Sesame Street die-cast cars (Tyco/Fisher-Price)

The second line of Sesame Street die-cast cars was a set of Matchbox cars produced by Tyco in 1997 and 1998. After Tyco and Matchbox were acquired by Mattel in 1997, the line continued under the Fisher-Price brand from 1999 to 2005.
The basic design -- with outsized Sesame characters driving a variety of vehicles -- came from the first line of Sesame cars, produced by Hasbro starting in 1981, and continued by Playskool from 1985 to 1995.
==1997==
Tyco began the line in 1997 with a set of six cars.
* Bert's Tow Truck
* Big Bird's Fire Engine
* Cookie Monster's School Bus
* Elmo's Taxi
* Ernie's Dump Truck
* Zoe's Sports Car
Big Bird's Fire Engine and Cookie Monster's School Bus are the only cars to remain continuously in production from the first set of cars in 1997 until the end of the line in 2005.
matchbox bert's tow truck.jpg|Bert's Tow Truck
matchbox big bird's fire truck.jpg|Big Bird's Fire Engine
matchbox cookie monster's school bus.jpg|Cookie Monster's School Bus
matchbox elmo's taxi cab.jpg|Elmo's Taxi
matchbox ernie's dump truck.jpg|Ernie's Dump Truck
matchbox zoe's sports car.jpg|Zoe's Sports Car
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tyco matchbox 1996 die-cast car big bird fire engine.jpg
tyco matchbox 1996 die-cast car cookie monster bus.jpg
tyco matchbox 1996 die-cast car elmo taxicab.jpg
tyco matchbox 1996 die-cast car ernie dump truck.jpg
zoe sports car on card.jpg
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tyco matchbox die-cast vehicle car sets 2.jpg
File:tyco matchbox 1996 die-cast car package.jpg
==1998==
In 1998, the Tyco/Matchbox line added 6 new cars, bringing the total to 12: 
* Bert's Tow Truck
* Big Bird's Buggy (new)
* Big Bird's Fire Engine
* Cookie Monster's Airplane (new)
* Cookie Monster's School Bus
* Elmo's Cement Mixer (new)
* Elmo's Taxi
* Ernie's Dump Truck
* Ernie's Police Car (new)
* Grover's Helicopter (new)
* Oscar's Garbage Truck (new)
* Zoe's Sports Car
matchbox big bird buggy.jpg|Big Bird's Buggy
matchbox cookie monster's airplan.jpg|Cookie Monster's Airplane
matchbox elmo's cement truck.jpg|Elmo's Cement Mixer
matchbox ernie's police car.jpg|Ernie's Police Car
matchbox grover's helicopter.jpg|Grover's Helicopter
matchbox oscar's garbage truck.jpg|Oscar's Garbage Truck
big birds buggy.jpg
matchbox name cookie airplane 1.jpg
elmo cement mixer.jpg
matchbox ernie police car 2.jpg
matchbox grover helicopter.jpg
matchbox oscar garbage truck.jpg
Tyco/Matchbox also produced a Limited Edition 30th Anniversary set, with three exclusive cars. 
* Big Bird's Delivery Truck (with "30 Years and Counting Sesame Street" logo)
* Elmo's Sports Car -- a repaint of Elmo's Taxi, with 30 on the hood
* Ernie's Buggy -- a repaint of Big Bird's Buggy, with Ernie driving and 30 on the hood
tyco 1997 elmo die-cast car 30 years.jpg|Elmo's Sports Car
matchbox big bird's delivery truck.jpg|Big Bird's Delivery Truck
matchbox ernie's buggy.jpg|Ernie's Buggy
matchbox limited edition 30 years.jpg|30th Anniversary set
Matchbox also produced a die-cast car carrier in 1998, packaged with two new cars: Elmo's Formula One Race Car and Cookie Monster's Cargo Van.
matchbox die-cast car carrier.jpg|Die-Cast Car Carrier
elmo formula one.jpg|Elmo's Formula One Race Car
matchbox cookie cargo van.jpg|Cookie Monster's Cargo Van
File:Tyco_car_carrier_1999.jpg
==1999==
The entire Tyco Sesame Street toy line was rebranded under the Fisher-Price label in 1999, and the packaging of most of the pre-existing vehicles was updated to reflect this.
fisher-price 1996 die-cast bert tow truck.jpg|Bert's Tow Truck
fisher-price die-cast cars big bird fire engine.jpg|Big Bird's Fire Engine
fisher-price 1996 die-cast cookie monster bus.jpg|Cookie Monster's School Bus
fisher-price 1996 die-cast elmo taxi.jpg|Elmo's Taxi
fisher-price 1996 die-cast car ernie's dump truck.jpg|Ernie's Dump Truck
big bird's closeup.jpg
Six cars were also introduced and replaced six others this year.
Elmo and Ernie switched cars this year -- 1998 and 1997's lines included Elmo's Cement Mixer and Ernie's Dump Truck, and 1999's included Ernie's Cement Mixer and Elmo's Dump Truck. Also, Big Bird's Buggy was replaced with Baby Bear's Buggy, a repaint of the same car with a different character.
* Baby Bear's Buggy (new)
* Big Bird's Fire Engine
* Big Bird's Mail Truck (new)
* Cookie Monster's Airplane
* Cookie Monster's School Bus
* Elmo's Dump Truck (new)
* Elmo's Locomotive (new)
* Ernie's Cement Mixer (new)
* Ernie's Police Car
* Grover's Helicopter
* Oscar's Garbage Truck
* Telly's Front Loader (new)
The six cars dropped from the line were Bert's Tow Truck, Big Bird's Buggy, Elmo's Taxi, Ernie's Dump Truck and Zoe's Sports Car.
File:Baby_bear's_buggy.jpg|Baby Bear's Buggy
matchbox big bird mail truck.jpg|Big Bird's Mail Truck
matchbox elmo's dump truck.jpg|Elmo's Dump Truck
matchbox elmo's locomotive.jpg|Elmo's Locomotive
matchbox ernie's cement truck.jpg|Ernie's Cement Mixer
File:Telly_front_end_loader.jpg|Telly's Front Loader
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1998 big bird's mail truck.jpg
1998 cookie monster's airplane.jpg
1998 cookie's school bus.jpg
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ernies cement mixer.jpg
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fisher-price die-cast car telly front loader 1.jpg
==2000==
In early 2000, Fisher-Price added two new cars and dropped two from the line, keeping the total at 12.
* Baby Bear's Buggy
* Big Bird's Fire Engine
* Big Bird's Mail Truck
* Cookie Monster's School Bus
* Count's Mobile (new)
* Elmo's Dump Truck
* Elmo's Locomotive
* Elmo's Wave Rider (new)
* Ernie's Cement Mixer
* Ernie's Police Car
* Grover's Helicopter
* Telly's Front Loader
fisher-price 1998 die-cast car countmobile.jpg|Count's Mobile
File:Countsmobile.jpg
elmo wave rider.jpg|Elmo's Wave Rider
big birds fire engine words.jpg|Big Bird's Fire Engine (packaging variant)
tyco matchbox 2005 die-cast car count countmobile.jpg|Count's Mobile (packaging variant)
tyco matchbox 2005 die-cast car elmos wave rider.jpg|Elmo's Wave Rider (packaging variant)
The two cars dropped from the line were Cookie Monster's Airplane and Oscar's Garbage Truck.
==2001==
In 2001, the card's design was changed. No new cars were produced during this period, just reissues of old cars with the new card design. 
2000 baby bear buggy.jpg|Baby Bear's Buggy
2000 big bird mail truck.jpg|Big Bird's Mail Truck
2000 count mobile.jpg|Count's Mobile
2000 ernie cement mixer.jpg|Ernie's Cement Mixer
==2002==
In 2002, Fisher-Price released a Construction Vehicles set, with Elmo's Dump Truck, Ernie's Cement Mixer and Telly's Front Loader.
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==2005==
In 2005, Fisher-Price reissued some of the cars, with a new card design.
2005 big bird fire engine.jpg|Big Bird's Fire Engine
2005 school bus.jpg|Cookie Monster's School Bus
2005 elmo locomotive.jpg|Elmo's Locomotive
green pkg ernie police car.jpg|Ernie's Police Car
==Complete list==
* Baby Bear's Buggy (1999-2002)
* Bert's Tow Truck (1997-1999)
* Big Bird's Buggy (1998-1999)
* Big Bird's Delivery Truck (1998-1999, 30th Anniversary set)
* Big Bird's Fire Engine (1997-2005)
* Big Bird's Mail Truck (1999-2002)
* Cookie Monster's Airplane (1998-1999)
* Cookie Monster's Cargo Van (1998, Car Carrier)
* Cookie Monster's School Bus (1997-2005)
* Count's Mobile (2000-2002)
* Elmo's Cement Mixer (1998-1999)
* Elmo's Dump Truck (1999-2002)
* Elmo's Formula One Race Car (1998, Car Carrier)
* Elmo's Locomotive (1999-2005)
* Elmo's Sports Car (1998-1999, 30th Anniversary set)
* Elmo's Taxi (1997-1999)
* Elmo's Wave Rider (2000-2002)
* Ernie's Buggy (1998-1999, 30th Anniversary set)
* Ernie's Cement Mixer (1999-2002)
* Ernie's Dump Truck (1997-1999)
* Ernie's Police Car (1998-2005)
* Grover's Helicopter (1998-2000)
* Oscar's Garbage Truck (1998-1999)
* Telly's Front End Loader (1999-2002)
* Zoe's Sports Car (1997-1999)
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Category:Sesame Street Toys
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Category:Fisher-Price
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