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Monsterpiece Theater
Monsterpiece Theater is a recurring segment on the American version of the internationally acclaimed children's educational program ''Sesame Street'' portrayed as a children's educational parody of Masterpiece Theatre.
Format
While using Muppet characters to act out educational principles, ''Monsterpiece Theater'' is also a parody of the similarly acclaimed PBS show ''Masterpiece Theatre'', now known simply as ''Masterpiece''. The theme song is also a modified version of the Masterpiece theme song, only with trumpets and a much more upbeat tempo.
''Monsterpiece Theater'' is hosted by Alistair Cookie, who is Cookie Monster trying his best to look like Alistair Cooke. He wears a smoking jacket and holds a pipe which he usually ends up eating. Similar segments, titled ''Mysterious Theater'' and parodying fellow PBS anthology ''Mystery!'', are hosted by "Vincent Twice Vincent Twice", a parody of Vincent Price.
Sketch Listings
CD Rom Games
* The Sesame Street CD-ROM games "The Three Grouchkateers" and "Elmo Through the Looking Glass" featured a Monsterpiece Theater intro
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