Line #5 Creator/PlaymatesToys


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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:
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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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