SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Mabel Munoz Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Kodie Bird True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

jcat56 The toy inventions are interesting, but the kids are a whole new level of obnoxious. It's probably not their fault that half the comments are scripted with wisecracks that give the kids an adult-like edge. What's intended to probably get laughs winds up looking like a prime example of how not to bring up your kid.The kids talk down to the adult participants, but it's all about ratings, and a bit of shock value goes a long way I guess. Oh, and to top it off, Toys R Us was showing their new ad campaign, featuring a little female "spokeskid" screaming out the top of her lungs.. "Playtime is over, when WE say it's over" which brings on a cheer from the kiddie crowd. Fits the show just perfectly!I feel for you Eric Stonestreet

Nikita Moon I can't say I'm all that surprised at the many bad reviews, but I didn't mind the first season. I really love the concept of the show, seeing new ideas from hopeful entrepreneurs and loved the idea of kid judges. Who cares if it's similar to Shark Tank? I love the idea of seeing new ideas for toys and how the kids react to them. Too bad they missed the mark in delivery.Some of the 'toys' had me wondering how even got through, they were so incredibly lame. But we all have such different opinions of what makes a toy fun, as adults, so that's why it' should be interesting to see what the kids think. If it was done right that is.However, I just watched a season 2 episode, some of it anyway, and was quite disappointed to see they had reformatted the flow and changed the judges for the worse. I really loved the original panel. Especially the British girl, so posh and had great feedback. I can't believe how many are hating on poor Noah lol was he the red haired chubby kid? I thought he was funny, and yes pretentious but I liked that. This new panel is so drab and flavourless comparatively with barely any memorable personalities.The host is borderline tolerable, if that, and it seems like in this new season they amped up his most annoying qualities. I also miss seeing the experts vet the toy first, to see what merits matter and don't. It needs to feel like the kids are actually assessing and reviewing the toys via play and taking with the inventor to work and it just doesn't anymore, if ever. We don't get nearly as much product info as we did in S1 and it seems like the kids barely play with the stuff before jumping into a very scripted feeling review afterwards.I loved the idea of it being an almost reality type show about product testing for toys and games. But it's more of an bland scripted waste of time with a super sized annoying host who looks like he's faking his way threw it all. And what was with those pillow fight pillows? Lol small and hard, like, come on. Triple the size and bury the hard part. Pretty simple. The fact she was let threw and allowed to claim they were really soft pillows damages the vetters credibility in my opinion.Are they this hard up for decent ideas? Or are they simply stacking the deck in favour of what I'm sure is a predetermined winner. And what's with the description claiming the inventors have no idea kids will be judging? As if lol

soozqu I watched this program "The Toy Box" for the first time April 21st, 2017 and I was not impressed. The whole process, in my opinion, is a joke and an embarrassment to the kids, parents, toy entrepreneurs on and off the show. The scripts articulated by the "kid judges" was abhorrent and extremely disrespectful and the parents of these kids should be ashamed of themselves to allow a large TV network to manipulate them. I thought the talents and abilities of the toy makers/inventors was greatly undermined....sad, since without them there would be no Toy Box! Come on ABC...get it together....we expect better. And you might want to pull in the reins on your script writers where little Noah is concerned.....no,little kid should get a bad rap for something he has no control over!!

atlasmb "The Toy Box" is a competition show in which the contestants have to successfully pass through two elimination rounds to qualify for the grand prize--a contract with Mattel to market their product.The contestants come armed with their stories of hardship, hoping for their big break. The success of "Shark Tank" was destined to spawn spin-offs and rip-offs: "The Toy Box" offers some variations from the original blueprint.The marketing talents of the contestants seems less a factor than on "Shark Tank". The products themselves are being judged. The first elimination round requires approval by at least two of three "mentors" on a panel of experts. These experts offer advice and voice their concerns and endorsements. Concepts like safety and replay-ability are considered.Those who pass the first round then pitch their products to a panel of four children, who might be considered precocious or overly dramatic (or both). One of the judges is Sophia Grace, who is fairly well known, thanks to Ellen DeGeneres. Another is Noah, a kid who riffs to his own beat. Some viewers will enjoy these walking memebots; others may just be annoyed.At the end of each episode, the remaining contestants receive their verdicts from the children by way of a "Magic 8-ball" message. This part of the show feels rushed and sloppy.The children, despite their non sequiturs and contradictions, seem to make reasonable decisions. And you have to love a 7-year-old who says, "Life is always about taking risks." Tell that to the adults.The ultimate winner of each episode becomes eligible for the contract with Mattel. On the season finale, the bigger winner is announced and the chosen toy will become immediately available in stores.