In my opinion, here's a piece of material that belongs in a bucket of soap to wash the car rather than a gift for a birthday or Christmas! ...There you have it. The Muppet by the name of Elmo. Have a kid? Elmo may have worked his way into your child's heart on Sesame Street but, he took his other arm and wiggled his way into your wallet. My little girl Arianna is quick to become emotionally attached to whatever she watches on PBS. atWe've collected enough animals both plastic and stuffed, to open a museum. These "infatuations" are temporary, lasting only a few weeks. We've gone from cows to turtles to pigs. And now, with no thanks to PBS and Sprout we've entered the Elmo stage and it ain't pretty! One month shy of her second birthday, Arianna has ditched chocolate milk and cookies for champagne and caviar...in other words, A love for ANYTHING Elmo. At the rate this is going, we'll be applying for a credit card Macy's soon.
What the heck is wrong with Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, or Bert and Ernie? Not to mention Kermit, Grover and Cookie Monster? Arianna automatically chose the most expensive Muppet of them all! A "Tickle Me Elmo TMX" is going for $100 right now, as is every other incarnation of this fuzzy fool. Elmo sings the "Hokey Pokey", pees on a toilet, dances, buurps, farts...you name it. All this for $100 dollars! Meanwhile, the Cookie Monster doll that does the same thing is going for $16.00. What makes this character a good buddy of Donald Trump? I don't know either. One thing I do know is Elmo's gender has never been revealed and Elmo's puppeteer and voice is that of a black man. Back to Arie... she got her way and is going to trick or treat in a genuine Elmo suit on Halloween. Her birthday party is also going to have a, you guessed it, Elmo theme. I say, Elmo may as well pick up a gun and rob me. That furry thing has most of my money anyway! Yeah, I know. It's just a phase.
