Nearly five years since the last episode aired, The Toys That Made Us is coming back for a fourth and fifth season. The lively documentary series from Nacelle is a highly entertaining and nostalgic look at the most popular toys of all time, with an often humorous look at their history. According to a report by Deadline, series creator Brian Volk-Weiss made the announcement during a panel Saturday at the San Diego Comic Con
During the panel, Volk-Weiss revealed the toys that will be featured in the episodes:
Episode 1: Superhero Toys - The episode will feature Mego figures, Kenner's classic 1980s "Super Powers" line of DC characters, and Kenner/Hasbro's Batman line, beginning with the 1989 Michael Keaton film.
Episode 2: Nerf - What started as a foam football for Parker Brothers is now one of the most popular and diverse toy lines ever.
Episode 3: Pokemon - The Game Boy video game from the 1990s has sparked a billion dollar multimedia franchise, including card games, toys, plushes, animation, and movies.
Episode 4: American Greetings Toys - The company's 1980s toy lines are featured, including My Pet Monster, Strawberry Shortcake, and the Care Bears.
Episode 5: Hot Wheels - The classic line of die-cast cars finally get an episode.
Episode 6: Ghostbusters - The movie's long-running toyline is covered, beginning with the Kenner figures from 1984.
Episode 7: Polly Pocket - The British miniature toy line came to America in the 1990s and became a phenomenon.
Episode 8: Fast Food Toys - The diverse history of toy premiums from fast food chains, led by Happy Meal toys, will be featured.
Nearly five years since the last episode aired, The Toys That Made Us is coming back for a fourth and fifth season. The lively documentary series from Nacelle is a highly entertaining and nostalgic look at the most popular toys of all time, with an often humorous look at their history. According to a report by Deadline, series creator Brian Volk-Weiss made the announcement during a panel Saturday at the San Diego Comic Con
During the panel, Volk-Weiss revealed the toys that will be featured in the episodes:
Episode 1: Superhero Toys - The episode will feature Mego figures, Kenner's classic 1980s "Super Powers" line of DC characters, and Kenner/Hasbro's Batman line, beginning with the 1989 Michael Keaton film.
Episode 2: Nerf - What started as a foam football for Parker Brothers is now one of the most popular and diverse toy lines ever.
Episode 3: Pokemon - The Game Boy video game from the 1990s has sparked a billion dollar multimedia franchise, including card games, toys, plushes, animation, and movies.
Episode 4: American Greetings Toys - The company's 1980s toy lines are featured, including My Pet Monster, Strawberry Shortcake, and the Care Bears.
Episode 5: Hot Wheels - The classic line of die-cast cars finally get an episode.
Episode 6: Ghostbusters - The movie's long-running toyline is covered, beginning with the Kenner figures from 1984.
Episode 7: Polly Pocket - The British miniature toy line came to America in the 1990s and became a phenomenon.
Episode 8: Fast Food Toys - The diverse history of toy premiums from fast food chains, led by Happy Meal toys, will be featured.