The Toys That Built America S01E04 - Board Game Empires
Summary:
After failing to make a living selling lithographs, Milton Bradley creates one of America's first board games, which will go on to become one of the biggest of all time. But the Parker brothers threaten Bradley's reign. But it's a game about Monopoly that will upend the business. And in its earliest days, it might have been pirated from its true creator, who has been largely lost to history--until now.
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Show Name....... The Toys That Built America: Snack Sized
Rating.......... N/A
Premiered....... 2021-12-11
Type............ Documentary
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Plot............ The Toys That Built America: Snack Sized is the high-speed, half-hour series that serves up the stories of the toys that shaped our history. Starting in the modern-day, then taking viewers back to the beginning, each episode focuses on the innovators, surprising facts, and cultural phenomena behind a specific iconic brand. This is everything you never knew about all the toys you know and love
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Network......... History
Country......... United States
Language........ English
Runtime......... 30 mins
Status.......... Running
Air Date........ Sunday 22:00
URL............. https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/59309/the-toys-that-built-america-snack-sized
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Episode Name.... Way Past Go
Season.......... 1x04
Plot............ Three brothers from Massachusetts help turn an obscure form of entertainment into a billion-dollar global industry. But their rise to a board game monopoly is packed with risks that boggle the mind. Like how one of their best-selling games became an Olympic sport, and another popular product was inspired by....a caveman! Do not pass go! This one is full of surprises
Runtime......... 30 mins
Air Date........ 2021-12-19 Sunday, 22:33
URL............. https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/2234459/the-toys-that-built-america-snack-sized-1x04-way-past-go
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Episode Name.... The Games of Life
Season.......... 1x05
Plot............ Milton Bradley goes from making lithographs in 1860 to making some of the most popular games of all-time. But their most iconic game wouldn't exist without the polio epidemic! And the entire Milton Bradley company wouldn't exist without Abe Lincoln's beard! Choose your game piece and get ready, because this one is filled with twists, hits and misses
Runtime......... 30 mins
Air Date........ 2021-12-26 Sunday, 22:03
URL............. https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/2240334/the-toys-that-built-america-snack-sized-1x05-the-games-of-life
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