Here’s a look at the 1950s Barbie dolls that can now fetch as much as $8,000. Barbie’s roots trace back to the 1950s. Created by Ruth Handler and manufactured by the American toy company ...

M.G. Lord, a Barbie biographer, once said she was designed “to teach women what—for better or worse—is expected of them in society.” The company hopes that the new dolls, with their ...

And Mattel later discontinued pregnant Midge in 2005. Check out 17 more things you never knew about Barbie dolls. Barbie’s ...

Do These Barbie Dolls Actually Look Like the Stars They're Supposed to Resemble? You Decide Mattel Inc. "We are kicking off Barbie's 65th birthday celebration and anniversary in March," Lisa ...

"Customers had a concern about having a pregnant doll," Walmart said at the time. Weird Barbie giving Barbie the choice of high heels or Birkenstocks, the latter of which reveals the truth about ...

With only paper dolls and baby dolls to ... first animated feature film in 2001's "Barbie in the Nutcracker." The following year the company released a pregnant doll named Midge, with a baby ...

Barbie’s just fun.” Dolls mentioned in the movie are selling ... Swell Doll Shop recently posted eBay listings for Allan and pregnant Midge — and within two days after the film came out ...