More random dolls that I found interesting

I love Fridays and loathe August!  August is the hot-weather equivalent of January, with nothing but extreme temperatures and no holidays to look forward to for at least a month.  Hmmm...I think I gripe about August EVERY August, come to think of it.  On the other hand, it's Friday, and even though I don't get Saturdays off like I did when I was a kid, I still love Fridays.  On this particular day a Friday and a first day of August kinda cancel each other out.  Gee whiz, where have I been???  Obviously I meant this to go up back in August, and on a Friday...yeppers, August 1st was a Friday!  Thank you Treesa, for pointing out that lovely boo-boo.  It's a full moon tonight and I'm just a little crazy, just like my critters.  Anyway, I'm back with another list of obscure (or not-so-obscure) dolls that I found interesting, and I'm gonna just dive right in.

TIMEY TELL

COMPANY:  Mattel 

YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1964

I've been told that the dolly world can be just as wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey as the life of a time lord, and that appears to be the case with this young lady.  Timey Tell wears a large watch on her wrist, and...I actually don't know if it's tied to her ability to talk, but she can announce various activities to do at various hours.  She even has accessories for some of those activities, like a tea set for four-o'clock.  Hmmm...did Americans do teatime at four-o'clock in the sixties?  Did this doll turn off at night?  Jeez, I've had toys that woke up in the middle of the night, and it made long for a cinder block to hurl at said toy.  EDIT, 11/20/25:  I oughtta know better by now than to talk about a vintage doll without at least glancing at Tam's blog.  She talked about Timey Tell HERE.  The magazine ad she shows is to die for, and it even shows some other familiar faces.  Anyone for Baby Beans???

COOCHY COO BABY

COMPANY:  Ertl
YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1996

I blame Eve Ensler for ruining my views on "coochy-coochy-coo."  Read "The Little Coochi Snorcher That Could" if you dare and you'll see what I mean (linked content is rated X for violence, rape, and underage sex).  Dumbest pudendal euphemism that I've ever heard, first and foremost, and then the subject matter of that monologue...ewww.  Adult content aside, from what I can gather Coochy-Coo Baby functions in a way similar to some of the dolls I own.  Squeeze her tummy, and she apparently makes baby noises.  She'll also suck on her bottle or her pacifier if her tummy is pressed, and I think that's pretty cool.  Bless You Baby Tender Love sure can't do that!  She's got a hole in her mouth for a bottle, but she sure as snot doesn't suck on it!

Coochy-Coo Baby and Bless You Baby Tender Love do have a few things in common, though.  Their gimmicks are both triggered by squeezing the doll's tummy, and they both appear to be all one piece, with no joints whatsoever.  Ooo, I bet that means that Coochy-Coo is soft!  Baby Tender Love certainly is.  I have to admit though that Coochy-Coo freaks me out a little, mainly because of her huge eyes and huge mouth.  She looks a little like a modern-day Cry Baby, but not as cute.  Still, this doll is kinda interesting, and I love how her gimmick is kid-friendly.  She comes in both white and Afro-American variants.

BABY COLOR AND SHAMPOO

COMPANY:  Kenner
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1993-1994

Oh, I can just here my mama:  "Don't make a mess in there, Moon!"  LOL, I loved to play in my bath when I was little, and if I had a doll or a toy to play with me I was in hog heaven.  Occasionally I did make a mess and I got a severe scolding or even a swat on the rear!  That said, Baby Color and Shampoo is exactly what she sounds like:  a doll with hair dye and shampoo.  You could streak her hair with the included dye, and the apparently you could wash it out and do it all over again.  In theory it sounds pretty good, though I do wonder how well it worked in real life.  My friends had Doodle Bears that never got completely clean despite what the advertisements said.  Anyway, in addition to the shampooing/hair-dying gimmicks, Baby Color and Shampoo could blow bubbles when one squeezed her tummy...but out the top of her head!  Not out of her mouth like babies normally would!  Nonetheless I'd have been all over this doll like white on rice had I liked dolls in 1993.  I was solidly a Jurassic Park girl by then.  Baby Color and Shampoo was not alone in the water-play-meets-hair-coloring category, by the way; Foam 'n' Color Barbie was there too.  Again, I have no idea how well Barbie's foam washed out, but either way it sounds like something I'd have loved.

BUBBLE SURPRISE SUZY

COMPANY:  Kenner
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1993-1994

Another doll named Suzy!  I guess one could say that Suzy here was Baby Color and Shampoo's companion or sister.  Worthpoint apparently thinks so.  A close look at the dolls' feet reveals that they both had the same body mold, so there's that much more in common.  Suzy is another water play doll, and one...basically dressed her in bubbles.  I could've sworn that there was a Barbie doll back in the day who wore bubbles too, but all I could find online was Foam 'n' Color Barbie, who definitely does NOT wear dresses made of bubbles...no, I found her!  Her name was Bathtime Fun Barbie, and she also wore soap bubble dresses.  Once again, both Barbie and Suzy are dolls I'd have enjoyed as a child, because I loved to play with soap.  Suzy appears to be kinda obscure; I was unable to find a commercial for her, and I only found images of a white doll, with lilac eyes, no less.  <glances up>  Oh, Baby Color and Shampoo has lilac eyes too.  Interestingly, in this video Suzy's molded earrings can clearly be seen.  I don't often see baby dolls with earrings.

CHLOE CHARMS

COMPANY:  Kenner

YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1995-1996

One of the glitzy toddler dolls, Chloe Charms carries charms in that big silver necklace of hers, and they could be used to decorate her dress and hair.  I think little girls could wear 'em too.  <glances at the commercial>  No, the charms come out of Chloe's crown!  Now that, I love.  You turn the plastic dome on the crown, and out pops a charm.  Pretty cool!  As with Twist 'n' Style Tiffany, I prefer Chloe Charms's black self to her white one, because her smile looks genuinely happy rather than pageant-y, but they're both cute.

BABY DID IT

COMPANY:  Kenner

YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1996

Oh mercy, baby did what???  LOL, the box says it all:  after being fed Baby Did It loads her pants and it's up to the owner to clean her up.  She comes with her powder and what I presume is a thing of wipes, and a baby bottle, so basically this doll is your classic drink 'n' wet doll.  I don't like this doll's face much; she looks a little like a space alien.  The name makes me laugh though, because it reminds me of my sister's hijinks during her potty training days!

KATIE KISS 'N' GIGGLES

COMPANY:  CapToys
YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1994

CapToys!  Who do we know from CapToys???

So there was more to CapToys than Blooming Dolls!  Katie Kiss 'n' Giggles is Violet's "cousin," so to speak, and her gimmick is a simple one.  Squeeze her tummy and she kisses you.  She's even got her own lip gloss for the occasion.  In the kissing sense Katie is very much like the Cabbage Patch Kissin' Kids, in that they also kiss when squeezed.  I think Rowena Skylar runs on batteries, though...and maybe Katie does too.  I dunno.  Either way I don't think Katie has the cutest face, but I love her simple, kid-friendly gimmick.  

MY PRETTY BALLERINA 

COMPANY:  Tyco
YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1989-1990

Now she's in me, always with me...ahem, I like ballerina dolls.  I think I've discussed that, LOL.  My Pretty Ballerina did what ballerinas do:  stretch at the barre and turn pirouettes.  This particular doll also has joints all over, which is...actually more than I can say for a lot of ballerina dolls that I've seen/owned.  You'd think that ballerina dolls would be more limber than the average doll, but a lot of 'em aren't, probably because of production costs.  I won't knock it, since even the stiffest ballerinas I own have a lot of grace.  But My Pretty Ballerina has the joints to get the job done, plus arms like a gibbon.  Seriously, this child has LOOOONG arms!  LOL, again, I can dig it.

CALIFORNIA ROLLER BABY

COMPANY:

YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1991-1992 (Maybe????  I actually don't know how long she was produced, LOL.)

Yep, I'm finally including her!  Every time I discuss glitzy toddler dolls this one crops up at least once.  I guess she technically could be called glitzy herself since she's wearing jewelry and engaging in a hobby that few toddlers engage in.  Not that I know of, anyway; my friends didn't start gomming around with roller skates until they were about eight, and they didn't rollerblade until ten or eleven.  ANYWAY, like most of the dolls above, California Roller Baby runs on batteries, is ridiculously happy-looking, and has a gimmick that is fairly easy to operate.  She legit skates, without anyone holding her up like Barbie in her sparky rollerblading days.  Granted, Cali wouldn't win any races, but she IS skating on her own.

ROCKIN' BOPPERS

COMPANY:  Worlds of Wonder
YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1990

From the company that brought us Julie, the Rockin' Boppers danced to their own music, or music that anyone else supplied.  Anything from "S.O.S." to "Gimme All Your Lovin'," or whatever you might prefer.  These aren't as technologically advanced as Julie, but they're cute and once again, they're kid-friendly.  I will say though (since I talked about My Pretty Ballerina's long arms), dig the Boppers' stubby little legs!  Good thing the clothes make them look a little more in proportion.

SWEET TREATS

COMPANY:  Matchbox
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1989

These fantasy-themed soft dolls hail from a land called Sweet Land where the girls are both attractive and good-natured.  Hmmm, sounds a little like Paradise City, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty.  More song references aside, I associate Matchbox more with the little cars that I collected than with dolls, but I won't knock it.  These remind me of Rainbow Brite a smidge, with their colors and their soft bodies and such.  They were also scented, like many dolls of the era, and...that's pretty much it!  They're cute, cuddly, and colorful, and I like these.  Blueberry Cheesecake is my favorite.

DIAL-A-DOCTOR BABY

COMPANY:  Hasbro

YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1997

<steps out of the ether>  Hello, I'm the Doctor.  <big smile>  Basically...run!  LOL, I couldn't resist!  I can only remember Mama calling the doctor for me once, when I was sick with tonsillitis and running a 104-degree fever.  She probably did it a couple'a times when I was a baby too, since I was sick enuff for it on two occasions, but I remember the tonsillitis incident.  Mercy, that was a hellish week.  School had thankfully just let out for the summer, but that was the only positive thing about the ordeal.  I remember Mama reading my thermometer, saying "Oh dear God, a hundred and four," and grabbing the phone, while I was holding my throat thinking "Why can't that danged doctor come here like he does in my books???"  But that wasn't the way it went.  I had to cripple out of bed and get diagnosed that way.  Anyway, Dial-a-Doctor Baby can also suffer from four common childhood ailments, though thank God, tonsillitis isn't one of 'em.  She can develop sore gums, a fever, your classic head cold, and...well, a boo-boo!  The accompanying portable phone has buttons that correspond with whatever ailment you think Baby is sick with, and Dr. Johnson gives the needed advice.  In addition to her phone Baby is accompanied by a thermometer, cold meds, teething gel, and a bandage.  Baby herself appears to be your basic baby doll, with a soft body, vinyl head and limbs, and rooted hair.  She makes no sounds or movements, but she's got a sweet face.  Dial-a-Doctor Baby can be either blonde or Afro-American, and her black variant is adorable.

HOLLY HOBBIE AND FRIENDS

COMPANY:  Mattel
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  2006

Ah, the perfect fusion of then-modern and retro!  Apparently this rendition of Holly Hobbie was based on a TV show that was airing on Nick Jr. in 2006, and if that's the case then Holly is a city slicker with two friends from the country, and is apparently the great-granddaughter of the original Holly.  Way to make boomers feel old, Mattel; the original Holly Hobbie only dates back to the sixties.  Holly herself looks very retro with the bell-bottom jeans and all those beads.  I also have learned from a VERY reputable source that these dolls had fashion packs to go along with the dolls, which is always a plus.  Unfortunately the outfits came with gimmicks, and the only one that really worked well was the bead gimmick.  But still this is a cute line overall, one I wouldn't have minded dabbling in if I'd been aware of it in 2006.

4-EVER BEST FRIENDS

COMPANY:  MGA Entertainment
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  2003

Before the Moxie Girlz, there were these.  I can only presume that these were MGA's first attempt to counter parental complaints that the Bratz were too skanky, and if that's the case then MGA kinda failed a little bit.  These dolls are less vampy than the Bratz, but a few of 'em are still pretty scantily clad.  Some of these dolls are going for a swim though, and if you're swimming you get a little more of a pass.  So these dolls followed the concept of friendship and were sold in packs of two, not unlike the present-day Hey Bestie dolls.  This redditor says that the dolls have jointed wrists in addition to the usual five joints and have cute little tummies, but their vinyl is kinda off in coloration.  Their build and little girl theme makes me think of Riley, whom I love.  Ooo, ooo, I wonder if they can share clothes???  If I ever get either Riley or one of these dolls I'll find out and report back to y'all.

WEE 3 FRIENDS

COMPANY:  Mattel
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  2004-2005

The main reason why I know about these is because they share a body mold with What's Her Face!, and thus the two lines can share clothes.  Other than that the two lines had NOTHING in common; WHF was heavily customizable, while Wee 3 Friends were just cute little dolls who hit the ol' friendship thing hard.  The characters' names were Janet (left), Stacie (center), and Lila, so basically they were resized versions of Barbie's sister Stacie and her two primary friends (redheaded Whitney got a rename).  I was fixin' to say these reminded me of Stacie and her friends!  LOL, Stacie never attained the popularity that Skipper did, but I've always found her adorable.  Fortunate me, I have a few, full little outfits and all!  Anyway, these dolls saw several waves, named stuff like Rain! Rain! Rain!, Snow! Snow! Snow!, and Party! Party! Party! as seen above.  Like 4-Ever Best Friends and Hey Besties these dolls were sold as a group, which would've killed my interest as a kid because the only one I'm interested in is Lila.  Red hair, y'know.

LISA FRANK FAB FRIENDS

COMPANY:  Play Along
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  2000

I remember these very well, the Fab Friends.  I was once a live-strong, die-hard Lisa Frank fan, and I'm still a casual fan, so these dolls appealed to me greatly.  Cassie, Lisa, and Mara wore retro-themed, brightly colored outfits, had big, bold eyes, and garish hair to match.  These apparently came in two sizes, but I never saw the smaller size.  The local Wal-Mart had the big ones pictured above, but there was also a smaller size that was just as colorful but not quite as cute.  Anyway, it may surprise y'all, especially after what I said about Wee 3 Friends, that my favorite of these was...Mara.  Not Lisa, despite that beautiful red hair.  No, Mara had hair that made me thirst for grape juice, plus big green eyes.  I don't know why I never asked for one of these dolls, but I didn't.  With my fondness for Lisa Frank stuff, I know I'd have gotten one if I'd asked.

TEEN TRENDS

COMPANY:  Mattel

YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  2006-2007

I saw these in a "For Young Collectors" segment in Doll Reader, but I never saw 'em in stores.  Basically the Teen Trends were another Mattel line trying to keep up with the Bratz, and they had enuff cliches that they got an entry on TV Tropes.  LOL, I love that website!  Anyway, the Teen Trends were here and gone before one could cover a sneeze, though I've yet to uncover a reason why.  They probably didn't sell, and one Redditor noted that their marketing stunk, so that can't have helped.  Kianna (far left in the above image) was my favorite since she was the resident punky girl, but they all have cute (slightly grown up?) faces.  They were also highly jointed, which tickled my fancy even then, but...I think I've discussed why I went on a doll hiatus around 2006.  It lasted until 2011, when we moved the first time.  Anyway, I've vocalized a passing interest in the Teen Trends in the past, and I even have two of the outfits, which I tried on Hot Looks and on Delilah Noir.  Unfortunately I hear that these dolls are not aging well and develop sticky heads, but I still may bring a Kianna home.

Before I wrap this up, TV Tropes mentioned a fifth character, a Japanese girl named Rayna who never made it to production.  She even has her own Amazon page, so close was she to production.

SQUEEEE!!!  She'd have been my girl had she made it to production.  Rayna and Sachi would've made a great pair...oh yeah, and Nancy too.  Nancy with her black hair with red streaks, not Day of the Dead Nancy.

Another random post in the books, kiddies!  Did y'all ever own/know of any of these?

EDIT, 11/16/25:  Barb's response post is up!  You can see it HERE.

Cheers to all,
RagingMoon1987

Big haul

A friend of mine from church (hereafter referred to as Ms. P, her first initial) wanted to off-load a ton of her daughter's Barbie stuff, and due to my Failbook posts the first person she thought of was Yours Truly.  She said it was one box, but it ended up being FIVE boxes of stuff.  Two cars, a disassembled house, a ton of furniture, several Ziploc bags of clothes, and a box of nineties-era Barbies.  Wait until y'all see how diverse and well-kept this bunch is.  First things first:  this is Barbie.  I don't know which, but she's a pretty one.

This is also Barbie, one of the Little Debbie dolls.  Her accessories are presumably mixed in with the rest of the clothes.

This is Bridesmaid Barbie, from Midge's wedding party.

And of course, this is Barbie, one of the pioneers.  I actually have this one already, and I'll probably redress her.

Hi, Barbie!  Hi, Barbie!  Hi, Barbie!  Hi, Barbie!  Four of 'em are Barbie!  Now...let's see who's NOT Barbie.  The oldest one of the bunch is definitely not Barbie.

I have a reproduction Midge, but this gal is the real McCoy.  Ms. P told me that this is her childhood Midge.  Apparently back in the day Ms. P and her friends were allowed to take their dolls to school and play with them during free time, so that's exactly what they did.  Ms. P says that she had (and still has) one bubblecut Barbie, one Midge, a Fashion Queen Midge with the wigs, one Scooter, one Francie, and one or two Ken dolls (no Allan!).  She may have had Skipper too, but I can't remember; I asked to see these dolls and she'll hopefully bring them to me one day.  ANYWAY, Christmas rolled around, and the children got to play Secret Santa, giving each other something worth no more than a dollar.  When the gift exchange occurred a little boy handed Ms. P this Midge doll...an item worth more than the one dollar limit.  Ms. P said she accepted it, but she felt bad that the little boy had spent so much.

Time passed, Midge got her head taken off at least once, and she's developed a neck split as a result.

I know such damage is repairable, and it doesn't usually show so it's NBD.  I was so touched to receive one of Ms. P's personal dolls that I could only gasp and then splutter "Thank you."  I didn't think to ask her if Midge's hair once curled up (like a straight-leg) or under (like a bendleg).

Now, here's another Midge.  She's more what I'd have grown up with, with the Diva head and the sandy strawberry blonde hair.

I don't think I need to rehash my love for Midge.  She's always been Barbie's less-glamorous, more approachable sidekick, and like P.J. and Teresa, I just relate to her more.  The baseball earrings give this one away as All-Star Midge, from 1989.

I think this was the first Midge produced with the Diva head; the first two had the Steffie head.  I presume that they switched Midge's head up because Teresa used the Steffie head a lot during the eighties, but I don't KNOW that.  I do know that All-Star Teresa was a Steffie, and a very pretty one.

Speaking of Teresa, she's here.  She's not a Steffie Teresa, but again, NBD.  This is the Teresa I knew growing up.

Teresa has holes for earrings, but they're gone.  Luckily she does still have her ring.

<browses Google, eBay, and Etsy>  Somehow I knew there'd be a doll from the Rollerblade line in this collection, and this Teresa is the one.  I vaguely remember these from when I was a little kid; the rollerblades threw sparks, and did y'all know that sparks are a fire hazard???  I never would've guessed!  I don't know if the sparking rollerblades prompted a recall or not, but in this day and age a toy like this never would've flown.  Or the skates would've had to have had a redesign to be not a fire risk.  Edit, 12/14/24:  a little research would've done me good here, but I was completing this post kinda on the fly and didn't look it up like I should've.  Setsu-P informed me that Rollerblade Barbie and company were indeed recalled due to the aforementioned sparks causing problems.  The sources I'm citing are here and here, and thank you Setsu-P for filling me in!  Note that the doll in the YouTube link is Teresa, like mine.

Another of my childhood favorites was/is Kira.  I hinted at this doll's presence yesterday.

Kira has no earrings to aid me in identification, but her paint is distinctive:  yellow-green eyeshadow and orange lips.

Sun Jewel Kira, my childhood friend?  No, she has purple makeup and straight hair and big earrings.  This may be Wet 'n' Wild Kira, from 1990.  Cool, I love the Wet 'n' Wild line.  It kinda looks like Ms. P's daughter restyled Kira's hair, which is okay.  I'll tidy it up a bit and then put it back in that style!

The box wasn't a "girls only" affair, of course.  Before I move down an age bracket I'll run over the boys.  Here's a very dapper Ken.  I thought he mightve been from Midge's wedding party as well, but his suit is the wrong color for that.

This head is an eighties head, so I need to do a little digging for this handsome chap's identity and get back to y'all. 

For now, per the movie, he's just Ken.

Here's another Ken, and I like him even better than the first one.

He has a head that Alan utilized, but that blonde hair is definitely Ken's.

He really is a hunk.  I've always preferred Allan/Alan to Ken anyway, LOL.

I like Steven too.  He is (presumably) Christie's fellow.

This Steven is wearing Wet 'n' Wild Ken's swim trunks, meaning that the first Ken I showed has to be Wet 'n' Wild Ken.  Here's a better look at Steven's face; he's cute.

Now I need to grub up my Christie doll and reunite the lovebirds.

To my delight there are several younger dolls in the mix, including...holy crap is that Jazzie??? 

It is!  It's Hawaiian Fun Jazzie!  Jazzie is Barbie's nineties teenage cousin...possibly the then-modern equivalent of Francie?  Anyway, collectors hypothesize that teenaged Jazzie was created to compete with Hasbro's Maxie, which would explain why Jazzie was here and gone before one could blink.  Maxie didn't last three years, you see.  So here's a better look at Jazzie; she's almost as glamorous in the face as Barbie is.

By the way, I didn't learn until the eleventh hour that Jazzie was here.  She was buried under the ample skirts of Pioneer Barbie and Bridesmaid Barbie. 

The box also has two big-eyed Skippers.  I'll start with this one, since she's the first one I met who's broken.

She looks okay now, but...

...yeah, a couple'a my childhood Skippers ended up that way too.  Nothing a little Gorilla Glue won't fix.  Judging from that bathing suit I'm gonna guess that this is Wet 'n' Wild Skipper...except that that's Kira's bathing suit, LOL!

Nevertheless, this doll's tawny, dewy complexion and very blue eyes give her away as Wet 'n' Wild Skipper.  I repeat:  I love the Wet 'n' Wild line.  Barbie's whole friend group got in on the action, including Skipper, Ken, and Steven.

The other Skipper was easy to identify since she's got her swimsuit on and is wearing a very distinctive necklace.

I admit that it took awhile to track her name down, though.  I do have a collector's guide to all Barbie dolls before a certain date...but big surprise, I can't get at it!  A semi-quick Google scour turned up the doll's name, Sun Sensation.    Oh yeah, and all four girls were a visually striking bunch in their metallic swimsuits.  As an aside, Ms. P's daughter took the time to put Skipper's hair into a herringbone braid.

I'm not good at this type of braid, LOL.

Two of Skipper's friends are here too.  I own a Courtney doll, but not one like this!  Yep, Courtney had dark hair at one time, and then her hair turned red as she aged because why the heck not.  Her neck is broken too.

What is with these nineties Skipper dolls losing their heads???  If any of my dolls were gonna lose their heads, one of my Skippers was gonna be the one.  Anywho, my Courtney is from the Babysitter wave, complete with a tie-dyed shirt and skirt, and a big eighties/nineties bangle that I think belongs to Kira.  

I love it!

The other teenage doll is one that I actually hated as a kid.  He's Pet Pals Kevin, Skipper's boyfriend.

Unlike Barbie, who has remained true to Ken for almost her whole existence, Skip has had several boyfriends.  Ricky was...well, he was a friend, though his official description does list him as a "special friend."  LOL, I had a guy friend like that!  We were too young for love, but we were close.  Then in the seventies there was Scott, and he legit WAS Skipper's boyfriend.  I freaking love Scott!  He was so...well, so seventies!  Kevin came along in the nineties and I wasn't enamored with his bug eyes, but he's grown on me with time.  I'm just glad that my Skipper dolls have some friends that AREN'T Skipper.

Now, the REALLY little kids!  Yep, I've got more, LOL, and these three are the ones that really impress me, so complete and well-cared for are they.  First, the one and only Stacie!  This is her debut self, almost complete.  She only lacks shoes...and a sock that went AWOL.  I swear she had both of them yesterday. 

Stacie never really caught on like Skipper did; by the time I was in high school Stacie was all but gone, while Skip was still being produced sporadically.  Indeed, I felt like Mattel kinda treated Stacie as an afterthought, especially during the mid-nineties when Fashion Avenue ensembles came out.  Barbie and Ken had stuff coming out their ears, Kelly and Skipper had a few things, and...I stand corrected.  Stacie did get a few things, in a line of clothes called Feeling Fun.  I guess I just had my head up my butt back then.  

In addition to clothes Stacie did have a couple'a friends, just like Skipper did.  There was Whitney, whose hair color segued from brunette to red like Courtney's did, and there was Janet.  Behold, Janet.  She has everything, including her shoes.

I wonder why Janet is the dominantly pink one?  Pink is Barbie's color, and Stacie is Barbie's sister, not Janet.  But it looks nice on Janet's dark plastic.  I didn't own either Janet or Whitney before this, so I'm very happy to have Janet now.  EDIT, 12/15/24:  This is actually the black version of Party 'n' Play Stacie!  Now the pink makes sense.  Thank you Treesa, for pointing this out.  Stacie or Janet, she's welcome to stay.

But if Janet was impressive, then Todd is a showstopper.  This is Party 'n' Play Todd, clad in his play clothes and his party jacket.

Once upon a time (once when you were mine), Barbie had a tiny twin sister and brother set, Tutti and Todd.  Tutti, Todd, and their buddy Chris were constructed like the Liddle Kiddles and didn't make it past 1971 due to safety concerns, but older collectors remember them.  By the time the nineties rolled around Todd was Stacie's twin brother, making me wonder if she's not really Tutti revamped.  Hey, Allan/Alan and Midge made a comeback in the nineties too!  Indeed, it was at their wedding that Todd made his debut, as the ringbearer.  Remember, once the ringbearer is selected, YOU.  ARE.  COMMITTED!!!  As far as I know Todd was only around for the Wedding Day, Party 'n' Play, and Happy Meal lines, and after that I don't think he was around.  I never thought I'd want the little guy, but he's welcome now!  Look at that hair!

He really is a cutie.

To top it all off, I ended up with most of a Wet 'n' Wild Barbie lifeguard station, what I think is a Magical Motorhome, an eighties-era Ferrari (yes, a FERRARI!!!), and a disassembled but very large house with a boatload of furniture.  The Ferrari makes me giggle because when I was a little girl I told Mama and Daddy that I would own a Ferrari myself when I grew up.  They laughed and gently told me how expensive such a car was, but I was undaunted...until I saw how fast the damn things can go!  Speed and I are not great friends, y'all, especially when it's excessive, and the Ferrari in the link was traveling at just under EF5 wind speeds!  I'm perfectly happy with the family's Pontiac Vibe, thank y'all.  But still, I can live out this little bit of childhood with a secondhand Mattel Ferrari.  

As for the house, I think it's this huge thing, three stories.

Or it's something similar.  It's got columns and cardboard backdrops kinda like what this house does.  I don't know if I'll be able to put it together, but if I ever get the space I'll give it the old college try.  I've never, repeat, EVER owned a Barbie house before.  A car, yes, but never a house.  Didn't have the room, didn't need one, didn't really want one, but if I can get this puppy put together I'll keep it.  Truth be told, my favorite Barbie house is this one, an A-frame from 1978.

Daddy said that A-frames were full of wasted space, but the whole family still loved them.  Too bad for me this house is cray-expensive, but then aren't all vintage things?

And that's my dolly haul!  I thank Ms. P tenfold, and I commend her daughter for taking such good care of her things!

Love,
RagingMoon1987