The Toys that made Us - Season 3 (2019)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2019
	Director: Brian Volk-Weiss
	Actors: -
	Country: USA
	Genre: Documentary
	Conditions of visioning: January 2020, VOD, 10" tablet screen.
Synopsis: The history of the success of famous toy lines, and anecdotes behind those.
Review: The original concept of the "eight-part Documentary series about the toys that we all know" must have been successful because after those 8 episodes split into Season 1 and Season 2, the series is back for more! The mechanics of the series are now well in place and the creators start to dig into less known toy lines in this third Season. It is well in line with the second season and gets the same rating, not as good as the first one because the novelty effect has passed, and again I miss the "context of the period: political, social, economical, fashion". Still it is pretty entertaining to watch. The Power Rangers episode fascinated me more for the concept of the TV-series (Japanese Super-Sentai series dubbed and with additional scenes shot with American actors) than the one of the toys. My Little Pony was just OK. The Wrestling episode gives more insight on the business, and the one on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is quite interesting for the comics book origin and the participation of its creators to the toy lines. There is not much more to say.
Rating: 5 /10