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For 65 years, the toy has been enjoyed by children, astronauts, engineers, and artists alike.

Kirstin Fawcett
















Warner Bros. Entertainment

Thirty years ago, millions of children (and more than a few adults) became obsessed with 'ThunderCats,' that quintessential ‘80s cartoon about a race of sword-wielding cat people who arrive on Third Earth to protect its inhabitants from the evil Mumm-Ra.

Jake Rossen
Hasbro

When attendees line up outside Comic Con International for tonight’s preview, there’s one exclusive they’ll be probably more eager to get their hands on than any others: Jabba the Hutt, the first figure in Hasbro’s Star Wars Deluxe Black Series. Here's ho

Erin McCarthy


Ideas.LEGO.COM

A trio of female scientists—an astronomer, a paleontologist and a chemist—are coming to the LEGO universe later this summer. The series was selected as the latest Lego Ideas winner, which allows fans to submit and vote on ideas for upcoming sets.

Hannah Keyser






getty images

Furbys were all the rage in the late nineties—1998 alone saw the sale of a whopping 27 million units—and remain popular to this day. But did you know that they’ve actually been cited as a national security threat?

Mark Mancini
Wikipedia

If this year’s Black Friday is like any other, too many people will crowd into stores and trample over each other to get a deal on some Christmas presents. These types of incidents, where a rush for goods can turn into tragedy, aren’t anything new. One of

Matt Soniak
Hasbro

Whether you were playing with your friends or gleefully terrorizing your siblings, few things brought as much joy growing up as NERF’s wide array of toys.

Erin McCarthy