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RE: New on Netflix: The Toys that made Us
One of my best friends out here in LA made millions in the 80s in the toy and doll industry.. he and his partner went from sculpting props for mcdonalds playgrounds and movie sets to being one of the first people in the world to sculpt action figures to be reproduced in mass.
I have had loads of conversations with him when he tells me about how nuts and insane it was back then. They went from working for meager salaries to rich almost over night when the plastic toy craze took off.
My wife works in this industry as well, but the money is nothing like it was back then. You would be surprised at how few people there around in the industry designing all the major toys for companies like Mattel, Hasbro, MGAE etc. It's a very small world!
well i watched 5 of the episodes and all of them basically came to the conclusion that you are suggesting but it suppose it isn't all that surprising that this stuff would all be provided by the same people. I think they did a pretty good job, whoever they were.
By the way - I just watched the first episode of 'Toys that made us'. My buddy Steve is actually in the first episode.. They are interviewing him because he was the sculptor who did (and still does) most of the Ninja Turtles toys for Playmates.
I also know the girl that pops up a few times. She and her sister ran turtles blog for years. We call them the 'turtle girls' because we can never remember their names when they show up at the studio or at comic con.. lol. I've talked to her a million times but still don't know her name.
lol, that's pretty awesome dude. I wonder if @blewitt knows anyone in here as well.