Hi Gary,
I thought of a question for you and figured it was so good enough to ask you publically.
With the D&D cartoon show now playing on Toon Disney on the weekends, I was thinking of all of TSR's efforts in the early 80's to expand the D&D brand. I remember the LJN action figures, a coloring book (which I think was credited to you), and TSR's Endless Quest and HeartQuest books.
First of all, how many of these efforts were your idea, and overall did you see these as a big success or not? Is this something you would recommend any large gaming company attempt to do for their own brands? IMO, I liked the outreach to the younger audiences, and I think some of this is lacking in the Wizards/Hasbro market today.