The Cookie Thief

The Cookie Thief is a 2015 Sesame Street special that aired on PBS Kids on February 16, 2015.

Rachel Dratch stars in this special as an unnamed security guard in pursuit of Cookie Monster.

Upon seeing the art, which parodies art masterpieces such as da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Van Gogh's The Potato Eaters and Munch's The Scream Cookie Monster wants to eat everything he sees, prompting Chris to remind him that he can only look at it and not eat it.

They then change back to their normal forms and, along with the museum's guards who now believe in Cookie Monster's innocence, chase the thief.

Cookie explains that while he understands his motivations, that if he stole the paintings then no one else could enjoy the artwork.