For true Elmo fans only.
350090
Along with Hokey Pokey Elmo, Chicken Dance Elmo sits sadly unused on my son's toy shelf.  He was fun for a time.  I heard the chicken dance more times than I could count at the beginning.  After a month or two, the novelty wore off.  My suggestion, if you can get this on sale, go for it.  It is not worth full price.
139800
Elmo isn't going potty, his doll is. Um, what? And neither Elmo nor the doll even sit on the potty. Totally useless for helping to encourage a child to learn how to, and be comfortable with, using a potty.
684606
Sadly, this book is not nearly as good as&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Monster-at-the-End-of-this-Book-Sesame-Street-Big-Little-Golden-Book/dp/037582913X/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Monster at the End of this Book (Sesame Street) (Big Little Golden Book)</a>, which I enjoyed as a little girl. I bought it for my daughter and she loved it, (its one of her all time faves) and since she loves Elmo I decided to buy this one as well. She doesn't like it as much and neither do I. She brings her "monster book" to me all the time to read, but this one stays on the shelf. I thought for sure because of Elmo she'd be making me read it a hundred times a day, but not even a fuzzy red monster is enough to save this book. I feel like it was lazily put together and relied too much on what worked from the previous one. I would have liked to see a different story.

I will say that I think these books are good for teaching kids to not be afraid of monsters or boogeymen. I went through phase When I was little I was scared of monsters in the closet, so I received the original story to read. When I got scared, my parents told me it was just Grover or Cookie Monster or whatever, and then I wasn't afraid anymore. My dad would peek in the closet and say, "Cookie Monster, Jordan is trying to sleep. Be quiet in there!" and I would feel much better. If my daughter ever goes through the same thing, I will probably try that with her.
2272902
Written in the perspective of some of Elmo's friends (Erlene, Ted, etc). IMHO, these vignettes, while interesting (especially where they overlapped and showed you different perspectives of the same situation) weren't as good the rest of the series, which is from Elmo's perspective. Almost as thought the author got tired of Elmo's voice and wanted to branch out but not change the setting.
4904391
Story is generic, aww dinosaurs! Oh no it ate little Timmy! Over the top special affects, with forced romance, and to many back/ side stories that never lead anywhere pointless to try to keep track of anything. If you have kids who like the dinosaurs they may enjoy it. Do caution that it has a few gore related parts that might disturb them.
Chris Pratts comedy saves the movie from uter bordem.
495956
We gave this to my two year old for Christmas.  We figured that the combo of Elmo and a train would be great.  She likes it, but I was wrong, this combo is anything but great.  The train "track" is not really a track that the train rolls easily on, nor does the train stay on it.  The back of the train easily separates from the engine constantly.  It causes my 2 year old a lot of grief and me to become very annoyed.  It is not worth the price of this toy and I wouldn't buy it again.
4811847
This book is fine, but I bought it in part because Elmo is on the cover, however, I don't think he is actually inside the book at all (I didn't look on every page, but if he's there, it's minimal compared to the other characters). Book didn't interest my daughter as much as some of the other elmo books we have (lift the flap ones and elmo's big word book)
2731187
My daughter received this Elmo from her grandparents last Christmas. (She was 2 1/2.) When I knew they were buying it for her, I was really excited, expecting it to be a HUGE hit! Unfortunately, Elmo has gotten little to *NO* use. He was easily programmable -- both my dad and his computer and myself and my computer had no trouble with this aspect at all. I feel sorry for those who had so much trouble with that IN ADDITION to it not being very exciting for kids!

She just genuinely was NEVER interested. The only part she really liked or paid any attention to whatsoever was a couple of the songs. However, unlike other toys where you can push the button until it gets to the part you want (Fisher Price's Learning Puppy), once Elmo starts to say and/or sing something, you have to listen to the WHOLE thing before he goes on to the next one. Needless to say, that caused her frustration, and thus she lost interest even more quickly!

She never paid attention to him announcing the different times of day . . . and that was annoying when it fell at the wrong time!

He has literally sat in a bin in her playroom practically untouched. Anytime she did play with him, it was at my prompting and prodding -- just HOPING he'd be the toy I'd thought he would be! When I gave up, so did she.

Since he was a gift, I gave him three stars . . . I mean, it's an *OKAY* toy. However, if *I* had spent the money, I would have only given him 2 (or 1 even) . . . he's not worth the amount of money I know he cost.
15626
We gave our 3-year old this Gund Elmo after a day where he earned all of his gold stars on his rewards chart (something I would have a hard time doing).  He loves Elmo, and immediately took him, finding the squeezy-spot to make him speak within seconds.  Okay, so our first mistake was giving him Elmo AT bedtime.  The next two hours were "aahhh---chooo!" "Elmo would feel better if you hold Elmo's hand" and the other three phrases.  Five short phrases (including the sneeze!) wear thin quickly.

But the big news is this, and I capitalize this because it is so important:  THERE IS NO WAY TO REPLACE THE BATTERIES WHEN THEY DIE.  Elmo will fall silent permanently once the pre-installed batteries wear out.  When I looked and found no way to replace them, I went back to the Amazon page, and sure enough, even Gund says it; "parents should be aware that the Feel Better Elmo does not have an on/off switch, and there is no way to change the pre-installed battery."

So here is cute Elmo, who my little boy loves from Sesame Street, and one day fairly soon, he will lose his voice.  Not that I love changing batteries on toys, but that is kind of disappointing!

Also important; Elmo can't be machine washed, of course, due to the batteries that soon will be useless anyway.  His robe and the tissue box are secured tightly; you can only "surface wash."

The Chinese construction of Elmo isn't bad, really, but why spend $27 or so for what amounts to a temporary version of a doll?  I like the idea of my little boy hugging Elmo when he's not feeling well and getting ready for some rest, but as a toy, and even as a stuffed animal, this version of Elmo falls short.  I can't really recommend it.
4534129
This is quite a small Elmo. It's also very soft but in a cheap way. It's like fleece, but not a good quality stuffed toy. I don't even like the red color...it's looks washed-out. The size is fine for a small child but I would not recommend it for older children. I am surprised that Amazon recommended it!!
1898194
I was so happy to finally be able to see the old Sesame Street.  I even told my grown kids to plan on a Sesame Street Night to relive the fun & introduce their kids to the beginnings of Sesame Street.

When I viewed the 1st disc I was only a little disappointed to see the entire 1st episode.  There were even repeats within the episode.  What I expected from the discription was a montage of excerpts from the 1st season: the whole 1st season, not just one episode.

Disc 2 was the same way:  just 2 complete episodes; there were even repeats.  And disc 3 was boring.  I fast-forwarded through most of it.

The best parts of the 3 discs were the cut-outs.

Truthfully I was anticipating Volume 2 and also the Electric Company.  However, I guess those volumes will only contain 1 or 2 episodes of each season.  What a disappointment with all the possiblities of each year.

S. Markel
325765
My two year old loves Elmo BUT this story is a dud. This is a joyless production with none of the zip, humor and heart found
in many other Sesame Street videos and DVD's. The songs are just not good - Charles Durning mumbles a boring little number and Harvey Fierstein's "musical" number seems as if it was written five minutes before taping. Their is just no quality to any of this. The rest of the characters on Sesame Street becomes depressed because every day is Christmas and they cannot get on with the lives. I'm afraid their feelings are contagious. Buy Elmo in Grouchland - lots of story, good songs, humor and very cute.
3102443
my daugher is adhd and is a visual learner and this put her to sleep. Yes it shows elmo on the potty in the beginning of the movie but then talks about using the potty for the rest of the movie. My daughter really enjoyed "go potty go" and " once upon a potty" with those two movies and one afternoon she's finally using the potty all by herself! word to the wise.. rent this from your local library and make sure it's right for your child... if it is then buy it.
2647767
i think them elmo is one of them cutest little critters i ever did seen.red and furry...i wanna cuddle them man! them songs was catchy and them beats were hot.i sung along for them months after them. My 1 year old 1/2 chip-toothed niece watched elmo and cried when he sang but i think that she was cryin' in happiness' t'aint that a truth?

-Watch this Classic, SESAME STREET for ever!
1268747
Unlike the original Mego figures this is based on, the figure is rather flimsy. It looks good (just as goofy as the original) and if you just want to display in the box - groovy. I use them for mini-videos and obnoxious non-elf-on-the-shelf parodies and it was difficult to pose since it fell over most of the time. If you want an actual Mego, spend the money. This is not a great repro.
3326916
My son was an avid Elmo lover when we bought this book for him. The flaps were fun to lift for awhile, but it simply did not hold his attention nearly as much as other Elmo stories.  We only watched the DVD one time, and it was short.  An ok book and DVD, but I think not worth the cost of purchasing new.  Try to find used if you really want it....
1719901
My daughter is 20 months and I bought this for her for Christmas and she has never really played with it.  I was really shocked because she LOVES, LOVES, LOVES Elmo.  Figure that one out??? Your kid may like it though, its really cute and is sturdy.  I am still shocked that she won't play with it. Buy your kid the little cheaper version first.