The Initials AGH, MLH, SDH, and SKH Stand for Alan G. Hassenfeld, Merrill L
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index excerpt from: Kid Number One by G Wayne Miller The initials AGH, MLH, SDH, and SKH stand for Alan G. Hassenfeld, Merrill L. Hassenfeld, Stephen D. Hassenfeld, and Sylvia (Kay) Hassenfeld respectively. A The Absent-Minded Professor (film), 67 Australian Outback, 72, 73, 74 Action Man, 95 Aviva (company), 100 Adding Machine pencil case, 60 Azrak-Hamway (toymaker), 65 Adler, Caitlyn, 146 Adler, Eileen, 146 B Adventure Teams action figures, 86–87 Babineau, Timothy J., 272 Afghan Women’s Development Centers, 324 Babs Goes to the Soda Shop, 67 Afrika Tikkun, 211 Bacal, Joe, 102, 127 Airtivity, 202 Bakst, M. Charles, 120 Alan G. Hassenfeld Boundless Playground, 229, 233 Bamboo School, 280–283, 301–302 Alan G. Hassenfeld Professorship of Pediatric Bandai (toymaker), 106–107 Oncology endowment (Brown University), 215 Barad, Jill, 190 Aldrich, Nelson W., 149 Barbie doll Almeida, Antonio S., 151 accessories for, 75 Almond, Lincoln, 176, 177, 178 collector’s line re-releases, 190 Alston, Paige, 316, 316 debut of, 63 American Civil Liberties Union, 309–311 Hasbro’s attempts to dethrone, 78, 89, 92, 93, 105 American Jewish Committee, 41 make-over, 268–269 American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 46, 71 sales decline, 263, 265–266 Amerman, John, 132, 133 sales increases, 317, 334, 336 Amistad (film), 159–161 on Target shelves, 264 anti-Semitism Barbie-Q, 133 Kishinev Massacre (1903), 29–32, 31, 33–34 Barney toy line, 129 Milton Bradley acquisition and, 108–109 Batman action figures, 132 pogroms, 32–33, 41 Baum, Herbert M., 192 in Providence, 37–38, 250 Bay, Michael, 166 anti-tobacco campaign, 120–121 Beaudreau, Bernie, 182 The Apprentice game, 205 Beck, Debbie, 233 Arad, Avi, 167 Be Fearless Be Kind program, 287–288 Archie’s Fun Game, 66 Beijing (China), 84–85 Armenia, 71 Ben Casey Luggage set, 67 Arnold, Mary-Kim, 323 Bernstein, Larry, 98, 102, 106, 127 Arnold Clark Inc. (toymaker), 65 Bevilacqua, Joseph A., 149 Arons, Colleen, 321 Billing, Duncan, 230 Art Linkletter Activity Toy, 63 Blast Away Rocket Launching Station, 63–64 Asian vendor operations, 80–86 Blastoff, 101 The Asia Society, 211 Blinker Code Lights, 64 Associated Press Bloch, George, 145 Cianci investigation by, 180 Block, Ellen, 42 on G.I. Joe mental health fiasco, 115 Bloomberg, Michael, 215–216 on Hasbro headquarters relocation rumors, 321 Bobby Gentry dolls, 78 on Hasbro’s 2018 financials, 320 Boise (Idaho), 117–118, 219 on Teletubbies, 170 Bolshevik Revolution (1917), 41 Atomic Submarine Torpedo Toy, 62 Bosnia War, 71 Auerbach, Stevanne, 87 Boston Globe, on possible Hasbro headquarters, 321 August, Lynn Kao, 136 Boylan, Jennifer, 253 index excerpt from: Kid Number One by G Wayne Miller Bozigian, Kirk, 131 on Galoob acquisition, 172 Bozo the Clown oil-by-number set, 64 on Hasbro Children’s Hospital, 140, 141, 147 Bradley Hospital, 312–313 on Hasbro’s business strategy, 198 Bradner, Lester, 40 on Hasbro’s layoffs, 196 Brandeis, Louis, 69 on Mr. Potato Head, 122, 177, 179, 179, 182 Brandeis University, 69, 184, 210, 234–235 as Santa’s elf, 148 Brandon, David, 305 Chicago Council on Global Affairs, 211 Brill, Marvin, 151 Chicken Limbo, 131 Brookings Institution, 211 Chicken Run (film), 198–199 Brown, Moses, 35 Chiclets Gum line, 64, 66 Brown, Steven, 309 Chonca (game), 61 Brown University, 210, 214–215 Christopher, Gary, 137 Bubble-Jet plane, 63–64 Cianci, Vincent A., Jr. “Buddy,” 143–144, 150, 175, Bub-L-Gun, 61–62 180, 253 Buddy L Toys, 54 Cicilline, David, 251 Buffett, Warren, 255, 256 Circle of Clay project, 145, 240 Bull’s Eye Target game, 67 Clark, Alex, 264 bullying, 287–288 Cleveland, Grover, 150 Bulman, James C., 151 Clinton, Bill, 184 Bumblebee (Transformers film spin-off), 291, Clinton, Hillary, 245 318–319 CNBC, on Mattel’s 2018 financials, 317 Burns, Caroline, 214 Cohen, Israel, 41 Bush, George H.W., 48, 122, 284 Collider (website), on Transformers film sequels, 318 The Business of Changing the World (Kumar), Comic-Con, 336 209–210 Command Cannon, 66 Byrne, Chris, 200, 225–226, 228 Committee for the Defense of Jews (Poland), 41 Community Action Heroes program, 287 C Community College of Rhode Island, 300 “Cabbages & Condoms,” 280 Confronting the Child Care Crisis (Auerbach), 87 Cain, Becky, 175 Congregation of the Sons of Israel, 36 Cake Mix Studios, 231–232, 261 Consolidated Foods, 91 Calderon-Gordillo, Lilian, 308–312, 310 Corporate Responsibility Magazine Campaign Reform Project, 184–185, 188 Goldner as “Best Corporate Citizen,” 335 Candide (Voltaire), 131 on Hasbro’s corporate social responsibility mindset, Candy Land, 196 271 Canton Fair (China), 84 craft sets, 60–61, 78 Capriccio (restaurant), 239 Cranium Inc., 231 Captain Kangaroo toy line, 61, 92 Crichton, Michael, 129 Carlisle, Nicholas, 288 Crosby, Barbara, 146 Carosi, Alfred C., Jr., 121 cultural awareness, 83–85, 90, 324 Carrera, Stella, 174 Casper (the Friendly Ghost) Eras-o-Picture book, 63 D CBS Corporation, 335 Daniels, Angela, 135–136 CBS News, on Furby fervor, 171 Davidson, Lionel, 71–72, 73, 135 Chafee, John, 256 Davis, Jim, 181, 221–222 Champlin Foundation, 142 Davis, Karen, 261, 287, 288, 329, 330 Chapek, Bob, 264 daycare crisis, 87 Charlie’s Angels doll line, 93 DC Comics games, 95 Charness, Wayne S. Deb-U-Teen cosmetic sets, 63 on AGH’s retirement, 207 Deluxe Frankenstein Horror Target game, 67 on DreamWorks-Hasbro alliance, 164 Deluxe Jr. Shaver set, 64 index excerpt from: Kid Number One by G Wayne Miller Denegri, Natalia, 300–301, 315 Elorza, Jorge, 251, 293–294, 313 Dennery, Phyllis, 215 empathy, 284–288 Dennis the Menace (television series), 59 Empire Pencil, 99, 104 DePetrillo, David, 177 Ensign O'Toole’s USS Appleby Game, 66 DeSanctis, Roman W., 214 Episode One: The Phantom Menace (film), 172 DeSimone, John, 250–251 Eras-o-Picture books -Card sets, 63 Diossa, James, 314–315, 321 Ethiopia, 71 DiPrete, Edward D., 150 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial toy line, 161 Disneyland Space Ship Pencil Case, 61 Disney-themed Hasbro toys F craft sets, 60 Falwell, Jerry, 169–170 doctor kits, 57, 59, 61 Farber, Saul J., 135 failures, 67–68 Fashions by Me, 105 Hasbro named official toymaker, 194 Fawcett, Farrah, 93 lunch boxes, 58, 59 Fay, Thomas F., 155–156 Mattel-Hasbro rumors and, 290 Fazzano, Louis A., 140 Mickey Mouse Club toys, 60–61, 66 Federal Trade Commission Toys ‘R’ Us investigation, pencils, pencil sets, and pencil cases, 57, 58, 59, 61, 132–133 62 Feiner, Arthur, 44 SDH’s focus on, 100 Feit, Lloyd, 146 Ditomassi, George, 108–109, 127, 163, 205, 243 Felix the Cat Eras-o-Card set, 63 Doherty, Brendan, 245–246, 314 Ferland, William, 247 Dolling Darlings doll line, 78–79 Finding Nemo toys, 198–199 Dolly Diaper and Feeding Set, 64 Fisher-Price, 65, 91, 107, 190, 263, 266–267 Domenzain, Gabriela, 309–311, 310 Flam, Alan, 251 Donald Duck doctor kits, 57 Flanders, Robert, 314–315, 325 Donald Duck pencil sharpeners, 58 Fleet Financial Group, 142 Dondi Potato Race game, 64 Flip-a-Lid game, 61 Dong Fang hotel (Guangzhou, China), 84 Flower Darlings dolls, 78 Doyle, Dan, 257–259, 258 Flubber, 67–68, 75 Dracula mystery game, 66 Flying Nun dolls, 78 DreamWorks Animation, 289 Ford, Henry, 29 DreamWorks-Hasbro alliance, 163–166 Forman, Edwin N., 137–138 DreamWorks SKG, 160, 163–164 Fortune 500 ranking, 112, 131 Dr. Kildare Luggage sets and medical kits, 67 fountain, dedicated to SKH, 278–279 Duffy, Julie Collins, 319–320, 322 Fox, Gordon D., 246 Dui Hua Foundation, 211 Frank, David, 38–39 Dumas, David W., 154 Frank, Marion Lena, 39–40, 39. See also Hassenfeld, Duncan (toymaker), 65 Marion Dunsay, George, 98, 102, 127 Frankenstein mystery game, 66 Frascotti, John A., 230, 264, 283–284, 293–294, 294, E 296 Eardley, Richard, 118 Frias, Steven, 325 East Side Physicians’ Club, 33 Friedman, Milton, 131 Easy-Bake Oven, 128, 196, 200 The Frosty Ice Cream Machine, 64 Eckert, Robert, 147 Frozen (film), 263–265 Eisenberg, Steven, 114 Fruit of the Looms Mills, 38 Elbaum, Eleanor, 141 Furby, 170–172, 189 Electronic Arts Inc., 231 Fuyat, John E., Jr., 151 Electronic Brain Quiz Machine, 64 Ellman, Julius, 54 .