Galoob

































Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc.
Industry
Toys, Consumer electronics, video game
Fate Closed, properties and brand name sold.
Founded 1957
Defunct 1998 (as a toy company)
Products
Toys, video games, consumer electronics
Website galoob.com

Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. was a toy company headquartered in South San Francisco, California.[1] They are perhaps best known for creating Micro Machines and distributing the Game Genie in the United States.


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.[2] The company was incorporated in 1968.[2]


In 1970, Lewis Galoob became too ill to continue as president, and his 21-year-old son, David, dropped out of the University of Southern California 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.[2]


Galoob was involved in a landmark intellectual property lawsuit, Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.,[3] over the Nintendo Entertainment System version of the Game Genie. Nintendo 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 Hasbro purchased Galoob for $220 million.[4] 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



  • Aliens

  • The A-Team


  • 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)

  • Bouncing Babies

  • Chrysler

  • Cutie Club

  • Defenders of the Earth


  • Dinosaucers (not released in America)

  • Dozzy Doll

  • DragonFlyz

  • Fancy Sounds

  • Game Genie


  • Garbage Pail Kids (TV series) (not released)

  • Ghostbusters (1984 film)

  • Go Monkey Go

  • Golden Girls (toys)

  • Hollywood's

  • The Infaceables


  • The Last Starfighter (not released)

  • Lost n' founds

  • Magic Diaper

  • Macro Machines

  • Micro Machines

  • Titanium series Micro Machines Transformers (in conjunction with Hasbro)

  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

  • Mr. Game Show

  • Married... with Children

  • Marvel Comics

  • Men in Black (film)

  • Mutant League

  • Peugeot

  • Peeper Pals

  • Pound Puppies

  • Power Machines

  • Razz Blasters

  • The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

  • San Francisco Mint Model Gun Club

  • Sky Dancers


  • Spice Girls dolls

  • Starship Troopers (film)

  • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation


  • Star Wars[5]


  • Super Force (not released)

  • Sweet Secrets


  • T. and T. (not released)

  • Trash Bag Bunch

  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day

  • Ultraforce (comics)

  • Unifighters

  • WCW

  • Xpanders

  • Zbots



References





  1. ^ "Feedback." Galoob. February 13, 1998. Retrieved on April 26, 2010.


  2. ^ abc "Lewis Galoob Toys Inc. History". Funding Universe. Retrieved 22 November 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ 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 Archived 2006-01-13 at the Wayback Machine


  4. ^ Fost, Dan.Hasbro Adds Galoob to Its Toy Chest." San Francisco Chronicle. Tuesday September 29, 1998. Retrieved on April 25, 2010.


  5. ^ "Toy Makers Win Rights to 'Star Wars'". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 2006-02-07. Retrieved 2012-10-16.




External links




  • Galoob.com (Archive)



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