Every few years, we found ourselves with a holiday phenomenon on our hands: a must-have toy that parents will wait hours in line.
Every few years, lightning strikes and parents find themselves chasing after a holiday toy so hot that even Santa himself might struggle to meet the demand. Fights break out in the aisles of toy stores while resellers rake in hundreds - if not thousands - of dollars for the must-have holiday toys that kids can't live without.
Boosted by a series of endorsements and placements on television shows - Rosie O'Donnell called Elmo a "cute little monster" on her daytime talk show - the plush toy that retailed for less than $30 was suddenly fetching hundreds if not thousands of dollars on the then-nascent internet resale market. Manufacturer Tyco said it sold a million Tickle Me Elmos over the course of just one holiday shopping season.
Furbies came in several different 'outfits,' and they all spoke Furbish, a simplistic dialect that slowly morphed into English as the creature got older. The Furbish didn't always catch on, though - many a Furby had its batteries yanked out in the middle of the night when it wouldn't stop talking.Kaori Kima and Mami Hashimoto, employees for Japanese toy maker Tomy, demonstrate the"Pokemon stadium, Pikachu vs Raichu" fighting game on Dec. 20, 1999.
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