Cookie Monster Analysis

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In this episode, Cookie Monster begins the show by singing about his day, and how he thinks he will get treats and cookies. Cookie Monster joins Gordon and Sidney who are using cookies to learn about patterns, and run out of cookies to get more. They tell Cookie Monster not to eat their cookies because they need it for their game. Cookie Monster avoids eating the cookies, looks away from them, and says he won’t be eating the cookies even though he really wants to, but doesn’t notice when a mysterious hand comes and takes all the cookies away. When Gordon and Sidney return, Cookie Monster is blamed for having eaten all the cookies, despite being innocent. This happens again when Cookie Monster enters Big Bird’s nest, and is told not to eat the …show more content…

Ernie and Elmo sit with a glass of milk and a plate of cookies, and discover that they can both have the cookies and milk they want if they share. They then sing the song “share”. The letter of the day is “S”. Cookie Monster and Super Grover explain the letter as being the first in “super”. It then grows on a vine, and the letter is shown on the screen and spoken out loud. The Elmo’s World segment discusses different types of food. It shows various children eating, along with Elmo feeding his fish Dorothy. Different children are shown eating various foods. Elmo’s drawer then moves as if it were “eating” and makes sounds as if it were burping, to which Elmo expresses that drawers don’t usually eat. Children are shown making a sandwich, and foods from around the world are shown. Various foods such as an apple, broccoli, corn, pizza, and a sandwich enter and introduce themselves to Elmo. The episode begins with the "What 's the Word on the Street?" segment lead by Murray Monster, with the word of day being “pretend”. Murray interviews adults and children by asking them to define and explain the term pretend. Abby Cadabby enters and looks for Elmo to show him her toy frog named …show more content…

The letter of the day segment of the show is next, with the Muppet Prairie Dawn inviting Cookie Monster to have a plate of cookies, placed next to the letter “Z”. Prairie Dawn explains the letter as it is shown on the screen, and talks about different words that start with the letter “Z” as they appear on the screen. The letter “Z” is then shown in various fonts on the screen, with children repeating the letter and how to pronounce it. In the Elmo’s world segment of the show, Elmo discusses cameras. He says to “say cheese”, and a talking cheese appears. Different family groups taking pictures with cameras are shown. Elmo wants to ask Mr. Noodle about cameras, and asks Shade to open up, to which it moves up. Mr. Noodle then proceeds to take a picture of Elmo. Different children then explain how they take pictures with cameras. Elmo then takes a picture of his fish Dorothy, as well as the cheese. Elmo then counts how many pictures of him are in his photo album. Elmo asks the drawer if it wants to take Elmo’s picture, to which it moves and “shakes its head” no, to which Elmo says “drawer can’t take a picture, but Elmo can take a picture of drawer”. The drawer then moves into position as if it is having its picture taken. Elmo then talks to “camera”, who explains how she can take