Galoob

Galoob is a subsidiary of Hasbro which originally was its own company. In its independent days, Galoob created the wildly-successful Micro Machines, a toyline that influenced Transformers more than once: Attempting to capitalize on the "micro toys" craze, Hasbro produced Micromasters in 1988 and the short-lived MicroVerse in 1997. Hasbro bought Galoob in 1998, at which time it was the third-largest toy company in the United States.

Hasbro's Titanium Series toyline is a subdivision of Micro Machines, and the Titanium packages bear both the Hasbro and Galoob logos.

Notes

• When Transformers debuted in 1984, Galoob also rolled out Sweet Secrets, a line of jewelry, makeup and other fashion accessories that transformed converted into animals, girls with combable hair, and playsets. But now, under Play Along Toys, the Sweet Secrets accessories just open into playsets for tiny dolls. What a waste.
• Galoob later created their own robot toyline called the ZBots, a series of roughly 1 1/2 inch tall robots. The story involved a battle between the heroic ZBots and the evil Voids. Some of the later toys had rudimentary transformations between vehicles, and others formed three-member combining teams. There was also a Burger King promotion!

External links

• Galoob on Wikipedia
• The Action Figure Archive: Galoob