[trebleshot]

Congratulations to Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise! I look forward to the day that Transformers joins you, so all three of my childhood favorites are in the HoF.

Quote:

Originally Posted by User897

What a load of absolute crap. It was KENNER that changed the toy industry, NOT Hasbro. In the 1990's, Hasbro bought Kenner and several other companies, and also closed Kenner's facilities in Ohio, causing many to lose their jobs and it devastated the local economy.

It is the people from KENNER that deserve this induction. PERIOD.

Hasbro didn't get an award or anything. The Toy Hall of Fame is about the toys, not the company who makes them. And the comments you're referencing are from Hasbro and Lucasfilm, so natually they wouldn't mention Kenner in their hyperboyle.

Now if there was a Toy Industry Hall of Fame, or if they opened the Toy HoF up to companies/personnel (like sports and music do with their respective HoFs), then definitely Kenner should go in before Hasbro as far as Star Wars is concerned.