Furby, Tickle Me Elmo and Hatchimals: The must-have holiday toys of yesteryear Check out the media player below for archival news coverage of the Tickle-Me-Elmo craze, the furor over Furbies and more.

1996: Tickle Me Elmo Two-year-old Nicholas Barrientos of Culver City and his mother, Kristine, check out large Elmos sitting on toy store counter while the clerk rings up their Tickle Me Elmo.