Episode #154- Creepy Childhood

About this episode

The hosts reflect on their creepy childhood experiences, discussing unsettling toys and inappropriate TV shows from their youth.

This week we're taking a trip back to childhood... and realizing it was way creepier than we remembered. From strange TV shows that we probably had no business watching, to toys that seemed a little too alive, we're talking about all the things that gave us the creeps growing up. We dive into tv shows and movies that we were WAY to young to watch, but no one seemed to care! And they toys.. furry, tickle me Elmo, and owning the entire collection of goosebumps books at the mere age of like 10. ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Ash, Lynn

Topics covered

• childhood memories
• creepy toys
• strange TV shows
• nostalgia
• horror for kids

Keywords

• creepy childhood
• nostalgia
• TV shows
• toys
• Goosebumps
• Tickle Me Elmo
• horror

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Tickle Me Elmo

Books & works: Goosebumps

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