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.

Other Galoob products

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
Mr. Game Show
Pound Puppies
Sky Dancers
Spice Girls Dolls
toys
Zbots

References

External Links

[Action Figure Archive Blackstar, A-Team] - Vintage Galoob action figures guide, message boards and online store.

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