Galoob
Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. was a
toy company best known for creating
Micro Machines and the video game cheat device called
Game Genie. The
South San Francisco based company was founded by Barbara Frankel and Lewis Galoob in 1954 as an import business. Before it was purchased by
Hasbro in 1998, it was the US's third largest toymaker
[Fost, Dan. Hasbro Adds Galoob to Its Toy Chest. San Francisco Chronicle, Tuesday, September 29, 1998.].
Galoob was involved in a landmark
intellectual property lawsuit,
Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. [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].
Nintendo charged that the Game Genie violated copyright by creating an unlicensed derivative of their copyrighted game. Galoob won the suit.
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Animal 4x4*
Baby Face (toy)*
BlackStar*
Cutie Club*
Defenders of the Earth*
DragonFlyz*
Flex 7*
Golden Girls (toys)*
Johnny Quest action figures and Micro Machines
*Titanium series Micro Machines Transformers
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Mr. Game Show*
Pound Puppies*
Sky Dancers*
Spice Girls Dolls*
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire toys
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Zbots*
Action Figure Archive Blackstar, A-Team - Vintage Galoob action figures guide, message boards and online store.
