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Hot Wheels is an American media franchise and brand of scale model cars invented by Elliot Handler and introduced by his company Mattel on May 18, 1968. [2] It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until Mattel bought Matchbox owner Tyco Toys in 1997.
Planet Hot Wheels; Pixar; Pixel Chix; Pocahontas (fashion doll inspired by the 1995 Disney film) Polly Pocket; Poochie; Popples plush toys; Pooparoos; Porky Pig (1965–1966) Talking Toy, inspired by the Warner Bros. cartoon character. Power Glove; Power Wheels; Prehistoric Pets
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Businessman Harold "Matt" Matson and the husband-and-wife duo of Elliot and Ruth Handler founded Mattel as Mattel Creations in January 1945 in a garage in Los Angeles. [15] [16] The company name chosen is a portmanteau of the surname of Matson and first name of Elliot, with former chairman and CEO Bob Eckert revealing at a 2013 Christmas Day Peninsula Seniors lecture that the founders ...
A 1953-55 Lesney-Matchbox Road Roller, one of the first toys to be produced under the Matchbox name. The Matchbox name originated in 1953 as a brand name of the British die-casting company Lesney Products, whose reputation was moulded by [2] John W. "Jack" Odell (1920–2007), [3] Leslie Charles Smith (1918–2005), [4] and Rodney Smith.
Mattel Media later expanded to video games soon after, publishing titles like Hot Wheels Stunt Track Driver. In the fall of 1998, Mattel agreed to acquire The Learning Company in a stock-for-stock merger valuing the company at approximately $4.2 billion. [5] With the merger, Mattel themselves laid off 3,000 employees.
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