HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Kim Airs, a veteran of the pleasure products industry and owner of adult online retailer Grand Opening, made an appearance on a recent episode of The Arsenio Hall Show as a naughty and nice Santa Claus.
After a Los Angeles Times article about Airs’ tradition of dressing up as Santa, hopping on her motorcycle and delivering toys to children throughout Los Angeles’ inner-city neighborhoods, Hall contacted her to appear on last Friday’s show.
The segment started with Hall introducing Santa, and shows Airs riding her motorcycle onto the stage. After Hall notes Santa is a woman, Airs introduces herself and talks about her six-year tradition.
Airs explained she uses her own money to purchase the toys throughout the year, and then delivers them in the days leading up to Christmas in South Central, Compton and other neighborhoods.
“I go wherever my motorcycle wants to go,” she said.
While Airs rifles through her bag of goodies to show Hall and the audience the types of toys she hands out, he takes a moment to present her with a $1,000 gift card for Toys R Us to help with her shopping for next year.
But the fun didn’t stop there: Eventually Hall asked Airs what she does for a living. Her answer of “I’m a sex toy expert” is received with some nervous giggles and “oohs” and “aahs” from the audience.
And to finish off the segment, Airs and Hall ventured out into the audience with yet another bag of goodies, but these were of the more adult variety.
Among the presents given to audience members were items from Sportsheets.
Audience and staff members were surprised with a selection of best-selling and popular bondage accessories from the award-winning Sex & Mischief collection, including beginner fantasy kits, floggers, cuffs and restraints, and even a few wildcards.
“Pleasure is the gift that keeps on giving and being featured on The Arsenio Hall Show gives us a unique opportunity to spread our message of ‘Keeping Couples Connected’ during a key sales season,” Sportsheets President Julie Stewart said. “We wanted to give everyone a fun and inviting experience and chose items from the Sex & Mischief collection, which is designed for new and curious couples to try together. And we put aside a few select items that we thought Arsenio might especially enjoy!”
California Exotic Novelties also got in on the fun.
“We thank Kim for inviting us to provide adult goodies for the studio audience,” says Susan Colvin, President and CEO of California Exotic Novelties. “She does great work for the community and it’s wonderful to see her recognized in such a fun way!”
Audience members received CalExotics’ massagers at the end of the show, handed out personally by Hall. Additionally Hall was given a special gift basket filled with select items from the Entice Collection.
To view the clip from the show, visit ArsenioHall.com/video/.
