It’s a ’90s showdown in the National Toy Hall of Fame finals, Furby vs. Tickle Me Elmo. Check out the frenzy and the controversy that made them legends.

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, ...

It's a parent's worst nightmare: the hottest holiday toy is impossible to find. Store shelves are empty. The nightly news broadcasts adults fighting over dolls at the local Wal=Mart. Remember the ...

Check out the media player below for archival news coverage of the Tickle-Me-Elmo craze, the furor over Furbies and more. Every few years, lightning strikes and parents find themselves chasing after a ...

This is Elmo like we’ve never seen him before — and it’s terrifying. A furless Tickle Me Elmo is terrorizing the internet after the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ontario shared a now-viral ...

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 ...