Station:
Sky History (US)
Status:
Running
Start:
2022-07-07
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Against the backdrop of major events in American history, like the Civil War and the Great Depression, "The Toys that Built America" shares a different story: one that brings new products and nostalgic toys to the forefront as driving forces behind untold cultural and economic shifts. The four-part docuseries showcases visionaries, such as the Parker Brothers, Milton Bradley and Ruth Handler, who transformed a small toy company into the billion-dollar empire now known as Mattel. The series unveils competitive rivalries between iconic brands that changed the fabric of the nation forever.
There is no Next Episode of The Toys That Built the World planned.
S1E2 - Clash of the Toy Titans
The post-war baby boom created an unprecedented demand for toys, sparking a battle for industry domination between two of the world's most famous brands.
Air Date: 14 Jul 2022 16:00 (CDT)
S1E3 - Toy Car Wars
The competitive rivalry between toy cars Matchbox and Hotwheels. As car culture cranked up in the early 1950s, young English machinist Jack Odell invented one of the world's most successful toys when he created a toy car small enough to fit inside a matchbox for his daughter to take to school. A decade or so later, in Los Angeles, Elliot Handler created one of the biggest toy rivalries in history when he brought in a former missile designer to make a toy car behemoth of his own.
Air Date: 21 Jul 2022 16:00 (CDT)
S1E4 - Board Game Empires
Fierce rivalry between board game manufacturers. Milton Bradley created the Checkered Game of Life, one of America's first board games. However, the Parker brothers threatened Bradley's reign with a range of offerings, including Monopoly.
Air Date: 28 Jul 2022 16:00 (CDT)