Batman. Harry Potter. Transformers. My Little Pony. What are the biggest, most financially successful media mega franchises in the world? On this episode, Dr. Buster returns to guess the Top 10 Highest-Grossing Media Franchises, ranked by their total revenue from all sources (film, video games, toys, apparel, etc.) PLUS... fun facts and trivia about each franchise, the origins of these iconic characters, our favorite franchises, red bean-filled pastry, analyzing the film industry's overreliance on creating "universes", Buster hates Japan, and MUCH more. PHOTO: Anpanman ---------------------------------------------- Go to HelloFresh.com/10ISH50 and and use code 10ISH50 for 50% off plus free shipping! ---------------------------------------------- NEWSLETTER: https://www.10ishpod.com/newsletter MERCH: https://www.10ishpod.com/merch TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@10ishpod ---------------------------------------------- Join us for a 10ish Podcast LIVE stream on YouTube! Thursday, July 27th at 9pm EST. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu6wzrcCRjE ---------------------------------------------- Be the first to know of upcoming episode topics before anyone else by joining our newsletter list! Newsletter subscribers also get behind-the-scenes notes, merch discounts, and more. Easily sign up at https://www.10ishpod.com/newsletter. ---------------------------------------------- YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/10ishpodcast TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/10ishpod INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/10ishpod REDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/10ishPod ---------------------------------------------- Read a full transcript of this and all 10ish Podcast episodes at https://www.10ishpod.com/blog. ---------------------------------------------- Ad Music (10ish Pod Newsletter): "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ad Music (Hello Fresh): "Nowhere Land" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Pokémon Theme Written by John Siegler and John Loeffler Produced by John Loeffler Performed by Single by Jason Paige Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices