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The Toys That Built America Season 3

The Toys That Built America Season 3

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Documentary
TV-PG
2 Seasons
41 minutes
As the post-war baby boom creates unprecedented demand for toys, Ruth Handler turns her greatest gamble into the most recognizable toy in the world. Meanwhile, rival Merrill Hassenfeld tries to capitalize on Handler's success.

Season 3, 12 Episodes

Season 3 (12 Episodes)

S3 E1
Transforming Toy Invasion,
In 1983, underdog company Tonka sets out to bring a game-changing toy from Japan to America: the transformable robot.
TV-PG 42m 2023
S3 E2
Mind Game Masters,
Before World War II, board games are mostly simple, but postwar peace and prosperity reveals a demand for more challenging pastimes.
TV-PG 42m 2023
S3 E3
Video Game Visionaries,
Thanks to the industry-defining innovations of three men through the creation of games like Super Mario Brothers, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokemon, Nintendo goes from a struggling playing card company to a video game juggernaut.
TV-PG 43m 2023
S3 E4
Game Night Legends,
In the 1970s, the board game industry is aimed almost entirely at children, until a literal game changer comes along in Trivial Pursuit.
TV-PG 42m 2023
S3 E5
Mighty Mutant Mayhem,
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles high kick their way into the action figure market in the late 1980s, opening the door for a new kind of martial arts toy.
TV-PG 42m 2023
S3 E6
Old Games, New Twists,
As toys become increasingly complex in the early 1970s, two unconventional inventors risk their homes and careers to bring revolutionary twists to classic games.
TV-PG 42m 2023
S3 E7
Happy Accidents,
Two chance discoveries in the 1950s turn mundane industrial materials into legendary toys. Etch A Sketch and Play-Doh will rake in billions for decades to come, but not everyone will reap the rewards.
TV-PG 42m 2023
S3 E8
The Santa That America Built,
Santa Claus is one of the most beloved figures--and famous faces--on Earth, a symbol of hope and goodwill for all. But how did this third-century saint become the Santa we know today?
TV-PG 42m 2023
S3 E9
90s Fad Toys,
From Furbys to Pogs, the 1990s were full of unforgettable fad toys! It was a decade where old school toys like Beanies Babies went head-to-head with high tech wonders like Tamagotchi, and desperate parents would do anything to get their hands on them.
TV-PG 21m 2023
S3 E10
Hottest Wheels,
Whether you wear them, ride them, push them, or drive them, some of the funnest toys of childhood are built on wheels.
TV-PG 20m 2023
S3 E11
The Prank Toy Race,
For six decades two silly, but savvy entrepreneurs--S.S. Adams and H. Fishlove--turned their love of a good joke into a booming prank toy industry.
TV-PG 21m 2023
S3 E12
Most Valuable Toys,
From Lionel Trains to video games, for the right collector our cherished childhood toys can be worth millions! Over the last three decades, people have paid some truly outrageous prices to get their hands on that elusive toy they always wanted.
TV-PG 20m 2023
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The Toys That Built America

Documentary
TV-PG
2 Seasons
41 minutes
Against the backdrop of major events in American history like the Civil War and the Great Depression, "The Toys that Built America" tells a different story—one that brings toys to the forefront as driving forces behind untold cultural and economic shifts.

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