SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                          WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549 
  
  
  
                                  FORM 8-K 
  
  
  
                               CURRENT REPORT 
  
  
  
   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
  
  
  
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 17, 1998 
  
  
  
                                HASBRO, INC. 
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
  
  
  
         Rhode Island              1-6682                   05-0155090 
 (State of Incorporation)   (Commission file number)     (I.R.S. Employer 
                                                         Identification No.) 
  
  
     1027 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island           02861 
         (Address or principal executive office)           (Zip Code) 
  
  
  
                               (401) 431-8697 
             (Registrant's telephone number including area code)



 Item 5.  Other Events 
  
           Exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the proposed
 issuance by the Registrant pursuant to the Registrant's Registration
 Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-44101) of $150,000,000 aggregate
 principal amount of the Registrant's 6.15% Notes Due 2008 and $150,000,000
 aggregate principal amount of the Registrant's 6.60% Debentures Due 2028. 
  
 Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits 
  
      (c)  Exhibits. 
  
           (25.1)    Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act
                     of 1939 of a Corporation Designated to Act as Trustee
                     on Form T-1.

           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
 by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. 
  
  
                                   HASBRO, INC. 
  
  
 Dated:  July 17, 1998             By:  /s/ Phillip H. Waldoks 
                                       ______________________________
                                   Name:   Phillip H. Waldoks 
                                   Title:  Senior Vice President - Corporate
                                           Legal Affairs and Secretary
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                          WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549 
  
  
  
                                  FORM 8-K 
  
  
  
                               CURRENT REPORT 
  
  
  
   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
  
  
  
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 17, 1998 
  
  
  
                                HASBRO, INC. 
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
  
  
  
         Rhode Island              1-6682                   05-0155090 
 (State of Incorporation)   (Commission file number)     (I.R.S. Employer 
                                                         Identification No.) 
  
  
     1027 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island           02861 
         (Address or principal executive office)           (Zip Code) 
  
  
  
                               (401) 431-8697 
             (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

 Item 5.  Other Events 
  
           Exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the proposed
 issuance by the Registrant pursuant to the Registrant's Registration
 Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-44101) of $150,000,000 aggregate
 principal amount of the Registrant's 6.15% Notes Due 2008 and $150,000,000
 aggregate principal amount of the Registrant's 6.60% Debentures Due 2028. 
  
 Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits 
  
      (c)  Exhibits. 
  
           (25.1)    Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act
                     of 1939 of a Corporation Designated to Act as Trustee
                     on Form T-1.

           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
 by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. 
  
  
                                   HASBRO, INC. 
  
  
 Dated:  July 17, 1998             By:  /s/ Phillip H. Waldoks 
                                       ______________________________
                                   Name:   Phillip H. Waldoks 
                                   Title:  Senior Vice President - Corporate
                                           Legal Affairs and Secretary