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- Claster_Television abstract "Claster Television, Inc. was a Baltimore, Maryland–based television distributor founded in 1953 by Bert and Nancy Claster as Romper Room Inc. It was originally a producer of the children's show Romper Room. Romper Room was one of the first children's programs, predating Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, Sesame Street, and Barney & Friends.Romper Room was fairly successful in its early years. CBS offered to pick up the show, but the Clasters instead decided to syndicate and franchise it, by taping episodes and selling the tapes to local stations or give the option for the local station to produce their own version of the show.In 1969, Hasbro bought Romper Room Inc. and renamed it Claster Television Productions. Throughout the 1970s, Claster continued to make Romper Room and did not distribute anything else until 1978 when it brought the anime program Star Blazers into the United States. It also developed the television series Bowling for Dollars.In the 1980s, Hasbro formed contracts with animation studios to make cartoons that would promote the sale of Hasbro's toys. In 1983, Claster distributed the animated series G.I. Joe, which was fairly successful. A year later, Claster distributed The Transformers, which was a major success for Hasbro and Claster.G.I. Joe ended in 1987, while The Transformers left off airing new run episodes in the United States, but continued to air for some time in Japan under the supervision of Takara, the Japanese rightsholder to the Transformers franchise. Beginning in 1989, Claster distributed a G.I. Joe cartoon series sequel that was made by DiC Entertainment. This ended in 1991. Romper Room finally was ended in 1994 due to loss of interest and popularity, giving the program a run of 41 years. Romper Room had been the longest-running children's show in history to date, a record that Sesame Street passed in 2010.In 1996, Claster syndicated ReBoot, the first all-CGI television show, for a short time after it was cancelled by ABC. At the same time, they distributed a CGI revival of Transformers known as Beast Wars until 1999. (Its sequel, Beast Machines, would air on Fox Kids.) Claster released The Mr. Potato Head Show in 1998, which was another attempt to sell Hasbro toys.All of Claster's shows ended in 2000, when Hasbro formed a central media division which merged Claster with other Hasbro media in that year.".
- Claster_Television extinctionYear "2000".
- Claster_Television fate "Dissolved".
- Claster_Television foundationPlace Baltimore.
- Claster_Television foundingYear "1953".
- Claster_Television industry Broadcast_syndication.
- Claster_Television parentCompany Hasbro.
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- Claster_Television company "Claster Television Inc.".
- Claster_Television companyName "Claster Television Incorporated".
- Claster_Television defunct "2000".
- Claster_Television fate "Dissolved".
- Claster_Television foundation "1953".
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- Claster_Television industry Broadcast_syndication.
- Claster_Television keyPeople "Bert & Nancy Claster".
- Claster_Television location "Baltimore, Maryland".
- Claster_Television parent Hasbro.
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- Claster_Television subject Category:Companies_established_in_1953.
- Claster_Television subject Category:Defunct_companies_based_in_Baltimore,_Maryland.
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- Claster_Television subject Category:Television_syndication_distributors.
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- Claster_Television comment "Claster Television, Inc. was a Baltimore, Maryland–based television distributor founded in 1953 by Bert and Nancy Claster as Romper Room Inc. It was originally a producer of the children's show Romper Room. Romper Room was one of the first children's programs, predating Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, Sesame Street, and Barney & Friends.Romper Room was fairly successful in its early years.".
- Claster_Television label "Claster Television".
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- Claster_Television wasDerivedFrom Claster_Television?oldid=603070344.
- Claster_Television isPrimaryTopicOf Claster_Television.
- Claster_Television name "Claster Television Incorporated".