My name is Talking Elmo... and I'm going to kill you
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:01 pm
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/feb/21 ... h-threats/
and video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrFmJIxg9Xg
A Lithia family says a cuddly, programmable Elmo doll revealed its dark side yesterday after fresh batteries were installed.
Instead of singing songs or reciting the favorite color of its 2-year-old owner, James Bowman, the doll started making death threats, the family says.
With a squeeze of its fuzzy belly, the Sesame Street character now says, in a sing-song voice, "Kill James." "It's not something that really you would think would ever come out of a toy," said Melissa Bowman, James' mother. "But once I heard, I was just kind of distraught."
and video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrFmJIxg9Xg