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Brian Volk-Weiss- The Toys That Made Us

The Toys That Made Us, created by Nacelle’s Brian Volk-Weiss, premiered on Netflix on December 22nd. Netflix gets on the nostalgia-train with this eight-part series focused on iconic 1980s toys, including Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Transformers, Barbie, He-Man, Star Trek, Hello Kitty, and Lego.   The documentary includes interviews with some of the most important people involved with making the icon toys that we all know and love.

The first four parts of the series is out now, watch them on Netflix.

There are four more episodes coming this Spring.  

 "This eight-episode documentary series takes play seriously: It dives into the origin and development of some of the most popular toys of the past century."  - New York Times

"This is a serious documentary about iconic American toy lines, including Star Wars, Barbie, He-Man and G.I. Joe, and it is absolutely worth your time." - Polygon

"‘The Toys That Made Us’ Is A Nerdy, Nostalgia-Packed Look At Your Favorite Figurines."  - Decider  

"“The Toys That Made Us” Is Pretty Freaking Great..Every so often, Netflix strikes gold with one of their docuseries, and The Toys That Made Us is one of them". - Bleeding Cool