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Tickle Me Elmo
Tickle Me Elmo is a child's toy introduced
in the United States in 1996, becoming that year's top
fad. Bright red in color and based on Elmo, a Muppet character
from Sesame Street, when squeezed, Elmo would chortle.
When squeezed three times in a row, Elmo would begin to
shake and laugh hysterically. On its back is a velcro
access slit wherein reside the batteries.
The 'Surprise Edition' of Tickle Me Elmo,
issued in the Fall of 2001, was an elaborate contest.
Five of the 'Surprise Edition' Elmos stopped laughing
on January 9, 2002, and announced to the people squeezing
them that they had won a prize. The grand prize was $200,000.
Installation Art Made Of Tickle Me
Elmo
Tickle Me Elmo was the subject of an
art exposition at the Ronald Feldman Gallery, in New York
City, in September of 2003. Kelly Heaton, the artist,
engineered a vibrating coat out of dissected Tickle Me
Elmo dolls. The title of the show was Live Pelt.
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