Me..me..me..me..me..me drive car!
Written: Oct 25 '00
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Product Rating:
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Pros: Kids like it
Cons: Can get on your nerves, but what "sound" toy doesn't?
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| brixius's Full Review: Sesame Street - Elmo's Talking Driver |
Watch out Eminem and Puff Daddy, my daughter, karissa (Soon to be known as "Motha Munchkin" in the music industry), is going to be the next phat rapper. Any parent that hasn’t heard the phrase "Me..me..me..me..me..me drive car" coming from this toy, has a child that doesn’t fully understand the toy’s full potential. As well as being a fun toy for children, it also acts as a wonderful learning tool for all the young "rapers" in the making. With all the different sounds this toy makes, and it’s repetitive capabilities, my daughter is spittin out the raps at a fast pace.
One example is titled "Step Off Bird" and goes something like this: "Me me me beep beep beep coming through. Dr dr dr dr driving is b b b b b buckle beep beep beep beep me me me drive beep beep…" You get the idea. And if you replace the "Beeps" with fowl language (no rap is complete without obscenities), it would be a definite hit within the rap industry. Unfortunately, my kid won’t be able to purchase her own Platinum album until she’s 17. But have no fear parents, I will also be recording a "G" version.
"Me..me..me..me..me..me go insane" was my other selection for the title. When my kids wrap their tiny little fingers around this toy, a chill goes up my spine, I hunch over slightly, tighten up my muscles, and prepare myself for the excruciating sound that I am about to hear. Sure it seems like a great toy sitting on the shelf at the toy store, but that all changes once you bring it home. You may even embark on a little journey with your child. Take an imaginary ride through the country, or race through turns 3 and 4 at the Indy 500. But in the end, I would have to bet that you drive it up to the top shelf of the pantry, or right into the bottom of the toy chest in hopes that it won’t be found.
Now wait a minute. Before you get your diaper wipes in a bunch, I’m not bashing this toy. I gave it a 5 star rating (go ahead, double check to see that I’m not lying. You know you wanna). I’m just sayin that from a parents standpoint, this toy can get on your nerves. You gotta admit, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Ernie, and Big Bird don’t exactly have voices that you would call "music to your ears". Add an electronic chip to the mix and bingo, you’re creating a torture that would be considered a war crime.
All that been said, my kids love it. But since they have had it for awhile now, they love it every few days. I can’t take credit for buying the toy though. It was a gift from one of my caring friends that thought it would be funny to get, since it made a lot of noise. Some friend!
Sesame Street - Elmo's Talking Driver
The torture, I mean, toy consists of a steering wheel (duh), turn signal, stick shift, a radio button, 3 sound buttons, and an ignition. The toy is constructed of hard plastic that is easy to clean (just in case you take it off-road), and is very durable (in case you take it to the Baja). All the sound functions are big enough so that a kid can, pretty much, take a swing at it and create some kind of noise (more so for babies). The noise level is not "ear bleeding" loud, but it isn’t real low either.
With all the sounds this toy makes, it doesn’t make a sound when the steering wheel is turned (I guess the only sound for that would be screeching tires. But Tyco probably didn’t want to promote bad driving habits to children at such an early age). But the sound functions that are included are:
A car starting - by turning the key (Actually, I think the starter needs to be checked)
A ding noise - by pushing or pulling on the turn signal
A vroom noise - by pushing/pulling on the stick shift/throttle
Some kind of musical tune - by pushing the radio button
"Beep, beep, coming through" in Elmo’s voice - by pushing the horn
"Buckle up" in Big Bird’s voice - push the button with his picture on it
"Driving is fun" in Ernie’s voice - push the button with his picture on it
"Me drive car" in Cookie Monster’s voice - push the button with his picture on it
(Lights also flash when some of the buttons are pushed.)
Now you should better understand the aforementioned rap that I told you about. The rap happens when the kid decides to push numerous buttons at once, or push them over and over. There is no "off" switch, so I am often graced with the pleasant sound of this toy without any warning, when it is touched by accident.
Even though I complain about almost all toys, as well as this one, I think it is a great toy for a young’n to play with. So as long as my kids don’t pick up on Cookie Monster’s bad English, I’ll let them keep playing with it. But if I start to here "Me want milk. Me went stinky poo. Me drive to Grandma’s house." from my kids, that toy is history! (Calm down, I’m just kidding. Jeeze.)
Recommended:
No
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