Beanie Babies Weren’t Rare? And was Furby a Spy?!

Beanie Babies Weren’t Rare? And was Furby a Spy?! | Dark History

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Hi friends, happy Thursday!
Remember Beanie Baby Mania? It was INSANE. Everyone thought these things would be worth thousands. And then outta nowhere, Furby showed up and completely changed the game, terrorizing kids and adults alike with those creepy little eyes and phrases. If you’re a 90s kid like me, chances are you had one of these iconic toys. But what if I told you the fads that had our parents duking it out in the Toys “R” Us parking lot ended up being…well, just fads?
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Chapters:
00:00 - INTRO
09:52 - THE BIRTH OF BEANIE BABIES
18:07 - MANUFACTURED DEMAND
28:53 - THE PRINCESS DIANA BEANIE BABY
32:20 - Y2K & TY'S FALL FROM GRACE
39:57 - FURBY'S INVENTOR & TAMAGOTCHI
49:47 - THE BIG HASBRO DEBUT
59:09 - FURBY: A NATIONAL SECURITY RISK?
1:04:56 - A BIZARRE SECOND LIFE
1:08:16 - CONCLUSION
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Bailey Sarian, Dunia McNeily from 3arts, Kevin Grosch, and Matt Enlow From Made In Network
Writers: Katie Burris, Allyson Philobos, Joey Scavuzzo, and Bailey Sarian
Research provided by: Chris Byrne
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Production Lead: Brian Jaggers
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@Danielabellydance Ай бұрын

I was a camp counselor during the tamagotchi craze and my campers used to make me babysit their tamagotchies while they were in the pool. So instead of supervising them while they were swimming I was focused on keeping a dozen tamagotchies alive.

@wjohnson873 Ай бұрын

Ohh i had a tamagotchi my sister and i would take shifts 😂

@fab3laundry Ай бұрын

So who fell asleep on their shift and ruined everything? Lol

@user-pu8bk4xd9q Ай бұрын

😅😅😅😅😅😅

@kellybloch3476 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@chancee2008 Ай бұрын

Kids willing to risk their own lives lol 😂

@user-yp2fb6ku7b Ай бұрын

When we were moving across the state I had my Furby stashed somewhere in the back of the van, no access to it among all our stuff. That thing turned itself on during the drive and wouldn't shut up LOL he made those bored noises "bee do, bee dooo, bee do, bee dooo" and when we went up a hill we heard it go "WEEEE HEE HEE HEEEE" we were dying 😂

@jeannemarie5908 Ай бұрын

Oh my Gawd!! You just made me cry laugh!! That is hilarious !!

@daniellebrackett4905 Ай бұрын

Mine would make those notes randomly in the middle of the night. Scared my sister and I to death so we made our parents get rid of it. Sorry to waste your time standing in line for that one mom😬

@solene2014 Ай бұрын

Aujourd'hui c'est le 8 mars la journée internationale de la femme 😊😊

@tanyat2566 Ай бұрын

That's terrifying and hilarious at the same time.😂

@emmamcbreen3561 Ай бұрын

Bahaha this happened when my dad was driving his car by himself and he had nooooo idea what it was 😂😂😂😂 thought there was a crazed alien in the back seat hahaha

@laurachavez8050 Ай бұрын

Bailey, I loved the Ty Warner Beanie Babies story. Fun fact I worked at TY in westmont IL from 97 to 2002. My experience down to earth, one of the nicest owners I have ever met. He treated his employees well. We got to buy beanie babies directly which was awesome. In 1998 when he made his 1st billion dollars he gave all his employees a christmas party at a fancy boat cruise in Chicago. Also gave a his employees a bonus worth their yearly salary. And gave them all a billionare beanie babie with a numeric sequence. This was extra special because he knew eventually people would sell it for money. Everyone did. One of the most fun enjoyable companies to be part of during the craze. Thanks for the memories.

@jenosaurus876 Ай бұрын

You should look into the dark history of McCormick and company. My mom and I were looking at taco seasoning at the store and because of you I thought “I wonder if McCormick has a dark history?”. Allegedly there was a lawsuit filed against them last year due to high levels of toxic metals like lead and arsenic in their seasonings. I’m so intrigued. Thank you for all you do. I love binging your dark history playlist!

@djquinn11 Ай бұрын

Jeezus, any clue about the dark side of taco meat?

@sheliahutcherson168 Ай бұрын

Yes, I want to know that history ! And now I am scared of the seasoning

@cmazur1386 24 күн бұрын

The dark side of Taco Bell meat would be interesting…..😉

@DrDIY1 20 күн бұрын

Really? No recall? Still sold? Hmmm Edit: there will always be arsenic in alot of seasonings because there is arsenic naturally in all seeds-which make up alot of seasonings (nutmeg, mace, cloves and many more)

@araneljones 8 күн бұрын

@djquinn11 never ask how the sausage is made, and never ask where your taco meat came from. Ignorance is bliss.

@thomasinahsu5604 Ай бұрын

Hold the phone!!!! My Easy Bake oven just dinged and I need to feed my Sea Monkies! 😅😂😂

@lauraholmes3262 Ай бұрын

I still sell sea monkeys

@MrsSometimesRight Ай бұрын

I have a paper pouch of Sea Monkeys. I should make a bowl of water for them

@ladyesylvermoon Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@naynaywill Ай бұрын

Which phone? The clear or the lips?

@cjade07 Ай бұрын

Not me realizing how much my Polly pockets could be worth 🧐

@jayceejellies6424 Ай бұрын

In 3rd grade I had a teacher named Mrs.Cup and she had huge shelves full of beanie babies and every day you could keep one on your desk with you. I miss her.

@dshoultz6110 Ай бұрын

I had a 3rd grade teacher who'd give you a beanie baby, If you scored well on a test or project. She had an entire closet full of them and school supplies. This was around 2006 in WI, no clue what her name is, but I'll never forget her. ❤

@natalie_373 Ай бұрын

@@dshoultz6110”i’ll never forget her but i forgot her name” is so me loll

@tinkercat8268 Ай бұрын

That’s sweet ❤

@MrsSometimesRight Ай бұрын

Very cool😊

@DarkFire1536 Ай бұрын

She sounds awesome!❤

@Kneecolelee Ай бұрын

I loved when Furbies interacted with each other. Ahhh ahhhh 😆

@kimnarveson5190 Ай бұрын

As a child of the 60s/70s I missed this craziness! Light Bright and Etch-a-Sketch were my creative outlets!

@sheilawhitener3819 Ай бұрын

What about Creepy Crawlers?? Got burned plenty times but who cares?? Wouldn't be able to have them now! When I was like 5 back in early 60s I had a REAL STOVE that the stove eyes would get hot so would the oven! Mom had to buy me small aluminum pots and pans the plastic ones would melt 😢

@araneljones 8 күн бұрын

Hours and hours of arty fun. Until someone stepped on a lite brite peg. Not as bad as lego, but still bad.

@sarahb2004 Ай бұрын

Y’all remember those clear phones with the colorful wires?!? Ugh the 90s were the BEST.

@alexanderboyer7720 Ай бұрын

Landline. LOL

@DarkFire1536 Ай бұрын

I always wanted one of those!

@heatherbaxter9448 Ай бұрын

VTech phones

@LovinLamps Ай бұрын

Yes those were legit! 😂

@tenesiaespinoza1682 Ай бұрын

It would light up when it rang 😂

@faerycorpse Ай бұрын

This whole episode is just one big nostalgia throw back. The 90s were so RAD

@thomasinahsu5604 Ай бұрын

And bodacious!

@nataliep501 Ай бұрын

Yesss!

@FerventLotus Ай бұрын

Totally!

@lanaboo_dizzy Ай бұрын

Definitely❤

@wendysmith2905 Ай бұрын

Sweeeet

@rosiew777 Ай бұрын

As an Irish person I’m so happy you are covering the Magdalene Laundries. 😪🙏🏻 thank you. I never thought my little country would get an episode on Dark History, and giirrllll let me tell you, there is a lot 🫢💕

@djquinn11 Ай бұрын

Sure is. How about the dark side of what Lord Mountbatten and his ilk were doing in Ireland. The real reason he was executed. It’s as dark as it gets.

@lindseyknisley710 25 күн бұрын

Clair Keegan wrote a book called Small Things Like These which is about the laundries and forgotten women. It takes place at Christmastime and the book is excellent.

@lucybest9217 Ай бұрын

Oh man, the furby snore noise really reminded me of the time my furby started waking up and trying to go to sleep at 3am even though it had dead batteries in the back of my wardrobe for the last four years... I was so stressed out because I couldn't get it to be quiet that I had to put it outside.

@JessicaVining Күн бұрын

I threw mine away for doing the same thing after its batteries were taken out 😬

@alicemthornton Ай бұрын

Those of us who were old enough to remember the 1984 movie "Gremlins" thought Furby looked a little to much like Gizmo. We used to freak the kids out by saying, "Don't let him get wet." 🤣🤣🤣

@fluffysaffy442 Ай бұрын

I had an actual Gizmo edition furby!

@Aphrodite704 Ай бұрын

My dad used to say that to me all the time. 😂😂

@teresamartin7430 Ай бұрын

Yes lol! It looked like Gizmo!

@nalecianalecia1350 Ай бұрын

Fact! 😂 As a kid, someone told me what it was and I said nahhh... that's a Gremlin! Then they had it "perform" for me... So creepy! You keep dat! 😂

@karolgard0730 Ай бұрын

I hated furbies because i associated it with gizmo, way too much responsibility and chaos as a child i thought 😂😂

@kellicox2723 Ай бұрын

No one talking about how Bailey got sponsored by SKIMS!?😍😍 yasss girl! So proud of

@irrambhatti6850 Ай бұрын

but no discount code wahhh

@BeaThings Ай бұрын

FOR REAL THOUGH!!! YAS MISS B!!!

@urfav6irl Ай бұрын

Right?!? Like that's so exciting!!

@justyntyler8466 Ай бұрын

NO FR!! I ACTUALLY GOT HAPPY ABOUT ONE OF HER ADDS😭😭🥹🫶🏼

@chocolatethunder9959 Ай бұрын

I literally said out loud "shut the f*ck up" 😂 yasss Bailey 🙌🏻

@rosiew777 Ай бұрын

This was such a fun dark history lesson ! Joan slays again, props to her style team 🫡🏆💕

@carolschubel4448 9 күн бұрын

I remember all these toys, growing up..never had a Furbe, they creeped me right up, but had the other ones. I also had a Nano Pet. It was a dog, when you connected to another, they could have a litter of pups! I was OBSESSED

@Caballerogurl Ай бұрын

The Elmo voice was actually really impressive 😂😂

@DarkFire1536 Ай бұрын

Right??? 😅

@annieperry8790 Ай бұрын

I hated it

@Thisissarah815 Ай бұрын

I can’t stop staring at Bailey’s fuzzy scrunchie. It’s so cute!

@user-zz1sk7qc8f Ай бұрын

Yea it is cute

@moniquerobinson5206 Ай бұрын

I thought the same! Trying to figure out if I can get away with it, also. I’ll be 70 this Summer. Styling with long grey & white hair! Hum…🇨🇦

@DarkFire1536 Ай бұрын

@moniquerobinson5206 go for it! We can do what we feel comfortable with. Your hair sounds fantastic!❤

@purplerocker76 Ай бұрын

Me too!!!! I want one!!

@purplerocker76 Ай бұрын

@@moniquerobinson5206my Dad will be 70 this summer too! Happy early birthday! Go for it! I think you can totally rock that look! 💕

@franceneberner7524 Ай бұрын

My husband was mad at me and pitched furby out the front door, he landed in some shrubbery. Couple weeks later I heard this plaintive cry. IT WAS FURBY CALLING FOR HELP! 😂 It rained at least once and weeks had passed - poor guy was rescued 🎉

@thehornoftheunicorn Ай бұрын

I miss the 90s. I was just watching 90s cartoons and this popped up. Perfect timing ❤

@michete Ай бұрын

Furbys are TEERRRIFYING to me. I had one growing up that ended up in the bottom of my toybox, untouched. Years later when I was clearing it out, the Furby spoke and scared the ever-loving soul out of my body lol

@Katyahbib Ай бұрын

Exactly. My dad married his wife who's my stepmom. My step family which is my dad's wife's family. Anyways my step-grandparents which is my step mom's grandparents. Anyways I saw like back then when I was like maybe 13 or 14 or something like that I came to visit and they still had like these Furby things even though the 90s was over they had the Furbies above their TV stand you know like the old school TV in like one of those TV entertainment cabinets. Anyways the Furbies were creepy and I never liked them. And I thought it was creepy how you could walk by and it would talk to you and I didn't like that. Oh by the way if you care to know I'm at 33 years old now and I'll be 34 on August 17th I was born 1990. That'll give you a time era if you do the math of what year it was when I was like 13 or 14.

@The_Salty_Siren Ай бұрын

Yes! And the zoomies hamsters too 😅😅😅 ya know the ones that used to eat our hair!!! 😱

@kaitlinmilbourn8653 Ай бұрын

YEP I read nothing but the truth those demons talked with or without batteries

@BOSTON508 Ай бұрын

@@Katyahbib wow!

@foxbuns Ай бұрын

i had one as a kid that would turn on even without 🔋 and would sing *shooby dooby doo* at 3am😢

@Magicaledelishus Ай бұрын

My kids are homeschooled and we did a whole topic on advertising tactics and then they wrote a persuasive essay and made their own commercial using tactics they researched. Learning how companies manipulate us was huge for them.

@rubigee4397 Ай бұрын

This is the type of education every child needs - REAL WORLD KNOWLEDGE

@LynnTRoman Ай бұрын

That sounds so fun! I'd take your class.

@flisan4385 Ай бұрын

Thats amazing! I think all kids need that!

@babygirrrl5147 Ай бұрын

Wow. American public schools could never

@katdrolshagenSFXMUA Ай бұрын

This is FANTASTIC! 🙌 How old were they when you did this lesson? Is there a guide or did you make it yourself? I love this. Will you homeschool me 😅

@virgofairy88 Ай бұрын

I love that you did a Beanie Babies Christmas tree-so did we. My sister and I spent all afternoon decorating it and two days later we changed our minds and put all our regular ornaments back in. We still have photos and it was a lot of fun. I was an avid collector, I had a guide book and every month we’d ask to get another beanie babies. We found rarer ones at yard sales and thrift stores and my mom collected the happy meal Teenie Beanie Babies from McDonald’s and they’re still in their packages. Wish it was still worth something-we could’ve used that money for college. We also had a Furby-it was gray and so creepy, but my grandmother really liked him so we let her have him. After she passed we sold him at a yard sale or donated him-can’t remember.

@natalia4955 28 күн бұрын

i say this so seriously, i had a furby when i was a kid, and it was one that would develop a personality based on how you treat it. genuinely was one of the things that helped teach my little kid brain about empathy and consequences in a safe way that didn’t like affect my real life and didn’t involve me learning from actual embarrassing situations around friends lol

@shellysbrewing Ай бұрын

I was obsessed with the "Jeweled Bellied Trolls", that was during the same time as the beanie babies and furbies, but the trolls granted wishes 😮 💎

@backdoorsluts_9 Ай бұрын

Loveeed the trolls! The little nudists 😂

@shellysbrewing Ай бұрын

@backdoorsluts_9 I wanted to be one with rainbow hair, then black hair with vampire teeth and cat eyes lol I was a weird child

@nataliep501 Ай бұрын

I loved my Trolls 😂

@FerventLotus Ай бұрын

Treasure Trolls!

@madeleinereed6460 Ай бұрын

I lived for my trolls and treasure trolls❤❤❤

@emilyfromstardew Ай бұрын

the way i still sleep with my beanie baby that is over 20 years old :-: so sweet. was in my crib when i came home from the hospital and it's still on my bed as we speak

@ziggylegion1604 Ай бұрын

i have the EXACT same thing going on, he was waiting in my crib for me to come home from the hospital and all. me and him just turned 29 in february and i still sleep with him in my bed every night hahaha cx

@janetlombardi577 Ай бұрын

My grandson is 18 he had White Sox bb... his dad still has ❤😊

@SuperDrLisa Ай бұрын

❤

@ojd88 Ай бұрын

Which Beanie tho? We must know

@emilyfromstardew Ай бұрын

@@ojd88 sherbet!! 🥹 he had been.... through a lot.

@phoenixrising3219 Ай бұрын

Bailey literally describing every black Friday these days😂 times have not changed. But you are doing them a huge service by advertising for them, for free!

@theeditor1149 Ай бұрын

This one really took me back to my childhood! 😢 ❤ I learned so much about who was really behind the toy scene in the 90s. The 90s was one huge multicoloured adventure for the toy industry, there hadn't been such a toy boom and frenzy before. I mean the 80s also had their beloved toys that people went crazy over but it really all came to a head in the 90s. We were inundated with flashy ads and 90s colours and everyone wanted every new thing. There were Dragon Flyz, Polly Pocket, Slinkys, My Little Pony (had one from the late 80s), TMNT, Barbie, the View Master was from decades before but it was still so popular in the 80s and 90s, not forgetting the brick game❤...I had a tamagotchi and when I left it at home and it died I cried for days. 😢 thanks for this episode Bailey❤

@leli2001 Ай бұрын

there’s no way. my mouth dropped when i saw the princess diana beanie baby bc I HAVE IT, i didn’t know it was in memory of her. i bought it at a thrift store 😭💕

@kimmy9013 Ай бұрын

Have you had a look at how much theyer worth?

@amandamanners1212 Ай бұрын

They sell for about 45000 right now

@ralexandra1058 Ай бұрын

I also have one, with the tag protected.. but I was under the impression that it was wasn’t worth much these days. Hearing otherwise is a nice surprise.

@GlamGoreChaosQueen Ай бұрын

I am under the impression that yes, they're listed for that much but there is no market and there are no buyers.

@brendabrown6363 Ай бұрын

The craziest thing of all is I've had THREE in my life time! Twice as a child and once when i also found one at a thrift store and got out for my kids but they never played with it so i donated it back to the thrift 😮

@vannaa6851 Ай бұрын

"That's not a bad idea cause they did vibrate." Took me out 🤣💀💯

@MissHappiness36 Ай бұрын

Tickle ME, Elmo 😂

@ravenpoe7093 Ай бұрын

Now we gotta wonder what else is on that chair when Bailey gets all giggly 😂

@bridgetfoust5228 Ай бұрын

i thought i hallucinated that. LOL

@lynnking4451 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@joannewolftail5790 Ай бұрын

Bailey cracks me up 😄

@Texas_Painter Ай бұрын

Teddy Ruxpin was great too! Reading stories and the eyes and mouth moved!

@OpalMoonstone247 Ай бұрын

Oh, now that's the creepiest one for me! No thank you!

@mollystemper7181 8 күн бұрын

Core memory released: getting a fake tamagotchi from Aldi, friends making fun of me, me doing extra chores for money to get a real one, and by then they were done.

@shanmclean2553 Ай бұрын

I remember when Cabbage Patch Kids first came out in the 80s. I always wanted one and was low key devastated when my parents got me a Christmas Patch Kid (a knock off) instead. “You never got me a cabbage patch kid” became an inside joke as I got older between my mum and I. Then on my 40th birthday my dad got me one. 😂

@sarawilliams7999 Ай бұрын

We couldn't afford one either, but you could buy doll heads that looked exactly like the cabbage patch kids heads. My mom is an amazing seamstress, so she just made them for me. I had three - a little red headed girl, a brunette girl, and a little blonde boy. She made many outfits for them. I even had matching outfits with them. They were well loved!

@SarinaSazi Ай бұрын

😂 That is AWESOME!

@1sellout39 Ай бұрын

Best mom ever❤

@mariebelladonna437 Ай бұрын

@@sarawilliams7999 same for my Grandma! She made all her grandkids one, me included!

@danitav97 Ай бұрын

My sister and I had HUGE tubs full of beanie babies (RIP to all the money my parents spent) and they sat untouched for years. When we were in high school my grandma (who was a social worker at the time) asked if she could have them to give to each new case she got and they absolutely loved them! I’m glad those kids got to enjoy them because now we all know that they were never going to be worth enough money to do anything with!

@leslieoquain8117 Ай бұрын

Have you seen the price of so.e of them? I'm assuming, and I could be wrong, you are being sarcastic?

@raisedstray4947 Ай бұрын

This is actually so wholesome though

@Bgonzo20 20 күн бұрын

Aww that is so sweet! My mom saved all hers too & my daughter LOVES them! They never go out of style. ❤

@katw22 Ай бұрын

I had Patti, Pinchers, and Spot ❤ My mom recently got all my beanie babies out of storage… there were so many, she covered her 10 foot long dining room table in them 😳 I have no use for them so when my mom’s neighbor was going on a mission trip to Africa we knew she had to take them with her! They have since been donated to an orphanage, those beanies still bringing kids joy all these years later! ❤

@skylautley6962 Ай бұрын

45:28 idk if she says anything about this but Bailey please do the topic on Webkins PLEASEEEEEEE IT GOES WITH THIS SO PERFECTLY

@Atos0520 Ай бұрын

I tried to get into my webkins account recently, but it had been deleted :( I literally collected those things. It was great! IF Bailey did an episode on that, it'd be peak nostalagia!

@shanmarielewis330 Ай бұрын

This episode encompasses my entire childhood 😅My son found my Furby awhile back at my parents, & he made me put it at the top of his closet, facing the wall 😂

@thomasinahsu5604 Ай бұрын

💯

@highsophistication Ай бұрын

Tamagotchis are apparently back in with the whole 90s revival. I got all my nieces and nephews one for Christmas 👾

@jourdyngroman Ай бұрын

my 7yo son saw one while we were at the store the other day and after i explained it to him he wants one SO BAD. then asked if i would take care of it for him while he's at school 😂

@MarySunshine25 Ай бұрын

Yeah I saw a baby Yoda one last holiday season. I was happily surprised.

@sarawilliams7999 Ай бұрын

The year Turning Red came out my daughter was all about them! She got one (a unicorn). It warmed my heart 🥰

@ojd88 Ай бұрын

WHAT?! I had GigaPets …miss them

@mzzr3db0n3 Ай бұрын

Love this comment

@littlebottleofink Ай бұрын

Got my tamogachi and my furby both at FAO in NYC. Man you brought back so many memories!!

@katherineseiler5380 Ай бұрын

Are we not going to address the fact that Bailey could be a voice actor. Her Elmo voice, baby cries, and other voice impressions 😮

@MissTikka Ай бұрын

My grandma had to babysit mine and my aunts tamagotchis when I went to school and she went to work.. gran didn’t ask for this added hinderance to her day but she never complained and my tamagotchis never died. We gave her our furbies for one day and she refused to have them ever again because they wouldn’t stop telling her they were hungry 🤣

@tashadiekan Ай бұрын

That is hilarious 😂

@MissTikka Ай бұрын

@@tashadiekan me and my aunt always joke that us making gran take part in our games is what’s kept her memory so sharp. She’s almost 70 and still very mentally independent. I might buy her a tamagotchi for Mother’s Day 🤣

@lojoshel Ай бұрын

I did that, when my kids were in school I took care of those things at my desk work😂

@kathernandez6682 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@ladykay5595 Ай бұрын

I remember Beanie Babies being included in the happy meals when I worked at McDonalds in the 90s! The lines were so long!!! 😆

@jujubourgeois994 Ай бұрын

Yess I kept a purple one for the longest time

@sajofo1179 Ай бұрын

I worked there when they did this! I still have 3 of them still in packaging, but not worth anything!

@MarkeshaDavis Ай бұрын

Oh goodness, yes 😂😂😂😂

@MissTikka Ай бұрын

My mum lined up in the uk to buy the full set on the day they came out I think it cost her £8

@nataliep501 Ай бұрын

I lost my Beanie Baby McDonalds toy lol

@tergalja 2 күн бұрын

Your whole beanie babies' storytime was my childhood. From the heart tag protectors to the plastic display case. My mother still has our whole collection. 😆

@kathernandez6682 Ай бұрын

You are my absolute favorite KZfaqr Bailey ❤I genuinely feel happier when I listen to you

@niftynic115 Ай бұрын

When I went to Paris I saw where Princess Diana died and at the top of tunnel is a memorial of sorts. Low and behold there is a Princess Diana Beannie Baby.

@SuperDrLisa Ай бұрын

❤

@meganhausman1443 Ай бұрын

That’s impressive. Those are worth so much I’m surprised no one has stolen it. That gives me a little more faith in humanity lol.

@ojd88 Ай бұрын

My grandma immediately bought that bear and we had to put in on a shelf, with a tag protector and no touchies 😂

@marylhere Ай бұрын

They are the only one worth anything. And even then it’s not much….not retirement much.

@juststop94 Ай бұрын

Girl, you've got to do the dark history of Cabbage Patch Dolls and the "hospital" where they're "born".😂

@goldenauraesthetics3995 Ай бұрын

I watched a “birth” of one… very odd

@raisedstray4947 Ай бұрын

Traumatised

@now_chemical Ай бұрын

my 20 year old sister makes long furbies. im 32 and they terrify me 😂 it’s so wild she wasn’t even born when i was 7 and obsessed with/scared of mine, yet she is gravitating to one now in the 2020s!

@shymama8 Ай бұрын

I worked for McDonald's, in a mall, the 2nd yr of the McDonald's x Beanie Baby promo. It was a crazy time. Ppl were lying and saying they didn't get their toy in the box, when we spent time pre-packing stacks of boxes. My boss made signs saying to check your box at the counter, bc we are not giving out any once you leave the counter. There were all sorts of crazy happenings during that promo. Fun times, lol.

@jenniferteague8784 Ай бұрын

The Cabbage Patch Kid dolls caused that crazy chaos too!

@DarkFire1536 Ай бұрын

I wanted one so bad! By the time my aunt was able to find one for me, I had outgrown dolls. I was still happy to have her. Her name was Sally Cassie. 😅

@sarawilliams7999 Ай бұрын

Ahhhh.... the 80's 🥰 I was there for that one too!

@altounedited3 Ай бұрын

I had one when I was like 6 and named her Junior on her birth certificate

@melissahaydenrubell6469 Ай бұрын

Same and I named the Premie Junior and the first doll I named Nancy which was the mom,idk lol goodtimes!!

@melissahaydenrubell6469 Ай бұрын

Never was a Beanie baby fan, bc I was too old for that

@Leslee_Lane Ай бұрын

90's kids are loving the nostalgia.

@jilliankiser5346 Ай бұрын

I hope you know how much we love you Bailey! You seriously make my day!

@danistar9762 Ай бұрын

Thank you Bailey for all the time and effort you put into making these videos. It means alot that i have a place to go to watch my favorite show. Your so informative its Really interesting just keep being you, you're such a unique person so creative your incredible 😊

@coryshann Ай бұрын

I was super obsessed with beanie babies as a kid! I also had a furby. My dad paid a coworker $100 to get one (I have no clue where the coworker scored it) my mom got so sick of the Furby constantly talking that she took the batteries out and put it in the basement on a shelf. It STILL TALKED 😮😅

@emyrane Ай бұрын

Mine did too!! My sister and I were afraid of it because even with the batteries out it still wouldn’t shut up 😂😂

@coryshann Ай бұрын

@@emyraneterrifying 😮😅

@MoonbeamGardener Ай бұрын

Whaaaaat!? 😅

@trixiebaybay3132 Ай бұрын

Despite this: My memories of my husband rolling up to a Hallmark store every Monday in his tow truck (including arguing with his boss to do it) and his ability to remember all I have and therefore knowing what I loved and still needed. RIP hubbs, I will keep them all forever 💜

@1sellout39 Ай бұрын

😊😊😊😢

@Jessica-jf9pb 5 күн бұрын

I was terrified of Furbys 😅😅😂😂 But I remember wanting one of those diaries you could type on😂

@cirqueduallie Ай бұрын

One time our stove caught on fire and when the fire fighters were going in my mom said “SAVE THE BEANIE BABIES”!!! 😅 We had a big stand full of them 😂

@noelleweetman2212 Ай бұрын

The amount of money my poor love struck high school boyfriend spent on beanie babies to “prove he loved me” was insane. Of course I had the princess Diana bear, the millennial bear, all the McDonald’s bears, and so so so many more😂

@thomasberryhill184 Ай бұрын

I’m struggling bad mentally and I really needed this video today. Thank you

@bobmcnabney5934 Ай бұрын

Bailey is the best❤ hope your day got better

@bunyipdragon9499 Ай бұрын

💜💜 can relate. Hang in there 💜💜

@janawest6178 Ай бұрын

Furbies and Gremlins- I lived through this craze! I have no clue where they went.😂😂😂

@LitaRose79 2 күн бұрын

Wild, the Elmo craze was nuts but not as bad as the Cabbage Patch Kids. I remember the crowds being insane.

@Your_basic_Writer Ай бұрын

Oh my goodness, when you mentioned your mom having a bin of happy meal beanie babies, it reminded me, my great grandma, she has about 5 big storage bins FILLED TO THE BRIM with every single type of mcdonalds happy meal toys you could ever think of, and she is still collecting them!

@kbrock9146 Ай бұрын

Nothing could eclipse the Cabbage Patch War of the 80s.

@kristakane8613 Ай бұрын

Yes!!!

@thatman103 Ай бұрын

My late aunt was a Cabbage Patch Kid and Beanie Baby addict 😂 I worked across from a KB Toys in 98-2000 and Tickle Me Elmo was still going strong thanks to Rosie O'Donnell 😂 That was a crazy thing to see cars in the lot with parents waiting for the store to open every day 😮

@missbraindamage 19 күн бұрын

I had a huge beanie baby collection, a few tamagochis and a furby! This brought back so many memories.

@resaneal9538 Ай бұрын

I was a B.B. collector. I still look at them. Yes, they are safe. Great upload, Bailey. 🧡🧡🩷🩷🩵🩵✌🏾

@abbiebedlington7956 Ай бұрын

This is why I'm always so polite when I talk to my Google home device... if the robots take over, they will remember my manners and have mercy on me 😂

@Maleni143 Ай бұрын

Me too!!! I say please to siri 🤣

@kathleenbrenner6296 Ай бұрын

I was on vacation with my friend in LA and we were on the freeway and lost. She cussed out her Siri and it said “that wasn’t nice “ and wouldn’t give any more directions!!

@caseydavis8370 Ай бұрын

I do the same thing! 😅😅

@user-fs5ci2xr4o Ай бұрын

I have a small collection of beanie babies myself & a very special 1 in particular which is the teddy bear beanie baby known as Ariel & was named in memory of a lil girl who died from aids!I also had a white tiger looking furby & had it up until my early teens before my deadbeat stepmother supposedly gave it to her daughter with the claim that she collected them!(She went on to tell me that she'd given it to her daughter not only bc she collected them but also bc it was broken!)I flipped tf out & told my stepmother that my furby wasn't broken that the batteries were just dead in it!(my brother however had a gizmo version of the furby & as far as Ik he still has it!)

@isawbilly 19 күн бұрын

I got my first beanie baby at a hallmark store. I was so excited because it was the calico. I took the tags off as we were leaving the store so I could play with her while in the mall. A stranger yanked my arm and screamed at me that I was ruining the value. My mom was LIVID. Like seriously, it’s a toy for a kid, let them have fun. I still think about this when I see people that are obsessed with keeping stuff mint that won’t have any value in 5-10 years.

@Charmaine-hp7xc Ай бұрын

I was born in 83 and I was absolutely obsessed with Rainbow Brite dolls, the big Cricket doll, my micro bake and my Lite Brite!! I loved those toys and I have so many cute pictures of me on the Christmases that I got them. Last Christmas I actually found a new model Lite Brite. I was so pumped I bought 3 extra boxes of lite Brite pegs hoping I could bribe my 12 year old son to play with me. But that was a no go. So I just played with it by myself between cooking turkey dinner and cleaning up all the Christmas mess that comes with 3 sons. Yes I'm 40 but who wouldn't want to play with one of their favorite childhood toys?? So yeah, I guess you could say I bought it for myself 😂 I'm loving this episode Bailey!!

@coryshann Ай бұрын

I absolutely loved Cricket 😭😭😭

@Charmaine-hp7xc Ай бұрын

@@coryshann me too!! I still have mine packed away. I had hoped to have a daughter to pass it onto one day but I was blessed with 3 sons instead. You never know maybe one day ill have a granddaughter to give it to 😂

@sarawilliams7999 Ай бұрын

Born in 81. In my kindergarten yearbook I said I wanted to be Rainbow Brite when I grew up 😄 I also bought my kids the new light brites! And yes, I play with them more than my kids 😂 They are so much more safe now!!!

@lizbermudez568 Ай бұрын

I was an 83 baby too. I was obsessed with “My Buddy”

@lilmisskiss692003 Ай бұрын

i need to buy myself a Lite Brite. i would sit up in my attic for hours playing with it. never heard of Cricket tho? i was born 86.

@beautifulbelle76 Ай бұрын

I worked for Toys R Us during the ‘98 Christmas Furby craze. On Christmas Eve a mom came in and asked for a Furby. I told her I didn’t have any in stock. She screamed at me, “You’re the reason my kid won’t believe in Santa!’ I was stunned.

@gingerlee726 Ай бұрын

What if you are the reason 😂

@honeybadgergrrl77 Ай бұрын

That is hilarious and so 90's for some reason.

@monicapatton1405 Ай бұрын

I would have cried

@kayemkm1703 Ай бұрын

LMBO😂😂😂

@killercharm Ай бұрын

What town was that in?

@joedent3323 2 күн бұрын

Well done Bailey. This was a fun one. The subject matter really suited you and your presentation :)

@catrionabishop9358 Ай бұрын

i would love to see a dark history on the history of ballet, jazz dance or dance in general! it’s actually really interesting when you look into it

@Emrose1993_ Ай бұрын

I never had either toy but I do remember the mania that was around the Furby and the Beanie Babies. The 90s & early 2000s sure were iconic 😂

@reginapatterson4719 Ай бұрын

I had the robodog. It was cool for an hour then it sat in my room collecting dust I hardly played with it after that hour. You weren't missing much with that one!

@user-yp2fb6ku7b Ай бұрын

I remember at a slumber party the host had a robodog but another girl hogged it all night long and when she finally said I could play with it the dog was too tired to play anymore and went to sleep 😭

@lilmisskiss692003 Ай бұрын

i wanted a Robodog after Janet Jackson had one in her music video 😂

@ashtonhixson1148 Ай бұрын

Id love for you to cover Tony Alamo and his cult. I just learned of the dude today. He was the designer of custom denim jackets that were popular in the country scene. Nashville vibes. His sweat shop workers for the jackets were also his cult followers. Look into this story, girl. There’s so many plot twists

@MelissaTomlinsonPrincessLissa Ай бұрын

My fave toys of the 90s were: Puppy Surprise (and then Kitty, Horse/Unicorn & Rabbit soon after), Magic Nursery Babies (and then Magic Nursery mini blind bags), Trolls, Gigapets…I’m sure there’s more but those stand out the most for me!

@cherishhighvibes4283 Ай бұрын

My Newest Wish is for Bailey's follow up episode discussing people's crazy experiences with their Furbys! Love you, Girl, and your little Crow too!💜

@SamaraMoores Ай бұрын

OKAY BAILEY WITH THE SKIMS AD. POP OFF GIRLY

@serabi5736 7 күн бұрын

Why did you do that Elmo voice so well!! 😮😂

@samcarriker7154 Ай бұрын

I had over 450 Beanie Babies back in the day. I had them arranged neatly on shelves around 3 walls of my sewing room. I thought I was racking up my retirement $$$ from reading that catalog on what they were worth. Then I started seeing bins of them for sale at bazaars and thrift shops for $1 apiece and my vision collapsed! I eventually donated most of them to Make A Wish, but I still have a few of my favorites! Now I see them everywhere again and I’m sorely tempted to buy more, but those big Google eyes bother me, so I’ve managed to hold myself back - except for the little blue baby dinosaur… he’s sooo cute!!

@graceolearyy Ай бұрын

I’m Irish and I’ve been hoping you would do an episode on the Magdalene laundries for so long!! I’m so glad more people around the world will get to learn about those horrendous places

@loveginalove Ай бұрын

I just watch The Woman in the Wall and started researching. It’s terribly sad and absolutely terrifying what happened!!

@JadeThompson-we5ft Ай бұрын

Yes I second this! Truely horrifying 😢

@eyeland68 Ай бұрын

Is there a video? All I found was the podcast on the Magdalena laundry

@larissamobley1609 Ай бұрын

FAVORITE Dark History episode, because we all get to reminisce about how WILD the 90's were!! Moving out of the 80's was rough girl. 🤣 Bailey, do you remember the Talking Nanos??! Giga Pet upgrade, they were amazing.

@yourelixir9656 16 күн бұрын

I was told that the crazy high prices of Beanie Babies & other things on eBay that actually sell are not for actual Beanie Babies. The listing is for a Beanie but people are expecting "other things". Not exactly sure what, maybe money laundering, weapons, etc. Something not legal. No idea if there is truth to that but it honestly makes more sense than paying that for an actual Beanie Baby 😂 So many resellers bought as many Beanies as they could find hoping to cash in big and realized that was a major fail. I'm very curious what the real story is for all of that. Thank you for this episode. ALL the episodes ❤ Love learning all that you share with us. You're the best 😍

Ай бұрын

My grandma bought every beanie she came across - especially if she didn’t have it or that variation of them. I have now inherited 5 totes of them and use them for reading buddies and birthday gifts my students. Even my middle schoolers look forward to getting to choose one on their birthday 😂

@Natashasha2319 Ай бұрын

Having been born in the 80's and raised in the 90's- I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER BEEN THIS EXCITED ABOUT A VIDEO! Gotta get my snacks ready! My household was that household where there were totes of beanie babies that no one was allowed to touch and in total my mom, younger sister and myself had 18 furbies. Those things were terrifying! They would randomly go off, move, "yum" when no one was anywhere near them (even burried in the closet) and don't get me started on their santanic rituals when they were dying lol Thank you so much for this freaking video! K gotta get situated and start watching! ❤

@arkansaninva Ай бұрын

I had a Spot the dog and the FIRST thing I did was take off the tag 😂 I'm surprised Trolls weren't on the list! Kids at my school were totally obsessed with them

@thomasinahsu5604 Ай бұрын

Meet too!!! Same with my purple Popple😂😂

@mollylollipops Ай бұрын

The first water cup before the Stanley you mentioned think those are in the back of everyone's kitchen cabinets collecting dust unfortunately 😹

@ssamantha2 Ай бұрын

i had no idea patty was so old! she was my grandmothers and i love her

@millie1726 Ай бұрын

So many memories unlocked, my brother taking the batteries out of my furby as it was driving him crazy, and then finding my mum packing a parcel, when a voice in the box says ''Ah, me scared!" I was so upset that mum was selling my furby on eBay 😂

@kathycooper3594 Ай бұрын

At 61 years old I still have the Bride and Groom Beanie Babies. I gave away 100's of Beanie Babies about 10 years ago. Of course, they were all retired ones. 😂😂😂

@nicoleharrington929 Ай бұрын

Not Bailey talking about the Princess Diana beanie baby and a furby while I literally still have both🤣

@sarahsargent6426 Ай бұрын

This unlocked SO many memories for me! The names of the original beanie babies, the Disney vault!🤣

@Patriwoo1 Ай бұрын

That OJ / Elmo line made me snort!🤣🤣

@Reezyi Ай бұрын

I am surprised that you didn’t touch that Hasbro had a scandal because Furbies strongly resembled Gizmo from Gremlins

@MariaCostello-lr3wl Ай бұрын

This is my favorite dark history because I loved all of this!! Beanie baby mania!!

@niarmrz Ай бұрын

i’ve been watching you for years and never thought you’d shout out moval 💗

@samanthajordan5504 Ай бұрын

I think this is my favorite video ever! This was my childhood!

@emilydau3656 Ай бұрын

OK NO I used to have a tickle me Elmo that used to go off by itself in the closet it was stored in 🥴🥴🥴 thanks for unlocking nightmares, Bailey 😂❤️

@bridgetshuflin4509 Ай бұрын

speaking of Lisa Frank..... you should totally do a Dark History on her! I heard they are going to be re-opening here in Arizona again. That woman has some DAAARKK history!

@MistyUng Ай бұрын

Do you have a video of the dark history of Christmas? I’m binging all your videos to catch up on the ones I’ve missed. I remember when you first started doing stories and I loved your videos of you doing your moms makeup you both are great 💕