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Oct 2023
1h 1m

THE 12 FT SKELETON

CHELSEY WEBER-SMITH
About this episode
Home Depot's 12 ft. Skeleton decoration first premiered in the fall of 2020 and sold out immediately, the nationwide obsession fueling an underground black market. Memes and tweets made 'Skelly' the hottest Halloween fad of the last three years, and for some reason, the internet's biggest crush. For this episode, we will not only explore how the craze around ... Show More
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