Toy Expert Answers Toy Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED
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Toy analyst and historian Chris Byrne answers the internet's burning questions about toys. Do kids still play with action figures or are adult collectors fueling the industry? How did the pet rock become such a hot trend? What's his favorite toy fad? This toy expert answers all these questions and more.
Director: Justin Wolfson
Director of Photography: Ben Dewey
Editor: Louville Moore
Expert: Chris Byrne
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas
Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer
Camera Operator: Mar Alfonso
Sound Mixer: Rebecca O’Neil
Production Assistant: Sonia Butt
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Paul Tael
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward
00:00 Toy Support
00:13 Teddy Bears
00:52 Poop Toys
01:50 Prototypes
02:21 All Ages?
02:58 It's All Math
03:23 Action Figures
04:21 Rubik's Cube
04:59 Pet Rock
05:30 Beanie Babies
06:28 Transformers
07:26 Future Toys
08:10 Sustainable Toys
08:54 Lego QC
09:26 Recalled
10:13 Mr. Potato Head
10:53 Cabbage Patch Kids
11:40 Funko Pop
12:24 Mr. Machine
12:57 Collectors
13:26 Happy Meal Toys
13:58 Toy Design
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