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TMX Cookie Monster
Move over, TMX Elmo, because a
wide-eyed blue giant is going to give
you a run for your money! The hottest and most hyped toddler toy
this
fall isn't the super-secret TMX Elmo Tenth Anniversary Edition; it's
Elmo's big fuzzy friend, TMX Cookie Monster. Debuting at nearly half
the price of his Elmo equivalent, the TMX Cookie Monster doll is a
more affordable version of the giggling, cackling, electronic plush
toy that has usually sold out in each and every store for the past
decade.
It's about time kids had more Sesame Street options. I imagine that
seeing the same character on the store shelves year after year has
made some TV series watchers sick of bright red and longing for some
blue, purple, green, maybe even orange!
This isn't just some abstract observation. Since its official launch
in October, the TMX Cookie Monster doll has flown off the shelves at
astronomical rates -- think Harry Potter Deluxe Edition books a
month before a release and how hard it was to find a single copy.
Stores are limiting customers to two per visit so not to sell out to
scalpers who are trying to profit off of the trend by reselling the
TMXs at much higher prices. Many online vendors sold out while the
toy's advertising campaign was still taking off in other forms of
media.
Because TMX Cookie Monster has only been available for such a short
time, it's difficult to gauge the longevity and overall performance
of the toy with absolute certainty. However, a few people have
posted videos of their copies of TMX Cookie Monster in action on the
web, and TMX Elmo and TMX Cookie Monster are, in essence, the same
toy with different voices, looks and movements. The same company
manufactures both of them, so the durability and performance issues
should be similar. TMX Elmo has its strengths and flaws like any
other animated toy. The character is about 14 inches tall when
standing. The plastic body has a fur covering over every part save
for the feet and eyes. Cookie Monster comes in the same sized box,
so his height is the same as Elmo's. They both need AA batteries to
function; buy a large economy pack at a discount store and save
yourself a boatload of grief when the first set of six dies. Cookie
Monster is slimmer as a plush toy than he is on TV, in the fashion
of Sesame Street Babies.
Cookie Monster has an on/off switch, three tickle spots, and some
signature moves unique to him. First, he chuckles, then he exclaims,
"Awwwwh, me got to sit down!" He promptly does so. Cookie Monster is
still guffawing, then he rolls over onto his side in laughter: "Ohhh,
me got to roll over dis way. Too funny. Hee hee heee!" He rolls back
and forth, trying to get up but failing: "Me got to get up." He
sounds like he's straining very hard to get up (it must be
difficult, being an overweight monster), then he manages to right
himself and stand up again on his own. "Ohh, that good one!" he
exclaims in satisfaction. The voice is spot on, although it was
disappointing that he didn't have a 'cookie-gobbling frenzy' button
or trigger so that he could do what he does best – inhale cookies,
real or fake. Arguably, that's the best feature of Cookie Monster,
when he darts back onscreen and starts to eat everything in sight.
The technology for dessert inhalation must still be a few years
away.
Toddlers and young kids will have a blast with TMX Cookie Monster.
The trick is going to be how to find one before they all disappear.
We found a link to a store that's still in stock!
Quick,
click here and order your TMX Cookie Monster before it's too late! |
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