The hottest toy of 1996 was, without question, Tickle Me Elmo. Who could resist the motorized, stuffed version of everyone’s favorite Sesame Street character? Squeeze his cute belly and you’ll ...

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 ...

Time Magazine, known for its Man of the Year selection, also has another annual selection— the All-TIME 100 greatest toys. Take a break from perusing online stores because you're still nursing ...

Aaron Karo’s “Tickle-Me-Elmo” is a script about the toy that saved Sesame Street, shocked Wall Street and delighted the nation. Alyson Weaver Nicholas’ “Little Black Dress” imagines ...