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“Sesame Street” casts Cookie Monster in “Hunger Games” parody

Cookie Monster is Cookieness Evereat in "The Hungry Games"

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In anticipation of this week’s released of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “Sesame Street” introduces Cookie Monster as Cookieness Evereat, the cunning star of “The Hungry Games: Catching Fur.” Unlike his human counterpart, Katniss Everdeen, Evereat doesn’t have to kill other players to survive in the woods — just guess what comes next in a series of patterns, evade some furry muppets and resist eating a few cookies.

By Prachi Gupta

Prachi Gupta is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on pop culture. Follow her on Twitter at @prachigu or email her at pgupta@salon.com.

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