Customer Reviews

Fisher-Price T.M.X. Tickle Me Extreme Cookie Monster

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2 star:		(10)
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I got this toy for my son's birthday. I never saw the original Elmo from the Nineties. So, I can not make a comparison. I can tell you that this thing is a battery hog! If the batteries are not fully charged "Cookie" will not go through all his moves and has trouble getting up. On the other hand, when his batteries are fully charged, he almost seems to be too revved up. He sometimes falls back down after he gets up. But, he will stand up again if he falls. All in all, this toy does make my son happy. He laughs at it a lot. So do I, sometimes. Just be ready to change the batteries more often than you do with most toys. And that is six (yes six AA) batteries, not two or even four.

TMX Cookie Monster will make you laugh. His motions and voice should give almost anyone the giggles. He has two actions, one short and one long, both triggered by simply touching his tummy. The short action is a few laughs accompanied by some shaking. It's hardly impressive. The second response is what TMX Cookie Monster is all about:

Cookie Monster begins to laugh. He shakes and then falls over backwards. He sits back up and tries to control his laughter. He gets a second bout of laughter, rolls over onto one side and chuckles and kicks his legs. He then rolls onto his back, has a few more laughs, rolls onto his other side, then rolls to his back, and in a very funny effort, sits up after a few tries. He then stands and the motion ends.

When it works properly, it is adorable and people love it. The problem is that it doesn't always work as intended. Sometimes when he intends to sit up, the motion is so powerful that he tips over onto his face. From this point on, none of the motions follow the proper audio cues. If he does manage to sit properly, the other issue I encountered was when he's on his right side and tries to roll onto his back. One leg kicks back quickly and the momentum (as well as a balance peg in his back) is supposed to roll him over. Often this fails as the motion isn't adequate. These problems occur even on completely flat, hard surfaces as instructed. Of small help is a balance-sensing mechanism: Cookie Monster knows how he is positioned and will make several attempts to stand upright before stopping all motions. It is reasonably successful at this.

The toy is surprisingly heavy. The feet are very hard and contain the 6 batteries necessary. The motors I assume are in the legs/hips. The arms do not move. In sharp contrast, the body and arms of the toy feels like a pillowcase strung over a broomstick. The blue covering material hangs loose all over and you can feel the rounded arm pegs and one very long peg off-center in his back. Falling on this peg could be very painful, and there is no cushion material inside the toy's body at all. The head is the only part that seems to have solid stuffing.

This toy is meant to be watched and laughed at. It is too heavy and hard to be handled like a stuffed animal.

Finally, the eyes do not move. This was a little bit of a disappointment to me, as Cookie Monster is known for his googlie eyes.

With only one worthwhile motion (the two alternate equally), some problems with that motion, and the seriously non-plush nature of the toy, I don't know how much I could recommend this for a child's play toy.

We LOVE the TMX Cookie! We already had original Tickle Me Elmo and TMX Elmo and now....Cookie just joined the family! We don't even have kids yet! But crack up at the laughter these monsters put out!!!!! It is sooo fun and dare I say Cookie is funnier than Elmo!!!!!!!!!! Sorry lil Red dude! We love when our friend's kids visit and they can play with them all! Can't to get Ernie too! You must have the whole collection!

I bought this for my 1 year old. Actually I have to admit I bought this more for me and my wife. It is so funny and is sure to put a smile on your face. While my daughter is too young to know how to make him laugh she gets a kick out of him every time.

I haven't had any mechanical problem on my unit to this point, about 3 weeks of use.

Highly reccomended. By far the best of the three. Ernie is pretty good too, the Elmo is just annoying in my opinion.

The seller sent a broken toy. The paint on the eyes were chipped. His face & feet were filthy dirty. To make things worse it did not even work. The toy was broken! I contacted the seller through amazon's site & never got a response from either the seller or amazon! I will never order from your site again! I am stuck with a broken toy & no compensation!

Got this toy for my 12 month old daughter and at first it scared the crap outta her but now she absolutely loves it!!! She copies all of his motions and is starting to laugh like cookie monster!!!

This cookie monster is the best! His laughter is contagious, and the kids love watching him roll around. He's a sturdy guy, well made and works well. He does use a lot of batteries, they include them, but I would suggest rechargeable ones if your tot plays with this often, and he/she probably will. And he's not a cuddly toy, his body parts are hard. My little grandson has a small huggie cookie monster for loving time.

My disabled daughter uses this toy long and hard. She loves to hear it laugh and feel it shake. The laughter is contagious.

i got this for chrismas and my 3 year old and my 8 year old was disaponted when he eats the battries

I purchased this for my 2 year old son who loves Cookie Monster. It was a big hit. It is fun to play with but not very educational. It is very simular to the tickle me Elmo in actions. It does use up batteries so I would suggest keeping extras on hand. It is not a soft toy, but that doesn't seem to bother my son who will nap with it. Overall I am happy with my purchase.