One promo on the Rosie O’Donnell show was all it took to spark Tickle Me Elmo mania. Tickle Me Elmo’s sweet voice and vibrating laugh had parents fighting in the aisles. The hottest toy of ...

And while it can be hectic, it’s nowhere near as chaotic as it was in the ’90s. This decade was the era of store brawls over toys like Tickle Me Elmo (which isn’t on this list because that ...