Everyone's favorite monsters are graduating, too. The 5" plush version of Elmo, wearing black cap with gold tassel and triumphantly clutching his ribbon-tied parchment, will delight graduates of all ages. Elmo doesn't graduate alone, however. He's accompanied in this Gund line by long-time pals Big Bird and Cookie Monster. It's celebration time as this class of Sesame Street graduates moves on to bigger and better things, like the arms of an adoring child.
Launch Date: Fall 2006
— "Gund is our best seller [in plush]. We have the Sesame Street line that does well," said Michelle Beyer, owner of Clever Kids in Rochester, MN, when discussing store sales with TDmonthly in the spring of 2007.