I used to be afraid of the dark as a child. Then I watched all the Ghostbusters movies and watched the cartoon series religious in the late 80's and early 90's. My parents bought me all the kid sized equipment thanks to Universal Studios in Orlando selling it at the stage production. Convinced myself I was a freakin' Ghostbuster. Cause you feel safer if you believe that hunk of plastic on your back REALLY IS an unlicensed nuclear accelerator.

Every halloween for 5 years I wore the costume. Even spray painted my Power Wheelz to look like Ecto-1 as I drove around the neighborhood at the rapid pace of 3.5MPH.

Turns out a prominent psychologist did a study about children who bought the toys and watched the movies and cartoon. Most of them used it as a tool to overcome fears of the dark and monsters under the bed.