The Toys That Made Us

The Toys That Made Us

2017
★★★★☆ 7.5/10
📺 3 Seasons
🎬 12 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
Documentary
The minds behind history's most iconic toy franchises discuss the rise -- and sometimes fall -- of their billion-dollar creations.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Netflix
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Seasons

Season 1
2017 • 4 Episodes
A small toy company in Cincinnati takes on its biggest licensing project ever, giving birth to the most profitable toy franchise in history.
Season 2
2018 • 4 Episodes
Plagued by years of brand mismanagement and product inconsistency, a popular space franchise must overcome its past in a competitive toy market.
Season 3
2019 • 4 Episodes
Two relatively unknown comic book artists stumble upon an idea that will give rise to Turtlemania, sending the toy industry into shell shock.

Crew

Director
Brian Volk-Weiss, Tom Stern
Producer
Anne Carkeet, Edwin Zane, Brian Volk-Weiss

Network

Netflix

Production

The Nacelle Company

Keywords

interviewrise and fallbased on toytoy storetoy makertoy factorytoymakersocial & cultural documentarytoy brandindustrial documentary