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nov 1, 1969 - Topper Corporation Files FCC Complaint

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Topper filed a formal complaint alleging that ABC's Hot Wheels cartoon was simply a 30-minute commercial for rival Mattel's toys. This intensified regulatory scrutiny regarding the increasingly blurred boundary between children's entertainment and product marketing.

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nov 1, 1969
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~ 56 years ago