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The company eventually discontinued the "Growing Up" dolls in 1977, but Skipper continued to develop in subsequent versions of the doll. "Super Teen Skipper," created in 1979, retained the doll's ...
Mattel introduced the Barbie in 1964 with the intention of creating a character that portrayed a girl’s journey through puberty by giving the doll the ability to grow breasts.
The first Skipper doll was eight years old. She was designed as a response to requests for Barbie to have children; Mattel felt that a little sister would be a better choice instead. [2] Skipper was later changed to a teenager, and a controversial "Growing Up Skipper" doll with growable breasts was created to demonstrate the change. [3]
These dolls feature a turnable key on their back that can make the doll grow taller and grow breasts, similar to the infamous "Growing Up Skipper" doll. Mattel ceased selling My Scene dolls in the US in 2008, but continued to sell the dolls internationally, until Mattel ceased production on the My Scene line as a whole in the year of 2011.
Ideal produced over 200 variations of dolls throughout the composition era. [2] In 1914, Ideal had a boy doll launched named the Uneeda Kid, after a biscuit company. [29] [28] It was patented on December 8, 1914. [30] The 15-inch boy doll wore a blue and white bloomer suit and held a box of Uneeda Biscuits under his arm. [31]
Mattel has modeled Barbie dolls after trailblazing activists, athletes, and celebrities. Barbie's Inspiring Women series includes Ida B. Wells, Rosa Parks, and Frida Kahlo.