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I actually used one of my 90s Ken dolls with painted hair (can’t remember which it was a beach one) as a spoon once because the spoon I had for my dessert fell on the floor and I didn’t have another spoon so I used him.
I really liked my Barbies as a kid and did play with the quite a lot. I remember that our favorites where actually not Barbie, but two others who where called Dana and Diva. Dana had black hair and Diva was a redhead. They were singers and came with neon colored clothes and microphones. Loved them! I also really loved my Skipper. She was in more pastel colors and so sweet. But I also loved the animals the most. I had a white cat, a collie dog, a grey horse and a foal named Dixie I also had a car, that my birds used to drive around in Edit: oh, and we played a lot with our mom’s old Barbie’s as well. Still have them! Barbie was the dark haired one with molded eyelashes and she was always evil (poor thing). Compared to the happy-faces of the 80’s and 90’s, she kinda looked like the Evil Queen from Disney. We also had one of the first Skippers (the first?).
Dana and Diva were from Barbie and the Rockers. I always wanted one of those Barbie's but never had her. I did have other Barbie and the Rockers merchandise like story books and coloring books though. For a birthday present my husband bought me the reproduction Barbie and the Rockers doll that was part of the My Favorite Barbie line that Mattel made for the 50th Anniversary of Barbie.My mom only had one Barbie type doll from when she was a child, so we never played with it, it was in a doll case. Compared to the 80's and 90's faces I can totally see why you would have pretended the older ones were evil/mean. They do have a particular look about them, almost a snooty or haughty look compared to the 80's dolls.
I was never a doll person growing up very much (the irony when I got into Monster High!), but I do remember having Christie, Barbie's friend, a couple of times. I remember when the mermaid Barbie line was huuuuge but I was always disappointed with mermaid dolls in that the tails would be fabric and the legs hidden inside. That's not a real mermaid, dangit!I think the inflexibility of the legs put me off. I was fascinated by the smallness of the shoes and clothing, though!