Take one look at the following ad for Romper Room's Mr. Magnet Man, and you'll see why it's not on the shelves anymore:
You see, the concept hewed too close to Hasbro's Mr. Potato Head, who'd been around a few years before Mr. Magnet Man showed up. Romper Room, the toy company, was absorbed into first Playskool, then, along with Playskool's parent, Milton Bradley, merged with----wait for it----Hasbro. Methinks Mr. Magnet Man didn't last more than a year. Today was the first time I'd seen the commercial, by the way.
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