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• According to the book “Forever Barbie” by M. G. Lord, Ruth Handler was the one who came up with the idea for the Barbie doll after seeing a German doll named Lilli that was anatomically correct and intended to be given as a gag gift to bachelors. Her husband Elliot was already in the manufacturing business. Ruth asked him to start making adult-looking dolls for their daughter, who was too old for baby dolls but not too old for dolls altogether. Elliot began manufacturing the doll. • The doll was named after the Handler’s daughter, Barbie, who was born in 1941. Their son Ken was born in 1944. The factory foreman’s name was Harold Matson. Matson and Elliot combined their names to form the Mattel Corporation. • In 1955 Mattel was already well established in the toy business when they got the opportunity to sponsor a new TV show: “The Mickey Mouse Club.” As a result, Mattel’s ads turned toy sales from a once-a-year occurrence at Christmastime to a year-round event. Barbie went on the market in 1959. • Barbie was the only adult female doll on the market until Mattel introduced her best friend Midge. Midge was less glamorous than Barbie, while still being perky. Later Midge got a boyfriend, Alan, and Barbie got a little sister, Skipper.

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• The Skipper doll came with her own miniature Barbie doll just over an inch tall with a paintedon swimsuit and yellow hair. • Mattel was originally against the idea of producing a Ken doll because male dolls had never sold well. The Ken was finally released in 1961. It was a success because little girls knew that Barbie needed a boyfriend. • Barbie’s cousin Francie appeared in 1966, followed by her friends Christie and Julia. Jamaican Barbie and Nigerian Barbie followed at later dates. • Talking Stacey, Barbie’s English friend, was released in 1969. • When the question arose of whether Barbie should have a baby, the problem was solved by issuing a Barbie doll that came with an infant and an apron with “Babysitter” clearly written on it. • In 1993 Mattel came out with an “Earring Magic Ken” complete with single earring, purple vest, and necklace.

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• Ruth Handler at first decided not to make a doll-sized vacuum cleaner for Barbie because she didn’t feel Barbie should be thought of as someone who would do “rough housework.” (Continued next page)

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• In 1967 Barbie acquired eyelashes and a twisting waist. Any girls who had an old Barbie were encouraged to trade it in for a discount on a new one. Each year afterwards a new version was released that would do something the previous dolls did not: tilt the head, kiss, blink eyes, grip objects, etc. This ensured continuing sales. • Until 1971, Barbie’s gaze was downcast to one side— a very submissive look. In 1971 she was given a direct straight-ahead look as the women’s liberation movement gathered force. • Jack Ryan, who was married for a short time to Zsa Zsa Gabor, invented the joints that allowed Barbie to bend at the waist and the knee. Ryan made a fortune on his patents. • In 1966 “Color Magic” Barbie was on the market. Her hair and clothes changed color when a “magic” potion was applied. • In 1977 an 18-inch tall Barbie was introduced. She came with a pink Corvette, a motorhome, and a beauty boutique. • In 1979 Barbie got a Fur and Jewels Safe that came complete with a security alarm. • In 1981 Barbie developed tan lines. • Even though Black Barbie and Hispanic Barbie came out in 1980, Blond Barbie outsells all other dolls even in Latin America. • In 1992 the expensive Empress Bride Barbie collector’s doll had a dress created by worldfamous dress designer Bob Mackie. • Barbie’s waist is so narrow not to fit some impossible male ideal, but because when you make a doll-sized waist-band out of cloth, the folds of cloth are so bulky and cumbersome that it would make all but the most slender doll look heavy. • Today Mattel is one of the biggest apparel manufacturers in the world due to Barbie’s expanding wardrobe, with over 100 new additions annually. (Continued next page)

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