George Dunsay - Revision history

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	'''George Dunsay''' was a long-time top executive at Hasbro and their liaison with Takara until 1988. In his own words, he would be Hasbro's "face in Japan" for many years.		'''George Dunsay''' was a long-time top executive at Hasbro and their liaison with Takara until 1988. In his own words, he would be Hasbro's "face in Japan" for many years.

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	'''George Dunsay''' was a long-time top executive at Hasbro and their liaison with Takara until 1988. In his own words, he would be Hasbro's "face in Japan" for many years.		'''George Dunsay''' was a long-time top executive at Hasbro and their liaison with Takara until 1988. In his own words, he would be Hasbro's "face in Japan" for many years.

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	'''George Dunsay''' was a long-time top executive at Hasbro and their liaison with Takara until 1988. In his own words, he would be Hasbro's "face in Japan" for many years.		'''George Dunsay''' was a long-time top executive at Hasbro and their liaison with Takara until 1988. In his own words, he would be Hasbro's "face in Japan" for many years.

	He was Vice President of [[Hasbro]] R&~~amp;~~D in [[1983]], when he and CEO [[Stephen D. Hassenfeld]] were convinced by [[Henry Orenstein]] to acquire a license for releasing [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' toys on the North American market. (This came after a Hasbro representative had discovered the toys at [[Tokyo Toy Show]], which Dunsay had originally been meant to go to.) Orenstein facilitated a meeting between Dunsay and Takara, resulting in him becoming the 'face'. Later, he served as a consultant to Hasbro Europe when they were continuing the ''Transformers'' brand on their own, and subsequently served as a consultant for the brand following its reintroduction to the US market from [[1992]] through [[2001]].		He was Vice President of [[Hasbro]] R&D in [[1983]], when he and CEO [[Stephen D. Hassenfeld]] were convinced by [[Henry Orenstein]] to acquire a license for releasing [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' toys on the North American market. (This came after a Hasbro representative had discovered the toys at [[Tokyo Toy Show]], which Dunsay had originally been meant to go to.) Orenstein facilitated a meeting between Dunsay and Takara, resulting in him becoming the 'face'. Later, he served as a consultant to Hasbro Europe when they were continuing the ''Transformers'' brand on their own, and subsequently served as a consultant for the brand following its reintroduction to the US market from [[1992]] through [[2001]].

	In addition, Dunsay also created ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''My Buddy'', and ''Fresh 'n Fancy''. He claims responsibility for coming up with the concept of the [[rubsign]] stickers, for which he shares the patent with Orenstein.<ref>[http://patents.justia.com/inventor/henry-orenstein Justia Patents: Henry Orenstein]		In addition, Dunsay also created ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''My Buddy'', and ''Fresh 'n Fancy''. He claims responsibility for coming up with the concept of the [[rubsign]] stickers, for which he shares the patent with Orenstein.<ref>[http://patents.justia.com/inventor/henry-orenstein Justia Patents: Henry Orenstein]
	"Heat energizable identification label for toys. Patent number: D297337"</ref> As a Hasbro executive, he was one of three men pushing boss Hassenfield to bring back ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]''<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/04/business/trying-to-run-a-bigger-hasbro.html?pagewanted=all New York Times, August 4th 1985: "Trying To Run A Bigger Hasbro"]</ref>; ironically, he'd later use that (plus Ponies and Transformers) as an example in a TF Archive interview of Hasbro's problems making up new franchises since 1990!<ref>[https://www.tfarchive.com/fandom/interviews/george_dunsay/george_dunsay_interview.php Interview on TF Archive]</ref>		"Heat energizable identification label for toys. Patent number: D297337"</ref> As a Hasbro executive, he was one of three men pushing boss Hassenfield to bring back ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]''<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/04/business/trying-to-run-a-bigger-hasbro.html?pagewanted=all New York Times, August 4th 1985: "Trying To Run A Bigger Hasbro"]</ref>; ironically, he'd later use that (plus Ponies and Transformers) as an example in a TF Archive interview of Hasbro's problems making up new franchises since 1990!<ref>[https://www.tfarchive.com/fandom/interviews/george_dunsay/george_dunsay_interview.php Interview on TF Archive]</ref>

	During his time as a consultant, he also consulted other companies such as Mattel~~, Takara~~, [[TakaraTomy\|Tomy]] and Toybox, often serving as a bridge between Japanese and American companies.		During his time as a consultant, he also consulted other companies such as [[Mattel]], [[TakaraTomy\|Takara, Tomy]] and Toybox, often serving as a bridge between Japanese and American companies.

	Dunsay was originally scheduled to attend [[BotCon 2004]] as a guest, but had to cancel the trip later. He would provide an interview for the BotCon 2004 program guide as a substitute.		Dunsay was originally scheduled to attend [[BotCon 2004]] as a guest, but had to cancel the trip later. He would provide an interview for the BotCon 2004 program guide as a substitute.

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Microchange -> Micro Change update to match toyline coverage

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	'''George Dunsay''' was a long-time top executive at Hasbro and their liaison with Takara until 1988. In his own words, he would be Hasbro's "face in Japan" for many years.		'''George Dunsay''' was a long-time top executive at Hasbro and their liaison with Takara until 1988. In his own words, he would be Hasbro's "face in Japan" for many years.

	He was Vice President of [[Hasbro]] R&D in [[1983]], when he and CEO [[Stephen D. Hassenfeld]] were convinced by [[Henry Orenstein]] to acquire a license for releasing [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change~~\|Microchange~~]]'' toys on the North American market. (This came after a Hasbro representative had discovered the toys at [[Tokyo Toy Show]], which Dunsay had originally been meant to go to.) Orenstein facilitated a meeting between Dunsay and Takara, resulting in him becoming the 'face'. Later, he served as a consultant to Hasbro Europe when they were continuing the ''Transformers'' brand on their own, and subsequently served as a consultant for the brand following its reintroduction to the US market from [[1992]] through [[2001]].		He was Vice President of [[Hasbro]] R&D in [[1983]], when he and CEO [[Stephen D. Hassenfeld]] were convinced by [[Henry Orenstein]] to acquire a license for releasing [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' toys on the North American market. (This came after a Hasbro representative had discovered the toys at [[Tokyo Toy Show]], which Dunsay had originally been meant to go to.) Orenstein facilitated a meeting between Dunsay and Takara, resulting in him becoming the 'face'. Later, he served as a consultant to Hasbro Europe when they were continuing the ''Transformers'' brand on their own, and subsequently served as a consultant for the brand following its reintroduction to the US market from [[1992]] through [[2001]].

	In addition, Dunsay also created ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''My Buddy'', and ''Fresh 'n Fancy''. He claims responsibility for coming up with the concept of the [[rubsign]] stickers, for which he shares the patent with Orenstein.<ref>[http://patents.justia.com/inventor/henry-orenstein Justia Patents: Henry Orenstein]		In addition, Dunsay also created ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''My Buddy'', and ''Fresh 'n Fancy''. He claims responsibility for coming up with the concept of the [[rubsign]] stickers, for which he shares the patent with Orenstein.<ref>[http://patents.justia.com/inventor/henry-orenstein Justia Patents: Henry Orenstein]

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	In addition, Dunsay also created ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''My Buddy'', and ''Fresh 'n Fancy''. He claims responsibility for coming up with the concept of the [[rubsign]] stickers, for which he shares the patent with Orenstein.<ref>[http://patents.justia.com/inventor/henry-orenstein Justia Patents: Henry Orenstein]		In addition, Dunsay also created ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''My Buddy'', and ''Fresh 'n Fancy''. He claims responsibility for coming up with the concept of the [[rubsign]] stickers, for which he shares the patent with Orenstein.<ref>[http://patents.justia.com/inventor/henry-orenstein Justia Patents: Henry Orenstein]
	"Heat energizable identification label for toys. Patent number: D297337"</ref> As a Hasbro executive, he was one of three men pushing boss Hassenfield to bring back ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]''<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/04/business/trying-to-run-a-bigger-hasbro.html?pagewanted=all New York Times, August 4th 1985: "Trying To Run A Bigger Hasbro"]</ref>; ironically, he'd later use that (plus Ponies and Transformers) as an example in a TF Archive interview of Hasbro's problems making up new franchises since 1990!		"Heat energizable identification label for toys. Patent number: D297337"</ref> As a Hasbro executive, he was one of three men pushing boss Hassenfield to bring back ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]''<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/04/business/trying-to-run-a-bigger-hasbro.html?pagewanted=all New York Times, August 4th 1985: "Trying To Run A Bigger Hasbro"]</ref>; ironically, he'd later use that (plus Ponies and Transformers) as an example in a TF Archive interview of Hasbro's problems making up new franchises since 1990!<ref>[https://www.tfarchive.com/fandom/interviews/george_dunsay/george_dunsay_interview.php Interview on TF Archive]</ref>

	During his time as a consultant, he also consulted other companies such as Mattel, Takara, [[TakaraTomy\|Tomy]] and Toybox, often serving as a bridge between Japanese and American companies.		During his time as a consultant, he also consulted other companies such as Mattel, Takara, [[TakaraTomy\|Tomy]] and Toybox, often serving as a bridge between Japanese and American companies.

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	'''George Dunsay''' was a long-time top executive at Hasbro and their liaison with Takara until 1988. In his own words, he would be Hasbro's "face in Japan" for many years.		'''George Dunsay''' was a long-time top executive at Hasbro and their liaison with Takara until 1988. In his own words, he would be Hasbro's "face in Japan" for many years.

	He was Vice President of [[Hasbro]] R&D in [[1983]], when he and CEO [[Stephen D. ~~Hassenfield~~]] were convinced by [[Henry Orenstein]] to acquire a license for releasing [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change\|Microchange]]'' toys on the North American market. (This came after a Hasbro representative had discovered the toys at [[Tokyo Toy Show]], which Dunsay had originally been meant to go to.) Orenstein facilitated a meeting between Dunsay and Takara, resulting in him becoming the 'face'. Later, he served as a consultant to Hasbro Europe when they were continuing the ''Transformers'' brand on their own, and subsequently served as a consultant for the brand following its reintroduction to the US market from [[1992]] through [[2001]].		He was Vice President of [[Hasbro]] R&D in [[1983]], when he and CEO [[Stephen D. Hassenfeld]] were convinced by [[Henry Orenstein]] to acquire a license for releasing [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change\|Microchange]]'' toys on the North American market. (This came after a Hasbro representative had discovered the toys at [[Tokyo Toy Show]], which Dunsay had originally been meant to go to.) Orenstein facilitated a meeting between Dunsay and Takara, resulting in him becoming the 'face'. Later, he served as a consultant to Hasbro Europe when they were continuing the ''Transformers'' brand on their own, and subsequently served as a consultant for the brand following its reintroduction to the US market from [[1992]] through [[2001]].

	In addition, Dunsay also created ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''My Buddy'', and ''Fresh 'n Fancy''. He claims responsibility for coming up with the concept of the [[rubsign]] stickers, for which he shares the patent with Orenstein.<ref>[http://patents.justia.com/inventor/henry-orenstein Justia Patents: Henry Orenstein]		In addition, Dunsay also created ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''My Buddy'', and ''Fresh 'n Fancy''. He claims responsibility for coming up with the concept of the [[rubsign]] stickers, for which he shares the patent with Orenstein.<ref>[http://patents.justia.com/inventor/henry-orenstein Justia Patents: Henry Orenstein]

Charles RB at 16:16, 28 December 2016

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	He was Vice President of [[Hasbro]] R&D in [[1983]], when he and CEO [[Stephen D. Hassenfield]] were convinced by [[Henry Orenstein]] to acquire a license for releasing [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change\|Microchange]]'' toys on the North American market. (This came after a Hasbro representative had discovered the toys at [[Tokyo Toy Show]], which Dunsay had originally been meant to go to.) Orenstein facilitated a meeting between Dunsay and Takara, resulting in him becoming the 'face'. Later, he served as a consultant to Hasbro Europe when they were continuing the ''Transformers'' brand on their own, and subsequently served as a consultant for the brand following its reintroduction to the US market from [[1992]] through [[2001]].		He was Vice President of [[Hasbro]] R&D in [[1983]], when he and CEO [[Stephen D. Hassenfield]] were convinced by [[Henry Orenstein]] to acquire a license for releasing [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change\|Microchange]]'' toys on the North American market. (This came after a Hasbro representative had discovered the toys at [[Tokyo Toy Show]], which Dunsay had originally been meant to go to.) Orenstein facilitated a meeting between Dunsay and Takara, resulting in him becoming the 'face'. Later, he served as a consultant to Hasbro Europe when they were continuing the ''Transformers'' brand on their own, and subsequently served as a consultant for the brand following its reintroduction to the US market from [[1992]] through [[2001]].

	In addition, Dunsay also created ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''My Buddy'', and ''Fresh 'n Fancy''. He claims responsibility for coming up with the concept of the [[rubsign]] stickers, for which he shares the patent with Orenstein. As a Hasbro executive, he was one of three men pushing boss Hassenfield to bring back ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]''<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/04/business/trying-to-run-a-bigger-hasbro.html?pagewanted=all New York Times, August 4th 1985: "Trying To Run A Bigger Hasbro"]</ref>; ironically, he'd later use that (plus Ponies and Transformers) as an example in a TF Archive interview of Hasbro's problems making up new franchises since 1990!		In addition, Dunsay also created ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''My Buddy'', and ''Fresh 'n Fancy''. He claims responsibility for coming up with the concept of the [[rubsign]] stickers, for which he shares the patent with Orenstein.<ref>[http://patents.justia.com/inventor/henry-orenstein Justia Patents: Henry Orenstein]
			"Heat energizable identification label for toys. Patent number: D297337"</ref> As a Hasbro executive, he was one of three men pushing boss Hassenfield to bring back ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]''<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/04/business/trying-to-run-a-bigger-hasbro.html?pagewanted=all New York Times, August 4th 1985: "Trying To Run A Bigger Hasbro"]</ref>; ironically, he'd later use that (plus Ponies and Transformers) as an example in a TF Archive interview of Hasbro's problems making up new franchises since 1990!

	During his time as a consultant, he also consulted other companies such as Mattel, Takara, [[TakaraTomy\|Tomy]] and Toybox, often serving as a bridge between Japanese and American companies.		During his time as a consultant, he also consulted other companies such as Mattel, Takara, [[TakaraTomy\|Tomy]] and Toybox, often serving as a bridge between Japanese and American companies.

Charles RB at 19:50, 22 December 2016

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	'''George Dunsay''' was ~~Vice President of [[~~Hasbro~~]] R&D in [[1983]]~~. ~~He was convinced by [[Henry Orenstein]] to acquire a license for releasing [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]~~'s ~~''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change\|Microchange]]'' toys on the North American market after a Hasbro representative had discovered the toys at [[Tokyo Toy Show]]~~.		'''George Dunsay''' was a long-time top executive at Hasbro and their liaison with Takara until 1988. In his own words, he would be Hasbro's "face in Japan" for many years.

	~~In addition~~, ~~Dunsay also created~~ ''[[~~My Little Pony~~]]'', ''~~My Buddy~~'', and ''~~Fresh~~ '~~n Fancy~~''~~. He claims responsibility~~ for ~~coming up with~~ the ~~concept of~~ the [[~~rubsign~~]] ~~stickers, for which he shares the patent with Orenstein~~.		He was Vice President of [[Hasbro]] R&D in [[1983]], when he and CEO [[Stephen D. Hassenfield]] were convinced by [[Henry Orenstein]] to acquire a license for releasing [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change\|Microchange]]'' toys on the North American market. (This came after a Hasbro representative had discovered the toys at [[Tokyo Toy Show]], which Dunsay had originally been meant to go to.) Orenstein facilitated a meeting between Dunsay and Takara, resulting in him becoming the 'face'. Later, he served as a consultant to Hasbro Europe when they were continuing the ''Transformers'' brand on their own, and subsequently served as a consultant for the brand following its reintroduction to the US market from [[1992]] through [[2001]].

	Dunsay ~~acted as Hasbro~~'~~s liaison with Takara until 1988. In his own words, he would be Hasbro~~'~~s "face in Japan" for many years. Later~~, ~~he served as a consultant to Hasbro Europe when they were continuing the~~ ''~~Transformers~~'' ~~brand on their own~~, and ~~subsequently served as a consultant~~ for the ~~brand following its reintroduction to~~ the ~~US market from~~ [[~~1992~~]] ~~through~~ [[~~2001~~]]. ~~At the same~~ time, he also consulted other companies such as Mattel, Takara, [[TakaraTomy\|Tomy]] and Toybox, often serving as a bridge between Japanese and American companies.		In addition, Dunsay also created ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''My Buddy'', and ''Fresh 'n Fancy''. He claims responsibility for coming up with the concept of the [[rubsign]] stickers, for which he shares the patent with Orenstein. As a Hasbro executive, he was one of three men pushing boss Hassenfield to bring back ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]''<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/04/business/trying-to-run-a-bigger-hasbro.html?pagewanted=all New York Times, August 4th 1985: "Trying To Run A Bigger Hasbro"]</ref>; ironically, he'd later use that (plus Ponies and Transformers) as an example in a TF Archive interview of Hasbro's problems making up new franchises since 1990!

			During his time as a consultant, he also consulted other companies such as Mattel, Takara, [[TakaraTomy\|Tomy]] and Toybox, often serving as a bridge between Japanese and American companies.

	Dunsay was originally scheduled to attend [[BotCon 2004]] as a guest, but had to cancel the trip later. He would provide an interview for the BotCon 2004 program guide as a substitute.		Dunsay was originally scheduled to attend [[BotCon 2004]] as a guest, but had to cancel the trip later. He would provide an interview for the BotCon 2004 program guide as a substitute.

			==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==

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	He was Vice President of [[Hasbro]] R&D in [[1983]], when he and CEO [[Stephen D. Hassenfield]] were convinced by [[Henry Orenstein]] to acquire a license for releasing [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change\|Microchange]]'' toys on the North American market. (This came after a Hasbro representative had discovered the toys at [[Tokyo Toy Show]], which Dunsay had originally been meant to go to.) Orenstein facilitated a meeting between Dunsay and Takara, resulting in him becoming the 'face'. Later, he served as a consultant to Hasbro Europe when they were continuing the ''Transformers'' brand on their own, and subsequently served as a consultant for the brand following its reintroduction to the US market from [[1992]] through [[2001]].		He was Vice President of [[Hasbro]] R&D in [[1983]], when he and CEO [[Stephen D. Hassenfield]] were convinced by [[Henry Orenstein]] to acquire a license for releasing [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change\|Microchange]]'' toys on the North American market. (This came after a Hasbro representative had discovered the toys at [[Tokyo Toy Show]], which Dunsay had originally been meant to go to.) Orenstein facilitated a meeting between Dunsay and Takara, resulting in him becoming the 'face'. Later, he served as a consultant to Hasbro Europe when they were continuing the ''Transformers'' brand on their own, and subsequently served as a consultant for the brand following its reintroduction to the US market from [[1992]] through [[2001]].

	In addition, Dunsay also created ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''My Buddy'', and ''Fresh 'n Fancy''. He claims responsibility for coming up with the concept of the [[rubsign]] stickers, for which he shares the patent with Orenstein. As a Hasbro executive, he was one of three men pushing boss Hassenfield to bring back ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]''<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/04/business/trying-to-run-a-bigger-hasbro.html?pagewanted=all New York Times, August 4th 1985: "Trying To Run A Bigger Hasbro"]</ref>; ironically, he'd later use that (plus Ponies and Transformers) as an example in a TF Archive interview of Hasbro's problems making up new franchises since 1990!		In addition, Dunsay also created ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''My Buddy'', and ''Fresh 'n Fancy''. He claims responsibility for coming up with the concept of the [[rubsign]] stickers, for which he shares the patent with Orenstein.<ref>[http://patents.justia.com/inventor/henry-orenstein Justia Patents: Henry Orenstein]
			"Heat energizable identification label for toys. Patent number: D297337"</ref> As a Hasbro executive, he was one of three men pushing boss Hassenfield to bring back ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]''<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/04/business/trying-to-run-a-bigger-hasbro.html?pagewanted=all New York Times, August 4th 1985: "Trying To Run A Bigger Hasbro"]</ref>; ironically, he'd later use that (plus Ponies and Transformers) as an example in a TF Archive interview of Hasbro's problems making up new franchises since 1990!

	During his time as a consultant, he also consulted other companies such as Mattel, Takara, [[TakaraTomy\|Tomy]] and Toybox, often serving as a bridge between Japanese and American companies.		During his time as a consultant, he also consulted other companies such as Mattel, Takara, [[TakaraTomy\|Tomy]] and Toybox, often serving as a bridge between Japanese and American companies.