Tickle Me Elmo became a holiday sensation with its infectious giggle and wiggling red body. Elmo laughed, shook, and uttered playful phrases when squeezed, instantly delighting young children ...

Tickle Me Elmo caused nationwide shopping frenzies in 1996, leading to store shortages. Pogs were originally milk caps used in a game that became a global craze.

Tickle Me Elmo’s sweet voice and vibrating laugh had parents fighting in the aisles.

A look back at Tickle Me Elmo Tickle Me Elmo drove kids crazy and their parents crazier. From store mobs to scalpers, here’s how WNYW covered the fad back on December 18 and 24 of 1996.

Holiday gift crazes come and go, but some retro toys like Tickle Me Elmo are as iconic today as they were 30-odd years ago.

Giggling character toys are nothing new, and those who grew up watching Sesame Street will remember the popularity of the Tickle Me Elmo doll. It's a slightly cheaper option: Sesame Street Tickle Me ...

Popular Sesame Street character Elmo became a toy sensation in 1996. The Tickle-Me Elmo toys were in huge demand, so much so that stores reported violence as stocks ran low.

Tickle Me Elmo, Cabbage Patch Kids, Furby: Popular toys from the last 50 holiday seasons Toy experts at the Strong National Museum of Play made picks for the buzziest toys since 1969.

Tickle Me Elmo (1996) Twelve years after the release of the Cabbage Patch Kids, Tickle Me Elmo sparked another chaotic holiday craze.