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Step into a world of pink, fashion, and history! Test your knowledge on the iconic doll that changed the toy industry forever, from her fictional hometown to her real-world legal battles.
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Ruth Handler created Barbie and named the doll after her daughter, Barbara. Years later, she named Barbie's boyfriend Ken after her son, Kenneth. This means the famous fictional couple was actually inspired by a real-life brother and sister.
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Barbie has a full fictional biography. Her parents are George and Margaret Roberts from the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin. Over the years, books and comics have built a massive family tree for her, including several younger siblings like Skipper and Chelsea.
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The first Barbie was sold as a 'Teen-age Fashion Model', and her earliest outfits were all about runway style. Within a few years she began trying out other careers, from nurse to astronaut, and over the decades she has had more than 200 different jobs.
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Totally Hair Barbie featured floor-length hair that children could style, crimp, and color. Released in 1992, she remains the most popular Barbie doll ever sold, with over ten million units purchased worldwide. Her popularity led to a 30th-anniversary commemorative reissue.
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Teen Talk Barbie was programmed to say several random phrases, including the line 'Math class is tough!' Critics argued this promoted harmful stereotypes about girls and academic subjects. Mattel apologized and offered to swap the voice microchip for anyone who bought the doll.
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Mattel sued MCA Records, claiming the song violated their trademark and turned their wholesome doll into a sexual object. A US appeals court ruled that the song was a protected parody, and the judge famously ended with: 'The parties are advised to chill.' Mattel later embraced the song for advertising.
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The original Barbie debuted at the American International Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959, wearing her iconic black-and-white striped swimsuit and a signature ponytail. This historic look remains one of the most recognizable fashion statements in toy history.
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Ruth Handler discovered the Bild Lilli doll while vacationing in Switzerland in 1956. Originally a comic strip character in a German newspaper, Lilli was a high-fashion adult doll. Mattel eventually bought the rights to Lilli and stopped her production to focus entirely on Barbie.
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While Barbie has owned dozens of dogs, cats, and even exotic animals like zebras, her first official pet was a horse named Dancer. This reflected the popularity of equestrian toys and launched a long line of horses with brushable manes and realistic saddles.
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Miss Astronaut Barbie was released in 1965, four years before the Apollo 11 moon landing. She wore a silver spacesuit and helmet, showing girls they could reach for the stars. This career doll was part of a push to show women in fields where they were rarely represented at the time.
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