This item is a vintage Tickle Me Elmo plush doll manufactured by Tyco in 1996, based on the famous Sesame Street character.

Material: Built with soft, vibrant red shaggy fabric across its entire body.

Face Elements:  Features iconic oversized, bulging white plastic eyes with solid black painted pupils, alongside a soft stuffed orange fabric nose.

Mouth: Designed with a wide open grin lined in stark black felt fabric. Internal Mechanism: Houses an internal battery-operated motor box that vibrates and produces laughing sound effects when its stomach or chest is pressed.

Released in July 1996, the doll sparked an unprecedented shopping frenzy during the 1996 Christmas holiday shopping season. Severe supply shortages led to massive crowds, secondary market bidding wars reaching thousands of dollars, and intense media coverage, making it one of the most legendary toy crazes in retail history.