Tickle Me, Elmo

There is no doubt that Elmo is one of the most-loved Sesame Street characters. The show itself started in 1969. It became hugely popular among children from the 1980s to the 1990s. Those who didn’t know how to speak English learned the language through the show, and so when they released this toy back then, it became so in demand that parents were willing to pay as much as $1,500 for a Tickle Me Elmo.

Did you know that the show was up for reconsideration back in the 1990s? It was already getting 20 million views per episode so network executives considered getting rid of its commercial sponsors and propping it with their own investments. They decided to try it out and it remained successful until the 2000s. Elmo became one of the bestselling toys and parents were quick to snag from the toy store to give at Christmas time.