So before I joined Tumblr someone (Ben Ragheb?) posted a video of Cookie Monster singing about how it’s not a big deal that he eats non-cookie foods. A response to criticism that Cookie Monster should only eat cookies.
And I get it. I get that its a good message to send kids. If COOKIE Monster eats veggies, then of course a kid can eat veggies.
But the single minded-ness of a monster that only eats cookies and only wants cookies is funnier.
This video is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. It’s ridiculous to say this, but Cookie Monster’s “facial expression” when Kermit says he will give him a cookie (38 seconds in) makes me laugh out loud.
Not to mention his design is hilarious. A big pile of fabric and googly eyes just looks funny. But that has less to do with cookies.
Anyway, watch this video.
Kevin Hines makes a really good point. Cookie Monster is one of those characters that suffers from too much familiarity — after forty years of exposure, it’s too easy to see a googly-eyed monster who’s monomaniacally obsessed with cookies and forget that, oh yeah, that’s really funny.
