This line of Barbies feature a mechanism that allows you to remove their heads and replace it with another. Mattel produced one spare head for each doll which you have to buy separately of course. They only made them for about a year I think.
It never occurred to me as a child, mum would have gone mad anyway, but apparently a lot of girls did pop off their Barbie heads and swap them with others. I think this is where the term “Frankendolly” came from. The Swappin Heads were probably made to capitalise on this.
She sure is pretty in pink but a bit chilly with the snow falling on her shoulders. π
My curiosity: what does “swappin’ heads” refer to?
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This line of Barbies feature a mechanism that allows you to remove their heads and replace it with another. Mattel produced one spare head for each doll which you have to buy separately of course. They only made them for about a year I think.
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My little brother used to pop the head off my Barbie. But I don’t think you were supposed to do it. No. Probably not. π
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It never occurred to me as a child, mum would have gone mad anyway, but apparently a lot of girls did pop off their Barbie heads and swap them with others. I think this is where the term “Frankendolly” came from. The Swappin Heads were probably made to capitalise on this.
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I only had the one Barbie so it wasn’t to swap. I think he did it to bother me. π
βFrankendollyβ I hadn’t heard this before. Fascinating word, though.
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What a beautiful dress and, gosh, I’m jealous of Sandy’s gorgeous hair!
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She is what my mum used to call a Strawberry Blonde I think. I imagine her as a very vivacious girl.
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Sandy obviously loves pink. Now did she chose the dress to match the couch or vice versa?
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I think that was just luck. She likes all bright colours.
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