Toy Expert Answers Toy Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

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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