Did you know that Hasbro was a toy company?

[Tabe 216]

As the title says, did you know that Hasbro was a toy company when you first started to watch MLP?

 

I didn't know myself, I learned that when I had watched all the episodes and wanted to know more about the company.

[Budding Night 1,043]

I knew it as a toy company before I knew it as anything else  

[GuyWithAName 106]

I knew about Hasbro being a toy company before watching MLP but I didn't know MLP was Hasbro for a BIT.

[Envy 6,172]

I actually had no clue that MLP (and Habsro) were anything more than a toy line when I discovered the show, actually.

[Rokkurin 214]

I knew they were a toy company. They also make board games!

[User07832407840 177]

What I knew it for in my childhood was for its boardgames. I think I was aware it was also a toy company, though, but primarily I knew it for its boardgames.

[Rarity Paige Belle 1,854]

As the title says, did you know that Hasbro was a toy company when you first started to watch MLP?

 

I didn't know myself, I learned that when I had watched all the episodes and wanted to know more about the company.

Don't mean to be rude, but it's pretty obvious isn't it? You've never played with toys before?

[Andaasonsan 3,205]

Yeah, I've known about them for as long as I can remember.

 

Useless information: Hasbro was founded in 1923 in Providence, Rhode Island and was called "Hassenfield Brothers". They originally were  a textiles company but went through a number of transitions to become a toy company. Over the years they've bought out a lot of other companies, including Wizards of the Coast. So if you play Dungeons and Dragons or Magic: the Gathering and watch My Little Pony, Hasbro basically owns you.

 

@@Tabe, what country do you live in? 

[DryGuy84 (Inactive) 927]

I grew up on watching Transformers, so yea I knew.

[Colorful Respawn 399]

No Hasbro was originally a school supply company formally called Hassenfeld Brothers. Yes, I did know that Hasbro sold toys and board games before watching the show. When I clicked on this thread I did a big facepalm, I thought people knew that already.

[SasQ 1,379]

 

BTW recently watched a movie "G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra", and I was very surprised to see Hasbro's name in the opening credits. Perhaps because I never played G.I. Joe toys during my childhood (it appeared lame to me). I preferred dinos (classic jurassic ). The movie was lame too, BTW. I'll rather stick with ponies for a while...

Edited May 1, 2014 by SasQ

[Megas 27,727]

Yes, I've known my entire life. What I didn't know before FiM was that they were mostly responsible for the Hub

[ReverseFaller 2,483]

I've known my whole life that it's a toy company, due to transformers and such.

[Tabe 216]

Yeah, I've known about them for as long as I can remember.

 

Useless information: Hasbro was founded in 1923 in Providence, Rhode Island and was called "Hassenfield Brothers". They originally were  a textiles company but went through a number of transitions to become a toy company. Over the years they've bought out a lot of other companies, including Wizards of the Coast. So if you play Dungeons and Dragons or Magic: the Gathering and watch My Little Pony, Hasbro basically owns you.

 

@@Tabe, what country do you live in? 

I'm from and live in sweden, where the brony fandom is kind of small to my knowledge

[MarcelineA 126]

I knew that before even knowing about MLP XD my cousin had many of their toys XD

[mars 4,862]

I'm from America.. I think everyone here knows Hasbro is a toy company.

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

Nope, had no idear. Now, remember to buy those toys, pay those subscriptions, and remember that large business is your one and only friend!

[Larkybird~ 734]

How on Earth did you not know that. Seriously I'm sorry if I'm coming off as rude but please explain how you didn't know this. Do you not go through toy sections in stores? How? I'm honestly really confused as to how op didn't know something nearly everyone knows and is considered common knowledge.

[Jeric 46,854]

[Nighmare Moon]: "You're kidding, right?"

 

Yep. I cost my parents a fortune back in the 80's. Hasbro was dominant in my bedroom.  I'm going to count my sister's stuff on this list too since we were close in age.

 

Transformers

GI JOE

M.A.S.K (anyone besides me old enough to remember this toy line)

Pound Puppies

My Little Pony

Inhumanoids

Jem

Lite Brite

Battle Beasts (serious Kudos if you remember these rock/paper/scissors style figures)

 

Those items were all over my house along with Kenner's Star Wars line ... and Mattel's Master of the Universe. I will say that I thought that Hasbro made Teddy Ruxpin, but I was wrong there.

[long gone 8,929]

I live less than 10 miles away from Hasbro's corporate HQ. I think this is pretty obvious to me.

[Lightning Bliss 1,674]

I was raised during generation one, didn't know what hasbro was till I was old enough to read stuff on toy boxes and i saw Hasbro on the toys first before the shows, so ya it was pretty obvious lol

[Quill Waver 1,408]

I knew that first and foremost.

 

I also knew that MLP:FiM was originally created to promote their toy line, which worked out magnificently if I say so myself.

[PoisonClaw 8,164]

I've known Hasbro was a toy company since I was kid. Transformers, Beyblade, Zoids, the list goes on of franchises they produced that I begged my parents to buy me.

[Flutter's lover <3 8,206]

I've played many board games before, I knew Hasbro existed long before MLP:FiM was around.  how can you not know it was a toy company?

[Celli 4,338]

Yes, I knew. I had a number of toys and games when I was younger.