Cookie Monster has a 'real name' — and it isn't Cookie Monster. Over the years, ... The Jim Henson Company says, but the Wheel Stealer’s career wasn’t over just yet.

Here's how little we know about the "real" Cookie Monster: He was born under a different name.In 1966, he came into this world as the "Wheel Stealer," and his insatiable appetite favored not ...

Before debuting on Sesame Street in 1969, the monster that would become Cookie Monster got his start in 1966 as a "Wheel-Stealer" on an unaired General Mills commercial for a snack food.

The Cookie Monster is known as Sidney Monster, Alistair, Arnold and Wheel-Stealer since his character was firs developed in 1966. ...

Over the years, the character has repeatedly indicated that his name isn’t Cookie Monster at all. Skip to content. WKRG News 5. Mobile 73 ...

Before debuting on Sesame Street in 1969, the monster that would become Cookie Monster got his start in 1966 as a "Wheel-Stealer" on an unaired General Mills commercial for a snack food.

Over the years, the character has repeatedly indicated that his name isn’t Cookie Monster at all. ... The Jim Henson Company says, but the Wheel Stealer’s career wasn’t over just yet.