The Toys That Built America: Snack Sized

Name: The Toys That Built America: Snack Sized
Released: 2021-12-12
Rating: 7.5

2021 · 20m · TMDB 7.5/10 (2 votes)

People may think they know all there is to know about the "Toys That Built America" but there's still more to the story. This series delves even deeper into the stories behind the ruthless innovators and entrepreneurs featured in the original series. Spotlighting the rest of the story, the series tells the super-charged, bite-sized history of all of the toys people love in 30 minutes or less.

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About The Toys That Built America: Snack Sized

People may think they know all there is to know about the "Toys That Built America" but there's still more to the story.

This series delves even deeper into the stories behind the ruthless innovators and entrepreneurs featured in the original series.

Spotlighting the rest of the story, the series tells the super-charged, bite-sized history of all of the toys people love in 30 minutes or less.

Status: Returning Series
TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 2 votes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 5

Seasons and episodes

The latest season with aired episodes is shown first. Specials are kept separate.

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Season 1

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S1 E1Dec 12, 202119 min

Ready Player One

From its humble beginnings in an 1880s card shop, to singlehandedly resurrecting the video game industry, learn about how an iconic name in gaming came to be. Before creating one of the world's most famous video games starring two Italian plumbers, this icon once tried making soup, vacuum cleaners, and hotels. Get Ready Player One... this story is a game-changer.

S1 E2Dec 12, 202121 min

Mattel aka Masters of the Universe

When Mattel opened their doors as a picture frame company, they had no idea they'd become the empire behind the world's most popular toys. But Mattel didn't get to be number uno without a few wild cards and intergalactic battles.

S1 E3Dec 19, 202119 min

Real American Toy Heroes

Since its founding in 1923, Hasbro has grown from a modest textile and school supplies business into the biggest toy company in the world. Yet one of their most successful toys got started from old tin cans.

S1 E4Dec 19, 202119 min

Way Past Go

Three brothers from Massachusetts help turn an obscure form of entertainment into a billion-dollar global industry; one of their bestselling games becomes an Olympic sport, and another popular product is inspired by a caveman.

S1 E5Dec 26, 202119 min

The Games of Life

Milton Bradley goes from making lithographs in 1860 to making some of the most popular games of all-time. But their most iconic game wouldn't exist without the polio epidemic!