Tickle Me Elmo

But no one predicted the runaway success of Tickle Me Elmo, which is a close second to the

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Brenda Andolina, a spokesperson for Fisher-Price, said it was Sesame Workshop's decision to end the 15-year arrangement in which Fisher-Price made toys such as Tickle Me Elmo, Hokey Pokey Elmo and Elmo Live.

London Free Press 2009

Anyone who watches Elmo on television or remembers the Tickle Me Elmo shopping craze during the 1996 Christmas season will have no trouble falling in love with this gentle spirit whose magic has captivated millions worldwide.

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If you spend your time blowing up Tickle Me Elmo dolls, it proves that you're immature and like to waste money.

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Zhu Zhu mania harks back to the Christmastime trends this country experienced during more robust economic times, when we unabashedly announced our obsessions with Cabbage Patch Kids and Tickle Me Elmo because, frankly, we didn't have better things to worry about.

The Zhu Zhu conundrum Jen Chaney 2009

Well, Lena is hired at The Tickle Me Elmo factory and she reports for her first day promptly at 8:00 AM.

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Well, Lena is hired at The Tickle Me Elmo factory and she reports for her first day promptly at 8:00 AM.

A morning giggle... 2008

There is a factory in Northern Minnesota which makes the Tickle Me Elmo

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MICROSOFT'S ACTIMates Interactive Barney ($109.95; 800-426-9400) does more than giggle, but he's no Tickle Me Elmo.

Blarney 2008

While most of America searches for a Tickle Me Elmo doll or a Nintendo 64, the capital is gripped by its own holiday-gift obsession: who gets what administration job.

Building The Cabinet 2008