The year is 1998. I’m 12 years old, and fond of wearing oversized sweatshirts with dalmatians on them. In Social Studies one day, my teacher, Mrs. G, tells the class about her imminent status of Best ...

In 1996, Tyco launched a toy called the Tickle Me Elmo that cost a mere $30 (£15). If you're not familiar with it then check it out on Wikipedia. It was so popular that parents attacked a Wal-Mart ...

Greenland Town Clerk Pat Ferrelli is raffling off one of this year's hottest toys -- a Tickle Me Elmo "TMX" Extreme doll. The doll is so popular and often so hard to find that Fisher-Price, which ...

THE MAD RUSH for the new Elmo doll has become a matter of life and death. A man claiming to have a gun reportedly Muppet-napped a TMX (Tickle Me Extreme) Elmo in Florida. “He told me he had a loaded ...

Have you grabbed the new TMX “Extreme” Elmo? Don’t. Ten years ago, Elmo was like a cute little kid. Tickle, tickle, giggle, giggle. Today? He’s a desperate exhibitionist heading for a breakdown.

Twelve years ago, a mechanized version of a red plushy “Sesame Street” co-star became the unofficial face of obnoxious Christmas consumerism. Retailing for $28.99, “Tickle Me Elmo” resold for as much ...

If you hadn't noticed by now, Elmo is rapidly on his way from being a creepy laughing toy -- and annoyingly difficult to find during the holidays -- to being a full-fledged creepy robot... and even ...

This TMX Elmo is one hot item this holiday season. We first heard about it back in September. We’ve also seen a videos of the doll in action and even saw a TMX Elmo sex tape. But this is just ...

Ragweed season is just about over on the East Coast, and that's good news for Andrea Seabrook, who had an allergy-induced coughing attack in last week's show. It sounded about as hysterical as the ...