The Toy Box
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 children. Only toys approved by the mentors are presented to the judges "in the Toy Box," who select one toy to advance to the finals each episode. The season's winning toy will be 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 UK and U.S. operations would be going out of business, the show was cancelled without an official announcement. Judges. Kids. In both seasons, a group of child judges (up to the age of 13) gets to play with the various toys and vote on which toy was the best in each episode. While season 1 only had four judges that consistently appeared in each episode, season 2 had ten child judges, a random five of which would  judge in each episode. Only one judge from season 1 (Noah) returned as a judge in season 2. Professionals. In Season 1, three professional judges and mentors (being esteemed toy reviewers and children's product creators) reviewed each product before it was sent to the child judges. This process happened off-screen and with different unknown professional judges in season 2. The professional judges in season 1 were: 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 its name before being distributed.