Troll doll
A Troll doll, Troll or Dampuppe also belongs to a type of plastic dolls with long hair, which are a troll. The in the early 1960s, especially in the U.S. hugely popular toys go back to the Danish woodcarver Thomas Dam ( 1915-1989 ). There were then several more times downright troll shafts where, especially in the United States from the 1970s to the 1990s similar products from different manufacturers were successfully sold. International renown and success were in particular the Troll dolls Hasbro. In the 1990s, nor were added video games and based on the figures show video. 2003 succeeded Dams company to enforce their copyrights to the trolls in the U.S. better. The 2005 was an attempt to renew the brand under Trollz, found little customer interest. The dolls are popular collectibles. In addition, for the year 2016 is planned with the figures an animated film.
History
1959 carved the Danish fishermen and woodcarver Thomas Dam troll doll one for his daughter as a Christmas gift. She went into Gjøl in Vendsyssel to school where other children, especially girls, subsequently also wanted those dolls. Dam began professionally produce the figures below Dam Things and distribute, Good Luck Trolls was one of the brands. Dam to grasp with his troll dolls in some other European countries succeeded foot. The most successful figures between autumn 1963 and 1965, which was referred to as veritable Toy Fad, as ( Troll) toy shaft or craze.
Special
Dams figures were most elaborate, with wool hair and glass eyes. Due to the commercial success and because of a gap in Thomas Dams U.S. copyright documents came in a variety of cheaper copycat products. Dams company was not impressed and continued the production in Europe. In the later 1980s was tried again, to succeed in the U.S., in cooperation with the EFS Marketing Associates, Inc (Farmingdale, New York) and under the brand name Norfin (R ) Trolls.
A special feature of the trolls over other dolls had to prove that girls could be inspired thus also for imperfect, unfinished, ugly toys. This is exactly what had previously not been systematically perceived or marketed. The difference of the trolls for example Barbie dolls and classic dolls would have greater can not be. The Troll dolls were always very girl specific, several attempts the mid-1990s, they also market to boys failed. Care was attempted, among other things, as they The Original Battle Trolls, Stone Protectors or - to market as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Trolls or Mighty Max - following another popular game characters. Success, however, was a representation as a cheerleader trolls.
The video game troll was released in 1993 for Amiga, DOS and C64, more games ( Super Troll Islands ) were published, among others, for the NES and SNES games platforms.
Ownership
2003, Dams family to get after a legal reform in the United States in a position, the original copyright in the U.S. again. Dam was thus also in the United States for the sole manufacturer. A process of the company Uneeda against Dam, who had earned millions of counterfeit figures failed. 2003 were taken from the Toy Industry Association in the list of 100 most beautiful toys of the 20th century troll dolls.
In 2005, the company DiC Entertainment from Dam received the license to sell the dolls in the U.S., but had no success with their marketing strategy, which had a conflict with Dam as a result licensors. 2013 was DreamWorks Animation announced that it has acquired, with the exception of Scandinavia 's global image and distribution rights. 2016 will bring an animated movie to the trolls to the movies Dreamworks Animation.