Grover's serving chaos with a side of nutrition. Cookie Monster's having an identity crisis. Dinner is SERVED.
After working hard, Grover has finally gotten a job as a waiter at the hot restaurant in town, Planet Storybook. Now, he can help kids learn about healthy eating while he serves up some of the biggest names in nursery rhymes (such as Miss Muffet). Some of the fun food songs include "Cereal Girl" and "The Most Important Meal of the Day," as well as a special tune from Cookie Monster assuring kids that there is more to food than cookies.
Acting
Frank Oz doing double duty as Grover AND Cookie Monster
Writing
Cereal Girl parody that slaps harder than it should
Practical Effects
Old-school puppetry from actual legends
Director
Kevin Clash
Frank Oz
Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Jerry Nelson
Mr. Johnson (voice)
Peter Linz
Anything Muppet Boy (voice)
Lisa Buckley
Anything Muppet Mother (voice)
Julianne Buescher
Chef (voice)
Jim Martin
Banana / Dog (voice)
Alice Dinnean
Orange Juice (voice)
Fran Brill
Cereal (voice)
Joey Mazzarino
Muffin (voice)
David Rudman
Milk (voice) / Cereal Girl (puppeteer)
David Langston Smyrl
Mr. Handford (archive footage)
Ivy Austin
Cereal Girl (voice)
Rick Lyon
Cereal Girl's Dad
Richard Hunt
Backup Monster (puppeteer)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kevin Clash directed this while also performing Elmo, meaning he was simultaneously the most powerful and exhausted person at Sesame Workshop.
This 2003 special dropped right as childhood obesity became a major public health conversation — Cookie Monster getting a redemption arc was VERY intentional messaging.
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