Toy company Hasbro licensed transforming robot toys from the Japanese company Takara, which had already existed in that country since 1980. But in America, Hasbro wanted a whole mythology to go with ...

The new Masters of the Universe movie coming in 2026 joins a franchise that has included eight other releases, including movies, TV shows, and spin-offs. Masters of the Universe got its start in 1982 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andy Robertson reports on technology & digital play. Skylanders has gone from strength to strength without a big film franchise to ...

Hasbro is releasing a set of four action figures featuring characters from the 1980s Dungeons & Dragons cartoon. The new Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon Classics line will include three heroes from the ...

Bernard Loomis, an influential toy marketer who, by turning advertisements for toys into children’s cartoon programming, was dubbed “the man who invented Saturday morning,” died of heart disease June ...

On Phil's first day of work in Hollywood, Steven Spielberg asked him for a donut. Not bad for a kid from Erie, PA who went on to have over 10 years experience managing and writing for high-profile ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andy Robertson reports on technology & digital play. What is most compelling here for young audiences is not only the tie-in, but ...

Woody the cowboy, Buzz Lightyear and their “Toy Story” pals are back on the big screen in a new adventure. The voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Michael Keaton, Joan Cusack and other stars are featured ...

As a kid, I had no clue that the Saturday morning cartoons I watched religiously were glorified toy commercials all gussied up in action-packed animation and laser gun shoot-em-ups, and I wouldn't ...