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.
On June 16, 2017, ABC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on October 1, 2017, and ended on November 19, 2017. After Toys "R" Us announced that all United Kingdom and United States operations would be going out of business, the show was not renewed for a third season.
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" colspan="1" Aalyrah Caldwell 8 colspan="1" colspan="1" Toby Grey 9 colspan="1" colspan="1" Adi Ash 10 colspan="1" colspan="1" Paxton Booth 7 colspan="1" colspan="1" Sydney Mae Estrella 9 colspan="1" colspan="1" Kyle Lee 7 colspan="1" colspan="1" Joachim Powell 11 colspan="1" colspan="1" Gideon Reynolds 6 colspan="1" colspan="1" Emma Sobel 9 colspan="1" colspan="1" Madison Stevens 8 colspan="1" colspan="1" Olivia Trujillo 12 colspan="1" 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. In October 2016, ABC picked up the show and Mattel greenlit the show for the 2016–17 Season. Eric Stonestreet was indicated at that time as being the host.
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 2 Wacky Worm Racing Game Cedric from Orlando, Florida Not yet available 3 Niya Doll Darla from Columbia, South Carolina Crowd funding 4 Swurfer Rob from Charleston, South Carolina Available 5 Party Cannon Rick from Miami Springs, Florida Not yet available "Episode 2" 1 Butterfly Book Michelle from Naples, Florida Not yet available 2 My Ballerina Doll Tiffany and Mark from Murrieta, California Available 3 Snap N’ Roll Greg from Land O Lakes, Florida Not yet available 4 Lil’ Fruityz Jason from Hackettstown, New Jersey Available 5 Piñata Backpack Rebecca and Nicholas from Grass Valley, California Not yet available "Episode 3" 1 Tubelox Rachel and Steve from Pleasant Grove, Utah Available 2 Pool Cubes Troy from Fayetteville, Arkansas Not yet available 3 Emoti Plush Padmini from Naperville, Illinois Available 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 "Episode 4" 1 Grandmas2Share Marguerite from Staten Island, New York Available 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 5 Chromotag Larry and Steven from Chicago, Illinois Not yet available "Episode 5" 1 Wiggies Kim from Los Angeles, California Not yet available 2 Jumpstix Peter from Camarillo, California Unknown 3 Maze-O Jessica and Daniel from Lino Lakes, Minnesota Available 4 Dueling Wizards Joe from Dearborn, Michigan Not yet available 5 Plaliens Melanie and Beth from Bakersfield, California Not yet available "Episode 6" 1 Candy Krusher Barry from Dallas, Texas Available 2 Connectimals Kurt and Hannah from Westfield, Wisconsin Not yet available 3 Bitblocks Will from Portland, Oregon Not yet available 4 Curly Girls United Margaret from Tinley Park, Illinois Available 5 Quadball Chris from Huntington Beach, California Not yet available "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 3 3D Liquid Art Ryan from Phoenix, Arizona Available 4 Pre-Bot Roderick from Groton, Massachusetts Not yet available 5 Bedtime Story Bug Lori from Overland Park, Kansas Available
Season 2
Episode Toy Name Presented By Availability "Episode 1" 1 Soldier Ball Nate and Isaac from Albany, Georgia Available 2 Flip-O-Matic Brad from New York, New York Unknown 3 Water Dodger Nate from South Euclid, Ohio Available 4 Patio Pong Melissa from Woodstock, Georgia Available 5 Cyborg Princess James from Beaverton, Oregon Unknown 6 Thingamatink Erin and Kayla from Oakland, California Available 7 Go Chopstix Chuck from San Diego, California Not yet available "Episode 2" 1 Monster Dice Brian from Erie, Pennsylvania Crowd funding 2 CLICKEYbits Shep from Jenkintown, Pennsylvania Available 3 Furry Friends Lisa from New York, New York Unknown 4 Mad Moves Ashley from Delray Beach, Florida Crowd funding 5 Noochie Golf JoAnn, Sal, Dominic and Tre from Phoenix, Arizona Available 6 Water Bugs Roger from Hampton, Connecticut Unknown 7 The Bloom Steve from San Francisco, California Available "Episode 3" 1 Chainy Charms Lizzy from Las Vegas, Nevada Not yet available 2 Fortune Spinner Mark from Cincinnati, Ohio Available 3 Hugalopes Jazz from Oakland, California Available 4 Rocket Pocket Gary and Nan from Tampa, Florida Not yet available 5 Water Constructor Steven and Damaris from Logan, Utah Not yet available 6 Botallions Colin from Reno, Nevada Crowd funding 7 Atom Ball Robert from Baytown, Texas Not yet available "Episode 4" 1 PlayOut Eddie from Atlanta, Georgia Available 2 Pillow Fight Pals Kyla from Phoenix, Arizona Not yet available 3 Hovercraft Bob from Cordova, Illinois Unknown 4 Fidget Flow Toy Jennifer from Saranac, Michigan Not yet available 5 Flexxball Sanel and Priyam from Chicago, Illinois Available 6 TechnoChic DIY Natasha from Jersey City, New Jersey Available 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 3 ArchipelaGolf Doyle from Clovis, California Available 4 Hybrid Creatures Pamela from Pleasant Grove, Utah Unknown 5 My Doll Room Rory and Molly from Lakeville, Connecticut Available 6 Glow Flyer Michael and Michael from Clifton Park, New York Crowd funding 7 Tournament of Towers Donovan and Jeff from Los Angeles, California Not yet available "Episode 6" 1 Ninja Cards Dustin from Irvine, CA, and Ken from Chicago, IL Available 2 Orbitwheels Ywanne from Camas, Washington Available 3 Look Who's President Edgar from Chicago, Illinois Available 4 Earth Wurm Works Stephanie from Simi Valley, California Unknown 5 Huck Hopper Jesse from Fairmount, West Virginia Crowd funding 6 Eardorables Kelly from San Diego, California Available 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 2 Giggle Chips Jennifer and Charlotte from Whittier, California Available 3 Knuckle-Racket Jose from Miami, Florida Not yet available 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 7 Animation Dome Les from Lincoln, California Crowd funding 8 STEM's Creativity Kit Kimberly and John from Orlando, Florida Crowd funding
See also Shark Tank American Inventor
References
External links
The Toy Box at Rotten Tomatoes