today has been a very interesting day. my god im hungry. okay so i was thinking about i how i should post some facts about dum dum BARBIE!!!
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HISTORY OF BARBIE
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Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara at play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most children's toy dolls were representations of infants. Realizing that there could be a gap in the market, Handler suggested the idea of an adult-bodied doll to her husband Elliot, a co-founder of the Mattel toy company. He was unenthusiastic about the idea, as were Mattel's directors.
During a trip to Europe in 1956 with her children Barbara and Kenneth, Ruth Handler came across German toy doll called Bild Lilli.[1] The adult-figured Lilli doll was exactly what Handler had in mind, so she purchased three of them. She gave one to her daughter and took the others back to Mattel. The Lilli doll was based on a popular character appearing in a comic strip drawn by Reinhard Beuthin for the newspaper Die Bild-Zeitung. Lilli was a working girl who knew what she wanted and was not above using men to get it. The Lilli doll was first sold in Germany in 1955, and although it was initially sold to adults, it became popular with children who enjoyed dressing her up in outfits that were available separately.
Upon her return to the United States, Handler reworked the design of the doll (with help from engineer Jack Ryan) and the doll was given a new name, Barbie, after Handler's daughter Barbara. The doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959. This date is also used as Barbie's official birthday. Mattel acquired the rights to the Bild Lilli doll in 1964 and production of Lilli was stopped. The first Barbie doll wore a black and white zebra striped swimsuit and signature topknot ponytail, and was available as either a blonde or brunette. The doll was marketed as a "Teen-age Fashion Model," with her clothes created by Mattel fashion designer Charlotte Johnson. The first Barbie dolls were manufactured in Japan, with their clothes hand-stitched by Japanese homeworkers. Around 350,000 Barbie dolls were sold during the first year of production.
Ruth Handler believed that it was important for Barbie to have an adult appearance, and early market research showed that some parents were unhappy about the doll's chest, which had distinct breasts. Barbie's appearance has been changed many times, most notably in 1971 when the doll's eyes were adjusted to look forwards rather than having the demure sideways glance of the original model.
Barbie was one of the first toys to have a marketing strategy based extensively on television advertising, which has been copied widely by other toys. It is estimated that over a billion Barbie dolls have been sold worldwide in over 150 countries, with Mattel claiming that three Barbie dolls are sold every second.[2]
The standard range of Barbie dolls and related accessories are manufactured to approximately 1/6th scale, which is also known as playscale.[3] Barbie products include not only the range of dolls with their clothes and accessories, but also a huge range of Barbie branded goods such as books, fashion items and video games. Barbie has appeared in a series of animated films and makes a brief guest appearance in the 1999 film Toy Story 2.
Almost uniquely for a toy fashion doll, Barbie has become a cultural icon and has been given honors that are rare in the toy world. In 1974 a section of Times Square in New York City was renamed Barbie Boulevard for a week, while in 1985 the artist Andy Warhol created a painting of Barbie.[4][5]
BIOGRAPHY OF BARBIE
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Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. In a series of novels published by Random House in the 1960s, her parents' names are given as George and Margaret Roberts from the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin. Barbie has been said to attend Willows High School and Manhattan International High School in New York City, based on the real-life Stuyvesant High School. She has an on-off romantic relationship with her beau Ken (Ken Carson), who first appeared in 1961. Like Barbie, Ken shares his name with one of Ruth Handler's children. A news release from Mattel in February 2004 announced that Barbie and Ken had decided to split up, but in February 2006 they were back together again.[6][7]
Barbie has had over forty pets including cats and dogs, horses, a panda, a lion cub, and a zebra. She has owned a wide range of vehicles, including pink convertibles, trailers and jeeps. She also holds a pilot's license, and operates commercial airliners in addition to serving as a flight attendant. Barbie's careers are designed to show that women can take on a variety of roles in life, and the doll has been sold with a wide range of titles including Miss Astronaut Barbie (1965), Doctor Barbie (198 cool and Nascar Barbie (199 cool .[8]
Mattel has created a range of companions for Barbie, including Hispanic Teresa, Midge, African American Christie and Steven (Christie's boyfriend). For more details, see the List of Barbie's friends and family.
BARBIE'S CONTROVERSIES
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Barbie's popularity ensures that her effect on the play of Western children attracts a high degree of scrutiny. The criticisms leveled at her are often based on the assumption that children consider Barbie a role model and will attempt to emulate her.
In September 2003 the Middle Eastern country of Saudi Arabia outlawed the sale of Barbie dolls, saying that she did not conform to the ideals of Islam. The Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice stated "Jewish Barbie dolls, with their revealing clothes and shameful postures, accessories and tools are a symbol of decadence to the perverted West. Let us beware of her dangers and be careful."[9] In Middle Eastern countries there is an alternative doll called Fulla which is similar to Barbie but is designed to be more acceptable to an Islamic market. Fulla is not made by the Mattel Corporation, and Barbie is still available in other Middle Eastern countries including Egypt.[10] In Iran, Sara and Dara dolls are available as an alternative to Barbie.[11]
The word Barbie has come to be used as a derogatory slang term for a girl or woman who is considered shallow, most notably in the 1997 pop song Barbie Girl (see Parodies and lawsuits below).
In July 1992 Mattel released Teen Talk Barbie, which spoke a number of phrases including "Will we ever have enough clothes?", "I love shopping!", and "Wanna have a pizza party?" Each doll was programmed to say four out of 270 possible phrases, so that no two dolls were likely to be the same. One of these 270 phrases was "Math class is tough!" Although only about 1.5% of all the dolls sold said the phrase, it led to criticism from the American Association of University Women. In October 1992 Mattel announced that Teen Talk Barbie would no longer say the phrase, and offered a swap to anyone who owned the doll.[12]
Barbie's waist has been widened in more recent versions of the dollOne of the most common criticisms of Barbie is that she promotes an unrealistic idea of body image for a young woman, leading to a risk that women who attempt to emulate her will become anorexic. A standard Barbie doll is 11.5 inches tall, giving a height of 5 feet 9 inches at 1/6 scale. Barbie's vital statistics have been estimated at 36 inches (chest), 18 inches (waist) and 33 inches (hips). According to research by the University Central Hospital in Helsinki, Finland, she would lack the 17 to 22 percent body fat required for a woman to menstruate.[13] In 1965 Slumber Party Barbie came with a book entitled How to Lose Weight which advised: "Don't eat." The doll also came with pink bathroom scales reading 110lb, which would be around 35lbs underweight for a woman 5 feet 9 inches tall. In 1997 Barbie's body mold was redesigned and given a wider waist, with Mattel saying that this would make the doll better suited to contemporary fashion designs.[14]
Oreo Fun Barbie from 1997 became controversial due to a negative interpretation of the doll's name"Colored Francie" made her debut in 1967, and she is sometimes described as the first African American Barbie doll. However, she was produced using the existing head molds for the white Francie doll and lacked African characteristics other than a dark skin. The first African American doll in the Barbie range is usually regarded as Christie, who made her debut in 1968.[15][16] Black Barbie and Hispanic Barbie were launched in 1980.
In 1997 Mattel joined forces with Nabisco to launch a cross-promotion of Barbie with Oreo cookies. Oreo Fun Barbie was marketed as someone with whom little girls could play after class and share "America's favorite cookie." As had become the custom, Mattel manufactured both a white and a black version. Critics argued that in the African American community Oreo is a derogatory term meaning that the person is "black on the outside and white on the inside," like the chocolate sandwich cookie itself. The doll was unsuccessful and Mattel recalled the unsold stock, making it sought after by collectors.[17]
In May 1997 Mattel introduced Share a Smile Becky, a doll in a pink wheelchair. Kjersti Johnson, a 17-year-old high school student in Tacoma, Washington with cerebral palsy, pointed out that the doll would not fit into the elevator of Barbie's $100 Dream House. Mattel announced that it would redesign the house in the future to accommodate the doll.[18][19]
In March 2000 stories appeared in the media claiming that the hard vinyl used in vintage Barbie dolls could leak toxic chemicals, causing danger to children playing with them. The claim was rejected as false by technical experts. A modern Barbie doll has a body made from ABS plastic, while the head is made from soft PVC.[20][21]
In December 2005 Dr. Agnes Nairn at the University of Bath in England published research suggesting that girls often go through a stage where they hate their Barbie dolls and subject them to a range of punishments, including decapitation and placing the doll in a microwave oven. Dr. Nairn said: "It's as though disavowing Barbie is a rite of passage and a rejection of their past."[22][23]
BARBIE'S PARODIES AND LAWSUITS
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Barbie has often been referenced in popular culture and is frequently the target of parody. Some of these occasions include:
In 1997, the Danish pop-dance group Aqua released a song called Barbie Girl. It contained lyrics such as "You can brush my hair / Undress me everywhere" and used graphics similar to the pink Barbie logo. Mattel argued that this constituted a trademark infringement and filed a defamation lawsuit against MCA Records on September 11, 1997. In July 2002, Judge Alex Kozinski ruled that the song was protected as a parody under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.[24][25]
Aqua - Barbie Girl
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A commercial by automobile company Nissan featuring dolls similar to Barbie and Ken was the subject of another lawsuit in 1997. In the commercial, a female doll is lured into a car by a doll resembling GI Joe to the dismay of a Ken-like doll, accompanied by Van Halen's version of You Really Got Me. According to the makers of the commercial, the dolls' names were Roxanne, Nick and Tad. Mattel claimed that the commercial had done "irreparable damage" to its products, but lost the copyright infringement lawsuit.[26]
Saturday Night Live aired a parody of Barbie commercials featuring the fictional "Gangsta b***h Barbie" doll and a "Tupac Ken" doll.[27]
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno displayed a fictional "Barbie Crystal Meth Lab" which mocked how Barbie usually has a career that is "in keeping with the times or in this case, in keeping with society's current problems."
Malibu Stacy is a parody of Barbie in the cartoon series The Simpsons. In the 1994 episode Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy, a talking Stacy doll is introduced, speaking phrases such as "let's buy make-up so the boys will like us". Lisa is disgusted by the "sexist drivel spouted by Malibu Stacy," leading her to market an alternative "Lisa Lionheart". The episode is based loosely on the controversy surrounding Teen Talk Barbie from 1992.
In 1993 a group in the United States calling itself the "Barbie Liberation Organization" modified Barbie dolls by giving them the voice box of a talking G.I. Joe doll, and secretly returned the dolls to the shelves of toy stores. Parents and children were surprised when they purchased Barbie dolls that uttered phrases such as "Eat lead, Cobra!" and "Vengeance is mine." [28] [29]
In 1999 Mattel sued the Utah artist Tom Forsythe over a series of photographs called Food Chain Barbie, which included a photograph of a Barbie doll in a blender. Mattel lost the lawsuit and was ordered to pay $1.8 million in costs to Mr. Forsythe.[30][31][32]
In November 2002 a New York judge refused an injunction against the British-based artist Susanne Pitt, who had produced a doll called Dungeon Barbie in bondage clothing. Judge Laura Taylor Swain stated: "To the court's knowledge, there is no Mattel line of S&M Barbie."[33]
BARBIE COLLECTING
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Mattel estimates that there are well over 100,000 avid Barbie collectors. Ninety percent are women, at an average age of 40, purchasing more than twenty Barbie dolls each year. Forty-five percent of them spend upwards of $1000 a year.
Vintage Barbie dolls from the early years are the most valuable at auction, and while the original Barbie was sold for $3.00 in 1959, a mint boxed Barbie from 1959 sold for $3552.50 on eBay in October 2004.[34] On September 26, 2006, a Barbie doll set a world record at auction of £9,000 sterling (US $17,000) at Christie's in London. The doll was a Barbie in Midnight Red from 1965 and was part of a private collection of 4,000 Barbie dolls being sold by two Dutch women, Ietje Raebel and her daughter Marina.[35]
In recent years Mattel has sold a wide range of Barbie dolls aimed specifically at collectors, including porcelain versions and depictions of Barbie as a range of characters from television series such as The Munsters and Star Trek.[36][37] There are also collector's edition dolls depicting Barbie dolls with a range of different ethnic identities.[38] In 2004 Mattel introduced the Color Tier system for its collector's edition Barbie dolls, ranging through pink, silver, gold and platinum depending on how many of the dolls are produced.[39
BARBIE VERSUS BRATZ
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In June 2001 MGA Entertainment launched the Bratz range of dolls, a move that would give Barbie her first serious competition in the fashion doll market. In 2004 sales figures showed that Bratz dolls were outselling Barbie dolls in the United Kingdom, although Mattel maintained that in terms of the number of dolls, clothes and accessories sold, Barbie remained the leading brand.[40] In 2005 figures showed that sales of Barbie dolls had fallen by 30% in the United States, and by 18% worldwide, with much of the drop being attributed to the popularity of Bratz dolls.[41]
In April 2005, MGA Entertainment filed a lawsuit against Mattel, claiming that the My Scene range of Barbie dolls had copied the doe-eyed look of Bratz dolls. The lawsuit is currently pending in the court system of California.[42]
Mattel is also suing MGA Entertainment and Carter Bryant, a former doll designer for Mattel, claiming that company secrets were stolen by MGA. [43] In July 2008, Mattel won a court ruling stating that Bryant had created most of the original drawings for the Bratz dolls while he was working for Mattel in 1999 and 2000. The ruling may lead to Mattel being awarded millions of dollars in damages for copyright infringement, although MGA denies that Bratz dolls are based on Bryant's drawings. [44]
BARBIE'S MOVIES
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Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World (1987) - Nutcracker (2001) - Rapunzel (2002) - Swan Lake (2003) - The Princess and the Pauper (2004) - Fairytopia (2005) - The Magic of Pegasus (2005) - My Scene Goes Hollywood (2005) - Mermaidia (2006) - The Barbie Diaries (2006) - 12 Dancing Princesses (2006) - The Magic of the Rainbow (2007) - The Island Princess (2007) - Mariposa (200 cool - Diamond Castle (200 cool - Sleeping Beauty (2009)
BARBIES CAREERS
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Education
Art teacher (2002)
Spanish language teacher (2001)
Sign language teacher (1999)
Student teacher (1965)
Elementary teacher (1985, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2006)
[edit] Medical
Dentist (1997)
Medical doctor (198 cool
Nurse (1961, 2006)
Pediatrician (1994, 2000, 2003)
Surgeon (1973)
Veterinarian (1996, 2007)
[edit] Military
United States Army officer (1989, Desert Storm 1992)
United States Air Force jet pilot (1990)
United States Air Force Thunderbirds (1993)
United States Marine Corps officer (1991)
United States Navy officer (1991)
[edit] Political
United States President (2000)
Presidential candidate (Barbie for President 1992, 2004)
UNICEF Summit diplomat (1990)
Ambassador for world peace (1986)
[edit] Public Service
Firefighter (1995)
Police officer (1993)
Life guard (Baywatch 1994)
Canadian Mountie (2005) (available only in Canada)
Swim Teacher (2005, 200 cool
[edit] Transportation
Astronaut (1965, 1985, 25th Apollo 1994)
Flight Attendant (American Airlines 1961, PanAm 1966, Flight Time 1989)
NASCAR driver (199 cool
Pilot (1990)
[edit] Misc.
Babysitter (Barbie Babysits 1963)
Business executive (Day to Night 1984)
Cowgirl (1981)
Chef (1996)
Paleontologist (1997)
McDonald's cashier (1983)
Starfleet officer (2000)
Soda fountain Waitress (Coca Cola Series 199 cool
See's Candy cashier (2002)
BARBIES FAMILY
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Parents
George Roberts
Margaret Roberts
[edit] Siblings
Skipper (1964-2003)
Tutti (1966-71)
Todd (1966-68, 1991-94, 2007)
Stacie (1992-)
Kelly (1995-)
Krissy (1999-2001)
[edit] Cousins
Francie (1966-1976)
Jazzie (1989-1993)
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[edit] Barbie's Friends
Ken (boyfriend, 1961-1967, 1969-2004, 2006-)
Midge (1963-65, 1989-)
Christie (196 cool
Stacey (1968-70)
P.J. (1969-85)
Jamie (1970-72)
Steffie (1972-73)
Kelley (1973-76)
Cara (1975-7 cool
Tracy (1983)
Dana (bandmate, Barbie and the Rockers, 1986-87)
Diva (bandmate, Barbie and the Rockers, 1986-87)
Dee Dee (bandmate, Barbie and the Rockers, 1986-87)
Miko (1986-8 cool
Whitney (1987-89)
Bopsy (bandmate, Barbie and the Sensations, 198 cool
Belinda (bandmate, Barbie and the Sensations, 198 cool
Becky (bandmate, Barbie and the Sensations, 198 cool
Nikki (1989)
Kayla (1989)
Devon (1989)
Kira (1990-2000, 2005)
Nia (1990)
Shani (1991)
Tara Lynn (1993)
Kayla (1994, 2002)
Marina (1996)
Becky (1997)
Lea (1999-2003)
Ana Suarez (Generation Girl, 1999)
Chelsie Peterson (Generation Girl, 1999)
Lara Morelli-Strauss (Generation Girl, 1999)
Nichelle Williams (Generation Girl, 1999)
Tori Burns (Generation Girl, 1999)
Mari Nakano (Generation Girl, 2000)
Blaine Gordon (Generation Girl, 2000)
Drew (Mystery Squad, 2001)
Kenzie (Mystery Squad, 2001)
Shawnee (Mystery Squad, 2001)
Madison (My Scene, 2002)
Chelsea (My Scene, 2002)
Nolee (My Scene, 2003)
Bryant (My Scene, 2003)
Hudson (My Scene, 2003)
Ellis (My Scene, 2003)
River (My Scene, 2003)
Sutton (My Scene, 2003)
Delancey (Chelsea's cousin, My Scene, 2003)
Jai (My Scene, 2003)
Tyson (My Scene, 2003)
Kenzie (My Scene, 2004)
Ryan (My Scene, 2005)
Simone (1 Modern Circle, 2003)
Blaine (2004-06)
Summer (Blaine's sister, 2004)
Tori (American Idol, 2005)
Simone (American Idol, 2005)
Drew (Fashion Fever, 2004)
Courtney (Fashion Fever, 2005)
Gillian (Fashion Fever, 2005)
Kurt (Fashion Fever, 2005)
Desiree (Fashion Fever, 2005)
Shannen (Fashion Fever, 2005)
Tia (2005-2006)
Kennedy (My Scene, 2006)
Courtney (Barbie Diaries, 2006)
Raquelle (Barbie Diaries, 2006)
Nikki (2006)
[edit] Other Family Member's Friends
[edit] Skipper
Ricky (1963-67)
Skooter (1965-67)
Fluff (1971-72)
Tiff (1972-73)
Ginger (1976)
Scott (boyfriend, 1979)
Courtney (1989-2005)
Kevin (boyfriend, 1990)
Nikki (1997)
[edit] Tutti
Chris (1967-6 cool
[edit] Stacie
Kelly (1991)
Janet (1994)
Whitney (1994)
Lila (2004-05)
[edit] Kelly
Becky (1996)
Chelsie (1996)
Susie (1996)
Melody (1996)
Jenny (1997)
Deidre (1997)
Marisa (1997)
Keeya (199 cool
Maria (1999)
Tamika (1999)
Nia (1999)
Kayla (1999)
Lorena (2000)
Liana (2000)
Desiree (2000)
Belinda (2000)
Nikki (2001)
Kerstie (2003)
Gia (2006)
Tori (2007)
Kenzie (2007)
Miranda (2007)
[edit] Francie
Casey (1967-70)
[edit] Jazzie
Dude (1989)
Chelsie (1989)
Stacie (1989)
[edit] Ken's Family & Friends
[edit] Family
Tommy (brother, 1997)
[edit] Friends
Allan (boyfriend/husband of Midge, 1964 & 1991,2002-2003)
Brad (boyfriend of Christie, 1970)
Curtis (boyfriend of Cara, 1975)
Todd (fiancé of Tracy, 1983)
Derek (Barbie and the Rockers, 1986)
Steven (boyfriend of Christie, 198 cool
Melody (1 Modern Circle, 2003)
[edit] Midge's Family
Ryan Sherwood (Midge & Alan's son, 2002)
Nikki Sherwood (Midge & Alan's daughter, 2003)
Newborn Baby Sherwood (2004)
Grandma Hadley (Midge's mother, 2003)
Grandpa Hadley (Midge's father, 2003)
[edit] Shani's Friends
Asha (1991-93)
Nichelle (1991-93)
Jamal (boyfriend, 1992-93)
[edit] The Heart Family
[edit] The Heart Family
Dad Heart (1985)
Mom Heart (1985)
Megan Heart (baby daughter, 1985)
Baby Boy Heart (Megan's twin brother, 1985)
New Arrival Heart (1986)
Grandma Heart (1987)
Grandpa Heart (1987)
[edit] Cousins
Kenny (198 cool
Kevin (198 cool
Honey (198 cool
Janet (198 cool
Melody (198 cool
Nellie (198 cool
[edit] Friends
Daria (1989)
Pleasance (1989)
Gillian (1989)
Darrin (1989)
Windy (1989)
Tawny (1989)
[edit] References
ABOUT BARBIES BOYFRIEND KEN
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Ken®, He's a Doll!" This was the first introduction in 1961 we heard from Mattel about Ken®, the future steady boyfriend of Barbie®, the teenage fashion model. He was named after the son of Ruth and Elliot Handler; inventors of the Barbie® doll.
In 1961 he stood a tall twelve inches high and came with a flocked crew cut in brunette or blonde (M#:750). He had a six-piece jointed body with painted blue eyes. He wore red bathing trunks, cork sandals and came with a yellow towel. Because his hair flock came off in water, Mattel re-released him the following year with molded, painted hair instead (M#: 750 BD: 1962). In 1963 he went through another metamorphous and was shortened by ¼ inch (M#: 750 BD: 1962). His legs became a little heftier and leg joints looser.
Ken® brought to the world of Barbie® the possibility of adventure and romance. But, steady dating seems to be the result of this long lasting relationship. One sad note; Ken® is only considered an "accessory" to Barbie® by Mattel... making him the ultimate "boy toy".
Ken® has garnered many images and scandal (Earring Magic Ken 1992); but to me he will always represent a healthy combination of innocence, boyish masculinity, playfulness and style.
FUN FACT! Barbie® doll's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. Did you know that Ken® doll's full name is...Ken Carson? No middle name was ever given.
KENS JOBS
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Actor '63-'65 '74 '88 '99 Cowboy '80 '82 '89 '93 Impersonator '94 '95 '99 Roller Skater '80 '02
Alternative Lifestyle '92 Ice Skater '89 '97 '02
Airforce '93 Dancer '80 '88 '89 '91 '92 Lifeguard '94 Sailor '63-'65 '84 '92
Army '92 Doctor '63-'65 '87 '97 Marine '91 Soda Jerk '99
Basketball Player '89 Escort '82 '83 '85 '87 '91-'93 '96 '00 '01 '02 Motorcyclist '98 '99 Singer/Rock Star '70 '86 '87 '91 '99
Beach Bum '62 '64 '68 '69 '74 '78 '81-'85 '87-'89 '91-'97 '00 '01 '02 Football Player '63-'65 Olympic Gold Medallist '74 '97 Snow Skier '63-'65 '73 '90
Best Man '90 Fraternity Member '63-'65 Photographer '00 '01 Student '99
Birthday Boy '86 '01 Gymnast '83 Prince '89 '94 '97 '99 '00 '01 Tennis Player '63-'65 '74 '85
Body Builder '81 Hair Stylist '91 '92 '99 Pilot '89 Tourist '78 '83 '87 '88 '90 '93 '98 '99 '01 '02
Brother '96 '99 Jogger/Runner '79 '80 Pizza Delivery '88
Campus Hero '63-'65 King '99 Roller Blader '91 '94
ABOUT BARBIES SISTER
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In the series of Barbie toy dolls, Kelly Roberts is presented as one of Barbie's "younger sisters". She debuted in 1995. Originally the baby of the family (replaced by her younger sister Krissy Roberts in 1999), she also has two older sisters named Stacie and Skipper. Kelly appears to be preschool or kindergarten age (around 5 or 6), but she officially acts 2 years old[citation needed]. In Europe, she is known as Shelly. Kelly dolls are still being produced as of 2008.
Excluding a brief period when the design of the Kelly doll was changed to have an oval shaped head, larger eyes, and longer limbs marketed under the name HAIRville, Kelly dolls have stayed true to their original design which debuted in 1995.
Traditionally, the Kelly dolls were sold by themselves with a set of accessories, for example, Bathtime Kelly was sold with a Kelly-sized bathtub, tub toys and a diaper. Kelly was also sold in sets with Barbie, as in the Shopping Fun Barbie & Kelly set. The friends of Kelly were sold in single boxes. Kelly dolls are currently sold in sets of five as well as single packages
Kelly's friends are made using the same body mold as her, including Tommy, her male counterpart
ABOUT BARBIES SISTER
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Krissy Roberts is a tiny doll in the Barbie toy line who is sold as the youngest sister of Barbara Millicent Roberts and the sixth child of George and Margaret Roberts. She appears to be a baby. Krissy debuted in 1999 sold in a box with Barbie. She wore a white flowered dress & had blonde hair with a bow. The only same-size friend who was sold as part of her line was an unnamed female baby doll who had brown hair and eyes.
Many other baby dolls were sold as part of the Barbie line, often sold with a baby-sitting doll. Others were sold with dolls of the world. Another baby doll who is of similar size is Nikki, Midge Hadley's second child
ABOUT BARBIES SISTER
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Stacie Roberts is one of Barbie's younger sisters. Stacie made her debut in 1992. She is elementary school-aged and was introduced in the early 1990s. Her friends include Janet (1994), Whitney (1994), twin brother Todd (1991), and Lila (2004). She is the fifth child of George and Margaret Roberts. Many collectors believe that Stacie is Tutti renamed, as her twin brother is still named Todd.
The current Stacie dolls have bigger heads and bodies than the older original Stacie dolls. Some people prefer the older Stacie dolls, as they are more lifelike than the new ones, with more realistic faces. The newer ones are much taller and more grown up, with breasts and larger waists. They are the same length as her elder sibling Skipper was.
Stacie was made in in 1992
BARBIES SISTER
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Skipper Roberts was a doll created by Mattel in 1964 to be Barbie's younger sister, as well as to oppose controversies directed at Barbie. Since Skipper was introduced, she has changed immensely. When she first came out, she was 9.25 inches in height (compared to Barbie's 11.5 inches), and then as newer versions were released she gradually became taller with an older appearance, eventually turning out to be almost as tall as Barbie. At first, Skipper was available with three different hair colors, but later was only available as a blond. Usually, Skipper dolls had blue eyes.
Skipper has also had many same-size friends and a few boyfriends. The doll also appeared as a character in several Random House novels and Marvel Comics. A fictional biography was developed for her from these, as well as from the backs of the boxes which held the dolls that were sold. Several celebrity and fantasy dolls were produced at the Skipper size, most recently two twin dolls from the Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses line.
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