While scientists debated Pluto’s fate last summer, Fisher-Price executives were forced into a debate of their own: What would become of their Planet Heroes action figures if Pluto lost its planet status?

Fisher-Price had spent months creating Planet Heroes, a line of action figures aimed at 3- to 5-year-olds. The line was designed with characters representing the nine planets — including “Shiver” for Pluto.

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