Here are Christmas toy gifts that have been at the top of children’s wish lists for decades, according to James Zahn, editor-in-chief at The Toy Book, ... TYCO’s Tickle Me Elmo.

Tickle Me Elmo, Furby, Ninja Turtles: Here are the must-have, top-selling Christmas toys each year in the 90s. ... holds up a Tickle Me Elmo at an auction for 1996's hottest Christmas gift.

1996: Tickle Me Elmo Two-year-old Nicholas Barrientos of Culver City and his mother, Kristine, check out large Elmos sitting on toy store counter while the clerk rings up their Tickle Me Elmo. Ken ...

Tickle Me Elmo hit the store shelves in July, and “it is already my most successful toy,” said Dubren, who spent 16 pre-Elmo years creating toys and games for adults and children.

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.

Christmas Cabbage Patch Kids, Tickle Me Elmo, Furbies and more: Christmas toy gifts that made parents scramble These nostalgic, high-demand toys have caused shopping mayhem during the Christmas season ...

Tickle Me Elmo, Furby, Ninja Turtles: The must-have, top-selling Christmas toys each year in the '90s. ... holds up a Tickle Me Elmo at an auction for 1996's hottest Christmas gift.