The Toys That Built America(2021)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2021-11-28
Average Runtime: 20m
Rating: 7.1
Votes: 8
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 26
Against the backdrop of major events in American history like the Civil War and the Great Depression, "The Toys that Built America" tells a different story—one that brings toys to the forefront as driving forces behind untold cultural and economic shifts.
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Season 1
Episodes: 4E01
Masters of Invention
Air Date: 2021-11-28
During World War II, a naval engineer accidentally creates an iconic spiral toy that walks downstairs. At the same ti...
E02
Clash of the Toy Titans
Air Date: 2021-12-05
As the post-war baby boom creates unprecedented demand for toys, Ruth Handler turns her greatest gamble into the most...
E03
Toy Car Wars
Air Date: 2021-12-12
As car culture cranks up in the early 1950s, a young machinist in England invents one of the world's most successful ...
E04
Board Game Empires
Air Date: 2021-12-19
After failing to make a living selling lithographs, Milton Bradley creates one of America's first board games, which ...
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