Podcasts by Toy Masters
The story of the creation, rise and fall, and controversy of one of the biggest toy lines ever—He-Man And The Masters Of the Universe. Rife with colorful characters, fascinating behind-the-scenes stories, and moments of high drama and hilarious comedy, it’s a tale that will appeal to nerds and students of human behavior everywhere.
Further podcasts by Corey Landis
Podcast on the topic Dokumentation
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Toy Masters - Bonus Episode (filmmaker Q&A) from 2020-05-28T04:20:04
This is a Q&A from a screening of our documentary at The Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles. *The audio is BAD*. If this is your first episode, please know this is not par for the course for the rest ...
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Toy Masters Episode 5 : Cartoon Network (and Roger Sweet’s 2nd act) from 2020-05-17T23:38:49
Roger Sweet moves on from Mattel but faces personal and professional challenges, as He-Man is revitalized—temporarily—at Cartoon Network. The series concludes with current Masters Of The Universe u...
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Toy Masters Episode 4 : The Hail Mary Film (that didn’t work) from 2020-05-03T01:43:23
The Masters line goes from the biggest thing in the universe to getting dusty on toy store shelves. In an effort to try to save it, Mattel makes a live action movie. But once again, cutting corners...
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Toy Masters Episode 3 : The Cartoon (and parent protests) from 2020-04-24T20:45:30
The animated show begins, making the toy line even more successful and earning Mattel more money. But it also brings them problems in the form of protest groups complaining the show is satanic and/...
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Toy Masters Episode 2 : Mark Taylor Strikes Back! (with evidence) from 2020-04-19T22:05
We get Mark Taylor’s version of the origins of He-Man, and it differs starkly from Roger Sweet’s. So we go back to Roger Sweet to get his reaction. We also talk about the genesis of the mini-comics...
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Toy Masters Episode 1 : The True Beginning of He-Man (or is it?) from 2020-04-18T18:02:50
We trace the controversial origins of the He-Man toy line with interviews of the people who were there.... Roger Sweet, preliminary designer; Mark Taylor, artist and product designer; (Tall) Paul C...
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