Episode 110: Beanie Babies / The Candyman

We've made it to February, dear Queerdos! And to celebrate, we've got a couple of delicious meaty chunks for your ears. First, in our True Crime Story, Edie tells us about the rise and fall of Beanie Babies. There are crimes in this story, we promise! Next, in our Spoopy Tale, Miss gives us an overview of the Candyman. Candyman. Candyman. Candyman. . . we've already said too much. So cuddle up with your Peanut the Elephant, watch what you say in the mirror, and get ready for this week's show. Let's dive in!

Beanie Babies

https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2014/Ty-Warner/

https://www.history.com/news/how-the-beanie-baby-craze-came-to-a-crashing-end 

https://www.inc.com/zac-bissonnette/run-your-business-like-the-man-who-created-beanie-baby-empire.html 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/beanie-babies--whatever-happened-to-millennials--favorite-toy-213059948.html 

https://people.com/human-interest/beanie-babies-original-people-article-beanie-mania-documentary/ 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-nov-06-mn-30725-story.html 

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/beanie-babies-mania-ends-bankruptcy/story?id=19785126 

https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/16663/1/bankrupt-by-beanie-babies 

https://fortune.com/2015/03/11/beanie-babies-failure-lessons/ 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/great-beanie-baby-bubble-went-110000959.html 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-26-fi-beanies26-story.html 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/04/23/beanie-baby-mania-goes-criminal/8baadce6-1a53-4e5d-b6a6-45d58b6e8925/ 

https://www.vice.com/en/article/epnwmn/investigating-the-fake-ebay-market-for-dollar25000-beanie-babies 

https://beaniebabiespriceguide.com/curly-ty-beanie-baby-in-the-spotlight/?fbclid=IwAR2ptIvYnjlCGEko8DKo6rcrV3M-n5WCHO8WDTO8TWa83P4Psm-onCnPnX4 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE8gaZKuIUs 

https://www.today.com/popculture/popculture/princess-diana-beanie-baby-rcna41424 

https://www.engadget.com/hitting-the-books-fool-me-once-kelly-richmond-pope-harvard-business-review-press-143031129.html 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/h-ty-warner-sentenced-probation-after-paying-80-million-taxes-and-penalties-tax-evasion 

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2015/07/10/beanie-babies-creator-ty-warners-sentence-is-upheld/ 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetnovack/2015/07/11/appeals-court-decides-beanie-babies-billionaire-tax-evader-ty-warner-wont-go-to-jail/?sh=18c05d3b1bb7 

https://www.today.com/popculture/news/ty-warner-now-beanie-baby-founder-rcna98266 

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ty-warner-lauds-the-beanie-bubble-for-capturing-energy-and-excitement-of-early-success-in-fictionalized-account-301887996.html 

Zac Bissonnette, The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute (Portfolio, 2015)

The Candyman

https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/they-came-in-through-the-bathroom-mirror/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/is-candyman-real

https://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/2872

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candyman_(character)

Candyman, Bernard Rose, 1992, TriStar Pictures.

https://www.ranker.com/list/candyman-timeline-history/linda-meyers