Abstract: A talking door knob assembly which provides a decoratively shaped character familiar to a child as an inner door knob of a door to a child's room and complementary to the room decor, which responds to a rotation of the door knob by activating any of a plurality of pre-recorded messages associated with the character forming the door knob. The door knob may be formed in the image of any of a large variety of figures such as sports figures, nursery rhyme characters or other currently popular child characters. In addition to annunciating entertaining sounds or messages, the invention may provide messages for the safety and training of a child.