Toy links tagged "TV"
Marty Pasko on writing for the Sunbow G.I. Joe cartoon.
“They literally gave you a sheet enumerating the product that had to be included in the show. It was a brilliant procedure from a marketing standpoint in the sense that they had very specific targets in mind as to when the individual episodes would be aired … with regard to product rollout.” (Part 2.)
Buzz Dixon interviewed.
“… we did a count and found out we had a whopping EIGHTY-SIX characters who appeared in two or more episodes, a number not matched until The Simpsons much later …”
Steve Gerber interviewed.
“… the requirements of a TV series and those of a toy line are sometimes very different. … imagine your reaction if one day you tuned in your favorite show, and all the characters you knew and loved were suddenly gone — with no explanation!”
Flint Dille interviewed.
“… each different medium should add something to the property or franchise that the other mediums don’t bring.” (Part 2. Part 3.)
Buzz Dixon interviewed.
“… toy sales and TV ratings did not coincide with one another. Sometimes the most popular toys had the best shows, but often a popular toy’s show would bomb and an unpopular toy would have a successful show (this was the case with Jem).”
Fred Ladd on Tetsuwan Atom.
“The show … put Japan on the map as an animation production country. And as soon as that hit, all of sudden, all over Tokyo, a hundred studios sprang up overnight.”
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot.
(YouTube, 01:12. See also.)
“… one man bursts his bonds to fight for justice!”
A Thundarr the Barbarian custom by Boskoes.
“Don’t make me angry, Gargamel. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.”
(Related.)
Daleks hit the beach.
Recuperate! Recuperate!