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In 2014 Shopkins began to explode in popularity via the online YouTube toy space. I've seen a lot of people reflecting online about their alleged "discontinuation" in the last year, so I thought it'd be interesting to revisit Shopkins through the years!
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SOURCES:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shopkins-is-the-biggest-tiny-toy-crossing-retail-registers-with-season-two-characters-to-continue-sales-momentum-300000580.html
https://kidscreen.com/2016/01/14/shopkins-nets-us100-million-at-retail-in-2015-grows-licensee-ranks/
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/moose-toys-shopkins-named-the-2015-best-selling-toy-in-the-us-300208762.html
https://www.mysubscriptionaddiction.com/b/shopkins-direct
https://www.forbes.com/profile/manny-stul/?sh=591e24a71bf0
https://web.archive.org/web/20180621065914/https://www.licenseglobal.com/trade-show-news/shopkins-inventor-among-toy-nominees
https://kidscreen.com/2017/12/18/moose-toys-gets-happy-with-mcdonalds/
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MUSIC:
https://youtu.be/hZ5cSRLj-l8?si=_oXpziyALMWYn03e
https://youtu.be/YJEc_sFju2E?si=qZzyeG992ZWfEY3t
https://youtu.be/dLNQemrvFbg?si=rraOr_ylYI0dzd2N
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the lulaloopsey youtube channel is not suitable for children i make nostalgic video essays\cartoon reviews for young adults !
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:43 Sponsor
3:06 Pre-Shopkins
7:53 The Beginning (Seasons 1 & 2)
10:04 Season 3\"Gemma Stone"
12:23 Shoppies
13:50 Season 4\Happy Meal Toys
15:13 2016 (Seasons 5 & 6)
18:30 2017 (Season 7 & 8 + Shopkins Direct)
21:36 Cookie Swirl C Movie Cameo???
23:49 Winnie Award
24:24 2018 (Season 9 & "Mini Packs")
26:27 Real Littles "Rebrand" (what happened?)
33:22 Closing Thoughts
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