Elmo Live! on sale tomorrow for $59.99 (if you're lucky)

by Darren Murph, posted Oct 13th 2008 at 10:23AM

After the whole Tickle Me Elmo craze a few years back, you just knew Fisher-Price was going to ride this wave until it simply couldn't stay afloat any longer. Elmo Live!, hailed as the "most innovative and engaging Elmo toy ever," will officially hit store shelves tomorrow (October 14th) for $59.99, though we suspect the first batch will be snapped up in no time flat. Of course, those of you intent on retaining your sanity probably pre-ordered a few months back, but for everyone else, your battle to get one of this year's hottest holiday gifts starts in under 24 hours. For those wondering what's so special about this fellow, he supposedly tells jokes and makes movements that "give kids the feeling that Elmo is alive in their own homes." Whether that's really a good thing, however, is totally up to you.

Gallery: Elmo Live! on sale tomorrow for $59.99 (if you're lucky)

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Robots

Tags: available, Christmas, elmo, Elmo Live, ElmoLive, Fisher-Price, now available, now shipping, NowAvailable, NowShipping, on sale, OnSale, ship, shipping, ships, toy, toys

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

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webon @ Oct 13th 2008 10:27AM

Hi I'm chuky, I mean... Elmo, Wanna play?

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Flashpoint @ Oct 13th 2008 10:44AM

How does that species urinate or excrete? Or even Reproduce?

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Jon Doe. @ Oct 13th 2008 12:40PM

Reproduce?

They don't. Thank God. Then again think of the hunting seasons that would occure if there was an entire species of Elmo's out there that reproduced like tribbles. Gun sales would spike 1200% each year.

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Techie @ Oct 13th 2008 3:36PM

I just want Fisher-Price to release the Tickle Me Emo version of Elmo.

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ugg.tryptophan @ Oct 13th 2008 4:45PM

i want to buy it, only to turn it on and set it on fire

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Sam @ Oct 13th 2008 10:27AM

KILL IT KILL IT

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Aguiluz @ Oct 13th 2008 10:44AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdn8gQkHyHI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYGhmJD9LKc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa91tn-1tlw&feature=related

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BigD145 @ Oct 13th 2008 2:07PM

Elmo Dead! on sale for same price. Battery-powered hammer not included.

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Boarderwoot @ Oct 13th 2008 10:31AM

Everyone's laughing at me out here infront of Target. All these kids keep asking me why I'm standing out here when the store is open. We'll see whose laughing tomorrow morning when I buy all the Elmos that i can carry. Man I'm so whipped....

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Neuco @ Oct 13th 2008 10:54AM

Hate to burst your bubble, buddy, but Target is limiting sales to only 2 per person. Say's so right in this weeks ad.

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Rocketboy @ Oct 13th 2008 2:43PM

No, Boarderwoot has tiny tiny arms. So they can only carry two at a time.

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)law( @ Oct 13th 2008 10:40AM

Who does that pic bring to mind a mass of moms going head to head death match style in the mall during the holidays.....

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frauhottelmann @ Oct 13th 2008 10:41AM

Will it blend???

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)law( @ Oct 13th 2008 10:41AM

*why

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Ivan @ Oct 13th 2008 10:43AM

will it hit F5 on my computer so i wont miss any of this Elmo Craze Coverage on Engadget?

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steven @ Oct 13th 2008 10:45AM

LOL

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mrrookie @ Oct 13th 2008 10:46AM

Yes, but will it burn?

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Romado12187 @ Oct 13th 2008 10:51AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdn8gQkHyHI

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IT News Blog @ Oct 13th 2008 11:00AM

who on earth would want to buy that hideous thing!

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superseagulls @ Oct 13th 2008 11:08AM

Because it's CRACK for kids!
Believe me, I have a 15 month old who is addicted to the red monster.

It's not 'why?' it's a 'must' to feed there addictions......... Believe me there will be kids checking into Elmo detox centers the world over in a years time..............

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Ivan @ Oct 13th 2008 11:09AM

check out my ebay listings tomorrow morning and ill tell you who would

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ehisforadam @ Oct 13th 2008 1:07PM

Taking "I have a 15 month old who is addicted to the red monster" out of context could get you in a whole lot of trouble.

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Galley @ Oct 13th 2008 11:09AM

Whoopity-do!

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Darkroom @ Oct 13th 2008 12:07PM

i know right...

hey Fisher-Price, the 90s called, they want the elmo craze back...

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Compufxr @ Oct 13th 2008 11:33AM

Same here - check out my auction on E-bay - which is where I am sure most of these will wind up anyway. Hey, if people want to pay double or triple for this who am I to stop them?

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ZeroCorpse @ Oct 13th 2008 1:06PM

"who am I to stop them?"

Jerk. You're the REASON they have to pay double. If you'd left it on the shelf, they'd be able to pay retail.

I'm an atheist, but even I believe there's a special hell for people who do this sort of thing with childrens' toys.

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SweetSauce @ Oct 13th 2008 3:54PM

I crack up at the thought of you Ebay'rs having a basement full of these when the market for this stupid toy tanks...

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mikejonas @ Oct 13th 2008 11:38AM

Preordered a few from Amazon months ago FTW! I'll be the best uncle this Christmas...

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Larry Kleinmintz @ Oct 13th 2008 11:42AM

Hmm..who's the sucker here. Would these even be made if they weren't bought? I dont know..

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CJ ADAP @ Oct 13th 2008 11:48AM

how long til this thing is seen doin the nasty with cabbage patch kids?

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scheisseminnelli @ Oct 13th 2008 12:15PM

Is this like a nowadays Teddy Ruxpin?

Teddy Ruxpin was awesome.

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Jon Doe. @ Oct 13th 2008 12:45PM

Especially when he was playing Metallica.

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Jon Doe. @ Oct 13th 2008 12:43PM

Once upon a time I worked at a Toys R Us. One evening we got bored and took a damaged tickle me Elmo and put it in the cardboard compactor. laughter ensued as its voice box gradually broke down.

God help us all the day someone perfects the art of AI and programs an Elmo with a personality.

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OCEAN 'CLAK' 20th Account Happy @ Oct 13th 2008 12:49PM

i LiKE iT, WOULD LOOK GOOD HOLDiNG MY PHONE AN SiTTiNG ON MY SLiM LAPTOP, SO CUTE iM GETTiNG HiM NOW

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ZeroCorpse @ Oct 13th 2008 1:04PM

Great. Another toy that the profiteers can scam people into buying for many times it's retail value. This crap needs to stop. Some kid wants this toy, and her parents are going to have to deal with some scumbag profiteer to get it because they'll be unable to get it retail, the way it's meant to be.

The jerk adults who buy up all the hot toys before Christmas are on the same level as people who steal candy from babies. Some kid is saving up his allowance to get this toy, and won't be able to get one because of people who snap them up JUST to resell them. It's about the most unethical thing an adult can do during the holiday season.

If you have two kids, buy two Elmo dolls. Don't buy six with the intention of holding four of them for ransom on eBay. That's just slimy, low, and morally reprehensible.

Frankly, I'd like to see a holiday anti-profiteering law that forbids the resale of toys (that is: anything specifically marketed to children) for any more than retail price from October 1st through January 30th. Price gouging laws exist for gas stations and retail stores, so why shouldn't we enact laws to prevent people from artificially driving the price of an Elmo toy to 300% of retail value? It's not "supply and demand" when a FEW people are buying all the supply, artificially affecting the demand.

It takes a particularly selfish, pathetic person to ruin some kid's Christmas this way. If you want to make a profit, go do it ethically.

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hugoliva @ Oct 13th 2008 1:19PM

Isn't that called capitalism? ever thought how the oil barrel came from 50 up to almost 150 in a matter of months?

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Ivan @ Oct 13th 2008 1:24PM

You must have a misconception of eBay and how stuff sell's their... The seller sets the price (whether high or low) and then the "buyer" (aka parents, not children holding piggy banks) CHOOSES to purchase these toys for the price they can afford. If they cant afford they choose to become horribly in debt (or usually more in debt) OR they try other methods like pre-ordering, walking to your nearest retail store and if its sold out...then i guess you better find something else (harsh but true)... I don't condone buying the supply and re-selling the product on eBay at the buyers price but I do condone the people who start their auctions at a higher price from the get go...have some dignity and start the auction at retail value, let the parents drive the prices up!

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mm3guy @ Oct 13th 2008 2:54PM

Here, have a low ranked!

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THingamabob @ Oct 19th 2008 12:48PM

My kids didn't get the hot toys because I wouldn't pay the inflated prices. Can't always get what you want. But this is capitalism and it all runs on supply and demand. If you want to whine, talk to the manufacturers. Though I don't think they care. They will not overproduce a product just so everyone might get one. Same concept, produce too many, the price drops. As for my kids, if I can cash in on the elmo craze, it will help them pay for their next semester at college. Go Elmo!

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ishism @ Oct 13th 2008 1:19PM

Done with the housing bubble. It's time again for the Elmo bubble. Where the hell are the beanie babies?

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DEEZNUTZ @ Oct 13th 2008 1:27PM

1. Only the rich dopes will pay those extraordinarily high prices on E-bay for something so insignificant like this
2. Kids are likely not using their allowance money for this. Parents are the ones buying them as gifts.
3. Who creates this type of demand? If they simply manufacture enough of them, there wouldn't be any incentive for profiteers to scoop them up
4. It's really not that serious. I can understand wanting to give your kids what they like, but you should also let your kids know that they cannot always get what they want in life. It's a life lesson worth teaching sometimes. Trust me, the kids will be just fine whether they get their precious Elmo or not. Seems like you would need the therapy more than they would.
5. I'll send you a link to my E-bay posting in case you can't scoop one up camped outside of Target for 3 days.

Happy Shopping :)

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compufxr @ Oct 13th 2008 1:33PM

You are completely missing the point. Toy companies are the ones to blame. If they would produce enough of these toys to go around then there wouldn't be any problem. I would have production going 24/7 just to produce enough product to meet demand. But no, these toy companies artificially create a shortage and everyone scrambles to get their hands on one. Now the people who waited on line for three days get the right to purchase just 1 or 2 of these wonderful items. What ever happened to first come first served? Trust me, everyone on that line is NOT getting one.

As long as the toys companies keep producing artificial shortages for their products why shouldn't I be allowed to make money on it. Trust me - it's not just a FEW people buying these things up. You should have seen the market for Wii's last year. Ebay had literally thousands of them and they were all sold I am sure.

If parents would learn to tell their kids NO, then it would not be an issue. Sure every parent wants to be the hero and get little Johhny that hot new toy but not everyone can afford to do that. I highly doubt that some 2 year old is going to have enough money to buy one of these - even at retail. And just so you know, I am the father of triplets and I know what it means to say no. I hate dealing with the whining and crying but you simply cannot fold every time your child has a tantrum.

Every time you slap a law on something you are actually taking away a person's rights. Government should not be involved in who buys toys, or anything for that matter. Why do we have to "regulate" who buys and sells christmas toys?

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