Elmo History and Facts

Elmo has been a fun character on Sesame Street for many years with his friends Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Grouch and even Bert and Ernie. A red furry Muppet who is probably about the age of a preschooler. Elmo has googly eyes and a vibrant orange nose. Elmo has grown in popularity since he was first introduced on Sesame Street and now hosts the latest segment of the children’s show called Elmo’s World. You may remember the famous Tickle Me Elmo doll that came out a few years ago. It was the most popular toy of the Christmas season at the time and it flew off store shelves because so many parents bought it for their children.

The Elmo’s World segment is created for young children and features Elmo in his room, which is a blank space filled with crayon drawings on his furniture. Elmo’s world also contains his pet Goldfish, which is a real goldfish, and silent characters including Mr. Noodle and Mr. Noodle’s brother, Mr. Noodle. In Elmo’s world, Elmo feels very safe and can express himself creatively with his crayons. Parents will often notice that Elmo will refer to himself in the third person. Simple sentences from him are helpful for children to learn basic grammar and language. Elmo’s parents are named Gladys and George, but he is rarely seen on the show. He also has grandparents and has a sister.

Other Elmo dolls have been released including Hokey Pokey Elmo, Limbo Elmo and Let’s Pretend Elmo, the newest Elmo toy to be released will be the Extreme Elmo which is expected to be a huge hit this winter.

Elmo has been on plenty of TV specials, as well as spending time on Sesame Street, he’s been on Martha Stewart, starred with Emril in a cooking show, and actually tried himself before congress to urge support for music education and other programs.