The Toy Box Explained

Genre:	Reality
Presenter:	Eric Stonestreet
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	2
Num Episodes:	16
Producer:	John-Liam Stapleton
Runtime:	60 minutes
Network:	ABC

The Toy Box is an American reality television show that debuted on April 7, 2017 on ABC. The show is about contestants as aspiring entrepreneurs, who present toy inventions first to a panel of toy industry professionals, then to a panel of child-judges. Only toys approved by the mentors are presented to the judges, "In the Toy Box," who select one toy to advance to the finals of each episode. The season's winning toy is produced and distributed by Mattel and sold exclusively at Toys "R" Us stores.^[1]

On June 16, 2017, ABC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on October 1, 2017, and ended on November 19, 2017.^[2] After Toys "R" Us announced that all United Kingdom and United States operations would be going out of business, the show was canceled with no official announcement.

Judges

Kids

In Season 1, a group of child-judges, up to the age of 13, play with the toys entered into the competition following the panel of toy industry experts. The children then vote on which toy was the best in each episode. Season 1 had four child-judges that consistently appeared in each episode.

In Season 2, the professional judging did not occur on camera. Season 2 had ten child-judges, five of which were selected to judge for each episode. Only one child-judge from Season 1 (Noah Ritter) returned as a judge in Season 2.

Kids	Age	Seasons
		1	2
Noah Ritter	7–8	colspan="2"
Sophia Grace Brownlee	13	colspan="1"
Aalyrah Caldwell	8	colspan="1"
Toby Grey	9	colspan="1"
Adi Ash	10	colspan="1"
Paxton Booth	7	colspan="1"
Sydney Mae Estrella	9	colspan="1"
Kyle Lee	7	colspan="1"
Joachim Powell	11	colspan="1"
Gideon Reynolds	6	colspan="1"
Emma Sobel	9	colspan="1"
Madison Stevens	8	colspan="1"
Olivia Trujillo	12	colspan="1"

Professionals

In Season 1, three professional judges and mentors (who were esteemed toy reviewers and children's product creators) reviewed each product before it was sent to the child judges. This process happened off-screen. The professional judges in Season 1 were:

• Dylan Lauren
• Jim Silver
• Jen Tan

The identity of the professional judges was not disclosed to viewers in Season 2.

Production

The Toy Box was developed by Hudsun Media and Electus. ABC and Mattel Creation agreed that Hudsun would produce the show on their behalf.^[3] In October 2016, ABC picked up the show^[3] and Mattel greenlit the show for the 2016–17 Season.^[4] Eric Stonestreet was indicated at that time as being the host.^[3]

Episodes

Season 1 (2017)

"YES" and "NO" indicate the adult panel results; "FINALIST" designates the toy chosen by the child jury to advance to the finals.

Season 2 (2017)

"YES" and "NO" indicate the child panel results (getting at least three "Yes" votes from the five child judges); "FINALIST" designates the toy chosen by the child jury to advance to the finals.

List of toys featured at Toys "R" Us

Other than the guaranteed Mattel contract for the winner, other non-winning toys are also featured at Toys "R" Us. Occasionally, the toy's branding changes before being distributed.

Season 1

• "Artsplash™ 3D Liquid Art" – appeared on "Episode 7" and "Episode 8" as "3D Liquid Art"
• "Sweet Shaper™" – appeared on "Episode 6" and "Episode 8" as "Candy Krusher"
• "Noisy Persons™ Card Game" – appeared on "Episode 7" as "Noisy Person Cards"

Season 2

• "Hydroshield™ Water Dodger" – appeared on "Episode 1" and "Episode 8" as "Water Dodger"
• "Eardorables™" appeared on "Episode 6"
• "Wobb-Ball™" appeared on "Episode 4" as "Flexxball"

List of all toys presented

Season 1

Episode		Toy Name	Presented By	Availability
"Episode 1"	1	Arya Ball	Babak from Carlsbad, California	Crowd funding^[5]
	2	Wacky Worm Racing Game	Cedric from Orlando, Florida	Not yet available^[6]
	3	Niya Doll	Darla from Columbia, South Carolina	Crowd funding^[7]
	4	Swurfer	Rob from Charleston, South Carolina	Available^[8]
	5	Party Cannon	Rick from Miami Springs, Florida	Not yet available^[9]
"Episode 2"	1	Butterfly Book	Michelle from Naples, Florida	Not yet available^[10]
	2	My Ballerina Doll	Tiffany and Mark from Murrieta, California	Available^[11]
	3	Snap N’ Roll	Greg from Land O Lakes, Florida	Not yet available^[12]
	4	Lil’ Fruityz	Jason from Hackettstown, New Jersey	Available^[13]
	5	Piñata Backpack	Rebecca and Nicholas from Grass Valley, California	Not yet available^[14]
"Episode 3"	1	Tubelox	Rachel and Steve from Pleasant Grove, Utah	Available^[15]
	2	Pool Cubes	Troy from Fayetteville, Arkansas	Not yet available^[16]
	3	Emoti Plush	Padmini from Naperville, Illinois	Available^[17]
	4	The Grid	Tom from Farmington, CT, and Mike from Sandy Hook, CT	Unknown
	5	Lightbox Terrier	Melissa from Pleasant Hill, California	Not yet available^[18]
"Episode 4"	1	Grandmas2Share	Marguerite from Staten Island, New York	Available^[19]
	2	The Walking Dinosaur	Rick from Sacramento, California	Unknown
	3	Parashoot	Jackson from Gainesville, Georgia	Unknown
	4	Cardtivity	Steve from Randolph, New Jersey	Crowd funding^[20]
	5	Chromotag	Larry and Steven from Chicago, Illinois	Not yet available^[21]
"Episode 5"	1	Wiggies	Kim from Los Angeles, California	Not yet available^[22]
	2	Jumpstix	Peter from Camarillo, California	Unknown
	3	Maze-O	Jessica and Daniel from Lino Lakes, Minnesota	Available^[23]
	4	Dueling Wizards	Joe from Dearborn, Michigan	Not yet available^[24]
	5	Plaliens	Melanie and Beth from Bakersfield, California	Not yet available^[25]
"Episode 6"	1	Candy Krusher	Barry from Dallas, Texas	Available^[26]
	2	Connectimals	Kurt and Hannah from Westfield, Wisconsin	Not yet available^[27]
	3	Bitblocks	Will from Portland, Oregon	Not yet available^[28]
	4	Curly Girls United	Margaret from Tinley Park, Illinois	Available^[29]
	5	Quadball	Chris from Huntington Beach, California	Not yet available^[30]
"Episode 7"	1	Cock it, Drop it, Rocket	Perry from Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Unknown
	2	Noisy Person Cards	Kat and James from Chicago, Illinois	Available^[31]
	3	3D Liquid Art	Ryan from Phoenix, Arizona	Available^[32]
	4	Pre-Bot	Roderick from Groton, Massachusetts	Not yet available^[33]
	5	Bedtime Story Bug	Lori from Overland Park, Kansas	Available^[34]

Season 2

Episode		Toy Name	Presented By	Availability
"Episode 1"	1	Soldier Ball	Nate and Isaac from Albany, Georgia	Available^[35]
	2	Flip-O-Matic	Brad from New York, New York	Unknown
	3	Water Dodger	Nate from South Euclid, Ohio	Available^[36]
	4	Patio Pong	Melissa from Woodstock, Georgia	Available^[37]
	5	Cyborg Princess	James from Beaverton, Oregon	Unknown
	6	Thingamatink	Erin and Kayla from Oakland, California	Available^[38]
	7	Go Chopstix	Chuck from San Diego, California	Not yet available^[39]
"Episode 2"	1	Monster Dice	Brian from Erie, Pennsylvania	Crowd funding^[40]
	2	CLICKEYbits	Shep from Jenkintown, Pennsylvania	Available^[41]
	3	Furry Friends	Lisa from New York, New York	Unknown
	4	Mad Moves	Ashley from Delray Beach, Florida	Crowd funding^[42]
	5	Noochie Golf	JoAnn, Sal, Dominic and Tre from Phoenix, Arizona	Available^[43]
	6	Water Bugs	Roger from Hampton, Connecticut	Unknown
	7	The Bloom	Steve from San Francisco, California	Available^[44]
"Episode 3"	1	Chainy Charms	Lizzy from Las Vegas, Nevada	Not yet available^[45]
	2	Fortune Spinner	Mark from Cincinnati, Ohio	Available^[46]
	3	Hugalopes	Jazz from Oakland, California	Available^[47]
	4	Rocket Pocket	Gary and Nan from Tampa, Florida	Not yet available^[48]
	5	Water Constructor	Steven and Damaris from Logan, Utah	Not yet available^[49]
	6	Botallions	Colin from Reno, Nevada	Crowd funding^[50]
	7	Atom Ball	Robert from Baytown, Texas	Not yet available^[51]
"Episode 4"	1	PlayOut	Eddie from Atlanta, Georgia	Available^[52]
	2	Pillow Fight Pals	Kyla from Phoenix, Arizona	Not yet available^[53]
	3	Hovercraft	Bob from Cordova, Illinois	Unknown
	4	Fidget Flow Toy	Jennifer from Saranac, Michigan	Not yet available^[54]
	5	Flexxball	Sanel and Priyam from Chicago, Illinois	Available^[55]
	6	TechnoChic DIY	Natasha from Jersey City, New Jersey	Available^[56]
	7	Mind Games	Marvin from Los Angeles, California	Unknown
"Episode 5"	1	Camp Outrageous	Thom from Chicago, Illinois	Unknown
	2	RoboMustache	Charles from Asheboro, North Carolina	Available^[57]
	3	ArchipelaGolf	Doyle from Clovis, California	Available^[58]
	4	Hybrid Creatures	Pamela from Pleasant Grove, Utah	Unknown
	5	My Doll Room	Rory and Molly from Lakeville, Connecticut	Available^[59]
	6	Glow Flyer	Michael and Michael from Clifton Park, New York	Crowd funding ^[60]
	7	Tournament of Towers	Donovan and Jeff from Los Angeles, California	Not yet available^[61]
"Episode 6"	1	Ninja Cards	Dustin from Irvine, CA, and Ken from Chicago, IL	Available^[62]
	2	Orbitwheels	Ywanne from Camas, Washington	Available^[63]
	3	Look Who's President	Edgar from Chicago, Illinois	Available^[64]
	4	Earth Wurm Works	Stephanie from Simi Valley, California	Unknown
	5	Huck Hopper	Jesse from Fairmount, West Virginia	Crowd funding^[65]
	6	Eardorables	Kelly from San Diego, California	Available^[66]
	7	Putty Pets	Jerrett from Aurora, Colorado	Unknown
	8	RPS Revolution	Kathy from Wheaton, Illinois	Unknown
"Episode 7"	1	Corky's Porkys	Colt from Spanish Fork, Utah	Available^[67]
	2	Giggle Chips	Jennifer and Charlotte from Whittier, California	Available^[68]
	3	Knuckle-Racket	Jose from Miami, Florida	Not yet available^[69]
	4	Poshies	Blythe from San Juan Capistrano, California	Unknown
	5	Sportboard	Randy from Williamsburg, Virginia	Unknown
	6	Secret Drawing Dogs	Heidi from Cape Coral, Florida	Not yet available^[70]
	7	Animation Dome	Les from Lincoln, California	Crowd funding^[71]
	8	STEM's Creativity Kit	Kimberly and John from Orlando, Florida	Crowd funding^[72]

See also

• Shark Tank
• American Inventor

External links

• • • The Toy Box at Rotten Tomatoes

Notes and References

1. Mattel Is Teaming Up With ABC for a New Competition Series to Find Its Next Big Toy. Jason Lynch. March 26, 2017. April 7, 2017. Adweek.
2. Web site: 'The Toy Box' will open for a second season on ABC. https://web.archive.org/web/20170616211816/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/more-tv-news/the-toy-box-will-open-for-a-second-season-on-abc/. dead. June 16, 2017. Porter. Rick. TV by the Numbers. June 16, 2017. June 16, 2017.
3. News: Schwindt . Oriana . ABC Orders Competition Series 'The Toy Box' With Host Eric Stonestreet . September 7, 2018 . Variety . October 11, 2016.
4. News: Dickson . Jeremy . Mattel Creations greenlights two new Barbie series, more kids content . September 7, 2018 . Kidscreen . Brunico Communications Ltd. . October 12, 2016.
5. Web site: Arya Ball . October 20, 2017.
6. Web site: Wacky Worm Racing Game . October 20, 2017.
7. Web site: Niya's World . October 20, 2017.
8. Web site: Swurfer . October 20, 2017.
9. Web site: Party Cannon Invention . . October 20, 2017.
10. Web site: Butterfly Book . October 20, 2017.
11. Web site: My Ballerina Dolls . October 20, 2017.
12. Web site: Snap N Roll . October 20, 2017.
13. Web site: Lil Fruityz Toys . October 20, 2017.
14. Web site: Piñata Backpack . October 20, 2017.
15. Web site: Tubelox . October 20, 2017.
16. Web site: Pool Cubes . October 20, 2017.
17. Web site: Emoti Plush . October 20, 2017.
18. Web site: Lightbox Terrier . October 20, 2017.
19. Web site: Grandmas2Share . October 13, 2017.
20. Web site: Cardtivity . October 13, 2017.
21. Web site: Chromotag . October 13, 2017.
22. Web site: Wiggies . . October 13, 2017.
23. Web site: Maze-O . October 13, 2017.
24. Web site: Dueling Wizards . . October 13, 2017.
25. Web site: Plaliens . October 13, 2017.
26. Web site: Candy Krusher . October 7, 2017.
27. Web site: Connectimals . . October 7, 2017.
28. Web site: Bit-Blocks . October 7, 2017.
29. Web site: Curly Girls . October 7, 2017.
30. Web site: Quadball (2 players) . . October 7, 2017.
31. Web site: Noisy Person Cards . October 7, 2017.
32. Artsplash™ Is The Winner Of ABC's Hit Series, "The Toy Box"  . . . May 19, 2017 . May 20, 2017.
33. Web site: SPre-Bot . October 7, 2017.
34. Web site: Bedtime Story Bug . October 7, 2017.
35. Web site: Soldier Ball . October 4, 2017.
36. Hydroshield™ Is The Winner Of ABC's Hit Series, "The Toy Box"  . . . November 19, 2017 . November 23, 2017.
37. Web site: Patio Pong . October 4, 2017.
38. Web site: Thingamatink . October 4, 2017.
39. Web site: Go Chopsticks . October 4, 2017.
40. Web site: Monster Dice . October 8, 2017.
41. Web site: CLICKEYbits . October 8, 2017.
42. Web site: Mad Moves - An Insanely Fun Party Game . October 8, 2017.
43. Web site: Noochie Golf . October 8, 2017.
44. Web site: The Bloom . October 8, 2017.
45. Web site: Chainy Charms . October 15, 2017.
46. Web site: Fortune Spinner . October 15, 2017.
47. Web site: Hugalopes . October 15, 2017.
48. Web site: Rocket Pockets . Amazon . October 15, 2017.
49. Web site: Water Constructor . October 15, 2017.
50. Web site: Botallions . October 15, 2017.
51. Web site: The Atom Ball . October 15, 2017.
52. Web site: PlayOut . October 23, 2017.
53. Web site: Pillow Fight Pals . October 23, 2017.
54. Web site: Fidget Flow Toy . October 23, 2017.
55. Web site: Flux Design Studio . 12 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023173749/https://fluxdesign.studio/ . October 23, 2017 . en.
56. Web site: Technochic . October 23, 2017.
57. Web site: RoboMustache . October 29, 2017.
58. Web site: ArchipelaGolf . October 29, 2017.
59. Web site: American Doll Rool . October 29, 2017.
60. Web site: GlowFlier . October 30, 2017.
61. Web site: Tournament of Towers . October 29, 2017.
62. Web site: Ninja Cards . November 6, 2017.
63. Web site: Orbitwheels . November 6, 2017.
64. Web site: Look Who's President . November 6, 2017.
65. Web site: Huck Hopper . November 6, 2017.
66. Web site: Meet Kelly Bagla | Queen of Business Law(R) Award-Winning Corporate Attorney. 24 August 2020.
67. Web site: Corky's Porkys . November 13, 2017.
68. Web site: Giggle Chips . November 13, 2017.
69. Web site: Knuckle-Racket . November 13, 2017.
70. Web site: Secret Drawing Dogs . November 13, 2017.
71. Web site: Animation Dome . November 13, 2017.
72. Web site: The STEM's Creativity Kit . November 13, 2017.