The Toys That Made Us Star Wars (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

The Toys That Made Us

Star Wars (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

A look at the action figures and other toys based on George Lucas' epic film series and how they became just as iconic and popular as the films themselves.

Director

Tom Stern

Writer

Benjamin J. Frost

Producers

Benjamin J. Frost | Michael Greggs | Richard Mayerik | Mike Ponterotto | Ian Roumain

Editors

James Anderson | Nick Ferrell | Benjamin J. Frost

Casting Directors

Deanna Brigidi | Desiree Mandelbaum | Natalie Terrell

Production Designer

Russell M. Jaeger (as Russell Jaeger) (production design)

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 2, 2018

Release date

Dec 22, 2017 (United States)

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Kenny Baker R2-D2 (archive footage) R2-D2 (archive footage) See fewer	Time Bandits (1981)
Mark Bellomo Self Self See fewer	A Toy Store Near You (2020)
Donald Ian Black Narrator Narrator See fewer	The Toys That Made Us (2017)
Josh Blake Self Self See fewer	Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys (2014)
Jackie Breyer Self - Editor-in-Chief, Toy Insider Self - Editor-in-Chief, Toy Insider See fewer	Yahoo! Finance (2019)
Anthony Daniels C-3PO (archive footage) C-3PO (archive footage) See fewer	Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Mike Gerbi Jim Swearingen Jim Swearingen See fewer	The Toys That Made Us (2017)
Alec Guinness Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Jim Kipling Self Self See fewer	The Toys That Made Us (2017)
Gus Lopez Self Self See fewer	Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys (2014)
George Lucas Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Dave Okada Self Self See fewer	The Toys That Made Us (2017)
Marc Pevers Self Self See fewer	A Disturbance in the Force (2023)
Ron Salvatore Self Self See fewer	Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys (2014)
Steve Sansweet Self - President, Rancho Obi-Wan Self - President, Rancho Obi-Wan See fewer	Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004)
Justin Shepherd John Dykstra John Dykstra See fewer	Stiffed (2014)
Justin Shepherd Principal actor Principal actor See fewer	The Toys That Made Us (2017)
Corky Steiner Self Self See fewer	The Toys That Made Us (2017)
Jim Swearingen Self Self See fewer	Britain's Favourite Toys (2021)
John Tenuto Self Self See fewer	The Force Among Us (2007)
Maria Jose Tenuto Self Self See fewer	The Force Among Us (2007)
Mike Vaughn Principal actor Principal actor See fewer	Scream: The TV Series (2015)
David Vonner Self Self See fewer	The Toys That Made Us (2017)