Whisper it, but that may just have been the best Toy Show in recent memory.

Say what you want about Ryan Tubridy and The Late Late Show, but the man always pulls it out of the bag this time of the year when it comes to the Toy Show. He was vibrant, funny, and enthusiastic to the point of fault with all the kids and their toys last night in what was certainly one of the best Toy Shows in recent years. https://twitter.com/MrNiallMcGarry/status/804832344138022912 The predictable but nevertheless wonderful moments when children were surprised by their heroes is enough to dampen even the driest of eyes... come on folks, we all know you were weeping into a pillow when Dermot Bannon showed up completely* out of the blue. *We knew he was coming from the moment he was touted as a hero of hers. So what did the public think of it all? There was the patriotic reaction... https://twitter.com/willleahy/status/804834467701526528 Some had difficulty in letting go... https://twitter.com/RTELateLateShow/status/804837379244593152 https://twitter.com/Mark_Coughlan/status/804836776351301632 https://twitter.com/colmtobin/status/804798826305306624 Dermot Bannon officially (not really) broke the internet... https://twitter.com/epicnewsdaily/status/804821667075817472 https://twitter.com/RossOCK/status/804817163571830785 https://twitter.com/Herdotie/status/804834461871439872 https://twitter.com/JOEdotie/status/804830732929667072 An ode to Tara the lamb who controversially went to wooly heaven... https://twitter.com/colmoregan/status/804839395203420161 https://twitter.com/jodonoghue1983/status/804847616638992385 Then there was the bizarre... https://twitter.com/amyohconnor/status/804824719186870277 https://twitter.com/RyanCullen90/status/804822939468267525 And finally, the nostalgic... https://twitter.com/darraghmcdonagh/status/804822167435300864