Introduction

The Toys That Made Us is an American documentary web television series created by Brian Volk-Weiss.

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Outline

Since the original series went on the air in 1966, the Star Trek franchise has had a history of ups and downs in the toy business – from AMT’s faithful scale model kit of the USS Enterprise to Remco’s obscure tie-in merchandise, to Mego’s best–selling action figure line. Following Mego’s bankruptcy in 1983 and a string of flops by Ertl and Galoob, Playmates Toys picked up the toy license in the late 1980’s and sparked a resurgence in the franchise’s toy sales. From the mid-2000’s onwards, companies such as Art Asylum and McFarlane Toys continue to keep the Star Trek toy franchise alive.

The Toys That Made Us Series

You can find a full index and overview of The Toys That Made Us here.

Production & Filming Details

• Creator(s): Brian Volk-Weiss.
• Narrator(s): Donald Ian Black.
• Director(s): Brian Volk-Weiss and Tom Stern.
• Producer(s): Brian Vol-Weiss, Tom Stern, Cisco Henson, Anne Carkeet, and Edwin Zane.
• Writer(s): Nicholas Ferrell and Benjamin J. Frost.
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• Cinematography: Samuel Brownfield.
• Editor(s): Benjamin J. Frost, James Anderson, Dan Cerny, Nick Ferrell, Dan Cotter, and Doug Nolan
• Production: The Nacelle Company.
• Distributor(s): Netflix.
• Release Date: 25 May 2018.
• Running Time: 43-51 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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