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Mattel was supposed to have a hit with its 'Wicked' dolls ahead of the movie premiere. But it backfired

Toy manufacturer apologizes for misprint on “Wicked” dolls that direct to an adult site.

Fortune

Mattel says it 'deeply' regrets misprint on 'Wicked' dolls packaging that links to porn site

Toy giant Mattel says it “deeply” regrets an error on the packaging of its “Wicked” movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly links toy buyers to a pornographic website

The Independent UK

Mattel Urgently Warns Parents After Link to Porn Site Ends Up on 'Wicked' Doll Box: 'Discard the Product Packaging'

Mattel faced a major embarrassment after discovering that a misprinted website on its "Wicked" movie doll packaging directed consumers to porn site.

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Nosferatu perfume to Wicked mac-n-cheese – how movie merch went bonkers

If you want to smell like a vampire or have your microwave meal tell you if you’re more Glinda then Elphaba, there’s a product for that

Evening Standard

“Hard To Believe That’s An Accident”: Toy Company’s Adult Website Address Blunder Goes Viral

“I just checked my Mattel boxes and they also have the same website - that’s crazy!” The post “Hard To Believe That’s An Accident”: Toy Company’s Adult Website Address Blunder Goes Viral first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Afternoon Update: Worker dies in windfarm accident; fears over possible Trump cabinet picks; and Mattel’s porn mishap

The man was crushed beneath a turbine blade while working at the Golden Plains windfarm in regional Victoria

The Guardian - AU

Mattel Issues Apology After 'Special Edition Wicked Dolls' Has Porn Site Printed On Box

Mattel apologises for a packaging error on its new "Wicked" dolls that inadvertently links to an adult website, sparking parental concern and prompting immediate corrective action.

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OOPS: Mattel’s Wicked Movie Dolls Accidentally Listed A Porn Site On Their Packaging

There’s been a massive blunder on Mattel’s Wicked doll packaging, and someone’s probably about to be fired. In celebration of the Wicked movie, toy company Mattel released a line of specialty dolls. On the box of each character, there’s a link to a website printed on the box, but instead of it taking customers to Universal’s Wicked movie webpage,…

Pedestrian.tv

Mattel apologises after Wicked movie dolls mistakenly link to pornography website on packaging

Toy company advises parents to ‘discard the product packaging or obscure the link’ on Glinda and Elphaba dolls

The Guardian - AU

Mattel ‘regrets’ Wicked dolls packaging URL misprint that leads buyers to porn site

Error comes ahead of the release of the much-anticipated movie adaptation of the hit Broadway and West End musical

Evening Standard

Mattel apologizes after Wicked doll boxes mistakenly link to porn website

‘Recall incoming? Stickers over the website? What are the odds these boxes end up being worth anything?’ one person posted

The Independent UK

What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights? How is it celebrated in India and the diaspora?

Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India and for Hindus in particular

The Independent UK

Helen Mirren and Claudia Schiffer star in new 65th anniversary Barbie book

My Barbie Story features more than 100 stories and pictures from famous faces, fans and collectors.

Evening Standard

18 years since his last appearance, Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run studio has stop-motion Pingu series in the works

Noot noot!

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The Independent UK

Pingu to return to screens with new Aardman adaptation

This is noot a drill

Creative Bloq

Mattel's View-Master movie sounds bizarre

...but I can see all kinds of potential.

Total Film

After Barbie, Mattel plucks a childhood toy from shelves for a bizarre live-action movie – because apparently it's "a treasure trove of storytelling possibilities"

View-Master is getting the movie treatment

Evening Standard

Barney's World: Beloved purple dinosaur from the 80s returns for first time in 14 years with new cartoon

Selena Gomes and Demi Lovato both appeared in original series Barney & Friends as young child stars

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Motor1

Hot Wheels Is Finally Making Official Formula 1 Cars

There will be a series of toy cars that feature various teams.

The Independent UK

Fisher-Price recalls over 2 million 'Snuga Swings' following the deaths of 5 infants

Fisher-Price is recalling parts of over 2 million infant swings across the U.S., Canada and Mexico

The Independent UK

Barbie workers ‘suffer burnt hands and blistered skin’ in Chinese factory for 2p a doll

Staff in Mattel’s Chinese factory and forced to handle scalding hot plastic for Barbies, resulting in burns, investigation finds

Autosport

The die is cast as Hot Wheels partners with Formula 1

Formula 1 fans will be able to hold their favourite cars in the palm of their hands from next year as the series welcomed Hot Wheels as a new global partner.

Motor1

How Hot Wheels Are Made: An Inside Look

From the initial design to final production, we visited Hot Wheels headquarters in Los Angeles to see how America's favorite die-cast cars are made.

Motor1

The Matchbox Movie Is Real, and It'll Star John Cena

The film will be "inspired" by the famous 1:87 scale toy line.

Creative Bloq

This Barbie X Kodak collab is the cutest

Pink goes with everything, right? Especially instant cameras.

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