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seen,” said Nelson. “There was a news report about them recently and they went out the door.” Set your alarm clocks, the line forms to the right.
If Elmo and Ernie are too simple for your little Einstein, try the ActiMates Interactive Barney by Microsoft ($99.99). Yes, Bill Gates is lurking in the soul of this cuddly little purple dinosaur. He moves his head and arms, plays peek-a-boo, and can sing 17 songs when you squeeze his hands and feet, unlike Bill. He also has an “incredible vocabulary of thousands of words.” Hell even interact with your TV or PC through a wireless transmitter when you purchase optional accessories. What’s next, the Warren Buffett •Gumby? ,• Then there’s that perennial. allAmerican toy, Barbie, who’s never looked better and is available in a zillion incarnations. “Barbie’s a good toy,” said Nelson. “She’s expanded.”
There’s Patriot Barbie, Birthday Barbie, Beauty & the Beast Barbie, and Baywatch Barbie complete with a pet dolphin. There’s Barbie as Marilyn Monroe in “The Seven-Year Itch” complete with the famous blowing skirt. There’s a Barbie and Ken Star Trek gift set, phaser included. There’s a line of career Barbies:' dentist, policewom- . an, teacher. Sorry Beltway * mavenp, 1 • tfcerrin no Lobbyist Bprbieyett., ;, ,
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