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The Colorful History of the Troll Doll - Smithsonian
With the release of Trolls World Tour, and a new generation entranced by the ugly-but-cute toy, it appears the troll’s lucky streak lives on
In early 2017, brothers Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy had just wrapped up a live-taping of their hit podcast, “My Brother, My Brother, and Me,” in Portland, Oregon. In between selling out theaters on their nationwide tours, the trio was perpetually busy building a family entertainment business that now spans books, television and more than a dozen podcasts. But back at their hotel that night—possibly thanks to some legal edibles gifted by a fan—they hatched a scheme that was zany even by their standards. Could they persuade DreamWorks to cast them in the forthcoming Trolls sequel?
“As entertainers, we thought it was funny—this idea that we would get into this children's movie by hook or by crook,” says Justin. The more difficult task would be persuading DreamWorks that the brothers’ desire was more than an elaborate joke.
With the release of Trolls World Tour, and a new generation entranced by the ugly-but-cute toy, it appears the troll’s lucky streak lives on
In early 2017, brothers Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy had just wrapped up a live-taping of their hit podcast, “My Brother, My Brother, and Me,” in Portland, Oregon. In between selling out theaters on their nationwide tours, the trio was perpetually busy building a family entertainment business that now spans books, television and more than a dozen podcasts. But back at their hotel that night—possibly thanks to some legal edibles gifted by a fan—they hatched a scheme that was zany even by their standards. Could they persuade DreamWorks to cast them in the forthcoming Trolls sequel?
“As entertainers, we thought it was funny—this idea that we would get into this children's movie by hook or by crook,” says Justin. The more difficult task would be persuading DreamWorks that the brothers’ desire was more than an elaborate joke.