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CEOs at play.
“Toy industry executives always fight to come up with the next great high-tech gadget or complex video game. But as children, many enjoyed the simplicity of colored blocks or miniature cars.”
Toys in the hood.
“You need to be an engineer, plus an eclectic specialist in non-specialization. You have to have a childlike imagination.”
“The Secret World Of WWE Figure Collecting”.
“You kind of know you have arrived when you get an action figure.”
The Coming of ROM.
“In those days, it was difficult to get top-tier creators to work on licensed-property books.” (See also.)
Mattel goes to the movies.
“Star Wars guarantees $500 million in sales a year. The Green Lantern is probably just 1/25th the size of that property and probably only 1/10th of a Spider-Man deal.”
The Toy Republic.
“… ceramic toys and dolls that have been called surreal because they seem to be waiting to be animated so their stories can continue.”
The Anthony Weiner action figure.
“… dressed in a T-shirt and gym shorts – with the words ‘tweet this’ printed on the shorts.”
Toys from tots.
“… one little student inspired his whole school to donate toys and treasures to the victims of last month’s tornadoes in Alabama.”
Toy Industry Foundation Stuff-A-Thon.
“”… what you’re doing ends up in a little kid’s hands, and they can feel better in a really hard time.”"
Toys ‘N the Hood.
“… it’s about … these creative inventors who came up with what might be a crazy, outlandish or even sometimes a simple idea and turned them into toys.”