Elmo TMX

Rick F · Post by **Rick F** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 10:54 pm

Well this is definitely off topic.

How many have this new toy in their homes? I saw it in action and it really cracked me up. Here's a clip on YouTube. A small dog comes into the picture and is impressed with it too.

Elmo TMX on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4x-VW_rCSE

I'm impressed with the engineering on how they get it stand up again once it's on its back!

Tubaryan12 · Post by **Tubaryan12** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 10:59 pm

My mom wants one of those things. The second I find one in the store for the regular price, it's hers!

WoodSheddin · Post by **WoodSheddin** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 3:08 am

Farah bought Sam one for Christmas and another extra one for some reason. So we have 2 in our house. One opened and the other still in the box.

Sam digs it and laughed hard for about 5 minutes then it was back to superman and his cars.

Dylan King · Post by **Dylan King** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:58 am

The past two weeks there has been a sign at the top of the Hollywood Hills at the intersection of Bevery Glan and Mulholland Dr. that was a painted picture of this Elmo doll and a phone number, advertising that the toy could be had if one called the number.

I wish I had taken a picture. I wonder how many Bevery Hills exec types actually called the special Elmo hotline, and who was on the other end?

Rick F · Post by **Rick F** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:26 am

Tubaryan12 wrote:My mom wants one of those things. The second I find one in the store for the regular price, it's hers!

We had a choir Christmas party where one of our choir members picked up an Elmo for $40. She didn't really need one -- but knew that someone at the party may have been looking for one of these. We opened the box -- which wasn't easy btw. There's a flap on the box that does nothing when you lift it except trigger a sound box that says, "(giggle, giggle) Elmo is ticklish in here!"

. When we did finally get the box open there were batteries already installed (6-AA cells) in the feet -- which I think helps it have a low center of gravity. We all cracked up for about 10 minutes watching Elmo's antics.

$40 sounds like the regular price.

Tubaryan12 · Post by **Tubaryan12** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:57 am

$40 sounds like the regular price.

It is.

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 1:01 pm

WoodSheddin wrote:Sam digs it and laughed hard for about 5 minutes then it was back to superman and his cars.

If a young 'un was entertained by the toy for more than about 15 minutes, I'd start to worry. I mean, other than triggering the circuitry, what involvement does a child have other than to watch? Sam's nobody's fool.

There are more opportunities for a child to use his or her minagination using the box the toy came in.

But then, it's ever been so.