 The "Team America" toy line was an attempt by Ideal to replace their successful Evel Knievel toy line after Knievel served six months for battery in the late 1970s, and it used many of the same molds and designs.The Ideal Toys' trademarks and toy molds were purchased by Jay Horowitz of American Plastic Equipment, who later transferred all rights to American Plastic Equipment's subsidiary, American Classic Toys.The Ideal Toys trademark, and most toy rights, were sold to Poof-Slinky.