Masterpiece Theatre

Masterpiece Theatre is a long-running PBS anthology series, originally hosted by Alistair Cooke.
==Appearances==
* Ernie and Bert appeared in a 1975 promo for the series which consisted of several PBS personalities and celebrities (including Harry Belafonte) watching Masterpiece Theatre.Indiana University Media Collections Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, Mobil Oil
==References==
* Beginning in 1978, the series was regularly spoofed on Sesame Street as "Monsterpiece Theater," hosted by Cookie Monster as Alistair Cookie. Though most of the sketches ranged from classic literature to popular films and plays or even television shows, some of the earliest sketches spoofed actual Masterpiece Theatre series, such as Upstairs, Downstairs and I, Claudius.
* Telly Monster mentions Masterpiece Theatre in a list of shows beginning with M in Sesame Street Episode 1257.
* Masterpiece Theatre was among the PBS shows mentioned by Kermit the Frog in Sesame Street, Special when trying to find reasons for Oscar the Grouch to like public television.
==Mentions==
* A video montage produced in honor of the series' 50th anniversary in 2020 included a short clip of Alistair Cookie (lifted from the "Me, Claudius" sketch). 
==Sources==
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