After she held up a "Tickle Me Elmo" doll on her show in 1996, hundreds of thousands were sold.

In the center of the room, a Tickle Me Elmo doll sat face up on the floor next to a box overflowing with comic books.

"Tickle Me Elmo dolls are out of stock, but I just happen to have one in back that another customer has not come by for yet."

Then one officer came up with an idea: offer anyone who donates a 15-pound turkey a chance to win a Tickle Me Elmo doll.

There is a guy who knows the inventor of the Tickle Me Elmo doll.

He's cute and cuddly, like the Elmo doll.

He is determined to be identified as a father - carrying his child's toys at arm's length, so you won't think that Elmo doll belongs to him.

In 1996, a Tickle Me Elmo doll became a fad toy.

As with the original Tickle Me Elmo doll, demand for the new toy has given rise to extreme acts by some people.

Offer a limited supply of deeply discounted goods and people will wrestle over them, whether wedding gowns, refrigerators or Elmo dolls.