Toy related media
 

other than Barbie (2023)

what TV/films/games/books have you seen (or liked) that were based on toys from your childhood?

I already mentioned some examples in the girls cartoons thread I made


Examples:

Care Bears
My Little Pony
Jem and the Holograms
Strawberry Shortcake
Sylvanian Families
Transformers
He-Man/She-ra
Thundercats
The Lego Movie
the Toy Story films (more varied in that one but still)
GI.Joe
Polly Pocket/Mighty Max
The Real Ghostbusters
Trollz/Trolls
Barbie and the Rockers
the 2000s direct to DVD Barbie films



tbf in the 80s/90s most stuff was adapted from toys or games, but for many of us, getting into these shows is what got us into some of our favourite series

what shows have you found because of them having toy tie in shows/films (other than TMNT, of course)

The first LEGO movie was incredible. It really showed what is possible when you get the right creativity involved, same way the new Barbie movie has. I hope future toy films can learn the right lessons from adaptations such as those.

Small Soldiers comes to mind.

He-Man
Transformers

I never had any GI Joe figures, but later, I've watched all episodes that originally aired between September 1983 and January 1992, including the 1987 movie.