Toy Historian Answers Toy Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

Toy analyst and historian Chris Byrne answers the internet's burning questions about toys. Do kids still play with action figures or are adult collectors fueling the industry? How did the pet rock become such a hot trend? What's his favorite toy fad? This toy expert answers all these questions and more. Director: Justin Wolfson Director of Photography: Ben Dewey Editor: Louville Moore Expert: Chris Byrne Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer Camera Operator: Mar Alfonso Sound Mixer: Rebecca O’Neil Production Assistant: Sonia Butt Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Additional Editor: Paul Tael Assistant Editor: Billy Ward 00:00 Toy Support 00:13 Teddy Bears 00:52 Poop Toys 01:50 Prototypes 02:21 All Ages? 02:58 It's All Math 03:23 Action Figures 04:21 Rubik's Cube 04:59 Pet Rock 05:30 Beanie Babies 06:28 Transformers 07:26 Future Toys 08:10 Sustainable Toys 08:54 Lego QC 09:26 Recalled 10:13 Mr. Potato Head 10:53 Cabbage Patch Kids 11:40 Funko Pop 12:24 Mr. Machine 12:57 Collectors 13:26 Happy Meal Toys 13:58 Toy Design Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.