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

The second line of Sesame Street die-cast cars was produced by Matchbox in 1996 and 1997. The Matchbox brand (and its parent company, Tyco) were acquired by Mattel in 1997, and the die-cast line continued under the Fisher-Price brand from 1998 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 Category:Playskool from 1985 to 1987.

1996

 * Bert's Tow Truck
 * Big Bird's Fire Engine
 * Cookie Monster School Bus
 * Elmo's Taxi
 * Ernie's Dump Truck

1997

 * Big Bird's Buggy
 * Big Bird's Mail Truck
 * Cookie Monster's Airplane
 * Count's Mobile
 * Elmo's Cement Mixer
 * Elmo's Dump Truck
 * Ernie's Police Car
 * Grover's Helicopter
 * Oscar's Garbage Truck
 * Telly's Front End Loader
 * Zoe's Sports Car

Matchbox also produced a die-cast car carrier in 1997, packaged with two new cars: Elmo Formula One Racer and Cookie Monster Cargo Van.

1998
Two new cars were produced by Matchbox early in 1988, and then further cars were produced under the Fisher-Price brand starting in mid-1998.

Matchbox

 * Baby Bear's Buggy
 * Elmo's Locomotive

Fisher-Price

 * Elmo's Wave Rider
 * Ernie's Cement Mixer

2000-2005
Starting in 2000, the card's design was changed. No new cars were produced during this period, just reissues of old cars with the new card design. There was another card design chane in 2005.
 * Baby Bear's Buggy
 * Big Bird's Fire Engine
 * Big Bird's Mail Truck
 * Cookie Monster School Bus
 * Count's Mobile
 * Elmo's Dump Truck
 * Elmo's Wave Rider
 * Ernie's Cement Mixer
 * Ernie's Police Car
 * Grover's Helicopter
 * Telly's Front Loader

Complete list

 * Baby Bear's Buggy (1998-2000)
 * Bert's Tow Truck (1996-1997)
 * Big Bird's Buggy (1997-1998)
 * Big Bird's Fire Engine (1996-1998, 2001)
 * Big Bird's Mail Truck (1997-2000)
 * Cookie Monster Cargo Van (1997)
 * Cookie Monster School Bus (1996-1997, 2000, 2005)
 * Cookie Monster's Airplane (1997-1998)
 * Count's Mobile (1997-1998, 2000, 2005)
 * Elmo Formula One Racer (1997)
 * Elmo's Cement Mixer (1997)
 * Elmo's Dump Truck (1997-1999, 2001)
 * Elmo's Locomotive (1998-1999)
 * Elmo's Taxi (1996)
 * Elmo's Wave Rider (1998, 2005)
 * Ernie's Cement Mixer (1998-2001)
 * Ernie's Dump Truck (1996-1998)
 * Ernie's Police Car (1998, 2001)
 * Grover's Helicopter (1997-1998, 2001)
 * Oscar's Garbage Truck (1997-1998)
 * Telly's Front End Loader (1997-2001)
 * Zoe's Sports Car (1997)