| The Elmo Live Doll is the latest in a long line of | | | | can release his full functionality by simply pulling a |
| interactive Elmo toys that kids just can't get enough of. | | | | protective tag out of his foot. |
| The craze started over 10 years ago with the 'Tickle | | | | To play with Elmo you'll just need to stand him up with |
| Me Elmo.' That toy is now quite unimpressive when | | | | his stool behind him (the stool is included). Then, you |
| you put it next to Elmo Live! | | | | can either grab his nose, push his belly, or push one of |
| The designers of this latest Elmo edition designed the | | | | his feet and he will start talking and moving around. |
| doll so that it would appear as much like a real muppet | | | | Grabbing his nose results in hearing a honking sound or |
| as possible. They carefully designed the mechanics | | | | Elmo asking for his "nose back, please!" Pushing his |
| until they had something that was pretty realistic. In | | | | belly can get him to dance. Pushing on his foot will |
| fact, they achieved their goal so well that they | | | | result in some delightful (and motion-filled) stories. Elmo |
| eventually had to take a little bit of the functionality out | | | | never gets boring because he has many different |
| to bring the price down to something more parents | | | | responses stacked away. I found his stories, jokes, |
| could readily afford. The doll certainly doesn't suffer | | | | and comments to be very funny and fun to listen to. |
| from the downgrade; you'll be amazed at all it can do. | | | | The only problem I found with the Elmo Live Doll is that |
| The first thing you'll notice about the Elmo doll is that it | | | | his motor and movements can sometimes be quite |
| looks just like the one on TV. There are many toys | | | | loud. It's not so loud that you can't hear what he's |
| that suffer in the translation from TV screen to real life. | | | | saying, but you do find yourself wishing that the noise |
| Elmo makes the transition very smoothly. Just like | | | | wasn't there. Still, for such an advanced and fun toy It's |
| you'd expect from watching his show, Elmo's fur is | | | | a small quirk that's easy to put up with. |
| bright red and super soft. Keep in mind that Elmo does | | | | It is also important to note that Elmo works best when |
| have motors inside of him, so this isn't going to be one | | | | standing on a solid surface. He is prone to falling over |
| that your children's sleep with at night! I was very | | | | once he tries to sit down on his stool and cross his |
| impressed by Elmo's appearance. | | | | legs! Still, even when he does fall down it's entertaining! |
| Elmo comes packed with batteries already so you can | | | | He will request that you pick him up and then he'll say, |
| literally pull him out of the box and get started. He is | | | | "thank you! |
| 'dumbed down' for display purposes at first, but you | | | | |