Tickle Me Elmo: The 1996 Christmas must-have gave the favorite "Sesame Street" character technology to laugh and move when poked.

1996: Tickle Me Elmo Two-year-old Nicholas Barrientos of Culver City and his mother, Kristine, check out large Elmos sitting on toy store counter while the clerk rings up their Tickle Me Elmo.

1996: Tickle Me Elmo Two-year-old Nicholas Barrientos of Culver City and his mother, Kristine, check out large Elmos sitting on toy store counter while the clerk rings up their Tickle Me Elmo.

Inspired by the 2001 movie, AI Artificial Intelligence, I'm converting Tickle-Me Elmo into a robot version! The base will control his legs as he walks along, and next time I'll be building the ...

It was 1996, the Christmas shopping season had not yet started, but it was increasingly clear to young parents that the hot toy that year was Tickle Me Elmo. The toy version of the popular Muppet ...

Counterfeit Elmo dolls have some worried and not laughing. Dec. 2, 2007 — -- The latest Tickle Me Elmo version is slated to be one of this season's most popular holiday toy requests and one ...

Hmmm, do you remember Elmo? What about the Tickle Me Elmo toy? Here's a look back at the toy many shoppers wanted to get their hands on in 1996.

If you've never had the pleasure of suddenly realizing that your life is all a big joke, Philadelphia comedian Big Jay Oakerson, who spent years working as an “Elmo by day, stripper bouncer by night,” ...

Furby, Tickle Me Elmo and Hatchimals: The must-have holiday toys of yesteryear Check out the media player below for archival news coverage of the Tickle-Me-Elmo craze, the furor over Furbies and more.