The Cookie Thief facts for kids
The Cookie Thief is a fun Sesame Street TV special from 2015. It first showed on PBS Kids on February 16, 2015. The story takes place in a brand-new museum on Sesame Street. This museum is called the Museum of Cookie Art!
In the special, Cookie Monster is suspected of eating all the yummy cookie art. A security guard, played by Rachel Dratch, tries to catch him. This special was also one of the last times Fran Brill worked as a puppeteer before she retired. After 2016, Stephanie D'Abruzzo became the main puppeteer for Prairie Dawn. Jennifer Barnhart became the main puppeteer for Zoe.
What's the Story?
A new place called the Museum of Cookie Art opens on Sesame Street. Cookie Monster goes to visit with his friends, Chris and Elmo. Their friend Prairie Dawn works there as a tour guide.
The museum has amazing art made of cookies! These artworks look like famous paintings. For example, there's a cookie version of the Mona Lisa. There are also cookie versions of The Potato Eaters and The Scream.
Cookie Monster really wants to eat all the art. Chris reminds him that he can only look, not eat. A security guard keeps a close eye on him. But then, the cookie paintings start to disappear! The security guard and some penguin guards think Cookie Monster is the thief.
Elmo decides to become a detective to solve the mystery. He finds a trail of cookie crumbs and chocolate chips. He figures out the thief is an anthropomorphic (human-like) chocolate chip cookie. Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Chris try to tell the guards. But the guards don't believe them and make them leave the museum.
Once outside, they call Abby Cadabby. She uses her magic to turn them into a painting. Abby then takes their painting to the museum. The Cookie Thief sees it, and steals it!
Suddenly, the friends change back to their normal selves. The museum guards now believe Cookie Monster is innocent. Everyone chases the Cookie Thief!
When they catch the thief, he explains why he stole the art. He says he just loves cookie art so much. Cookie Monster understands his feelings. But he explains that stealing means no one else can enjoy the art. Cookie Monster tells the thief he can make his own cookie art. The thief agrees and gets to show his art in the museum!
Who's in the Special?
- Chris Knowings as Chris Robinson
- Rachel Dratch as the Security Guard
The Muppet Performers
- Fran Brill as Prairie Dawn
- Tyler Bunch as Vincent van Dough
- Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby
- Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Muncha Lisa and a Penguin Security Guard
- Ryan Dillon as Elmo
- Eric Jacobson as Grover and a Penguin Security Guard
- Peter Linz as Chewie the Cookie
- Joey Mazzarino as Leonardo da Crunchy and The Cream
- Martin P. Robinson as Edvard Munch
- David Rudman as Cookie Monster
- Matt Vogel as Little Cookie and a Penguin Security Guard
