When a woman in Florida recently changed the battery in her little boy’s Elmo toy (which learns the child’s name and institutes it into the comments the doll makes) she quickly realized the doll should have been named “Chucky” as it repeatedly said “Kill James!”
No, I’m not making this up. See and hear it for yourself.
Apparently the manufacturer is giving her a coupon for a new toy, and are planning to investigate why this happened.
Well, there’s not much to investigate. I think it’s pretty clear that the doll is possessed, and that wacky former Presidential candidate Gene Chapman, who also happens to be an exorcist extraordinaire of inanimate objects, should be the one to take care of this little problem. 
[...] dionysianprincess wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWhen a woman in Florida recently changed the battery in her little boy’s Elmo toy (which learns the child’s name and institutes it into the comments the doll makes) she quickly realized the doll should have been named “Chucky” as it repeatedly said “Kill James!” No, I’m not making this up. See and hear it for yourself. [...]
[...] KnowProSE.com | Where One Line Can Make A Difference wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt [...]
Gee, you would think that the manufacturer would do more than just give her a voucher for a new doll. Also, I bet we don’t hear any information about what the investigation yields. I guess it wouldn’t be very good business to come out in public revealing what the results showed. All I know is that there are some sick people out there, and the one who programmed the doll to say this is part and parcel of that group.
I agree, Believer. I think some sicko programmed that doll to say that, and who knows how many other dolls are saying it but the parents just haven’t heard it yet, or they haven’t changed the batteries yet so it will become a problem when they do change them. And yes, they should definitely do more than just give her a voucher. I’d be absolutely livid if my child was exposed to something like that, and especially if my child started repeating it, like this young boy has apparently done.
I also agree that I really don’t think we will ever know what their investigation yields. I’m sure they just want this problem to go away as quickly and quietly as possible.
Ugh. I am so glad we try not to buy Babyhead talking things like that. I feel a stuffed animal should be a stuffed animal! LOL
That is weird though..I have to wonder though…could maybe there be something wrong with it that it says that instead of something else? You know…the message just isn’t coming out as intended? Mainly because it sounds like a question instead of a command…
I don’t know…just wondering.
I have always been creeped out by dolls that talk. Now I feel justified. It also reminds me of that Twilight Zone episode where the doll keeps saying “I don’t like you” to the dad, and then kills him by tripping him on the stairs..