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San Diego Comic Con Panels: The Toys That Made Us

by The Invisible Pilot | Jul 28, 2018 | Conventions, Netflix, SDCC, Television, The Toys That Made Us

San Diego Comic-Con presented its panel for The Toys That Made Us on 1 PM this past Thursday, July...

The Toys That Made Us Season 2 Episode 4 “Hello Kitty”

by The Game of Nerds | Jul 19, 2018 | Netflix, Television, The Toys That Made Us

Some surprising facts about are that Hello Kitty is not a cat and she is British. Hello Kitty’s real name is Kitty white. Her parents are George and Mary White, her twin sister is Mimi White. She is three apples tall, weighs 3 apples is a Scorpio and her blood type is A.

The Toys That Made Us Season 2 Episode 3 “Legos”

by The Game of Nerds | Jul 10, 2018 | Netflix, Television, The Toys That Made Us

This week’s episode is about Legos and the ups and downs the company faced. Did you know for many years it was a family owned and run toy company? Or that it started out with wood?

The Toys That Made Us Season 2 Episode 2 “Transformers”

by The Game of Nerds | Jul 6, 2018 | Netflix, Television, The Toys That Made Us

In a roundabout way G.I. Joe became the Transformers. Takara Toys got the Japanese license for producing G.I. Joe. In the 70’s but because of the war (WWII) the war theme was extremely sensitive.

The Toys That Made Us Season 2 Episode 1 Review “Star Trek”

by The Game of Nerds | Jun 29, 2018 | Television, The Toys That Made Us

Star Trek was a tough sell. Its creator is Gene Roddenberry. He pitched it as “A wagon train to the stars. Zap guns instead of six shooters, space ships instead of horses.” It was surprisingly Lucille Ball that gave it a chance.