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Thingmaker, also called Creepy Crawlers, is an activity toy made by Mattel, beginning in 1964.The toy consists of a series of die-cast metal moulds resembling various bug-like creatures, into which is poured a liquid chemical substance called "Plasti-Goop", which comes in assorted colours.
Chatty Cathy (1960–1965) Mattel's original talking doll. The pull-string talking mechanism that was created for Chatty Cathy in 1960, and it was used in many Mattel talking dolls from 1960 to 1975. Re-issue new doll (1970–1972) Re-issue '60s version (1998–2001). Creatable World (2019–present) Six construction kits for gender-neutral dolls.
Chatty Cathy was a pull-string "talking" doll originally created by Ruth and Elliot Handler and manufactured by the Mattel toy company from 1959 to 1965. The doll was first released in stores and appeared in television commercials beginning in 1960, with a suggested retail price of $18.00, though usually priced under $10.00 in catalog advertisements.
In 1960, Fisher-Price introduced two additional toys with removable figures; "Snorky the Fire Engine" and the "Nifty Station Wagon." [8] The Nifty Station Wagon came with two adult figures and one child figure, thus the first "Play Family" was born. In 1985, Fisher-Price trademarked "Little People" and formally changed the name of the brand. [1]
The sensation surrounding the dolls may have influenced other toy companies to produce their own tiny dolls. [1] Mattel founder Elliot Handler oversaw the project. The dolls were designed to have a close resemblance to that of the little children in neighborhoods across America. Martha Armstrong-Hand at Mattel made the first Kiddles in 1965.
Several Mattel pull-string talking dolls and toys were packaged in boxes that read "A Chatty Toy" or "A Chatty Doll by Mattel". However, these dolls and toys spoke phrases at random when their "chatty ring" was pulled. See 'N Say, introduced in 1964, was the first Mattel talking toy that allowed children to choose the exact phrase they wanted ...
Mattel has announced a revamp of its Monster High doll collection. The new dolls will include diverse stories and body types. The new dolls will include diverse stories and body types. (Photo: Mattel)
Diva Starz was a series of talking fashion dolls created and released by Mattel in October 2000. [1] They are similar in design to MGA's Bratz and Tiger Electronics' Furby. . Alexa, Nikki, Summer—later replaced by Miranda—and Tia were offered in the original deb