Seasons & Episodes
Masters of Invention
During World War II, a naval engineer accidentally creates an iconic spiral toy that walks downstairs. At the same time,
Clash of the Toy Titans
As the post-war baby boom creates unprecedented demand for toys, Ruth Handler turns her greatest gamble into the most re
Toy Car Wars
As car culture cranks up in the early 1950s, a young machinist in England invents one of the world's most successful toy
Board Game Empires
After failing to make a living selling lithographs, Milton Bradley creates one of America's first board games, which wil
Masters of the Toy Universe
After passing on the biggest deal in toy industry history, Mattel President Ray Wagner finds himself a step behind forme
The Birth of Video Games
Defense contractor Ralph Baer invents the world's first home video game console. But it is soon eclipsed by a new table
The Idea Man
A visionary named Marvin Glass oversees the creation of many of the most iconic toys of the 20th Century. From chatterin
Brick by Brick
At the height of the industrial age, as America's cities go vertical for the first time, a Yale educated medical doctor
Order Out of Chaos
Hungarian professor, Erno Rubik, ignites "Cube Mania" with his 3-D puzzle that takes the world by storm. Hot on his heel
Cabbage Patch Clash
In the midst of the 1970s folk art movement, art student Martha Nelson creates a one-of-a-kind doll to sell at local Ken
80's Tech Toys
In the 1980s, groundbreaking technology doesn't just improve adult life, it redefines classic toys. For the first time,
Plumber Bros vs. Hedgehog
After the U.S. videogame crash of 1983, a Japanese electronics company single-handedly resurrects the industry with a ga
Christmas Crazes
The Christmas crazes that helped transform holiday shopping into the frantic, no-holds-barred $1.1 trillion frenzy that
Gross Out Icons
Gross-out humor is as old as human society itself, and so are the toys designed to capitalize on it. From a 1st century
Transforming Toy Invasion
In 1983, underdog company Tonka sets out to bring a game-changing toy from Japan to America: the transformable robot. Bu
Mind Game Masters
Before World War II, board games are mostly simple, but postwar peace and prosperity reveals a demand for more challengi
Video Game Visionaries
Thanks to the industry-defining innovations of three men through the creation of games like Super Mario Brothers, The Le
Game Night Legends
In the 1970s, the board game industry was aimed almost entirely at children, until a literal game changer came along in
Mighty Mutant Mayhem
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles high kick their way into the action figure market in the late 1980s, opening the door f
Old Games, New Twists
As toys become increasingly complex in the early 1970s, two unconventional inventors risk their homes and careers to bri
Happy Accidents
Two chance discoveries in the 1950s turn mundane industrial materials into legendary toys; Etch A Sketch and Play-Doh wi
The Santa That America Built
Santa Claus is one of the most beloved figures -- and famous faces -- on Earth, a symbol of hope and goodwill for all; t
90's Fad Toys
From Furbys to Pogs, the 1990s were full of unforgettable fad toys; it was a decade where old school toys like Beanies B
Hottest Wheels
From the velocipede to the Schwinn Stingray, or even pedal cars to Power Wheels, viewers will roll their way through the
The Prank Toy Race
For six decades two silly, but savvy entrepreneurs--S.S. Adams and H. Fishlove--turned their love of a good joke into a
Most Valuable Toys
From Lionel Trains to video games, for the right collector our cherished childhood toys can be worth millions! Over the
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