here all week too, where's that damn steak!?

[spencernation]

Cookie Monster:

But me want it. How me going to get it, steal it?

Totally funny.

[spencernation]

I think this part is funny:

Prairie Dawn (after she finds a police officer): There he is Officer, he stole my cookie!

Officer: Come with me. You're going to jail, where you won't be getting any cookies for a long, long time.

[collgoff]

I agreed with you and it is pretty funny.

[matthew3alex]

That was pretty funny. The temper tantrum part is funny too.

[spencernation]

Check this out:

Cookie Monster (when he imagines having a temper tantrum):

Cookie, cookie, cookie! Me have to have cookie, me want cookie now, me want cookie now! Gimme cookie, gimme cookie!

[cloudfire777]

hahahahahahahaha, genious. :)

[projectseal]

lol !!! hahahahahah ! " stand back here we go.....ughhhhhhhhhh !!! classic !!!

[ytcomposer]

"I do not know."

WHAT?

See, this is the difference between old school Sesame Street and the late 80s-early 90s Sesame Street. The imagining thing was good, but negative consequences through imagination? What about just focusing on the positive (if slightly hippie-ish) consequences, like "sharing gives you more friends," and the infamous Sesame Street favorite, "Cooperation?" I guess my generation already knew how to do bad things before they learned the right way.

[jazzybee1]

2:08 I knew they were going to make that happen. Sesame Street is a good learning experience for anyone to enjoy. I am 25 and I have to admit I miss the good old days. That is why I am reliving it so my nephew can love it.

[melijo8]

lol cookie monster is a cookie addict

[BSentertainment]

Praire is such a bitch! You do not share with cookie monster, you let cookie monster have the whole cookie because if you share cookie monster will be sad. : (

[Garrettk41]

Was he now? He had no problem with it and was greatful.

[b3d]

"Again with the imaging" where is Barney when you need him ;-)

[Pooleman96]

Who played the cop Muppet? It sounds like either Kevin Clash or David Rudman. Either way,I saw this when I was a kid and thought that the whole idea of Cookie Monster going to jail for a measly cookie theft WAS a tad cruel.

[Jibjub80]

Pooleman96 writes, "...the whole idea of Cookie Monster going to jail for a measly cookie theft WAS a tad cruel."

I agree. This clip was ridiculous and, "wa wa wa wait" was annoying. Prairie is a five letter word that begins with a b and ends with an h for doing this to Cookie Monster. I never cared for her to begin with. This clinched it. Anyone remember the episode where Cookie Monster has 6 cookies and everybody snatches them away from him in his face? Even he doesn't go to the COPS.

[Pooleman96]

"Anyone remember the episode where Cookie Monster has 6 cookies and everybody snatches them away from him in his face?"

Yeah,I remember that skit. And Guy Smiley was in that skit as well.

[moatguy]

Yeah and even Prairie does not know that these days you don't go to jail for stelling food like cookies. That did happen in the 1800's and early 1900,s but not these days.

[TherealRNO]

@moatguy: Well, she probably lives like she's from that time period. I mean, her name IS Prairie and though it was in reference to long-lost-to-time actress Prairie Dorn, it also is in reference to the classic book and TV series "Little House on the Prairie".

[moatguy]

Yeah and like too if she really called the police they would just say "What are you talking about? Stelling cookies is not a serious crime these days. Welcome to the 20'th centrey!"

[TherealRNO]

@moatguy: Stealing is still wrong, no matter the size of the theft.

[moatguy]

Yes but going to jail depends on the size of the theft.

[TherealRNO]

@moatguy: Yes, but the show is for little kids. It is emphasizing the point that stealing is wrong, no matter the theft size, because there's always consequences for one's actions.

[moatguy]

Yes but the punishment doesn't fit the crime.

[jazzybee1]

Kevin Clash no doubt. I sensed a bit of Elmo in that cop's walk..

[dennisthemenace0WNS]

Is that Mr.Rogers?

Where?

Gobble*

[matthew3alex]

The temper tantrum part is funny!

[Pooleman96]

I'm with you,the resonance in the imaginary sequence makes Cookie sound like he's doing one wicked drum solo LOL!!!

[matthew3alex]

Cookie Monster: (in a temper tantrum while pounding his fists) "COOKIE! COOKIE! COOKIE! ME HAVE TO HAVE COOKIE! ME WANT COOKIE NOW! ME WANT COOKIE NOW! GIMMIE COOKIE! GIMMIE COOKIE!"

[WizzyBoy520]

LOOOOOOOL! "I do not know!" This is epic.

[sapphires1994]

is that mr. rogers? LOL

[maartendas]

Again with the imaginary?! :)

[iVarells]

LOL, he sounds funny when he mimicked Prairie at the beginning! OHWAWAWAWA.

[colleen4ever]

Hovv could Prairie have seen vvhat Cookie vvas imagining?!

[moatguy]

Prairie,I think you have been watching too many 1800,s movies. You don,t go to jail for stealing food like cookies these days.

[Capybara371]

Unless you are in a store? ok let's see you go down the cookie lane at the store take some cookies off the shelf and let's see what they say about that.

[moatguy]

It,s funny how Cookie Monster once stole Bert,s cookies and he did not go to jail for that!

[conceptsgk]

Why does that cop have an Irish accent?

[JaneDoone]

Well...I don't know for sure, but there is the stereotypical "Irish Cop". When the Irish came to North America, a lot of them became police officers, especially in the US, so it became a bit of stereotype (a bit of a racist stereotype). If you watch the old Frosty the Snowman cartoon, the cop there is Irish too.

[ElectricShark]

"Me have temper tantrum! Then Me get cookie!"

[NDW85]

Cookie Monster just never learns, does he? Anyway, this segment I think is from the early or mid nineties.

[socialtreason]

Hey look, dat Mr. Rodgers?

[samsticka]

Unless you're in a grocery store, there's no law against stealing cookies.

[rwalter3737]

Aaron walter to Image about to share with all you and me to sing-along To Live on sesame street May I stay with all For you and me Together ok ? I Do Know all the Times That Before Seen you Most of all I Love you More is I'm Here With you Always On My Way To Air Is Sweet Get Me To sesame street ok

[ytcomposer]

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