The Toys That Built America

The Toys That Built America

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S2 E4: Brick by Brick

Upcoming • Original Air Date: Nov 13, 2022

At the height of the industrial age, Alfred Carlton Gilbert goes all in on a revolutionary steel building toy that inspires generations of Americans to build bigger; decades later, a struggling Danish carpenter creates the world's biggest toy empire.

Jun 10

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3:07AM

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53 Min

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2022

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S3 E12: Most Valuable Toys

Original Air Date: Dec 17, 2023

A look at the enormous prices people have paid over the last three decades to get their hands on the cherished toys they have always wanted.

May 27

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3:33AM

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27 Min

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S3 E6: Old Games, New Twists

Original Air Date: Nov 26, 2023

As toys became increasingly complex in the early 1970s, two unconventional inventors risk their homes and careers to bring revolutionary twists to classic games; together, Uno and Connect Four unleash a wave of family-friendly games.

May 26

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11:42PM

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51 Min

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S3 E2: Mind Game Masters

Original Air Date: Oct 22, 2023

Postwar peace and prosperity reveal a demand for more challenging pastimes; after decades of struggle, three different innovators break the mold to release games that combine fun with an intellectual challenge: Scrabble, Clue and Yahtzee.

May 26

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10:51PM

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51 Min

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S3 E1: Transforming Toy Invasion

Original Air Date: Oct 15, 2023

In 1983, underdog company Tonka sets out to bring the transformable robot from Japan to America, but they're soon confronted by an industry giant as Hasbro has its own competing toy line.

May 27

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1:24AM

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51 Min

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TV-G

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