{"id":75855,"date":"2022-12-17T02:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=75855"},"modified":"2022-12-16T09:57:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T14:57:57","slug":"the-history-of-americas-most-famous-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/12\/17\/the-history-of-americas-most-famous-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"The history of America&#8217;s most famous toys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/op_DHv3ioak\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>J.J. McCullough<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 20 Aug 2022<\/p>\n<p>The story behind some of America&#8217;s most iconic postwar toys, including GI Joe, Play-Doh, Monopoly, and Stretch Armstrong.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Tim Walsh&#8217;s toy history YouTube channel: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/SeizethePlay\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/SeizethePlay<\/a><br \/>\nWebsite of Stretch Armstrong creator: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jessedhorowitz.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.jessedhorowitz.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nTim Walsh&#8217;s book: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbk1hWDFUTkFSVUhjWGxIeC1QZ2Y0bW94Y3l4d3xBQ3Jtc0tsYkpGeW5GZVFHNmhvN1ZBSDRiTTRPcGdLSE9NRUp3WmpZS1BLXzVPYktRTnJKUlNoZUo3M0Z3dElnVjN1X0RzcVRnTE5sajVJWWRyR2ZMV1VQMFBINUd3Nm9lWXJ3SHl3OFZCS3lROXl1bTRndWdlUQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0740755714%2Fref%3Ddbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1&#038;v=op_DHv3ioak\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/074&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FOLLOW ME:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6Support me on Patreon! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jjmccullough\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jjmccullough<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83e\udd16Join my Discord! <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/3X64ww7\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/discord.gg\/3X64ww7<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8Follow me on Instagram! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jjmccullough\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jjmccullough\/<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6Read my latest <em>Washington Post<\/em> columns: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1hKa2xZWmN3VG9RMzJQZmtOSU44NWNiWFhsd3xBQ3Jtc0tsLTdSWGthd3hmRk8zUEdmQXk1eDdENUhwSDE0QTRDanZyYUdEOGVsVWdVcnlDaE5GMGZQZ1JQQlNZelU1YVlHa0NJMFItVE5TSFM2NzhfQW5mS1BGUWxXT0U1R2prN3F5TFdDZmRPUk5DU3BseGdjUQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fpeople%2Fjj-mccullough&#038;v=op_DHv3ioak\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/people&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6Visit my Canada Website <a href=\"http:\/\/thecanadaguide.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/thecanadaguide.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some music by:<br \/>\nCraig Henderson &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCtJbyhf1DnfQoVhwCJ6MIEQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCtJb&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nComradeF &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/ComradeF\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/ComradeF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HASHTAGS: #history #usa<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-17-at-09-57-00-The-history-of-Americas-most-famous-toys-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-17-at-09-57-00-The-history-of-Americas-most-famous-toys-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-78713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-17-at-09-57-00-The-history-of-Americas-most-famous-toys-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-17-at-09-57-00-The-history-of-Americas-most-famous-toys-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-17-at-09-57-00-The-history-of-Americas-most-famous-toys-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-17-at-09-57-00-The-history-of-Americas-most-famous-toys-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J.J. 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