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manfredo on Sept 4, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google, YouTube to Pay $170M Penalty over Collecti...

And back in the day, you had the likes of Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh Transformers, etc. that built an entire show for the purposes of trying to sell products.

JakeTheAndroid on Sept 4, 2019 [–]

To add to that list: Power Rangers, GI Joe, Gundam, Care Bears, He-Man, GoBots, Cabbage Patch Kids, Thundercats, TMNT, Street Sharks, hell they even had a show for Rubix Cubes.

Just because a show is built around a product doesn't mean it's a show devoid of value or quality entertainment.

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