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The Toys That Made Us
- 15
- TV series
- 2017–2019
- 3 seasons
- Netflix
- Documentary
7.5 TMDB worldwide · 104 ratings
Story
The minds behind history's most iconic toy franchises discuss the rise -- and sometimes fall -- of their billion-dollar creations.
About the show
The Toys That Made Us is an American documentary television series created by Brian Volk-Weiss. The first four episodes of the series began streaming on Netflix on December 22, 2017, and the next four were released on May 25, 2018. The series focuses on the history of important toylines. The first four episodes focus on the Star Wars, He-Man, Barbie, and G.I. Joe toylines with subsequent episodes featuring LEGO, Transformers, Hello Kitty, and Star Trek. The third season, with episodes featuring Power Rangers, professional wrestling, My Little Pony, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, was released on November 15, 2019.
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In 2019, Netflix released a spin-off series, The Movies That Made Us, focusing on the development of classic films. A fourth and fifth season, with episodes featuring superhero toys, Nerf, Pokémon, American Greetings, Hot Wheels, Ghostbusters, Polly Pocket, and Fast Food Toys, are in development.
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Star cast
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Behind the camera
- Created by
- Brian Volk-Weiss
- Executive producers
- Brian Volk-Weiss, Tom Stern, Cisco Henson +2 more
Seasons
Ended 2019 · 3 seasons · 12 episodes
