1 Greater than 7 days from 9 0/7 weeks to 15 6/7 weeks. 2  Greater than 10 days from 16 0/7 weeks to 21 6/7 weeks. 3  Greater than 14 days from 22 0/7 weeks to 27 6/7 weeks. 4  Greater than 21 days after 28 0/7 weeks.
1996 Elmo craze. Tickle Me Elmo was released in July 1996, with a supply of 400,000 units. The dolls sold well, but remained widely available until the day after Thanksgiving, when they suddenly sold out. With the Christmas shopping season approaching, Tyco Preschool ordered 600,000 more dolls from their suppliers.
In 2006 for the tenth anniversary of Tickle Me Elmo, Fisher-Price released a new Elmo doll called TMX, meaning Tickle Me (Elmo) Ten or Tickle Me eXtreme. The toy, which was designed by Bruce Lund of Lund and Co. Invention (River Forest, Illinois), was first announced at the American International Toy Fair.