One promo on the Rosie O’Donnell show was all it took to spark Tickle Me Elmo mania. Tickle Me Elmo’s sweet voice and vibrating laugh had parents fighting in the aisles. The hottest toy of 1996 was, ...

Holiday shopping in Indianapolis has a unique look in 2021. As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers on, some shoppers are keeping on their masks. Many are buying online, as Cyber Monday and Black Friday ...

The year is 1998. I’m 12 years old, and fond of wearing oversized sweatshirts with dalmatians on them. In Social Studies one day, my teacher, Mrs. G, tells the class about her imminent status of Best ...

For the children who grew up during the 1990s, the days and weeks before Christmas were dominated by thoughts of Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers, and Super Nintendos. And their parents worried about ...

The chatty midnight riddler or the giggle monster, which would you choose? The chatty midnight riddler or the giggle monster, which would you choose? The chatty midnight riddler or the giggle monster, ...

There are certain toys in America that families and hobbyists may remember as cult classics — toys that flew right off the shelves during the holiday shopping season. Some of these high-demand toys ...

Greenland Town Clerk Pat Ferrelli is raffling off one of this year's hottest toys -- a Tickle Me Elmo "TMX" Extreme doll. The doll is so popular and often so hard to find that Fisher-Price, which ...

Get ready to see Sesame Street's loveable little red creature Elmo in a very different light. Staff at a museum in Canada created a thing of nightmares after they took the cute toy and skinned it.

For the children who grew up during the 1990s, the days and weeks before Christmas were dominated by thoughts of Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers, and Super Nintendos. And their parents worried about ...