They Create Worlds

TCW Podcast Episode 124 - The Visions of Coleco Part 1   We look at the Connecticut Leather Company otherwise known as Coleco!  We see how a simple company starting with leather goods transformed into a toy company that spanned multiple generations.  Coleco started exploring electronic toys with games like electric football.  They found themselves uniquely suited to take advantage of the coming Pong on a chip craze.  With their early entry allowing them to outpace the competition when the chip shortage struck.  However due to complications Coleco decided to pull out of video games after the Pong fad started to fade.   Howdy Doody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=674LDaMpDnU Eagle Toys Hockey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUlDXHXNCYs Coleco Electric Football: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8y0_XVnCII Electric Football Mini Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMyaWCroBg8 TCW 051 - Sons of Pong: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/sons-of-pong/ Coleco Telstar Commercial: https://www.youtu