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3 | Playmates Toys is a prominent toy company best known for its licensed action figures. |
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5 | Founded in UsefulNotes/HongKong in 1966, Playmates carried on in profitable obscurity until 1987, when it decided to enter the marketplace for figures based on MerchandiseDriven cartoons. The company signed on with ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', becoming the licensee for [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the first animated series]]. It was a make-or-break gamble, but it paid off handsomely; ''TMNT'' became not only a sensation, but a hugely popular franchise that has endured for decades. This massive success gave Playmates the clout to license other well-known properties like ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', but ''TMNT'' is still its signature product. One of the crossovers Playmates did for ''TMNT'' was with ''Star Trek'', decades before the franchises came under [[Creator/ParamountGlobal common ownership]]. |
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7 | During much of the 90s, the company had a working relationship with Creator/{{Universal}}; many of Universal's properties or adaptations had their toys produced by Playmates, and in turn some Playmates properties like ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' had their media produced by Universal. |
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9 | For a while, the company had a video game division, Playmates Interactive Entertainment; it's best remembered for introducing the ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' franchise. |
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11 | !!Works that Playmates has created toys for: |
12 | [[index]] |
13 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAddamsFamily1992'' |
14 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' |
15 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'' |
16 | * ''WesternAnimation/AtomicBetty'' |
17 | * ''WesternAnimation/BarnyardCommandos'' |
18 | * ''WesternAnimation/Ben102016'' |
19 | * Music/BillieEilish |
20 | * ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'' |
21 | * ''Film/{{Coneheads}}'' |
22 | * ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' |
23 | * ''Film/DickTracy'' (the 1990 film) |
24 | * ''Franchise/DisneyFairies'' |
25 | * ''Franchise/DisneyPrincess'' |
26 | * ''[[VideoGame/EarthwormJim Earthworm]] [[WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim Jim]]'' |
27 | * ''Eon Kid'' |
28 | * ''WesternAnimation/ExoSquad'' |
29 | ** ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'' (as part of the ''Exo Squad'' line) |
30 | * ''everGirl'' |
31 | * ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' |
32 | * ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'' |
33 | * ''WesternAnimation/FlashGordon1996'' |
34 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' |
35 | * ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' |
36 | ** ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'' |
37 | * Music/HilaryDuff |
38 | * ''Series/H2OJustAddWater'' |
39 | * ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas2000'' |
40 | * ''Series/ICarly'' |
41 | * ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' |
42 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheKingAndI'' (the 1999 animated film) |
43 | * ''Film/KingKong2005'' |
44 | * ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' |
45 | * ''Franchise/LooneyTunes'' |
46 | * ''VideoGame/MeatPuppet'' |
47 | * Music/MichaelJackson |
48 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]'' |
49 | * ''WesternAnimation/MonsterForce'' |
50 | * ''Anime/MonsterRancher'' |
51 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Mysticons}}'' |
52 | * ''WesternAnimation/PikwikPack'' |
53 | * ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies'' |
54 | * ''WesternAnimation/PowerPlayers'' |
55 | * ''VideoGame/PrimalRage'' |
56 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheRippingFriends'' (not released) |
57 | * ''Anime/RoninWarriors'' |
58 | * ''ComicBook/TheSavageDragon'' |
59 | * ''Series/SeaQuestDSV'' |
60 | * ''WesternAnimation/ShrekForeverAfter'' |
61 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' |
62 | * ''WesternAnimation/SkeletonWarriors'' |
63 | * ''Film/SpaceJam'' |
64 | * ''Franchise/StarTrek'' |
65 | ** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' |
66 | ** ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' |
67 | ** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' |
68 | ** ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'' |
69 | ** ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' |
70 | ** ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'' |
71 | ** ''Film/StarTrekInsurrection'' |
72 | ** ''Film/StarTrek2009'' |
73 | * ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'' |
74 | * ''Series/SuperhumanSamuraiSyberSquad'' |
75 | * ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' |
76 | * ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' |
77 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' |
78 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' |
79 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' |
80 | *** ''WesternAnimation/HalfShellHeroesBlastToThePast'' |
81 | ** ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' |
82 | ** ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990'' |
83 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}'' |
84 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMutantMayhem'' |
85 | ** ''Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation'' |
86 | ** ''ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo'' |
87 | * ''Film/TerminatorSalvation'' |
88 | * ''Franchise/TombRaider'' |
89 | * ''WesternAnimation/ToxicCrusaders'' |
90 | * ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' |
91 | * ''WesternAnimation/WildCATs1994'' |
92 | * ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' |
93 | * ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'' |
94 | [[/index]] |
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