<description>&lt;p&gt;When Beanie Babies hit the scene in 1993, the original line of stuffed toys featured nine characters -- but that number would grow to hundreds. The brainchild of Ty Warner, and made by his company, Ty Inc., they were one of the hottest toys of the 1990s -- but they also inspired an underground economy that dealt in fraud and many, many thefts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Mayhem, Madness, and Marshmallow the Bunny: When the World Lost Its Mind Over Beanie Babies

AUG 27, 202535 MIN
Criminalia

Mayhem, Madness, and Marshmallow the Bunny: When the World Lost Its Mind Over Beanie Babies

AUG 27, 202535 MIN

Description

When Beanie Babies hit the scene in 1993, the original line of stuffed toys featured nine characters -- but that number would grow to hundreds. The brainchild of Ty Warner, and made by his company, Ty Inc., they were one of the hottest toys of the 1990s -- but they also inspired an underground economy that dealt in fraud and many, many thefts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.