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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,…

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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

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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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Pingu to return to screens with new Aardman adaptation

This is noot a drill

The Independent UK

Mattel's View-Master movie sounds bizarre

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

Creative Bloq

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

Total Film

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

Evening Standard

Hot Wheels Is Finally Making Official Formula 1 Cars

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

Motor1

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

The Independent UK

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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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International Business Times

Mattel Turns To AI As Toy Sales Soften Ahead of Holiday Season

'We see AI as a tool, as an opportunity to elevate our creativity even more than we have done in the past,' chairman and CEO Ynon Kreiz said.

The Independent UK

Barney the Dinosaur fans left saying the same thing after release of trailer for new animated show

‘This is not Barney,’ said one repulsed viewer

Wallpaper

Hold my ice cream, Ken: HMD’s long-awaited Barbie Phone is now available

HMD's Barbie Phone shuns the socials in favour of a pink-tinged, ultra-fabulous distraction-free life

Latin Times

Barbie releases Juan Gabriel-inspired doll to honor the Mexican icon's legacy

Barbie is honoring the singer-songwriter, actor and fashion icon with a new doll designed by Mexican creative Angel Kent

Fortune

The $130 Barbie dumbphone is targeting Gen Z’s nostalgia for an era they can’t remember

Nostalgia, anti-tech sentiment, and a Y2K aesthetic all make for a perfect storm for flip phones and Gen Z.

Digital Camera World

HMD's Barbie Phone is a retro-styled pink flip phone that offers a digital detox

The Nokia manufacturer has teamed up with Mattel to offers you a social media-free way to stay connected

Evening Standard

Bin your smartphone, Barbie is back with a new retro flip phone

It’s pink, it’s sassy and it’s set to give smartphones a run for their money

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