In 1996, Tyco launched a toy called the Tickle Me Elmo that cost a mere $30 (£15). If you're not familiar with it then check it out on Wikipedia. It was so popular that parents attacked a Wal-Mart ...

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 ...

Holiday specials have been kicking butt ratings-wise this year, perhaps as a temporary antidote to everything else that’s happenings in the world. Holiday specials have been kicking butt ratings-wise ...

I’m not sure whether this qualifies as a guilty pleasure or just an embarrassingly innocent one, but sometimes, when I’m feeling really crummy, I watch “Sesame Street.” Soothing, sunny, sweet but ...

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Joe Sibilia aired an interview with Dr. Elmo Shropshire during his latest episode of Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia. Dr.

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 ...

Elmo and Patsy' s "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" came in at No. 5, which seems a bit high. Rolling Stone called it "one ...

At first, Deb Krueger worried about the COVID-19 pandemic hurting her Christmas tree business. But last weekend, she realized how wrong she had been. “Just look at them,” said Krueger, gazing over the ...