History Main / ScrewedByTheMerchandise

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* None of the characters from ''Series/TheNoddyShop'''s FramingDevice segments were featured or made into merchandise, save for a millennium calendar having Bonita Flamingo, Warloworth Q. Weasel, Sherman, Rusty, the Do-Wop Penguins and Gums on the December page and a series of stickers by Dorling Kindersley. [[NoExportForYou The UK did get some more merchandise with the characters from the segments]], but even then the characters from the toy store segments were just cameos. For example, there was a series of toy cars with them on the packaging, when only the ''Toyland Adventures'' characters were made into toys, however, [[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Falcon-Noddy-Trio-Puzzle-Pack/dp/B0000XO3TG there was a puzzle set featuring all of the toys from NODDY's.]] Even worse, the VHS releases, [[http://variety.com/1998/tv/news/polygram-nabs-noddy-vid-1117468657/ which were supposed to cover the first 40 episodes]], did not even feature the FramingDevice at all and was just the ''Toyland Adventures'' segments with music videos in between each story. Once again, [[NoExportForYou nine episodes including the framing devices got released on home video in the UK rather than the US]]. This resulted in poor sales and the show getting canned after 65 episodes.
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In general, this is the reason why many modern [[{{Kodomomuke}} kids']] [[ShoujoDemographic anime]] [[ShonenDemographic series]], especially MagicalGirl and IdolGenre series (like the ''Franchise/PrettySeries'', ''Anime/{{Aikatsu}}'', etc.) won't make it outside of Asia. The anime series and merchandising line go hand-in-hand, making it way too expensive and risky for most anime licensors like Website/{{Crunchyroll}} and Creator/{{Funimation}}. It's easier for licensors to focus on series, often older-aimed series, that aren't heavily tied to merchandise.

* None of the characters from ''Series/TheNoddyShop'''s FramingDevice segments were featured or made into merchandise, save for a millennium calendar having Bonita Flamingo, Warloworth Q. Weasel, Sherman, Rusty, the Do-Wop Penguins and Gums on the December page. [[NoExportForYou The UK did get some more merchandise with the characters from the segments]], but even then the characters from the toy store segments were just cameos. For example, there was a series of toy cars with them on the packaging, when only the ''Toyland Adventures'' characters were made into toys, however, [[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Falcon-Noddy-Trio-Puzzle-Pack/dp/B0000XO3TG there was a puzzle set featuring all of the toys from NODDY's.]] Even worse, the VHS releases, [[http://variety.com/1998/tv/news/polygram-nabs-noddy-vid-1117468657/ which were supposed to cover the first 40 episodes]], did not even feature the FramingDevice at all and was just the ''Toyland Adventures'' segments with music videos in between each story. Once again, [[NoExportForYou nine episodes including the framing devices got released on home video in the UK rather than the US]]. This resulted in poor sales and the show getting canned after 65 episodes.

* This trope became the downfall of the original ComicBook/{{Batman}} movie series. ''Film/BatmanReturns'' was full of [[DarkerAndEdgier horrific and sexual content]], and thus the action figures didn't sell. Warner Bros kicked out Tim Burton and brought in Joel Schumacher to make the next two movies LighterAndSofter so they could sell more action figures. While the ensuing movies (''Film/BatmanForever'' and ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'') had decent toy sales, they were critical and commercial flops, ending that particular batch of ''Batman'' movies right then and there.

* ''WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGobots'' had rubbish toys and the show wasn't well-received either. The combination sank the show.

* The 4Kids dub of ''Anime/TokyoMewMew'' was cancelled and the second half remained undubbed despite good ratings because they were not able to get a merchandise deal for the show.

* In a rare case of a show being Screwed By The Box Office, one of the main factors of ''WesternAnimation/{{Unikitty}}'''s cancellation in October 2019 may be due to the poor box office performance of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart'' a follow up to a [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie film]] where the main show spun-off from. Cartoon Network has since abstained from the airing the series since approximately March of 2019, a month after ''The Second Part''’s release.

* In a rare case of a show being Screwed By The Box Office, one of the main factors of ''WesternAnimation/{{Unikitty}}'''s cancellation in October 2019 may be due to the poor box office performance of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart'' a follow up to a [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie film]] where the main show spun-off from.

* In a rare case of a show being Screwed By The Box Office, one of the main factors of ''WesternAnimation/{{Unikitty}}'''s cancellation in October 2019 may be due to the poor box office performance of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart''

* ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' was a smash hit in Japan and many other countries, but the success did not translate to the United States, where the show got low ratings and the toys barely sold. The [[http://web.archive.org/web/20060209082127/http://www.toywiz.com/magicaldoremi.html second wave of toys]] (which leaked Oyajide and Onpu's dub names) was cancelled and Creator/FourKidsEntertainment took the show off air, broadcasting the rest of the series via streaming from their website.

* ''WesternAnimation/JayceAndTheWheeledWarriors'' created merchandise-driven from the start, and never finished due to poor toy sales.

-->-- '''Sardonyx''', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', "Know Your Fusion"

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* Both of Creator/{{Mattel}}'s {{Cash Cow Franchise}}s ''Toys/MonsterHigh'' and ''Toys/EverAfterHigh'' were canceled after diminishing toy sales and a change in the market towards smaller, cheaper toys (such as BlindBagCollectables). In their place ''Toys/{{Enchantimals}}'' was created as a replacement. This means that the crossover movie was scrapped and ''Ever After High'''s plot [[CutShort was not finished]]. ''Monster High'' was later brought back, but ''Ever After High'' is in a "hiatus".

* None of the characters from ''Series/TheNoddyShop'''s FramingDevice segments were featured or made into merchandise, save for a millennium calendar having Bonita Flamingo, Warloworth Q. Weasel, Sherman, Rusty, the Do-Wop Penguins and Gums on the December page. [[NoExportForYou The UK did get some more merchandise with the characters from the segments]], but even then the characters from the toy store segments were just cameos. For example, there was a series of toy cars with them on the packaging, when only the ''Toyland Adventures'' characters were made into toys. Even worse, the VHS releases, [[http://variety.com/1998/tv/news/polygram-nabs-noddy-vid-1117468657/ which were supposed to cover the first 40 episodes]], did not even feature the FramingDevice at all and was just the ''Toyland Adventures'' segments with music videos in between each story. Once again, [[NoExportForYou nine episodes including the framing devices got released on home video in the UK rather than the US]]. This resulted in poor sales and the show getting canned after 65 episodes.

* Despite great ratings, the 1994-1995 ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'' cartoon was cancelled after two seasons partially because Creator/{{Bandai}} cut several toy lines due to poor sales and were putting merchandising pressure on Creator/{{Capcom}}.

->"Don't those cartoon characters make you wanna buy those products? I sure hope so, or else I'll be off air."

->'''Sardonyx''': "Don't those cartoon characters make you wanna buy those products? I sure hope so, or else I'll be off air."
-->''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', "Know Your Fusion"

* In general, this is the reason why many modern [[{{Kodomomuke}} kids' anime series]], especially MagicalGirl and IdolGenre series (like the ''Franchise/PrettySeries'', ''Anime/{{Aikatsu}}'', etc.) won't make it outside of Asia. The anime series and merchandising line go hand-in-hand, making it way too expensive and risky for most anime licensors like Website/{{Crunchyroll}} and Creator/{{Funimation}}.

* In general, this is the reason why many modern kids' anime series, especially MagicalGirl and IdolGenre series (like the ''Franchise/PrettySeries'', ''Anime/{{Aikatsu}}'', etc.) won't make it outside of Asia. The anime series and merchandising line go hand-in-hand, making it way too expensive and risky for most anime licensors like Website/{{Crunchyroll}} and Creator/{{Funimation}}.

* In general, this is the reason why many modern kids' anime series, especially MagicalGirl and IdolSinger series (like the ''Franchise/PrettySeries, ''Anime/{{Aikatsu}}'', etc.) won't make it outside of Asia. The anime series and merchandising line go hand-in-hand, making it way too expensive and risky for most anime licensors like Website/{{Crunchyroll}} and Creator/{{Funimation}}.

* None of the characters from ''Series/TheNoddyShop'''s FramingDevice segments were featured or made into merchandise, save for a millennium calendar having Bonita Flamingo, Warloworth Q. Weasel, Sherman, Rusty, the Do-Wop Penguins and Gums on the December page. [[NoExportForYou The UK did get some more merchandise with the characters from the segments]], but even then the characters from the toy store segments were just cameos. For example, there was a series of toy cars with them on the packaging, when only the ''Toyland Adventures'' characters were made into toys. Even worse, the VHS releases, [[http://variety.com/1998/tv/news/polygram-nabs-noddy-vid-1117468657/ which was supposed to cover the first 40 episodes]], did not even feature the FramingDevice at all and was just the ''Toyland Adventures'' segments with music videos in between each story. Once again, [[NoExportForYou nine episodes including the framing devices got released on home video in the UK rather than the US]]. This resulted in poor sales and the show getting canned after 65 episodes.

* One of the reasons why ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' was initially canceled after two seasons was because that they weren't selling enough toys. The reason given was due to the large PeripheryDemographic of the fans watching the show. As a serialized, action with some heavy DC mythology, it wasn't watched by kids. It was watched by teens and adult comic fans. The merchandise didn't consist of things older people buy like phone cases or t-shirts, it was action figures/ toys aimed at 8-12-year-old boys (the audience was also more female skewing than anticipated). Quite simply kids weren't watching the show to know to buy the toys and the people who watched the show didn't buy toys.

* One of the reasons why ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' was initally canceled after two seasons was because that they weren't selling enough toys. A reason given was due to the large PeripheryDemographic of female fans watching the show. Girls don't buy as many action figures as boys, and the male fans weren't buying enough either, so the toys ended up flopping.

* One of the reasons why ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' was canceled after two seasons was because that they weren't selling enough toys. A reason given was due to the large PeripheryDemographic of female fans watching the show. Girls don't buy as many action figures as boys, and the male fans weren't buying enough either, so the toys ended up flopping.