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 1996 was, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The holidays are here! For many, that could mean buying gifts. While shopping will look a lot different in 2020, one thing is the same---getting our hands on the hottest toy.

The laughing, vibrating toy became a sensation, and caused a serious uproar -- and fights -- just in time for the hottest shopping season of the year. The Tickle Me Elmo craze during the 1996 holiday ...

Call this cheery holiday tale Revenge of the Harried Christmas Shoppers. It would feature Hector DeLeon, Greg Warcholek and “Mike” from the western suburbs as risk-taking entrepreneurs who got burned, ...

Each holiday season, a new crop of must-have toys suddenly pops up on store shelves and then almost as quickly sell out. Then, a holiday frenzy takes hold and otherwise sane shoppers end up trampling ...

Holiday shopping in Indianapolis has a unique look in 2021. As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers on, some shoppers are keeping on their masks. Many are buying online, as Cyber Monday and Black Friday ...

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People could certainly be loud, opinionated jerks well enough without social media. One example: The Lehigh Valley woman who took out a classified ad to sell a Tickle Me Elmo — the infamous Christmas ...

Check out the media player below for archival news coverage of the Tickle-Me-Elmo craze, the furor over Furbies and more. Every few years, lightning strikes and parents find themselves chasing after a ...