Talking Elmo Doll Threatens To Kill Toddler!
By nancyrowina
@nancyrowina (3850)
May 11, 2008 8:01am CST
Apparently the new "Elmo knows your name" doll started saying in sing song voice "kill James!" (it's 2 year old owner) after it's batteries were changed.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331991,00.html
This must have been very disturbing for the kids parents, hopefully the little boy didn't understand what it was saying. I wonder if it was just a strange fault with the doll or if someone in the factory set it up to say that as some kind of sick joke. It is a strange coincidence if a fault made it say the word "kill". Lets hope other Dolls don't start saying the same thing, if your child has one make sure you observe them playing with it after you change the batteries.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
12 May 08
that had to have beendone at the factory i would
think and by someone whohad seen that Chucky episode
on televsion and thought that would be so funny
this would be apretty sick individual for sure.I did
read that the companyis replacing the kill james doll
with a new elmo. My son and I have always sort of'
disliked the Elmo character and jokingly said we would
like to run it over with a ten ton truck . but we really would
not have done anything at all. I wish that they could find'
out who did that as its a verysick joke to play on a child.
@nancyrowina (3850)
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22 Aug 08
It is sick if it was done deliberately, and I think the family deserve more compensation than they got especially after the amount of Elmo merchandise they have bought for that kid! I've found a youtube link to the story and posted it in a comment above.
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@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
11 May 08
Actually I wouldn't return the doll I'd hold onto it for evidence in the lawsuit they'd be slapped with. The mini computer chip that is in the doll that remembers the childs name and such is PROGRAMED. It is not a tape player that simply records. It is programed which means that someone programed this doll probably to start with the kill recording once the batteries were changed. It's someones idea of a sick joke and actually can be taken one of two ways either "kill james" as in a threat to the child or "kill james" as in giving the child instructions. Either way it's sick.
**AT PEACE WITHIN**
~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~
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@nancyrowina (3850)
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12 May 08
That's right I can't see how it's an accident someone must have programmed it to say that.
@alindahaw (1219)
• Philippines
12 May 08
Now that is really creepy. I'm glad I don't buy my son those talking toys. I guess those old lego sets and contruction blocks work better for kids after all. Not only does these types of toys stimulate the child's imagination, they also do not turn nasty when their batteries run low.
@nancyrowina (3850)
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12 May 08
i just found the video of the doll on youtube and it is creepy, it definitely does sound like the doll is saying "kill James".
@callarse1 (4783)
• United States
12 May 08
It must have been programed wrong, how on earth would it say that? That is so wrong to the parents and the child. 
It is a bad joke and the company should be notified soon. The other user stated about a lawsuit...hm I would think about that as well, how bad for the toy to say that 
Pablo
It is a bad joke and the company should be notified soon. The other user stated about a lawsuit...hm I would think about that as well, how bad for the toy to say that
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@callarse1 (4783)
• United States
12 May 08
I guess it could be false according to some other users...so if the mom is lying that is making false statements and she could be sued.
Pablo
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@nancyrowina (3850)
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12 May 08
It's been said it doesn't sound like "kill James" to some other people who've heard the recording, but who are these people are they the lawyers for the toy company for example?
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@wisedragon (2325)
• Philippines
12 May 08
Oh my God! This reminds me of Chuckie in the movie Child's Play. LOL
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@dandj929 (423)
• United States
11 May 08
Some very strange things have happened with my daughter's toys when the batteries start to get low. The normally happy music and sounds that come from the toys turn very creepy and evil sounding.
She has this one Wiggles game, I think it's called Wiggly Safari. Well when the batteries get low it starts to sound like an evil spirit is speaking in different languages. My daughter has come running to me scared of what her once friendly game has turned into.
I don't think the Elmo doll was intentually made to say "kill", it probably just sounds that way when the toy started to slur it's words.
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@nancyrowina (3850)
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11 May 08
The thing is it was when the batteries had been replaced so it had full batteries when it did it. It's very weird, I was trying to think of something it was meant to be saying but sounded wrong, I can't think of anything that might end up sounding like "kill" then the child's name though.
I remember having toys that sounded like something out of the exorcist when the batteries ran out so it's not that unusual I suppose.
@whittby (3072)
• United States
11 May 08
I think more will come out about this, that is unless it's covered up. The toy manufacturer is issuing them a replacement doll. Not much compensation huh? I will be interested in the follow up stories to see if they find out who is responsible for this. I don't think the child will remember - let's hope not.
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