“Color Magic Barbie” introduced in 1966 by Mattel. Special crystals were used to make the doll’s hair and swimsuit change color. Barbara Millicent Martin is presented as as actual person by Mattel, as is Hello Kitty by Sanrio 😎gIitterchaos t1_ja5tctn wrote
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The creator of Barbie was Ruth Handler, wife of the co-founder of Mattel Toys, and she did indeed name the doll after her daughter Barbara.
meMaggatron t1_ja5x1zz wrote
Yes! So I did remember right! Glad my memory of useless Barbie knowledge hasn't faded as far as I thought xD
butterflypoo69 OP t1_ja9e1ot wrote
At least Barbie has a full name, so she hopefully had a driver's license and was not driving that Corvette illegally! :-0
meMaggatron t1_jaai9u0 wrote
Haha, I actually do remember a tiny driver's license that came with Barbie and her pink convertible Corvette. I think it was pink and blue, and it had Barbie's picture on it.
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