History Franchise / LEGO

* AscendedMeme: The [[http://www.lego.com/en-us/minifigures/characters/goblin-539c4dfba8184af98e2372960d0ead92 Goblin minifigure]] likes stealing bricks and hiding them under people's feet, referencing their reputation as foot pain incarnate.

** Averted. Save for specialized parts (i.e. the Technic or Galidor line) Lego bricks are designed to be modular and universally adaptable. A LEGO brick from 1958 will absolutely work with a LEGO brick from 2019.[[note]]Even then, Galidor parts ARE compatible with Lego bricks with the Galidor joint system becoming standard in later themes like Exo-Force and Ninjago. In addition the feet of all Galidor figures do align with regular Lego studs although they lack clutch power to connect permanently.[[/note]]

** ''BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui'' (2004)

** ''BIONICLE: Mask of Light'' (2003)

** Film/{{Gremlins|1984}} (2016)

** Film/{{Gremlins}} (2016)

** Nowadays, the creators deliberately avoids putting hard-to-distinguish bricks in the same set to save you from frustrating "damn, I was supposed to use the ''non''-painted tiny bricks 50 steps ago, time to disassemble the whole thing" moments. This explains oddities like printed bricks used in spots where the print won't be visible anyway.[[note]]It's also better for logistics, since it means one less piece type in that set.[[/note]]

** LEGO pieces can be difficult to take apart sometimes, especially with small tiles or plates in the middle of larger plates or stacked on each other. To this end, LEGO solved its own problem by manufacturing brick separator tools that grip onto pieces and provide leverage to wrench them off, and can even be built into a model if you really want. Later, LEGO did one better than just selling the tool themselves, first-party: they designed a slimmer, more attractive version, and tossed one in every large set to ensure that buyers would have one for free. A devoted collector will never have to look far for a brick separator again. This second brick separator piece is also nearly always released in LEGO's orange color, making it very easy to spot in almost any context to make sure the piece doesn't get lost in other bricks.

Note that most of the LEGO themes involve the use of common basic bricks known as LEGO bricks and are branded under '''LEGO'''.[[note]]Originally dubbed "LEGO Mursten" from 1953-to-1955 and then "LEGO System" or "System i Leg" ("System of Play" in English) from 1955-to-1973. The "System" branding would be briefly revived in Main/The90s to better distinguish the standard LEGO sets from Duplo and Technic. However, the term would be retired from 2000 and onward.[[/note]]. Themes which use more advanced pieces are known as '''TECHNIC'''. Themes which are designed for infants and toddlers (for safe usage without risk of choking) are '''DUPLO'''.\\

Note that most of the LEGO themes involve the use of common basic bricks, which are called '''System'''. Themes which use more advanced pieces are known as '''TECHNIC'''. Themes which are designed for infants and toddlers (for safe usage without risk of choking) are '''DUPLO'''.\\

* WesternAnimation/GabbysDollhouse (2023)

Prior to 1999, the LEGO Group avoided adapting licensed properties, reasoning that LEGO was its ''own'' very successful property. But in 1999 that changed, with the LEGO ''Franchise/StarWars'' line, which was ''insanely'' successful. The LEGO Group now has a myriad of licensed themes based on a wide variety of popular franchises. It's almost easier to list the ones they ''don't'' include: those owned by other toy companies (e.g., ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'', ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''), those not age-appropriate (e.g., ''Series/GameOfThrones''), and ''Franchise/StarTrek'', which is thoroughly locked up by Creator/{{Hasbro}}.[[note]]And now there '''is''' [[https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/optimus-prime-10302 an official LEGO Transformers set,]] so nothing is set in stone.[[/note]]