Barbie's Family (Skipper step 1)

Barbie's Family
Previously written list of family and friends crush of the barbie. Today it has written to all the details of each. Want to see the help that each individual is what.

Siblings :

• Skipper (1964)
  
• Tutti (1966-71)
  
• Todd (1966)
  
• Stacie (1992)
  
• Kelly (Known as Shelly throughout Europe. 1995)
  
• Krissy (1999)

Skipper Roberts
For the baseball player (1888--1963), see Skipper Roberts (baseball)

Image : Skipper Roberts

A vintage straight-leg Skipper doll with red hair wearing her original swimsuit.

First appearance : 1964

Last appearance : 2009

Created by : Mattel

Information : Age about 11 or 12 years old

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.

Vintage (1963-1973)

Skipper was created, along with Midge, to counteract criticism that claimed Barbie was a sex symbol. Midge's facial appearance was gentler than Barbie's, whereas Skipper was a response to requests that wanted Barbie to have children; however, instead of having a married, pregnant Barbie, which would make her too domestic, Barbie would babysit Skipper. As Barbie's little sister, Skipper was Barbie's first family member sold. Since their introduction in the early 1960s, Skipper dolls have changed drastically.

Vintage versions
1964

• Skipper Barbie's Little Sister
• Skipper Party Time Giftset
• Barbie Wedding Party Giftset Skipper Ken Barbie Midge
• Japanese Skipper
  

1965

• Skooter
• Ricky
• Bendable Leg Skipper, Skooter
• Skooter Cut 'n Button Set (Sears Exclusive)
• Skipper On Wheels
  

1968

• Twist & Turn Skipper

1969

• Twist & Turn Skipper
• Skipper Perfectly Pretty Gift Set (Sears Exclusive)
  

1970

• Dramatic New Living Skipper
• Skipper Barbie's Little Sister re-issued
• Young Ideas
• Japanese Skipper
• Living Skipper Doll Vert Best Velvet Set
• Twist & Turn Skipper
  

1971

• Living Skipper
• Sunshine Special Sears Exclusive Fluff Doll Gift Set
• Living Fluff
  

1972

• The Sun Set Malibu Skipper
• Pose N Play Skipper (Sears Exclusive)
• Pose N Play Tiff
  

1973

• Quick Curl Skipper

1974

• No. 8126 Skipper
• Funtime Skipper
• Funtime Skooter
  

Vintage fashions
1964

• Ballet Class
• Under Pretties
• Red Sensation
• Silk 'n Fancy
• Masquerade
• Flower Girl
• Dress Coat
• School Days
• Dreamtimn

1965

• Day At The Fair
• Sunny Pastels
• Cookie Time
• Me 'N My Doll
• Platter Party
• Outdoor Casuals
• Rain Or Shine
• Land & Sea
• Ship Ahoy
• Happy Birthday
• Fun Time
• Sunday Suit
• School Girl
• Town Togs
• Wooly P.J.'s
• Party Pink
• Lights Out
• Saturday Show
• Little Leaguer

1966

• Can You Play
• Tea Party
• What's New at the Zoo
• Chill Chasers
• Rainy Day Checkers
• Dog Show
• Loungin' Lovelies
• Let's Play House
• Country Picnic
• Junior Bridesmaid
• Learning To Ride
• Sledding Fun
  

1967

• Beachy Peachy
• Flower Showers
• Rolla Scoot
• All Spruced Up!
• Right In Style
• Popover
• Jamas 'N Jaunties
• Hearts 'n Flowers
• Glaid Plaids
• Lolapaloozas
• Velvet 'N Lace
• All Prettied Up!

1968

• Baby Dolls
• Patent 'n Pants
• Posie Party
• Quick Change
• Real Sporty
• Skimmy Stripes
• Trim Twosome
• Warm 'n Wonderful

1969

• Chilly Chums
• Drizzle Sizzle
• Eeny, Meeny, Midi
• Hopscotchins
• Ice Cream 'n Cake
• Jazzy 'Jamas
• Jeepers Creepers
• Knit Bit
• Pants 'n Pinafore
• Plaid City
• School's Cool
• Sunny Suity

1970

• Budding Beauty
• Daisy Crazy
• Fancy Pants
• Lemon Fluff
• Lots of Lace
• Pink Princess
• Rik Rak Rah
• Super Slacks
• Triple Treat
• Twice As Nice
• Velvet Blush
• Wooly Winner

1971

• All Over Felt
• Ballerina
• Double Dashers
• Dressed In Velvet
• Goin' Sleddin'
• Ice-Skatin'
• Little Miss Midi
• Long 'n Short Of It
• Lullaby Lime
• Sweet Orange
• Teeter Timers
• Tennis Time

Fashion Paks
1970

• Happy Times!
• Nighty Night
• Side Lights
• Summer Slacks
• Toe Twinklers
• Undertones

1971

• Action Fashions
• Check The Suit
• Skimmer 'n Scarf
• Some Shoes
• Sporty Shorty
• The Slumber Party

Then start to feel dizzy. Write to her Barbie's sister is still not out. Then will write the new date following. Reading with .... not just bored. I will soon find the place again soon.

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Barbie Fashionistas Glam Doll

Barbie Fashionistas Glam Doll

Barbie Fashionistas
The Barbie Fashionistas collection takes inspiration from the ramp walk of Hollywood and catwalk of New York. Barbie's fashionistas friends are called the Fashionistas and are clothed in the latest to die for fashions that are still appropriate for young girls. Barbie Fashionistas include: Glam, Cute, Girly, Wild, Sassy, and Artsy. Rumor has it more will arrive in future years.

Each of the Fashion shows off with dresses that blend with their unique personalities. Nautical stripes, bold prints, balloon cuts, and vivid gowns, there's sure to be one that is perfect for the little girl on your gift list. Each Barbie Fashionista is different with fabulous hair styles and matching accessories like shoes, handbags, clips, jewelry and chains make them look like guardian angels of the fashion world. Of course regular Barbie doll clothes fit these new dolls.


Barbie Fashionistas Glam Doll Product Features

• Strike a pose and express your fashion personality with Barbie Fashionistas dolls
• Fashionista dolls wear the trendiest fashions
• 12 points of articulation
• Doll has a distinct personality reflected in their clothes and accessories
• Finalists for 10th Annual Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards

WARNING:
CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

...Other Barbie Dolls

Barbie Lucy Fashion the Christmas Show

Barbie "I Love Lucy" FRED MERTZ Santa Doll "The Christmas Show"
Platinum Label Barbie Collector (2009)

The holidays are a great time of year but sometimes finding that perfect toy for the little girl in your life can be a challenge. So if you're looking for your special niece, darling granddaughter or just the daughter of a good friend here hot Christmas toys for girls.

The Barbie "I Love Lucy" Santa Fred Doll is based on a character from the "The Christmas Show," which was filmed in 1956. On Christmas Eve, Fred dresses up as Santa. But a surprise happens when the "real" Santa shows up. The Barbie "I Love Lucy" Santa Fred Doll is perfect for collectors and lovers of "I Love Lucy."

Barbie Lucy Fashion the Christmas Show Product Features

• The Barbie "I Love Lucy" Santa Fred Doll is ideal for collectors
  
• Based on "The Christmas Show" episode
  
• Last doll in "The Christmas Show" series
  
• Limited to 999 made
• Box may have minor shelf-wear
  

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...Other Barbie Dolls

Biography of Barbie Dolls

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. In a series of novels published by Random House in the 1960 s, her parents' names are given as George and Margaret Roberts from the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin.

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

In the Random House novels, Barbie attended Willows High School, while in in the Generation Girl books published by Golden Books in 1999 she attended the fictional 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 boyfriend Ken (Ken Carson), who first appeared in 1961. 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.

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 Corvette 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 (1988) and Nascar Barbie (1998).

Mattel has created a range of companions for Barbie, including Hispanic Teresa, Midge, African American Christie and Steven (Christie's boyfriend). Barbie's siblings and cousins were also created including Skipper, Tutti (Todd's twin sister), Todd (Tutti's and Stacie's twin brother), Stacie (Todd's twin sister), Kelly, Krissy, Francie, and Jazzie.

See List of Barbie's friends and family
Barbie's Family
o Siblings
o Cousins
o Friends
Other Family Members' Friends
o Skipper
o Tutti
o Stacie
o Kelly
o Francie
o Jazzie
Ken's Family and Friends
o Family
o Friends
Shani's Friends
o Friends
The Heart Family (Neighbors of Barbie)
o Cousins
o Friends
Midge and Alan's Family
o Family
So In Style (2009)
o style.....

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As Before Barbie Doll

The original Barbie
was launched in March 1959

Story of Barbie start from 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. The adult-figured 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.

The standard range of Barbie dolls and related accessories are manufactured to approximately 1/6th scale, which is also known as playscale. Barbie products include not only the range of dolls with their clothes and accessories, but also a large range of Barbie branded goods such as books, fashion items and video games. Barbie has appeared in a series of animated films and made a brief guest appearance in the 1999 film Toy Story.

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, In 1985 the artist Andy Warhol created a painting of Barbie..

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Barbie World

Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler (1916-2002) is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.

Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involving parody of the doll and her lifestyle. In recent years, Barbie has faced increasing competition from the Bratz range of dolls.

Barbara "Barbie" Millicent Roberts

First appearance : March 9, 1959
Created by : Ruth Handle
Nickname(s) : Barbie

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Barbie World Blog

Welcome to Barbie World Blog.

The 2009 Holiday Barbie is the ideal collector's item for the Barbie lover in your home. And this year, Barbie is not only celebrating the holidays, she is also celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Barbie doll making her a particularly special collectible. Designed for ages six and up, the 2009 Holiday Barbie is wearing a gorgeous bejeweled, multilayered pink gown. Your child will love showing her off to friends, or propping her up on her doll stand for everyone to admire.

Beauty and the lovely Barbie. I intend to make this a block up. If any errors you can blame and recommended me. Ask you to visit a blocked happy. And enjoy shopping all over the festival.