The Toys That Made Us (2017)
TV-14
The Story:
We were all kids once. We all liked to play. Come revisit your childhood with a walk down memory lane and learn the fascinating story about the toys we all played with and how they came to life.
This Netflix original will be an 8 part documentary series, the first 4 parts are already up and available.
They are: Star Wars; Barbie; He-Man; G.I. Joe
They are all fascinating to watch and will take you back to when you were a kid, and you'll be amazed in some cases that you even had that very toy to play with.
The designers, creators, marketers, etc. etc. etc. are all brought out to reminisce about what it took to get those toys into your hands and make your childhood the sunshine and roses that you remember.
The behind the scenes cut-throat business of toy empires are brought to light, and it's amazing what a lucrative business these toys were.
Each episode is about 45 minutes, so they all fly by fairly quickly, and no, you don't have to watch them all, but they are all totally worthwhile.
Coming in 2018, the remaining 4 episodes will be airing: Lego; Hello Kitty; Transformers; Star Trek
I'm looking forward to watching those as soon as they hit Netflix.
Final Grade: A-
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