1. Masters of the Toy Universe

42m

After passing on the biggest deal in toy industry history, Mattel President Ray Wagner finds himself a step behind former colleague-turned- rival, Bernie Loomis. Wagner steals a page from Loomis' playbook to create the next blockbuster toy.

2. The Birth of Video Games

43m

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Defense contractor Ralph Baer invents the world's first home video game console. But it is soon eclipsed by a new table tennis game that becomes one of the most famous video games of all time.

3. The Idea Man

43m

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A visionary named Marvin Glass oversees the creation of many of the most iconic toys of the 20th Century. From chattering teeth to a legendary game based on a mouse trap, Glass pushes the boundaries of what a toy can be, and inspires generations.

4. Brick by Brick

43m

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At the height of the industrial age, a struggling Danish Carpenter emerges whose passion for innovation leads him to a new building material--plastic. With it he'll create the biggest toy empire the world has ever seen.

5. Order Out of Chaos

43m

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Hungarian professor, Erno Rubik, ignites "Cube Mania" with his 3-D puzzle that takes the world by storm. Leslie Scott will stop at nothing to bring an iconic building block board game to market.

6. Cabbage Clash

43m

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In the midst of the 1970s folk art movement, art student Martha Nelson creates a one-of-a-kind doll to sell at local Kentucky craft markets. She has no idea that a visionary young entrepreneur will use her artwork as inspiration for a mass-produced doll.

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