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| | | Author: | eileenkeeney  | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2021 20:57 | | Subject: | Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 138 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| I noticed that LEGO sells a Sesame Street set. I am a bit disappointed that
this is not done in Duplo scale. I think it would be awesome if they came out
with some Sesame street themed sets in Duplo scale.
Is Sesame Street popular with adults and older children?
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| | | | | Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2021 21:56 | | Subject: | Re: Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, eileenkeeney writes:
| | I noticed that LEGO sells a Sesame Street set. I am a bit disappointed that
this is not done in Duplo scale. I think it would be awesome if they came out
with some Sesame street themed sets in Duplo scale.
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I wonder why they haven't yet? It makes complete sense.
If there's any young children's popular-culture theme that would make
a better fit than Sesame Street into the Duplo line, I can't think of one.
| | Is Sesame Street popular with adults and older children?
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I shouldn't imagine more than the Duplo-aged child, but who knows.
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| | | | | | | Author: | zorbanj | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2021 22:31 | | Subject: | Re: Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| You have these Duplo-like Mega Bloks sets so there's likely a licensing issue:
https://www.megabloks.com/en-us/sesame-street
In New Sets, popsicle writes:
| | In New Sets, eileenkeeney writes:
| | I noticed that LEGO sells a Sesame Street set. I am a bit disappointed that
this is not done in Duplo scale. I think it would be awesome if they came out
with some Sesame street themed sets in Duplo scale.
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I wonder why they haven't yet? It makes complete sense.
If there's any young children's popular-culture theme that would make
a better fit than Sesame Street into the Duplo line, I can't think of one.
| | Is Sesame Street popular with adults and older children?
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I shouldn't imagine more than the Duplo-aged child, but who knows.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2021 22:50 | | Subject: | Re: Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, zorbanj writes:
| | You have these Duplo-like Mega Bloks sets so there's likely a licensing issue:
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Thanks. Makes a little more sense now.
Me thinks though, that SW (Sesame Workshop) might've taken the wrong route
to the Building Toy market 
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In New Sets, popsicle writes:
| | In New Sets, eileenkeeney writes:
| | I noticed that LEGO sells a Sesame Street set. I am a bit disappointed that
this is not done in Duplo scale. I think it would be awesome if they came out
with some Sesame street themed sets in Duplo scale.
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I wonder why they haven't yet? It makes complete sense.
If there's any young children's popular-culture theme that would make
a better fit than Sesame Street into the Duplo line, I can't think of one.
| | Is Sesame Street popular with adults and older children?
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I shouldn't imagine more than the Duplo-aged child, but who knows.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Schuler | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2021 15:47 | | Subject: | Re: Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, popsicle writes:
| | In New Sets, zorbanj writes:
| | You have these Duplo-like Mega Bloks sets so there's likely a licensing issue:
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Thanks. Makes a little more sense now.
Me thinks though, that SW (Sesame Workshop) might've taken the wrong route
to the Building Toy market
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Mega has had the license for some time, so I'd guess that the workshop has
been content with it for the most part.
But have a little patience. LEGO's business model often seems to be "wait
until another construction toy secures the license, then swoop once the deal
expires but after it's proven in the marketplace."
TMNT
LotR
Minions
Disney Cars
PotC
etc.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2021 21:28 | | Subject: | Re: Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, Schuler writes:
| | In New Sets, popsicle writes:
| | In New Sets, zorbanj writes:
| | You have these Duplo-like Mega Bloks sets so there's likely a licensing issue:
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Thanks. Makes a little more sense now.
Me thinks though, that SW (Sesame Workshop) might've taken the wrong route
to the Building Toy market
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Mega has had the license for some time, so I'd guess that the workshop has
been content with it for the most part.
But have a little patience. LEGO's business model often seems to be "wait
until another construction toy secures the license, then swoop once the deal
expires but after it's proven in the marketplace."
TMNT
LotR
Minions
Disney Cars
PotC
etc.
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Interesting. Thanks.
However, your argument for "a little patience" is moot, as Sesame Workshop has
already started to dip their toe into deeper waters, namely Lego. Incidentally,
the gist of my statement too "might've taken the wrong route"
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Schuler | | Posted: | Sep 12, 2021 19:18 | | Subject: | Re: Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, popsicle writes:
| | In New Sets, Schuler writes:
| | In New Sets, popsicle writes:
| | In New Sets, zorbanj writes:
| | You have these Duplo-like Mega Bloks sets so there's likely a licensing issue:
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Thanks. Makes a little more sense now.
Me thinks though, that SW (Sesame Workshop) might've taken the wrong route
to the Building Toy market
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Mega has had the license for some time, so I'd guess that the workshop has
been content with it for the most part.
But have a little patience. LEGO's business model often seems to be "wait
until another construction toy secures the license, then swoop once the deal
expires but after it's proven in the marketplace."
TMNT
LotR
Minions
Disney Cars
PotC
etc.
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Interesting. Thanks.
However, your argument for "a little patience" is moot, as Sesame Workshop has
already started to dip their toe into deeper waters, namely Lego. Incidentally,
the gist of my statement too "might've taken the wrong route"
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It'll be interesting to see how it unfolds. Mega has only ever released
Sesame Street stuff for the youngest target audience, so I'd guess that they
never held the license for minifig-scale stuff. They used to sell a number of
Disney Princess sets in that larger scale, too, even when LEGO had its own license.
And of course Mega still carried the license for Sony's Spider-Man films,
even after losing the MCU license.
It's a weird and cyclical and overlapping and redundant world sometimes!
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | eileenkeeney | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2021 21:52 | | Subject: | Re: Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, popsicle writes:
| | In New Sets, zorbanj writes:
| | You have these Duplo-like Mega Bloks sets so there's likely a licensing issue:
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Thanks. Makes a little more sense now.
Me thinks though, that SW (Sesame Workshop) might've taken the wrong route
to the Building Toy market
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Dora the Explorer is another one where MEGA first had the license and then LEGO
got it. I have sets from both.
The MEGA set came with some really cool track pieces, that line up really well
with the LEGO DUPLO brick runner track pieces, which align well with regular
DUPLO bricks.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | eileenkeeney | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2021 03:01 | | Subject: | Re: Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, zorbanj writes:
Did Mega Blocks have sets with the Power Puff Girls before LEGO did? I have this
vague memory of seeing these. I know that Tomas the Tank was done by both MEGA
Bloks and LEGO Duplo. So maybe it is just a matter of time before LEGO can get
the needed license to do Sesame Street in Duplo scale.
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| | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2021 02:36 | | Subject: | Re: Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, eileenkeeney writes:
| | I noticed that LEGO sells a Sesame Street set. I am a bit disappointed that
this is not done in Duplo scale. I think it would be awesome if they came out
with some Sesame street themed sets in Duplo scale.
Is Sesame Street popular with adults and older children?
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It's an IDEAS set. There would have been outrage if they took a system based
set designed for nostalgia and instead did a duplo set for 3 year olds.
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| | | | | Author: | leggodtshop | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2021 03:03 | | Subject: | Re: Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, eileenkeeney writes:
| | I noticed that LEGO sells a Sesame Street set. I am a bit disappointed that
this is not done in Duplo scale. I think it would be awesome if they came out
with some Sesame street themed sets in Duplo scale.
Is Sesame Street popular with adults and older children?
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Yeah... interscaleability has been a problem for lego always. E.g. the very first
"brick people" were approximately 8 cm high but the doors about 2 cm! The old
figures, minifigures, duplo figures, fabuland, jack jones, you name it their
scale does not match. There are probably a lot more examples.
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| | | | | | | Author: | eileenkeeney | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2021 03:08 | | Subject: | Re: Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, patpendlego writes:
| | In New Sets, eileenkeeney writes:
| | I noticed that LEGO sells a Sesame Street set. I am a bit disappointed that
this is not done in Duplo scale. I think it would be awesome if they came out
with some Sesame street themed sets in Duplo scale.
Is Sesame Street popular with adults and older children?
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Yeah... interscaleability has been a problem for lego always. E.g. the very first
"brick people" were approximately 8 cm high but the doors about 2 cm! The old
figures, minifigures, duplo figures, fabuland, jack jones, you name it their
scale does not match. There are probably a lot more examples.
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I really like the Fabuland scale. The older Mickey Mouse sets were Fabuland
scale, so I built my Disneyland Fire station to that scale, to go with the Fire
Fighter Mickey Mouse figure. Then after I built to that scale LEGO came out
with Mickey Mouse (and friends) in regular LEGO scale (and Duplo scale).
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| | | | | Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2021 05:40 | | Subject: | Re: Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, eileenkeeney writes:
| | I noticed that LEGO sells a Sesame Street set. I am a bit disappointed that
this is not done in Duplo scale. I think it would be awesome if they came out
with some Sesame street themed sets in Duplo scale.
Is Sesame Street popular with adults and older children?
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The one Sesame Street set is not intended for little kids. It is intended for
grownup who loved Sesame Street when they were little.
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| | | | | | | Author: | eileenkeeney | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2021 21:47 | | Subject: | Re: Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, axaday writes:
| | In New Sets, eileenkeeney writes:
| | I noticed that LEGO sells a Sesame Street set. I am a bit disappointed that
this is not done in Duplo scale. I think it would be awesome if they came out
with some Sesame street themed sets in Duplo scale.
Is Sesame Street popular with adults and older children?
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The one Sesame Street set is not intended for little kids. It is intended for
grownup who loved Sesame Street when they were little.
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It doesn't look like a set a small child can build, even those who are ready
for regular LEGO. Really I just want the characters in DUPLO scale, as I would
build the street myself.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Sep 9, 2021 10:04 | | Subject: | Re: Sesame Street, why not Duplo scale? | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, eileenkeeney writes:
| | In New Sets, axaday writes:
| | In New Sets, eileenkeeney writes:
| | I noticed that LEGO sells a Sesame Street set. I am a bit disappointed that
this is not done in Duplo scale. I think it would be awesome if they came out
with some Sesame street themed sets in Duplo scale.
Is Sesame Street popular with adults and older children?
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The one Sesame Street set is not intended for little kids. It is intended for
grownup who loved Sesame Street when they were little.
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It doesn't look like a set a small child can build, even those who are ready
for regular LEGO. Really I just want the characters in DUPLO scale, as I would
build the street myself.
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As others have said, LEGO has never had the license. It could be that they do
now and are making plans. Or it could be that they only got limited license
for an adult collectible.
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