Galoob
| Industry | Consumer electronics, video game |
|---|---|
| Fate | Closed, properties and brand name sold. |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Products | video games, consumer electronics |
| Website | galoob.com |
Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. was a toy company headquartered on Forbes Blvd. in South San Francisco, California.[1] Best known for creating Micro Machines and distributing the Game Genie, a videogame cheat device, for Codemasters in the US, Galoob was founded by Barbara Frankel and Lewis Galoob in 1954 as an import business. Before it was purchased by Hasbro in 1999, it was the third largest toymaker in the United States. On September 28, 1998, Hasbro announced that it was buying Galoob for $220 million.[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.
[edit] Franchises licensed to Galoob for merchandising
- 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 Face (toy)
- Battle Squads Military Action Fleet
- BlackStar
- Biker Mice from Mars (1993 series)
- Bouncing Babies
- Cutie Club
- Defenders of the Earth
- Dinosaucers (not released in America)
- Dozzy Doll
- DragonFlyz
- Garbage Pail Kids (TV series) (not released)
- Golden Girls (toys)
- The Infaceables
- The Last Starfighter (not released)
- Magic Diaper
- Micro Machines
- Titanium series Micro Machines Transformers
- Mr. Game Show
- Men in Black (film)
- Mutant League
- Pound Puppies
- Power Machines
- Razz Blasters
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
- Sky Dancers
- Spice Girls dolls
- Starship Troopers (film)
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire toys
- Super Force (not released)
- Sweet Secrets
- T. and T. (not released)
- Trash Bag Bunch
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day
- Ultraforce (comics)
- Unifighters
- WCW
- Wild Wild West
- Xpanders
- Zbots
[edit] References
- ^ "Feedback." Galoob. February 13, 1998. Retrieved on April 26, 2010.
- ^ Fost, Dan. "Hasbro Adds Galoob to Its Toy Chest." San Francisco Chronicle. Tuesday September 29, 1998. Retrieved on April 25, 2010.
- ^ 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
[edit] External links
- Galoob.com (Archive)
