Easy loading toy projectile launcher

A toy projectile launcher, comprising:

• a housing defining an interior recess;
• and
• a hopper coupled to the interior recess of the housing, the hopper configured to house one or more projectiles and to provide the one or more projectiles to the housing to be launched from the housing, wherein the hopper comprises:
• a first wall and a front wall;
• an agitating member coupled to the first wall and configured to cause the one or more projectiles to move within the hopper;
• a cover having an underside which faces into the hopper;
• a plurality of openings in the first wall or the front wall, wherein the openings are spaced apart from one another and extend in substantial alignment from an upper position to a lower position on one of the first or front walls;
• a ceiling comprising a ceiling plate that is collapsibly attached to the underside of the cover and is expandable downward from the cover into the hopper when the cover is closed;
• and
• a catch coupled to the ceiling plate and configured to engage with at least a first opening of the plurality of openings when the hopper is loaded with a first amount of the one or more projectiles to prevent the ceiling plate from collapsing back into the underside of the cover when the cover is closed onto the hopper.