The Toys That Built America: Snack Sized

The series presents the narratives of the toys that formed our set of experiences.

2021 HD 19min United States English

Ian Karr

Documentary

S1E1 - Ready Player One 2021-12-12

From its humble beginnings in an 1880s card shop, to singlehandedly resurrecting the video game industry, learn about how an iconic name in gaming came to be. Before creating one of the worlds most famous video games starring two Italian plumbers, this icon once tried making soup, vacuum cleaners, and hotels. Get Ready Player One... this story is a game-changer.

S1E2 - Mattel aka Masters of the Universe 2021-12-12

When Mattel opened their doors as a picture frame company, they had no idea theyd become the empire behind the worlds most popular toys. But Mattel didnt get to be number uno without a few wild cards and intergalactic battles.

S1E3 - Real American Toy Heroes 2021-12-19

Since its founding in 1923, Hasbro has grown from a modest textile and school supplies business into the biggest toy company in the world. Yet one of their most successful toys got started from old tin cans.

S1E4 - Way Past Go 2021-12-19

Three brothers from Massachusetts help turn an obscure form of entertainment into a billion-dollar global industry; one of their bestselling games becomes an Olympic sport, and another popular product is inspired by a caveman.

S1E5 - The Games of Life 2021-12-26

Milton Bradley goes from making lithographs in 1860 to making some of the most popular games of all-time. But their most iconic game wouldnt exist without the polio epidemic!

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