Today, in my inexplicable ongoing coverage of all things Cookie Monster, I bring you what may be the best Colbert Report clip of all time, featuring you-know-who as a surprise guest.

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It seems that our friend Stephen Colbert has just learned of the tragic song "A Cookie is a Sometime Food" and Cookie's even more tragic relegation to fruit propagandist.

Best quote, from Cookie in response to Colbert's uncontrollable cookie cravings: "Me been there. Yeah, yeah. Me have crazy times in 70s and 80s. Me like the Robert Downey Jr. of cookies."

This reminded me of Cookie's 2006 appearance on The Martha Stewart Show, which is almost too funny to be real. Provided below for your enjoyment, in two parts:

part one

part two

And now I'm wondering two things: 1) What other non-muppets appearances has Cookie Monster made, and 2) How did this become a Cookie Monster blog anyway?

previously: cookie monster roundup, the finest in cookie monster still imagery, cookie monster on NPR