Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989 (1989 TV Special)

Frank Oz: Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster

Quotes 

• Kermit The Frog : The question of the day is, "Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?"

  Grover : Yes, I can answer that question.

  Kermit The Frog : Oh, good. We have an answer. And the answer is?

  Grover : No.

  Kermit The Frog : No?

  Grover : No, I cannot tell you how to get to Sesame Street. I do not know.

• Cookie Monster : Hey, Coz, you got cookie?

  Host : [to viewers]  And some things never change.

  Cookie Monster : YOU GOT COOKIE FOR COOKIE?

  Host : [to Cookie Monster]  Yeah, Cookie Monster, here you go.

  [gives Cookie Monster some cookies for him to happily eat quickly on] 

• 'Miami Mice' announcer : Miami Mice!

  J.P. Mouse : YO!

  Alistair Cookie : Me, Your host, Alistair Cookie. Welcome to "Monsterpiece Theater", Home of Classy Drama!

  Audience : SQUEAL! OF! FORTUNE!

  [Applause as the theme plays and the title opens up] 

  Audience : [We see Pat Playjacks through the curtains] 

  Pat Playjacks : Give the pig a spin on the turn table!

  [as Count Von Count spins the turn table] 

  Pig : [Squeals] 

  Audience : ONE!

  Pig : [Squeals] 

  Audience : TWO!

  Pig : [Squeals] 

  Audience : THREE!

  [Ping as the turntable stops and audience applause] 

  Audience : [And transitions back to Bill Cosby] 

  Bill Cosby : There is secret behind all this kidding around, You see?

  Elmo : Secret? Oh, Elmo just loved secret.

  Bill Cosby : Alright. Elmo. You want to a Secret.

  [Whispering] 

  Bill Cosby : There is curriculum.

  Elmo : A curriculum?

  Bill Cosby : Yes.

  Elmo : Elmo won't tell.

  Bill Cosby : Thank you.

  [to the viewers] 

  Bill Cosby : It's been on research so it's always changing. First, We used to see kids count to 10. Now they are up to 40. So you see.

  Elmo : Mr. Cosby.

  Bill Cosby : Yes, Elmo.

  Elmo : What is a curriculum?

• Bill Cosby : Five years ago, Will Lee, The actor who played Mr. Hooper died. He was not replaced by another actor. The children were not told Mr. Hooper moved away, or anything. On Sesame Street, Mr. Hooper died.

  Maria : Big Bird, Don't you remember we told you? Mr. Hooper died. He's dead.

  Big Bird : Oh yeah! I remember! Well, I'll wait until he comes back.

  Susan : Big Bird, when people die, they don't come back.

  Big Bird : [Voice breaksdown]  Never?

  Luis : Well, Big Bird, they're dead, they can't come back.

  Big Bird : Well, it won't be the same.

  Bob : You're right, Big Bird. It will never be the same without him.

  [Voice breaksdown] 

  Bob : But do you know something? We can all be very happy that we had our chance to be with him, and to know him, and to love him a lot when he was here.

  Big Bird : [to his drawing of Mr. Hooper]  You know? I'm gonna miss you, Mr. Looper.

  Maria : [as she smiles sadly]  That's Hooper, Big Bird, Hooper!

  Big Bird : You're right!

  [Everyone gives Big Bird a hug] 

  Bill Cosby : And so, Big Bird learned about death, birth, love, marriage, adoption, and life keeps on changing as Sesame Street keeps changing.

  Cookie Monster : You got cookie?

  Bill Cosby : Some things never change.

  [to Cookie Monster] 

  Bill Cosby : Yes, I got your cookie.

  Cookie Monster : [as he eats some cookies]  OM! NOM! NOM! NOM!