The Toys That Made Us

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.

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!

The editing and the narrator are so corny and almost unbearable.

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.

The Toys That Made Us.... If you grew up in the 80s and 90s this documentary series is for you. The four episodes to this season are: StarWars, He-Man, Barbie and G.I. Joe. Each episode showcases the ups and downs, the history and the people behind each creation.

A theme I realized from each episode was the uncertainty of creating a popular toy. The risk these people took was something to easily admire. Personally I found the StarWars and He-man episodes the better of the four. I consider myself a pretty hard core StarWars fan and I was still surprised on some of the information given in that episode. The He-Man episode felt genuine and I connected easily with these people. The show and toys are really a product of the creators. While watching the GI and Barbie episodes, Although well done episodes I just didn't feel as connected to the history, toys or people as much. That being said, I think there's an episode for everyone that grew up playing with some kind or action figure/doll.

This is something worth checking out, easily watchable and generally fun. I will also mention the Editing in this series was fantastic, the jump cuts, the inserts of film clips and overall tone didn't go unnoticed.

The next four episodes slated are to be: Lego, Hello Kitty, StarTrek and Transformers.