A Sharp-Toothed Cookie Monster Consumes a Colorful Talking Machine on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1967

After making his debut in 1966, a sharp-toothed early version of Cookie Monster made a guest appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in October 1967, during which he proceeded to methodically consume a colorful and rather vociferous talking machine. Despite being systematically disassembled, the machine kept on talking.

Cookie Monster Talking Machine Ed Sullivan 1967
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