Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc., was a toy company headquartered in

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. They are perhaps best known for creating Micro Machines, which accounted for 50% of its sales in 1989, and distributing the Game Genie in the United States.

History

Lewis Galoob Toys was founded in 1957 by Lewis Galoob and his wife, Barbara Galoob, as a small distributor of toys and stationery. Galoob's first toy success was the reintroduction of a battery-powered Jolly Chimp, a cymbal-banging monkey toy that nodded his head when activated. The company was incorporated in 1968. In 1970, Lewis Galoob became too ill to continue as president, and his 21-year-old son, David, dropped out of the

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to take over the family business. In partnership with his brother, Vice-President Robert Galoob, David aggressively pursued new product development, and transformed the company into a $1 million business by 1976. The company was greatly affected by the financial collapse of Black Monday in 1987, year in which it lost $25 million, but the following year it recovered by generating a profit of $6 million. By 1988 the company manufactured 85% of its toys in

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. Galoob was involved in a landmark

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Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. ''Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.'' is a 1992 legal case where the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concluded that there was no copyright infringement made by the Game Genie, a video game accessory that ...

'', over the

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version of the Game Genie.

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charged that the Game Genie violated copyright by creating an unlicensed derivative of their copyrighted games. Galoob won the lawsuit and continued to produce the Game Genie. In September 1998, American toy giant

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purchased Galoob for $220 million.Fost, Da
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''. Tuesday September 29, 1998. Retrieved on April 25, 2010. Today, Galoob is a Hasbro brand name. The name began appearing on retail products starting in 2005. Hasbro has used the Galoob brand logo on its Titanium Series die-cast metal collectibles, including various items from Transformers, Star Wars, and Battlestar Galactica.

Franchises licensed to Galoob for merchandising

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* Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (not released in America) *The Animal 4x4 * Anastasia (1997 film) *Army G.E.A.R. (toys) *Baby Buddies * Baby Face (toy) *Battle Squads Military Action Fleet * BlackStar * Biker Mice from Mars (1993 series) *

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*Cutie Club * Defenders of the Earth *

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(not released in America) *Dozzy Doll * DragonFlyz *Fancy Sounds * Game Genie * Garbage Pail Kids (TV series) (not released) *General Patch (figures packaged as Gen Patch) * Ghostbusters (1984 film) * Go Monkey Go * Golden Girls (toys) *Hollywood's *The Infaceables * Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures *

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(not released) *Lost n' founds *Magic Diaper *Macro Machines * Micro Machines *Titanium series Micro Machines Transformers (in conjunction with

) * Mighty Morphin Power Rangers *Mr. Game Show * Married... with Children *

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* Men in Black (film) * Mutant League *

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*Peeper Pals * Pound Puppies * Power Machines * Punky Brewster dolls *Razz Blasters *San Francisco Mint Model Gun Club * Sky Dancers *

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dolls * Starship Troopers (film) * Star Trek V: The Final Frontier * Star Trek: The Next Generation *

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(not released) * Sweet Secrets * T. and T. (not released) * Trash Bag Bunch * Terminator 2: Judgment Day * Ultraforce (comics) *Unifighters *

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*Xpanders * Zbots

References

External links

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