claim: Doug Petrie appeared in a web-based film in 2008.
evidence: Pedigree Dolls & Toys , also known as Pedigree Toys , is a toy company located in Exeter , England .. Exeter. Exeter. toy. toy. England. England. Best known for launching the Sindy doll in 1963 , Pedigree also produced the Tommy Gunn action figure from 1966 to 1968 .. Sindy. Sindy. Tommy Gunn. Tommy Gunn ( Action Figure ). doll. doll. action figure. action figure. The Sindy doll was very popular from the 1960s to 1980s , and accounted for 80 % of Pedigree 's sales .. Sindy. Sindy. doll. doll. Pedigree was a subsidiary of Lines Bros , then became a subsidiary of Dunbee-Combex-Marx .. Lines Bros. Lines Bros. Dunbee-Combex-Marx. Louis Marx and Company. After Dunbee 's collapse in 1980 , Pedigree and several other Dunbee subsidiaries moved to the holding company Tamwade .. holding company. holding company. In March 1982 , Pedigree closed its factory in Wellingborough , Northamptonshire .. Wellingborough. Wellingborough. Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire. After running at a loss in 1985 , it was rumoured that Tonka and Hasbro were preparing takeover bids for Pedigree , which did not eventuate .. Tonka. Tonka. Hasbro. Hasbro. takeover. takeover. Instead , Hasbro bought the rights to the Sindy doll in 1986 , but returned the rights to Pedigree in 1998 after sales of the doll declined .. Sindy. Sindy. doll. doll. Hasbro. Hasbro. Sindy was licensed to Vivid Imaginations , who relaunched the doll in 1999 .. Sindy. Sindy. doll. doll. Vivid Imaginations. Vivid Imaginations