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Tyco Tickle Me Elmo (1996)
- Year
- 1996 Community consensus
- Manufacturer
- Tyco Toys (Tyco Preschool) Community consensus
- Original price
- $28.99 Community consensus
About this item
Plush Elmo that giggles and shakes when squeezed, released by Tyco Preschool in July 1996. After Thanksgiving the initial run sold out and the toy became the defining shortage of the 1996 Christmas season, with resale prices far above retail.
Details
- Holiday
- Christmas
- Archive type
- Toy
- Brand
- Sesame Street
- Materials
- plush, electronic sound and vibration unit
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- Tickle Me Elmo (Wikipedia) Encyclopedia Article Supports: Tyco Preschool maker, July 1996 release, $28.99 price, sell-out after Thanksgiving, about one million sold by end of December 1996 View source