Sesame Street: A Cookie is a Sometime Food

COOKIE MONSTER: Hey, what's that? It looks like a lot of fruit. Yes. Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Oh yeah. Cookie! Ah! I am so hungry. Yes Yes Yes yes Yes. What should I eat: fruit or

cookie

s? Fruit or

cookie

? Fruit, cookie, fruit, cook... aw. This difficult decision. Wait. What am I saying? I'm the Cookie Monster. This is a no-brainer. I eat cookies! Ah! HOOTS: Hey, Cookie Monster! My main monster...what's up? COOKIE MONSTER: I'm about to eat a delicious cookie. Ah! NOM Nom Nom. HOOTS: Well... well, what about all that... all that other good stuff in there?

Yes, you see, there are grapes, apples and bananas. COOKIE MONSTER: I know. So? HOOTS: Well, don't you listen to what Hootsie tells you? COOKIE MONSTER: Okay. HOOTS: And don't get an attitude. COOKIE MONSTER: I try not to. HOOTS: A cookie can be delicious... COOKIE MONSTER: Yes. HOOTS: crunchy, sweet or "delicious." COOKIE MONSTER: Yes, yes, yes. HOOTS: But

sometime

s a cookie is

food

. COOKIE MONSTER: Oh. HOOTS: Yes, a cookie is an occasional

food

. APPLE: Oh, a cookie is an occasional food. HOOTS: There are plenty of other fruits and vegetables... COOKIE MONSTER: Yes. HOOTS: --that are healthy for you all the time.

They're delicious. They're delicious. Try an apple, peach, or "plum." Because a cookie is an occasional food. Yes, a cookie is an occasional food. BANANA: Oh, a cookie is an occasional food. HOOTS: If you're looking for something to snack on. For something sweet, you're in the mood. COOKIE MONSTER: Yes. HOOTS: Try an orange or some cherries. Try a melon or some berries. Because... COOKIE MONSTER: Are you okay? HOOTS: --a cookie is an occasional food. Yes, a cookie is an occasional food. HOOTS AND APPLE: But an apple... COOKIE MONSTER: Apple! EVERYONE EXCEPT COOKIE MONSTER: It's an anytime food!

COOKIE MONSTER: Oh! Oh yeah! EVERYONE EXCEPT COOKIE MONSTER: And a banana is a... COOKIE MONSTER: Banana! EVERYONE EXCEPT COOKIE MONSTER: food anytime! HOOTS: Yes, a fruit is a food for any time. Hmm! PULIDOS, BANANA AND PLUM: Yes, a-- PINEAPPLE AND APPLE: Fruit-- PULIDOS, BANANA AND PLUM: --fruit-- PINEAPPLE AND APPLE: --is a-- PULIDOS, BANANA AND PLUM: --is a- - PINEAPPLE AND APPLE: --any-- POLISHED, BANANA AND PLUM: --any-- PINEAPPLE AND APPLE: --time-- POLISHED, BANANA AND PLUM: --time-- ALL: -- food! Yeah! COOKIE MONSTER: I get it. Fruit at any time meal. HOOTS: That's right. COOKIE MONSTER: Cookie, eaten

sometime

.

HOOTS: That's right, Cookie. COOKIE MONSTER: Yes, yes, yes. But you know what? HOOTS: What? COOKIE MONSTER: Now is the time! Cookie! Oh, no, no, no, no!