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Toys tied to movies existed long before Star Wars, but George Lucas&r...  ...but George Lucas’ 1977 space opera changed movie merchandising forever. Lucas always wanted toys to accompany th...  ...orever. Lucas always wanted toys to accompany the movie , but response from...