Surveillance footage from Michigan shows a home inspector sexually pleasuring himself using a "Tickle Me Elmo doll" that was ...

It was an instant success, and Tickle Me Elmo became the one of the hottest toys during the 1996 holiday season. But not before a Nov. 26, 1996 Indianapolis Star story noted that the red Sesame ...

Tickle Me Elmo, Furby, Ninja Turtles: ... California Roller Baby Dolls, Puppy Supreme, and Super Soakers. There was an odd inclusion, though, at the top of the list: Troll Dolls.

There are certain Christmas toys in America that families and hobbyists may remember as cult classics: G.I. Joe, Little Tikes, Cabbage Patch Kids, Star Wars, Beanie Babies are among them.

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.

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.

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.

According to a Dec. 10, 1996, Star Tribune article, Tickle Me Elmo was released on the toy market back in July 1996 when 400,000 of the toys were shipped to retailers.

13News Now Vault: Tickle Me Elmo takes over Christmas '96. This week, we're taking you to the mid-1990s for a toy that had some people *seeing red* at stores across the country.

At the Toy ‘R Us in Clay, a truckload of them sold out in minutes in early December, leaving a disbelieving store director, Steve Meredith, declaring, “This is far worse than Tickle Me Elmo.