#Hasbro Toy

[simeonscott]

Brrrt, bang bang!

[oh-bother-stickers]

[90s-2000s-barbie]

Poo-Chi Tiger Electronics by Hasbro (2000 - 2002)

[heckyeahponyscans]

So much of the discussion about G5's cancellation centers around its cartoons, and I'm not saying that didn't play a part, but imo the toys themselves and their distribution are waaay more relevant.

Like, the G1 Twice As Fancy ponies weren't in any cartoon at all and they were incredibly popular with kids, because they were pretty pony toys. Most of the G3 ponies weren't in the cartoons, or at best stood around in the background while Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie got all the lines, but kids still wanted them because they were pretty pony toys. Collect them all! And they were easy to find in stores.

G5 had so many repetitions of the Mane 5 (and not even very interesting ones . . . if they'd made an edgy Photo Negative Sunny Starscout I probably would have bought her) and Target, in particular, was so lax about stocking them. Young kids want what they see in front of them, they are the ultimate impulse buyers. (Or impulse beggars I guess, their parents are the buyers.)

Currently Dinosaw has the G5 license in China and guess what! I keep seeing their ponies and thinking "oh that is cute, I want that" because they are innovative. They produce little trinket style blind boxes, nightlights, G5s with brushable hair, and even some brushable hair versions of ponies like Queen Haven and Opaline. Each set seems like something new, not just a repeat.

[krquietness]

— My custom The Bad Batch display.

[cybertron-smash-or-pass]

TF One Sentinel Prime

[nitronusnyk]

MY PROWL FIGURE IS COMINGGGGG IM SO EXCITED RAHHHHHH

[goobersplat]

Littlest Pet Shop #2250 Black and White Lovebug with Purple Eyes

[ladywaterfall]

Some of my favourite celestial g2 symbols ✨☀️🪐

(Hasbro really thought we wouldn’t notice they reused symbols 🌙)

[oceanicpride]

Top: Hasbro Descendants 3 Uma doll

Bottom: Mattel Descendants: The Rise of Red Uma doll

[simeonscott]

The Pensive King.

[meownilii]

lps 816…. i love her

[icecream4starscream]

The most tragic death from The Transformers: The Movie.

Warning: nerds may cry.

[heckyeahponyscans]

Some 2000s "girls toys" had a curious trend of creating logos for major brands that looked like an employee had their tween throw them together the night before a presentation.

YEAH BABY, bring on the random lower case letters, squashed together words, and random font changes! Graphic design is my passion!

[primus-why]

I have a reeeeal unreasonable pet peeve with Transformers media where the Cybertronians call themselves "Transformers". I consider it an Earth-made term.

Obviously if, in-context, the Cybertronian is speaking with humans and they adopt the term in acknowledgment it's like this is how Humans identify us.

But if some character who has never been to Earth is like "anyways as a Transformer..." it makes my skin crawl.