Parker Brothers

Parker Brothers is a American board Game company and toy company. They are owned by Hasbro.
== History ==
Parker Brothers was founded by George Swinnerton Parker. George founded the company in 1883. It became Parker Brothers when Charles (George's Brother) joined the company. In 1898 George's other brother Edward H Parker joined the company also. In 1934 they released the game Monopoly. Monopoly is a game based off of Capitalism and shows how the economic system works. 
In 1968 they were bought by General Mills, who had bought Kenner a year earlier. In the 1970s and 1980s Parker Brothers grew. In the early 1980s they released several games on the Atari 2600, such as Nintendo's Popeye, Sky Skipper and Q-Bert. In 1987 General Mills merged them with Kenner. In 1987 they were bought by Tonka (who also bought Kenner). In 1991 they were bought by Hasbro. Hasbro merged Parker Brother's with Milton Bradley in 1998.