Galoob
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Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. was a toy company best known for creating Micro Machines and the video game cheat device called Game Genie. The South San Francisco based company was founded by Barbara Frankel and Lewis Galoob in 1954 as an import business. Before it was purchased by Hasbro in 1998, it was the US's third largest toymaker [1].
Galoob was involved in a landmark intellectual property lawsuit, Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. [2]. Nintendo charged that the Game Genie violated copyright by creating an unlicensed derivative of their copyrighted game. Galoob won the suit.
[edit] Other Galoob products
- Animal 4x4
- Baby Face (toy)
- BlackStar
- Bouncing Babies
- Cutie Club
- Defenders of the Earth
- DragonFlyz
- Flex 7
- Golden Girls (toys)
- Johnny Quest action figures
- Micro Machines
- Titanium series Micro Machines Transformers
- Mr. Game Show
- Pound Puppies
- Sky Dancers
- Spice Girls Dolls
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire toys
- Sweet Secrets
- Zbots
[edit] References
- ^ Fost, Dan. Hasbro Adds Galoob to Its Toy Chest. San Francisco Chronicle, Tuesday, September 29, 1998.
- ^ Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.,964 F.2d 965; 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 11266; 22 U.S.P.Q.2D (1992) online copy
[edit] External links
- Action Figure Archive Blackstar, A-Team - Vintage Galoob action figures guide, message boards and online store.
- The Action Figure Archive: Galoob
