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'''Playskool''' is [[Hasbro]]'s brand name for toys designed for small children, famous for products such as [[Optimash Prime|Mr. Potato Head]]. The ''[[First Transformers]]'' line was produced under this brand, as was ''[[Transformers: Go-Bots (toyline)|Transformers: Go-Bots]]'', and now the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'', which are part of [[Playskool Heroes]]. | '''Playskool''' is [[Hasbro]]'s brand name for toys designed for small children, famous for products such as [[Optimash Prime|Mr. Potato Head]]. The ''[[First Transformers]]'' line was produced under this brand, as was ''[[Transformers: Go-Bots (toyline)|Transformers: Go-Bots]]'', and now the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'', which are part of [[Playskool Heroes]]. | ||
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How this will affect children growing up on <strike>''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]</strike> <strike>[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]</strike> <strike>[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]</strike> <strike>[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]</strike> <strike>[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]</strike> <strike>[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]</strike> <strike>[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]</strike>'' <strike>[[Live-action film series|the new movies]]</strike> <strike> ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''</strike> <strike>''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''</strike> <strike>''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''</strike> <strike>''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''</strike> ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''/''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (franchise)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' has yet to be seen. | How this will affect children growing up on <strike>''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]</strike> <strike>[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]</strike> <strike>[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]</strike> <strike>[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]</strike> <strike>[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]</strike> <strike>[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]</strike> <strike>[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]</strike>'' <strike>[[Live-action film series|the new movies]]</strike> <strike> ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''</strike> <strike>''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''</strike> <strike>''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''</strike> <strike>''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''</strike> ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''/''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (franchise)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' has yet to be seen. | ||
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Revision as of 23:18, 6 November 2020
Playskool is Hasbro's brand name for toys designed for small children, famous for products such as Mr. Potato Head. The First Transformers line was produced under this brand, as was Transformers: Go-Bots, and now the Transformers: Rescue Bots, which are part of Playskool Heroes.
Fandom
"Playskool" is also a loosely defined pejorative (sometimes written "Playskoolish") used to deride toys deemed childish. This tends to include stylized "cartoonish" designs, bright colors, gimmicks, and generally anything that was not present in the speaker's favorite Transformers when they were between the ages of 8 and 12. On a fairer note, "Playskoolishness" might also be attributed to the simpler engineering and paintjobs in more recent figures, although that doesn't necessarily reflect all uses of the term.
How this will affect children growing up on Generation 2 Beast Wars Beast Machines Robots in Disguise Armada Energon Cybertron the new movies Animated Prime Rescue Bots Robots in Disguise Cyberverse/Rescue Bots Academy has yet to be seen.
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