Fisher-Price Elmo Live - Toys and Games (Fisher-Price)

There's nothing that quite reenacts those warm and fluffy childhood memories like Sesame Street. Now you can see Elmo Live in your very own living room. Elmo Live represents a huge technological step forward with realistic speech and a wider range of movement. He can throw his head back, wave his arms, stand up, sit down and even cross his legs. You'll be blown away by how awesome this toy is. Hear him tell captivating stories complete with actions and voices, and listen to him sing some of his favourite songs. Featuring high-tech in-built interactive sensors, Elmo is capable of reacting to touch, voice and more. Tickle his belly and he'll giggle, squeeze his nose and he'll sneeze! Elmo Live can ask for hugs, blow you kisses and in true Sesame Street style tell you he loves you. With different activation points all over his body, the fun will just keep on going.

Customer Reviews of Fisher-Price Elmo Live

nick magliulo
london
3rd December 2008

elmo not alive for long
the toy is fantastic !!!!
my little girl loved it and did not want to put it down
after one day it was broken the motor stoped working in one of the legs
and it would fall over .
not put off by this i sent it back and got a new one
that only lasted for one week and my little girl was so very upset
great toy but not durable at all.

pokerhander
London, UK
16th November 2008

I just don't get it...
My 2yo daughter was bought one of these as an early Xmas present.

I just don't get the incredible overwhelmingly-positive reviews that this thing has received. I mean, I know elmo is somewhat more ingrained in to US culture than that in the UK but overall, the toy is a) expensive and b) of limited appeal. Specifically it's hard to understand what he's saying sometimes, there are a limited number of actions/speec programs and apart from pressing his stomach/foot/nose/back etc, I can't see how this is going to last beyond a few days.
I'm not into being the arbiter of my child's toys - but at £50+ I am seriously considering selling this and getting something more worthwhile (daughter hasn't yet got to play with in in earnest - yes, maybe she should be the judge but, seriously, I can't see a future). But in the meantime, I'm confused...
The reviews are so consistently good I'm either missing something or stuck in a cultural gap or there are a lot of Fisher PRice underlings out there puffing up this item.

Just do me one favour: play with one before you drop your cash. £50 is no tiny sum. And it buys a lot of books/puzzles/etc.

Yes, technologically impressive-ish (if you can ignore the sound of whirring motors that drive this toys movement). Will surely eat batteries, though. And hey, just not that much fun.

dudley
rochdale
11th November 2008

elmo rocks
I must say that I am not easily impressed but Elmo is absolutely the best toy ever I am 46 years of age and have to keep reminding myself that this little guy is not real.

Lu Lu
UK
4th November 2008

BEST TOY EVER!!!!
I have never been so impressed. Looked at Elmo in the shop but it doesnt do him justice. He laughs, tell stories and jokes, dances, stands up and sits down on his very own stool. My 18 month old daughter is facinated by him (I am too). BEST TOY EVER!!!

Hard Working Mum
Isle Of Man
30th October 2008

So Much Fun !!!
We bought this for our son's 2nd Birthday and he thinks it's brill. He laugh's and talks to elmo as if he is real. Our eldest son also thinks it is very funny. Just a shame he only tells two stories! He does sing and dance which is also great, but the way he tells stories is the best.