The Toys That Built America Happy Accidents (Season 3, Episode 7)
TV Episode | Documentary

The Toys That Built America

Happy Accidents (Season 3, Episode 7)

TV Episode | Documentary

Two chance discoveries in the 1950s turn mundane industrial materials into legendary toys. Etch A Sketch and Play-Doh will rake in billions for decades to come, but not everyone will reap the rewards.

Showrunner

Keith Palmer

Director

Nick White

Cinematographers

Z.S. Grant | Benjamin Wearing

Editor

Brian Derr

Production Designer

Jo Manser

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Updated Dec 3, 2023

Release date

Dec 3, 2023 (United States)

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Gabriel Cagan André Cassagnes André Cassagnes See fewer	Bloods (2021)
Ian Karr Narrator Narrator See fewer	Joke Man (2023)
Todd Kramer Paul Chaze Paul Chaze See fewer	Solomon Kane (2009)
Austin Rogers Self Self See fewer	Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo (2024)
Holden M N Smith Preschool Child Preschool Child See fewer	Gandeevadhari Arjuna (2023)
Jake Solari Joe McVicker Joe McVicker See fewer	The Toys That Built America (2021)
Amber Townsend Kay Zufall Kay Zufall See fewer	Replicas (2018)