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In [[1952]], Hasbro released [[Mr. Potato Head]], originally created by George Lerner but purchased by Hasbro. So confident Hasbro was in this product that they purchased advertising time for it on a thing called 'television', a rather new concept at the time. |
In [[1952]], Hasbro released [[Mr. Potato Head]], originally created by George Lerner but purchased by Hasbro. So confident Hasbro was in this product that they purchased advertising time for it on a thing called 'television', a rather new concept at the time. |
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By 1964, the remaining two Hassenfield brothers, Henry and Herman, had passed away. Henry's son, Merrill, was left in charge of the company. Merill saw amazing success when he bought a toy concept created by an inventor named Stanley Weston, a type of doll, or doll-like figure, of a U.S. Military soldier called an "action figure". After their then head of research and development, Donald Levine, named the figure G.I. Joe, after a 1945 film, ''The Story of G.I Joe''. This little toy would cause Hasbro to grow into the largest toy company in the U.S. by [[1968]], rebranding the company under the name '''Hasbro Industries'''. |
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In 1952, Hasbro first rose to fame with a little toy called Mr. Potato Head, which had originally been created by George Lerner and subsequently purchased by Hasbro. You might have heard of it. The company went so far as to purchase advertising time for the toy on a newfangled invention called television. You might have heard of that, too. |
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===Fandom relationship=== |
===Fandom relationship=== |
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Revision as of 13:45, 19 March 2023
Hasbro is an American toy company, founded in Rhode Island and are the owners of the My Little Pony franchise. Needless to say, their influence over the worlds of toys, cartoons and comics are rather vast.
History
"Hasbro" as a name is shortened from Hassenfield Brothers, three Jewish brothers named Henry, Hillel and Herman Hassenfeld. Beginning in the 1930s as a humble textile remnants seller, later manufacturer and seller of children's school supplies such as pencils. Sadly, in 1944, Hillel Hassenfeld died. The following year, the remaining brothers filed a trademark for the name Hasbro.
In 1952, Hasbro released Mr. Potato Head, originally created by George Lerner but purchased by Hasbro. So confident Hasbro was in this product that they purchased advertising time for it on a thing called 'television', a rather new concept at the time.
By 1964, the remaining two Hassenfield brothers, Henry and Herman, had passed away. Henry's son, Merrill, was left in charge of the company. Merill saw amazing success when he bought a toy concept created by an inventor named Stanley Weston, a type of doll, or doll-like figure, of a U.S. Military soldier called an "action figure". After their then head of research and development, Donald Levine, named the figure G.I. Joe, after a 1945 film, The Story of G.I Joe. This little toy would cause Hasbro to grow into the largest toy company in the U.S. by 1968, rebranding the company under the name Hasbro Industries.
Fandom relationship
My Little Pony Fair
HasCon
PulseCon
Subsidiaries
Notable licensees
External links
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