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Headline Tag: Television Rating: Good Hits: 1021 Comments: 0 Target Women: Barbie Target Women: Barbie Sarah Haskins discusses the appeal and fun of Barbie! User: AboDabo Apr 9, 2009 2:54 PM
Headline Tag: Celebrities Rating: Good Hits: 521 Comments: 0 1959 First Ever Barbie Commercial 1959 First Ever Barbie Commercial This is the first Barbie commercial that first aired during Mickey Mouse Club! Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara at play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most children's toy dolls were representations of infants. Realizing that there could be a gap in the market, Handler suggested the idea of an adult-bodied doll to her husband Elliot, a co-founder of the Mattel toy company. He was unenthusiastic about the idea, as were Mattel's directors. During a trip to Europe in 1956 with her children Barbara and Kenneth, Ruth Handler came across a German toy doll called Bild Lilli. The adult-figured Lilli doll was like what Handler had in mind, so she purchased three of them. She gave one to her daughter and took the others back to Mattel. The Lilli doll was based on a popular character appearing in a comic strip drawn by Reinhard Beuthin for the newspaper Die Bild-Zeitung. Upon her return to the United States, Handler reworked the design of the doll (with help from engineer Jack Ryan) and the doll was given a name, Barbie, after Handler's daughter Barbara. The doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959. This date is also used as Barbie's official birthday. Mattel acquired the rights to the Bild Lilli doll in 1964 and production of Lilli was stopped. The first Barbie doll wore a black and white zebra striped swimsuit and signature topknot ponytail, and was available as either a blonde or brunette. The doll was marketed as a "Teen-age Fashion Model," with her clothes created by Mattel fashion designer Charlotte Johnson. The first Barbie dolls were manufactured in Japan, with their clothes hand-stitched by Japanese homeworkers. Around 350,000 Barbie dolls were sold during the first year of production. Barbie was one of the first toys to have a marketing strategy based extensively on television advertising, which has been copied widely by other toys. It is estimated that over a billion Barbie dolls have been sold worldwide in over 150 countries, with the well-known fact that three Barbie dolls are sold every second. The standard range of Barbie dolls and related accessories are manufactured to approximately 1/6th scale, which is also known as playscale. Barbie products include not only the range of dolls with their clothes and accessories, but also a huge range of Barbie branded goods such as books, fashion items and video games. Barbie has appeared in a series of animated films and makes a brief guest appearance in the 1999 film Toy Story 2. Uniquely for a toy fashion doll, Barbie has become a cultural icon and has been given honors that are rare in the toy world. In 1974 a section of Times Square in New York City was renamed Barbie Boulevard for a week, while in 1985 the artist Andy Warhol created a painting of Barbie. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. In a series of novels published by Random House in the 1960s, her parents' names are given as George and Margaret Roberts from the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin. Barbie has been said to attend Willows High School and Manhattan International High School in New York City, based on the real-life Stuyvesant High School. Today the Barbie line is responsible for more than 80% of Mattel's profits. Sep 9, 2008 11:10 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Music Rating: Ok Hits: 153 Comments: 0 Motor Head & Barbie: Ace of Spades Motor Head & Barbie: Ace of Spades Motor Head & Barbie - ace of spades Aug 27, 2008 12:06 AM
Headline Tag: Barbie Doll Rating: Ok Hits: 717 Comments: 0 Teen Mommy Darci Doll Teen Mommy Darci Doll Ken tried to use a condom, but he couldn't find his penis. Apr 4, 2008 10:24 AM
Permanent Tag: Subculture Rating: Good Hits: 505 Comments: 0 Goth Barbie from Moveyourcar Goth Barbie from Moveyourcar A darkside role model with unrealistic body proportions for little girls to live up to! Feb 8, 2008 10:38 AM
Permanent Tag: Television Rating: Good Hits: 3794 Comments: 1 Robot Chicken: Girl Toys Robot Chicken: Girl Toys Michael Moore spends some time catching up with the girl toys of yesteryear. From Robot Chicken. Oct 19, 2007 2:27 PM
Permanent Tag: Science Rating: Ok Hits: 419 Comments: 0 Will It Blend?: Dancing Princesses Will It Blend?: Dancing Princesses A pair of Barbies go for a spin in the "Will It Blend" series. User: tib Dec 21, 2006 5:40 PM
Permanent Tag: Television Rating: Ok Hits: 1676 Comments: 0 Simpsons: Crotch Hunter Simpsons: Crotch Hunter Bart is watching tv in the morning when Lisa changes the channel during the best part. User: Dosetaker Feb 25, 2006 9:27 AM
Permanent Tag: Twisted Rating: Ok Hits: 2559 Comments: 0 Barbie Made to Menstruate Barbie Made to Menstruate How to modify a Barbie doll to accept tampons. The site's in German, but the pictures are self-explanatory...NSFW User: podwall Aug 19, 2005 8:36 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Pop Culture Rating: Bad Hits: 514 Comments: 0 Keeping Ken Fashion Frenzy Keeping Ken Fashion Frenzy Check out all the ignominious outfits poor Ken has had to wear in the name of fashion. User: podwall Mar 7, 2005 6:56 AM
Headline Tag: Twisted Rating: Ok Hits: 12797 Comments: 13 Everything But Love Everything But Love A short film that features dolls. No more on the matter shall be said in order to preserve the mystery. User: spam_vigilante Mar 4, 2005 10:50 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Rating: Ok Hits: 680 Comments: 1 Scully and Mulder Barbie Scully and Mulder Barbie This special giftset features Barbie and Ken dolls as Special Agents Scully and Mulder from The X-Files. Dressed in fashions from the feature film, and equipped with reproductions of authentic badges and credentials, Scully and Mulder are about to embark on one of the most important investigations of their lives - final proof of everything they've ever believed! The truth is out there... User: wow_ Feb 7, 2005 3:00 PM
Headline Tag: Cinema Rating: Good Hits: 100959 Comments: 13 Team America: Deleted Sex Scene Team America: Deleted Sex Scene The extended simulated sex scene between two non-anotomically correct dolls which was cut from the movie Team America. No sound. Dec 7, 2004 4:25 PM
Headline Tag: Hardware Rating: Ok Hits: 27581 Comments: 5 Modfest 2004 Modfest 2004 Pictures from the first International computer case mod competition. User: Pantufas Jul 14, 2004 11:53 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Subculture Rating: Ok Hits: 1345 Comments: 0 Feral Cheryl Feral Cheryl Here she is, the anti-Barbie, fresh from the rainforests of Northern New South Wales, Australia. Her motto is 'Live Simply, Run Wild'. Her only accessories: a bag of home grown herbs*, a sense of humour and a social conscience. User: Dosetaker May 23, 2004 4:58 PM
 
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