The original Scrabble television game show, hosted by Chuck Woolery, ran from July 1984 to March 1990.
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Children are the most desirable opponents at Scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
– Fran Lebowitz
Microsoft Flight Simulator (1982), Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985), Starcraft (1998), and Animal Crossing (2001) are the 2021 inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
Video games are no substitute for real-world pleasures (marriage, the birth of a child, spiritual enlightenment, what have you), but they do provide a nice reprieve from real-world woes.
– Brett Weiss
National Cartoonists Day on May 5 was established in 1990 by the National Cartoonists Society.
I never try to please a certain audience. I think that’s disastrous. There’s no way in the world you can anticipate what your reader is going to like or dislike.
– Charles Schulz
The first stuffed Paddington Bear toy was created in 1972 by Shirley and Eddie Clarkson, parents of British television personality, Jeremy Clarkson.
In a world where everyone seems to be larger and louder than yourself, it is very comforting to have a small, quiet companion.
– Peter Gray
The original Mr. Potato Head released in 1952 was a collection of plastic mouths, noses, eyes, and accessories. The toy wasn’t sold with the plastic body until 1964.
Due to how big a role video games play in our daily lives — this type of media is consumed more frequently than movies — video games really are for everyone.
– Valarie McLeckie
Tinkertoy – a construction toy released in 1914 – was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 1998.
Playtime is precious. Play builds brain pathways for thinking, creativity, flexibility, empathy, and many other lifelong skills.
– Heather Shumaker
I’m humbled by the whole thought that we could have had that much influence and yet I know that we did.
– Ruth Handler
Barbie’s boyfriend Ken was first introduced to the public at the American International Toy Fair in March 1961.
The first model railway was created in 1859 for the young son of Emperor Napoleon III in Paris.
I’m proud to be a railway modeler.
– Rod Stewart
The best toys are 90 per cent kid, 10 per cent toy, with play fueled largely by the child’s imagination.
– Josh Golin
The Toy Industry Hall of Fame was established in 1984 to recognize the individuals and businesses that have made a significant contribution to the toy industry.