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And here she is brunette! (I prefer her this way)
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The seventies brought us a bunch of celebrity dolls that tried to take over Barbie: BZZZZZZ....fail. But they were still fun! For instance, I remember one of our friend's babysitters having this Growing Hair Cher doll (her eyebrows look blue in this picture for some reason, but I doubt they truly were.) Here is the box- Cher is in a great little Bob Mackie gown it looks like.. And in case you sucked at doing hair- the back of the box was a guide on how to do her hair. As if you could really do any of this... Here is the back of another Cher box, showing the fabulous outfits of her Variety Show: Sonny & Cher Some Bob Mackie fierceness And of course, an Indian costume for "Half-Breed" Did you guys have the Marie Osmond doll? She had a cool disco dress on I couldnt find the Donny doll, but here is her brother Jimmy Kitty O'Neil? Yep, that's right, the famous daredevil stuntwoman. And don't forget this Debby Boone doll: Youuuuu light up my liffffeee Dude! The Bionic Woman! That's right! She could run 60 miles per hour and had bionic hearing in her right ear! Here is her Dome house! It was inflatable and had a cool ass fireplace (that green thing- it snapped together and went in the middle of the room). Okay, this is out of order- but let's do it anyway. JORDACHE dolls? Oh yes girl, oh yes. These were from the early 80's I believe. Flipped hair, tight jeans (they didn't even look that tight, but there was that horse logo!) Here are the real men's version of the jeans for reference... You could buy a bunch of fashions- and in this case, it wasn't about the doll and her wardrobe- it was about the wardrobe wearing the doll... They also had a Cheerleader version of the doll- but who wanted that? We wanted the damn jeans... Then Sasson was like, excuse me? We have a doll too! But she is eight years old... Barbie came back and said TA DOW: We have "Fashion Jeans" Barbie and she is better than both of you: She has a pink angora sweater and pink boots! Beat THAT! OK, back to "Other Dolls" and to the doll I don't even remember category: Tuesday Taylor? Did you guys have one of these? You could change her hair color! She has a very Euro look to her, digging the shape of her nose... Ok, let's get to these Charlie's Angels dolls: Look at Farrah's man jaw! Why did they make it like that? Her head is so oversized... And the lovely Cheryl Ladd in a pretty red dress- they made her cute. Annnnnnd the two brunettes: Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith, baby! They put Kate in a cute scarf top and Jaclyn in a crazy jumper with an ascot! Here is the whole team in little jumpers and ascots- kinda cute; diggin it! Til next time...
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Tracy Starr Doll Series Mattel 1979 Made in Phillipines Original outfit, missing shoes and accessories. Garage sale purchase.
Mattel made two different Miss America Dolls using Barbie's Body and the Steffie head mold. Walk Lively Miss America was sold in 1972 and 1973 and Quick Curl Miss America from 1973 to 1976.
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The Cher celebrity doll portrays her as herself from the Sonny & Cher TV series. It was made by Mego in 1976 in the The Mackie Collection Dolls series. This doll is the first of three versions…
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I found this unusual mod-era doll case the other day. It's a generic case, not affiliated with any particular doll line, but it has great mod fashion illustrations on the front, all done in electric lemon yellow and hot pink. It's the perfect home for my set of vintage Dawn dolls, made by Topper Toys from 1970-1972. The Dawn dolls were tiny, only 6 inches tall, and featured "real" eyelashes, groovy, glittery clothes, and lotsa makeup. My Dawn dolls came to me from teddy bear artist extraordinaire Peng Peng, who very kindly thought of me as she was de-stashing them (thanks, PP!) (I suspect the second doll from the right is a special edition "streetwalker Dawn," or possibly "I've run away from home and become a go-go dancer" Dawn...) Here's the standard Dawn herself, in all her spangly fuschia glory: And here's her friend, Jessica, who's a bit less flower-child-like: For a size comparison, here are the Dawn dolls with a mod-era Barbie. It's like a scene from that old "Land of the Giants" TV show:
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For as long as our family has owned Don't Break the Ice, we have called it "Break the Ice." It's a good example of how a game that's fun doesn't need strict rules. If my 2-year-old thinks she's the winner because she made the bear fall down, that's OK. Don't Break the Ice is a good turn-taking game: "My turn. Your turn." It's good for hand-eye coordination. It's good for kids who can't sit still for long and want to pound on and break things. On the down side, it requires an adult to set up. And if you're not watching, the kids will break the ice too quickly, and you'll have to spend a minute setting it up again. Not too bad a tradeoff, though, considering how much we enjoy playing it. And by the time they're 6 or 7, the kids will be able to squeeze in all the plastic ice cubes to set up the game themselves. For ages 4-6 (I'd say younger and older), 2 players. Cost: About $10. Our rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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Between 1976 and 1979, kids tuned in to see the beaming Mormon siblings singing country songs. They also performed skits with star guests, performing parodies of hit films, like Star Wars (1977) and Battlestar Galactica (1978)...
