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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.
Businessman Harold "Matt" Matson and the husband-and-wife duo of Elliot and Ruth Handler founded Mattel as Mattel Creations in January 1945 in a garage in Los Angeles. [20] [21] The company name chosen is a portmanteau of the surname of Matson and first name of Elliot, with former chairman and CEO Bob Eckert revealing at a 2013 Christmas Day Peninsula Seniors lecture that the founders ...
Mattel's Barbie doll of Aaliyah was released on Thursday to honor the late singer on what would've been her 46th birthday and it sold out on the company's website in a matter of hours.
In 2021, Mattel Films announced a development of 13 films in production based on Mattel toys and games, such as Hot Wheels, Magic 8 Ball, Masters of the Universe, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Polly Pocket, View-Master, American Girl and Uno, as well as an original intellectual property in Christmas Balloon. [7]
In many of the countries in which the doll was sold, Fulla was relatively expensive at about $10 for the standard doll. [28] Because of this, NewBoy created a cheaper version of the doll called Fulla Style. [29] In 2015 NewBoy came with a reboot version of the Fulla doll also known as Generation #5 that is sold from 2016 to present day.
The doll has features that allow accessible play for children with sight loss.
The concept of the Thingmaker was introduced in 1963, as part of Mattel's Vac-U-Maker set. This omnibus toy combined the new moulds and Plasti-Goop technology with the existing Vac-U-Form machine, a vacuum forming toy, which molded simple sculptures by heating thin sheets of plastic, then using a vacuum pump to form the softened plastic over hard plastic forms.
The dolls with the misprinted labels, originally priced between $20 (£15) and $40 (£31), were seen on sale on eBay for prices between $40 and $2,100 (£1,637). Wicked stars Ariana Grande as ...