Kenner
Kenner Products was a toy company founded in 1947 by Albert, Phillip, and Joseph Steiner in Cincinnati, Ohio and was named after the street where the original corporate offices were
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Kenner Products was a toy company founded in 1947 by Albert, Phillip, and Joseph Steiner in Cincinnati, Ohio and was named after the street where the original corporate offices were located.
Kenner Products obtained the rights to produce action figures and play sets for the Star Wars trilogy from 1977-1984. After Kenner acquired the license to produce Star Wars toys when the Mego Corporation rejected it in 1976, Kenner popularized the 3 3/4-inch action figure that became an industry standard and continues to dominate the action figure toy market. They also produced toys related to the popular 1970s TV series The Six Million Dollar Man.
Kenner Products obtained the rights to produce action figures and play sets for the Star Wars trilogy from 1977-1984. After Kenner acquired the license to produce Star Wars toys when the Mego Corporation rejected it in 1976, Kenner popularized the 3 3/4-inch action figure that became an industry standard and continues to dominate the action figure toy market. They also produced toys related to the popular 1970s TV series The Six Million Dollar Man.
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In 1985, General Mills spun off its Kenner and Parker toy divisions to form Kenner Parker Toys, Inc. Kenner Parker was acquired by Tonka in 1987. Under Tonka management, Kenner Products was reconstituted as a division.
Tonka (including Kenner) was purchased by the toy company Hasbro in mid-1991. Hasbro closed the Cincinnati offices of Kenner in 2000, and Kenner's product lines were merged into Hasbro's.
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