The Toys That Made Us

12/29/17. Maybe 3 1/2 stars! An enjoyable look at how much strategic planning goes into creating a successful toy franchises! Many times we only link toys to our childhood, but the memories of childhood can last a long time when it is associated with a toy we loved! Worth catching. A fun watch!

I will love if you include Yu Gi Oh, DBZ, Pokémon, the new Funko POP audience, beyblades, medabots, DC and Marvel hot toys and collectables from videogames and movies, etc

"A WORLD OF TOYS FOR SO MUCH CONTENT THAT IS ON YOUTUBE SO YOU CAN DO BETTER".

With the detailed research you made in the 3 seasons I think it'll be awesome.

The old footage and topics discussed are interesting but the show is unfortunately ruined by the editing. Constant use of the same clip over and over in an attempt to be funny. It's like a Tim and Eric episode that's trying to also be a documentary. I wish it stuck to the facts and history instead of trying so hard to entertain. It drove me crazy that every time someone seemed to have something interesting to say, they would cut mid sentence to an annoying past clip from someone earlier in the show. Or the narrator would say something like "but that didn't work out the way they wanted" and then they would show a clip of the creator of the toy just sitting there. It was just really poorly edited, I can't stress that enough.

I liked best the episode about He- Man. The makers state that they knew that they had a totally ingenious idea and tyhat the kids would not stand a chance when He-Man shouted "I have the power!" And they are totally right, because I remember back when I was a kid in the 80's and play fought with my brother I would pretend I was He-Man and shout the same thing. The good thing about this documentary is that we get the inside story on how the figures and dolls were made and then we also get to see how in the end sales figures dropped and they entered obscurity. Of course among collectors many of them still are treasured.

Really interesting and cool topic but the editing, sound effects etc are increddible anoying to me and alot of it feels like filler, and that is why i only give it a 6 even though there is great information to be had