(NEXSTAR) – Aside from Big Bird or Guy Smiley, Cookie Monster is probably the most aptly named character on Sesame Street. If indeed “Cookie Monster” were his actual name. First, some history: The ...

If you watched "Sesame Street" as a child and have since labored under the belief that the voracious blue character Cookie Monster was always named "Cookie," you may have to rethink your assumption.

Cookie Monster has taken a stance on a very real and controversial trend in the US economy — and he hates it. The gluttonous blue Sesame Street character known for gorging on cookies expressed his ...

“Sesame Street” was a staple of all our childhoods, with its easy-going theme song, the familiar Muppets and the lessons of kindness and compassion the characters all taught us. But Cookie Monster was ...