![]() ![]() They are marked: #7259 Growing up Skipper: © 1967 Mattel Inc. ![]() She was only available in 1976, which makes her much harder to find on the secondary market, and especially in the box. In 1976, the brunette Growing Up Ginger was offered as well. In the 70's Mattel marketed a controversial doll for 2 years called Growing Up Skipper and was a terrible fail. #GROWING UP SKIPPER BARBIE DOLL FREE#In 1975 she had pale blonde colored hair, and when the 2nd version was available in 1976 she had slightly shorter, golden colored hair. Vintage Barbie TNT Twist N Turn Skipper Dolls, Sausage Curl, Growing Up 1.04 2 bids Free shipping 4d 20h 1975 Vintage Growing Up Skipper NRFB 123.00 11. Mattel received numerous letters from women’s groups and parents complaining about the doll and her ability to grow breasts. Once she was for sale in stores newspapers all over the country had a heyday writing articles about this Super Teen Skipper. Here’s another doll that wasn’t a winner: Growing Up Skipper, whose tagline read, She’s 2 dolls in 1 for twice as much fun The gross part about Skipper was that she physically changed and went through puberty, which probably isn’t the best way to teach little girls about growing up. The box she’s packaged in reads: 2 dolls in 1 for twice as much fun! She went from a cute little girl to a tall, curvy teenager, according to the packaging. Growing up Skipper debuted at the New York Toy Fair in February 1975. To return to a little girl, merely turn her arm all the way around clockwise. As you turn her arm her breasts would develop as well. Barbie Miscellaneous Skipper had four Growing Up fashions in 1975, two Get Ups n Go and six Best Buys outfits. In 19 Mattel released two interesting and controversial dolls: #7259 Growing Up Skipper, and #9222 Growing Up Ginger.īoth dolls had blue eyes and the ability to grow from 9 inches tall (9 ¼ inches was the height of the original Skipper) to 9 ¾ inches in height simply by turning her left arm all the way around counter clockwise. ![]()
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