| 100% | TICKLEMEELMO | 12 | "Laughable" 1996 Black Friday craze spawned by its appearance on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" |
| 32% | ELMO | 4 | Red Muppet who was a regular on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" |
| 31% | ELMO | 4 | "Ticklish" Muppet who was a regular on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" |
| 29% | BEANIEBABIES | 12 | Items in a 1990s Black Friday craze that had two separate ID tags: on the ear and on the tush |
| 26% | BAKERS | 6 | Pros on the show "Is It Cake?" |
| 25% | SITAR | 5 | Instrument on the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black" |
| 25% | ENTRANCED | 9 | Captivated by appearance on the day |
| 25% | SEEM | 4 | Show on the face of it |
| 25% | SITAR | 5 | Instrument heard on the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black" |
| 25% | MARKETPRICE | 11 | On menus, it's often by the lobster |
| 24% | WORK | 4 | "Make it ___," catchphrase used by Tim Gunn on the reality show "Project Runway" |
| 24% | DIANE | 5 | ___ Chambers, character on the TV show "Cheers" who was played by Shelley Long |
| 24% | SAM | 3 | ___ Malone, character on the TV show "Cheers" who was played by Ted Danson |
| 24% | SLADE | 5 | Its "Cum On Feel the Noize" was covered by Quiet Riot |
| 23% | AGE | 3 | It may be represented by the number of candles on a cake |
| 23% | CABBAGEPATCHKID | 15 | Doll at the center of 1983's Black Friday craze that eventually lent its name to a popular dance |
| 23% | LUXOR | 5 | Town in Egypt on the River Nile noted for its temple built by Amenhotep III |
| 23% | EYED | 4 | Black ___ Peas, "Pump It" musical group who performed at the 2011 Super Bowl Halftime show |
| 23% | MPS | 3 | Some characters on the U.K. show "The Thick of It" |
| 23% | FARGO | 5 | TV series based on a 1996 film by the Coen brothers |
| 23% | BTEN | 4 | Apt bingo call to lose on, by the sound of it? |
| 23% | TOURBUS | 7 | It gets the show on the road |
| 23% | GAZA | 4 | City on the Mediterranean under Egyptian administration from 1949 until its occupation by Israel in 1967 |
| 23% | RAIN | 4 | It's summoned by Agwe, the god of water in "Once on This Island" |
| 22% | JONHAMM | 7 | "Mad Men" actor who appeared on the reality dating show "The Big Date" in 1996: 2 wds. |
| 22% | LEE | 3 | Spike ___, famous film director who also worked in television on the show "She's Gotta Have It" |
| 22% | SYRIA | 5 | First Arab country to have sanctions imposed on it by the Arab League |
| 22% | DEBUT | 5 | First appearance on the stage |
| 22% | BLANKET | 7 | "___ on the Ground," song by Billie Jo Spears ... or the thick sheet one may wear when it's very cold |
| 22% | DIE | 3 | What several patients on the T.V show "E.R" would do, if it weren't for the doctors |