The Toys That Made Us
2017 · TV Series · TV-14 · ★ 7.6 · 95% critics
This documentary series explores how some of the world’s most famous toy lines were created, marketed, and turned into huge cultural forces. Through interviews and archival material, it looks at the big ideas, business risks, successes, setbacks, and lasting nostalgia behind them.
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Streaming on Netflix.
9 hours to watch · 12 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2017–2026
- Release date
- 2017-12-22
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (97 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you love pop-culture history, childhood nostalgia, and light, engaging documentaries like The Movies That Made Us or Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian; Not for you if you want a more rigorous, consistently in-depth factual approach.
Pros: strong nostalgia appeal; fun behind-the-scenes stories; lively and entertaining | Cons: some episodes feel rushed; can seem promotional; facts sometimes feel thin
Themes
- interview
- rise and fall
- based on toy
- toy store
- toy maker
- toy factory
- toymaker
- social & cultural documentary
- toy brand
- industrial documentary
- toys
Cast & crew
Donald Ian Black
as Self - Narrator (voice)
- JO
Josh Odsess-Rubin
as Bob Budianski
Directed by Brian Volk-Weiss, Tom Stern
Created by Brian Volk-Weiss
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