History Main / BlindBagCollectables

** ''Toys/DisneyAnimatorsCollection'': The ''Disney Animators' Collection Littles'' come in pencil-shaped packages that connect together as holders for the toys. They come with toys based off ''Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon'' and feature very basic tutorials on how to draw the characters.
** ''[[Toys/DisneyDLectables Disney D-Lectables]]'': A line of Disney-themed ice cream cone-shaped toys in an ice cream tub-shaped container.
** ''Toys/DisneyDoorables'': A line consisting of 78 Disney toys that come in door-shaped boxes.

* ''Toys/LostKitties'': A series featuring cute cat characters. The toys come in milk cartons and, to complete the theme, they come inside creamer-shaped packages full of putty.

*** From 2005 to 2014, the Legends class molds from the ''Cybertron'', ''Universe'' and movie trilogy lines were sold in blindboxes under the "EZ Collection" name.

* ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' features a scene where Ralph tries to make as many memetic videos as possible in order to make enough cash to buy a new steering wheel for the ''Sugar Rush'' arcade machine. Amongst the gags is Ralph doing a blind box unboxing video for a fictional brand based off of a ShowWithinAShow. He opens the box and is instead swarmed with a bunch of bees (hitting two memes in one as "bee puns" are a trend in-universe).

* ''Toys/DisneyAnimatorsCollection'': The ''Disney Animators' Collection Littles'' come in pencil-shaped packages that connect together as holders for the toys. They come with toys based off ''Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon'' and feature very basic tutorials on how to draw the characters.
* ''[[Toys/DisneyDLectables Disney D-Lectables]]'': A line of Disney-themed ice cream cone-shaped toys in an ice cream tub-shaped container.
* ''Toys/DisneyDoorables'': A line consisting of 78 Disney toys that come in door-shaped boxes.

Blind Bag toys are toy sets where you don't know what you get until you open them. This brings an element of surprise to them. It also makes them [[GottaCatchEmAll highly addictive]] because it's difficult to complete collections.

* The practice of the Blind Box has existed in Japan through the Gacha machines -- the devices that LootBoxes are named after -- since at least the 1960's. There are arcades filled with nothing but gacha machines, and they usually have receptacle bins to reuse the plastic capsules the prize comes in. After the turn of the millennium, marketing practices spawned from the idea by featuring series of collectibles that comes in packaged boxes. You could buy one blind box, or you could buy the entire package with the promise of getting the complete set, but many do not offer this, particularly those only available at special events. Some, such as Franchise/{{Tsukiuta}}, have started offering these in packs of three, guaranteed to be three different ones, so even if there is no guarantee that you get one of each, there is at least a guarantee that, out of 9, you won't get more than 3 of the same one.

* ''L.O.L Surprise'': A blind package/unboxing series based on [[JustForFun/XMeetsY pop culture with baby dolls]]. The first of girl-aimed toys to really take off in the era.

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* The practice of the Blind Box has existed in Japan through the Gacha machines -- the devices that LootBoxes are named after -- since at least the 1960's. There are arcades filled with nothing but gacha machines, and they usually have receptacle bins to reuse the plastic capsules the prize comes in. After the turn of the millennium, marketing practices spawned from the idea by featuring series of collectibles that comes in packaged boxes. You could buy one blind box, or you could buy the entire package with the promise of getting the complete set, but many do not offer this, particularly those only available at special events. Some, such as Franchise/{{Tsukiuta}}, have started offering these in packs of three, guaranteed to be three different ones, so even if there is no guarantee that you get one of each, there is at least a guarantee that, out of 9, you won't get more than 3 of the same one.
* They have been around in Austria for decades. In the 1970s there were so-called "surprise bags" ("Überraschungstüte" in German) sold for small money, containing simple toys, crayons etc.
* Similarly, France had "pochettes surprises". Often mentioned in the same sentence as driving licenses whenever a French driver insults another.

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* ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' features a scene where Ralph tries to make as many memetic videos as possible in order to make enough cash to buy a new steering wheel for the ''Sugar Rush'' arcade machine. Amongst the gags is Ralph doing a blind box unboxing video for a fictional brand based off of a ShowWithinAShow. He opens the box and is instead swarmed with a bunch of bees (hitting two memes in one as "bee puns" are a trend in-universe).

[[AC: Western Animation]]

*** ''Botbots'' are a line of chibi ''Shopkins''-esque characters that transform into common objects, sold in blind packages or in multipacks where only one of them is hidden.

In the 2010s, a new type of toy became popular: the Blind Bag. The idea existed even prior to the 2010s, but the idea really hit it big in the early half of the decade.

* The practice of the Blind Box has existed in Japan since at least the mid-2000's. Merchandise related to Anime or manga is quite popular. Many offer the guarantee that if someone buys a complete packaged box of individual boxes, they'll be guaranteed to get the entire set, but many do not offer this, particularly those only available at special events. Some, such as Franchise/{{Tsukiuta}}, have started offering these in packs of three, guaranteed to be three different ones, so even if there is no guarantee that you get one of each, there is at least a guarantee that, out of 9, you won't get more than 3 of the same one. And Gacha machines - the real-life thing LootBoxes are named after - can't offer such a guarantee, for obvious reasons. These have existed in Japan since at least the 1960's, and blind-boxes on a shelf are themselves spun off of gacha machines.

* The practice of the Blind Box has existed in Japan since at least the mid-2000's. Merchandise related to Anime or manga is quite popular. They offer the guarantee that if someone buys a complete packaged box of individual boxes, they'll be guaranteed to get the entire set.

* ''Franchise/{{Lego}}'': Did this with the collectible minifigs line, with an assortment of characters; some inspired by history or fiction, others more random. Most came with some new mold that hadn't been seen in an existing set. As well as generic series, they also had series focused on the GB Olympics, ''The LEGO Movie'', ''The Simpsons'', Disney, German Football, ''The LEGO Batman Movie'', ''The LEGO Ninjago Movie'', and the ''Harry Potter'' and ''Fantastic Beasts'' franchise.

* ''Toys/FlushForce''

* ''Toys/FunkoPops'': ''Funko'' has a spinoff line of ''Mystery Minis'' vinyl blind bag toys of various properties.

* ''Franchise/{{Lego}}'': Did this with the collectible minifigs line, with an assortment of characters; some inspired by history or fiction, others more random. Most came with some new mold that hadn't been seen in an existing set. As well as generic series, they also had series focused on the GB Olympics, The LEGO Movie, The Simpsons, Disney, German Football, The LEGO Batman Movie, The LEGO Ninjago Movie, and the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts franchise.