Comments on: The Quick 10: Happy Birthday, Barbie!

By: Gail

Gail — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:02:16 +0000

My first barbie was a Ponytail Burnett in 1960, I had her and Ken with the felt type hair. I gave them to my niece when she turned 10 and she gave them to her cousin then they returned to me in 1988. My daughter turned five and my husband gave it to because she begged. She cut the hair, hands and feet. I cried. We, my daughter and I have over over 50 barbies. We love them. Hard to display but try to give them all a turn.

By: em

em — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:43:00 +0000

the first barbie i remember getting was astronaut barbie.
she had poofy pink pants, silver puffy shoulder pads, and no gloves.
at three, i remember thinking that barbie probably needed gloves to work in space.

i saw one on ebay once, maybe i’ll go buy her again.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:25:00 +0000

I read in one of the many, many Barbie books that I’ve read that Tutti and Todd disappeared in the 70’s because they no longer met safety standards. They were fully posable with a bendable wire in their arms and legs, which after a few rounds with a kid, could poke through their vinyl. Fun!

By: coffee

coffee — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:52:00 +0000

After 50 years Barbie is still in great shape; how does she do it?

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:31:00 +0000

Mac,
Just going out on a limb here, but I’m guessing your breasts aren’t 32F or whatever ungodly size hers are supposed to be. If you take say 15-20 pounds of her weight and put it into boobage, that leaves, what, 90 pounds? That’s not healthy by anyone’s standards.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:27:00 +0000

I seem to have a lot of the flying barbies. The Air Force pilot, the flight attendant, the Thunderbirds leader. I also have a marine corp barbie. She could seriously kick your ass if she wanted to.

The military barbies are the only one with short hair. It’s a unique look.

By: mac

mac — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:06:00 +0000

Don’t knock the tall and thin! I’m 5′11 and weigh just over 115 lbs. I’m totally healthy and I bet Barbie is too!

By: Orange

Orange — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:46:00 +0000

@ Kev in GA–you beat me to the punch! Link at my name on the Barbie ban.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:32:00 +0000

I read that Ruth noticed that her daughter didn’t care for baby dolls and THAT’S what got her interested in “3 dimensonial fashion dolls”.

By: Rebecca W.

Rebecca W. — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:13:00 +0000

I still have the VHS “Barbie’s Birthday Party” that I got in the early 90s as a present (you got it for one cent if you bought a Barbie doll, too — funny how I remember these things) that celebrated Barbie’s birthday in Epcot. Anyone else have this tape?