The Toys That Built America
EPISODE 1
Masters of Invention
During World War II, a naval engineer accidentally creates an iconic spiral toy that walks down stairs; an engineer tries to invent a synthetic rubber for the war effort and instead creates a strange putty.
EPISODE 2
Clash of the Toy Titans
As the post-war baby boom creates unprecedented demand for toys, Ruth Handler turns her greatest gamble into the most recognizable toy in the world.
EPISODE 3
Toy Car Wars
A young machinist in England invents one of the world's most successful toys when he creates a toy car small enough to fit inside a matchbox for his daughter to take to school; Elliot Handler creates one of the biggest toy rivalries in history.
EPISODE 4
Board Game Empires
Milton Bradley creates one of America's first board games, but the Parker brothers threaten Bradley's reign.
Brooke Townsend
Jim Pasquarella
Keith McKay
Kristine Sabat
Mary Donahue
Matt Pearl
Steve Ascher
