Nightline (ABC) - 1994-12-22 - 1 of 2

Name: Nightline (ABC) - 1994-12-22 - 1 of 2
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[0:00] nomination. What do you think? A Barney

[0:01] that that delivers gifts.

[0:03] >> The ultimate compromise. Very nice.

[0:06] >> Sum that up well as you usually do.

[0:08] That's the report, folks. Thanks a lot

[0:09] for watching. Have a great night. We'll

[0:10] see you tomorrow night.

[0:16] >> ABC News and Channel 2 News, recognized

[0:19] as the leader in television news.

[0:22] Tomorrow morning at 6, join Dan

[0:24] Christopher and Janice Wyel for Channel

[0:26] 2 News this morning.

[0:33] December 22nd, 1994.

[0:39] >> Who's ready?

[0:42] >> Stir and wash your brains.

[0:45] >> Bubbling brains.

[0:46] >> Now, Dr. Dreadful's grossest good.

[0:49] >> Edible warts.

[0:50] >> Excellent.

[0:51] >> Good. It looks weird.

[0:54] >> This one's mine. It's a multi-billion

[0:57] dollar business where gross and

[0:59] disgusting are considered high praise.

[1:02] >> And a little blood red flavoring and

[1:05] >> it's sick. It's disgusting.

[1:09] >> Got a big one. Amazing bud.

[1:13] >> Tonight, the business of toys at

[1:16] Christmas time.

[1:26] This is ABC News Night Line.

[1:29] Substituting for Ted Coppel and

[1:31] reporting from Washington, Koki Roberts.

[1:34] >> The search for the toy the kids just

[1:37] must have becomes an annual nightmare

[1:39] for many parents at Christmas time. And

[1:42] the spirit of the season tends to get

[1:44] lost in the under the breath curses at

[1:46] toy companies and television for

[1:48] creating the demand, the whiny,

[1:51] incessant demand for this year's hot

[1:53] item. But if parents resent the hard

[1:56] sell at Christmas, the multi-billion

[1:58] dollar toy business depends on it. About

[2:01] twothirds of the more than 17 billion

[2:04] dollars spent on toys in this country

[2:06] last year was spent in the last quarter

[2:08] of the