Fisher Price Elmo Live! Toy Review
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In 1987 I was a junior in high school with a 2-year old brother. At Christmas, he was the recipient of one of the original Tickle Me Elmo dolls. At that time, I just couldn't see what all the hype was about. The Tickle Me Elmo sensation simply annoyed me.
I was of the old school Sesame Street generation, and Tickle Me Elmo just didn't hold the same appeal to me.
Elmo Live! isn't Tickle-Me-Elmo, and I think I can finally lay my prejudices against the little red guy to rest.
This Elmo Live product review video shows Elmo's full functionality for almost 8 minutes. Thanks Jeepers Media!
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What put my prejudices to rest? Well, the first thing is the fact that now my two year old brother is 21 and in the National Guard, I can look back with a bit of perspective and realize that some sibling jealousy was in the picture.
The next reason is that I can appreciate Elmo from the life experiences I bring to him. First I am a parent instead of a sibling. Next I have quite a bit of experience working with young preschoolers. I think Sesame Street does a standup job of appealing to children and their needs and they do a great job of bringing some of the innocence of the "Old" Sesame Street from the 1970s and early 80s to a new generation. There are admittedly a lot of people who would agree with me, too.
And third, I stood in the store and watched my two and a half year old son become entranced by Elmo Live. Not interested, but ENTRANCED. Elmo Live is aptly named, since Elmo comes alive. I think that the makers of this little red wonder have made a convincing toy version of the adorable muppet that gets so much face time on Sesame Street these days.
My son stood in front of the store display of Elmo Live toys and pushed the "try me" button over and over to hear Elmo say "Elmo loves you. THIS MUCH! Mwa Mwa (sound of Elmo kissing)." This is only one of a lot of things Elmo can do, but it's the natural dose of Lovin' with a capital "L" that my two year old son responded to. He watched Elmo over and over, punctuated with an astonished and reverent "Emooo." My son enjoys Elmo's World on Sesame Street, but he was mesmerized by Elmo Live. Elmo sounds just like the one on TV, and his robotic movements are engaging and smooth so that some younger children may blur the distinction between reality and fantasy.
Elmo Live is a much different take on robotic toys than the other Huge robotic offering this year: Imaginext's Spike the Ultradinosaur. Unlike Spike, who is powered by a remote controller like a remote control car, Elmo retains his doll-like qualities in that you must push his different body parts to get his elaborate functionality. But that's where the doll in Elmo ends and the robot begins. Robot Elmo tells stories, blows kisses, tells jokes, laughs, and interacts with kids.
I think Elmo Live is a winner beyond the sensational or collectible aspect of the earlier Tickle-me-Elmo dolls, and will make a special gift for children in the preschool age group and anyone who likes to watch old Sesame Street clips on YouTube.
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Hi Jim, thanks for stopping and commenting! I always liked Kermit and Grover. Kermit with his "It's Not Easy Being Green" is one of my all time faves. I always liked the Pinball movies, too. That stuff was really forward-thinking and just really grabbed your attention. My daughter who never really watched Sesame Street in her younger kid years spent an enjoyable afternoon watching them on Youtube with me.
I think the Elmo Live toy stands on its own, though. It has so much cool functionality that it will probably appeal to people who aren't real die hard Sesame Street fans.
Elmo's World has a very predictable and repetitive format. I wonder if the Sesame Street producers are trying to appeal to younger toddlers with him, because they thrive on repetition and routine, and wouldn't mind the annoyingly repetitive tune that Elmo plays when he sings about his song of the day.
Maybe I've come to accept Elmo because so many of my brains cells have dissolved over the years watching too much TV! Cheers!
So cool to see you wrote about that video I shared on the hubmob discussion forum. I am sure you came up with the hub on your own, but I remember suggesting it would be cool if someone wrote about it, I am glad someone did.
Thanks for reading this, Sweetie Pie. It is a cool video. The video creator put a lot of work into it so I made sure to link back which will hopefully generate some great traffic for his website too. I didn't see your comment on the forum, but now I will have to go look and see what you said. I don't spend as much time on the forums as I'd like. I really like HubMob though and I'm surprised I didn't notice your comment. When I saw my son pressing two Elmo Live toys to create a stereo sound effect, I thought to myself "I have to write about that." I was very surpised no one else beat me to the punch.
Actually the url back the video can be seen when you place your mouse over the video. I posted that comment weeks ago, so no one probably remembered it. I just remember suggesting it would be neat if someone wrote a product review about it because I love Sesame street things, but since I did not own one I really could not imagine writing about it.
I appreciate it when people with real life experience write about a product such as yourself. It seems really contrived when people have not used a product and attempt to write about it, so kudos to you for writing about something you know about.
I feel silly now, it was tumble time Tiger I talked about in that post, not Elmo. I get the two mixed up, but it was the same guy mad a youtube video reviewing tumble time Tiger.
Thanks Sweetie Pie,
I am planning to do some more toy reviews based on my kids' experiences with construction toys, but I don't think it would be possible to own every one due to cost constraints. I really like Quercetti Gears and they are almost unheard of!
I really enjoy Sesame Street but admittedly, I'll always be old school. As a kid growing up and moving around a lot in a military family, Sesame Street was kind of like my home town. The songs "C is for Cookie", and "It's Not Easy Being Green" are printed indelibly on my memory as an adult.
I think Elmo is sweet but I agree with Jim that Kermit, Grover, and Cookie Monster are tops. Muppet humor is so wacky, no wonder the Muppet Show was prime time in the 70s! S.S. is a class act compared to some of the other programming available to kids.
I really enjoy reading toy reviews written by parents! I think mom's can trust the opinions of other mom's rather than those of advertisers. Our son was 21 months old last Christmas and this was when my mother-in-law gave him an Elmo Live. Our toddler loved it, but was too young to realize he couldn't be rough and tough with the doll. Within three days Elmo Live was broken and our son was crying. I really did like the doll though and I think we might get him another one in the future when he understands what will and will not break that particular toy.
jdjule1980, thanks for your comment. I appreciate your insight into this toy. It is a very cute and fun toy but needs to be extra durable to withstand small toddlers. What an unfortunate experience. I hope this didn't happen to too many other buyers of this toy. If it did, I hope they will post a comment here so others will know.
jim10 says:
12 months ago
I understand how Elmo could annoy you. Elmo is the most annoying character on Sesame Street. I grew up loving Sesame Street and still do. I just happen to find other character much more appealing Grover, Kermit and Cookie Monster would be my top 3. I never understood how Elmo became so big. He was always in the background and never really big. Then one day Bam! He is the biggest one ever. Oh well life goes on. It really is an awesome looking toy. I just regret that Elmo is the one that gets the spotlight.