The Toys That Made Us

📊 Series Specifications

Network Netflix
Episode Runtime ~ min
Total Seasons 3
Total Episodes 12
Original Language EN
Creator Brian Volk-Weiss

The Toys That Made Us (2017)

Created by Brian Volk-Weiss
⭐ 3.7 / 5 (104 votes) 🎬 3 Seasons 📼 12 Episodes 🏷️ Documentary 📡 Ended
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Synopsis

The minds behind history's most iconic toy franchises discuss the rise -- and sometimes fall -- of their billion-dollar creations.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 Star Wars

A small toy company in Cincinnati takes on its biggest licensing project ever, giving birth to the most profitable toy franchise in history.

E2 Barbie

Inspired by a risqué doll from Germany, the co-founder of Mattel toys forever revolutionized the doll industry for young girls.

E3 He-Man

Creators responsible for reviving a toy company's struggling action figure line discuss the epic rise and fall of their billion-dollar empire.

E4 G.I. Joe

Credited with coining the term "action figure" more than 50 years ago, a group of toy marketers reimagined a new genre of dolls for boys.

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