In the 1980, many reports of children having nightmares, brought on by sleeping with a cookie monster doll. What got people worried about this was not because the children were having nightmares, but that all nightmares were the same.

They would wake up in the middle of their bed in the dark, and see a man in the shadows staring at them.

Over the years this happened less and less, however children with Elmo dolls are now experiencing these nightmares.