Link to Pop Life Ken in the Vinyl Photos

For those longing for a look of the new, limited issue Pop Life Ken, here's the first online photo of the vinyl figure"

Pop Life Ken

He looks like a slightly better looking Ken from the Mod years.

Enjoy!

Target's Most Irresistable Exclusive: Kelly & Friends Halloween Party

Top level: Tommy as a vampire, AA Kelly as a clown, AA Kelly as an orange cat, and Kayla (?) as a spider
Base level: Nikki as a pumpkin, Tommy as a dragon, Kelly as a witch, Kerstie as a leopard, Kelly as a clown, Tommy (?) as a mummy

I've got several Kelly and Kelly friend dolls. They're like that potato chip, betcha can't eat [buy] just one Kelly and not want more and more ;-P

Johnny, Bargain Ethnic Fashion Doll

Behold, Johnny, the Bargain Ethnic Doll.

Someone gave him to me as a gag gift. The kind of gift that deliberately fails to impress ... oh, you shouldn't have gifts. The kind of gift that evokes "eeewww" as a response rather than "oh." I collect dolls and action figures. But I collect quality stuff: it doesn't have to be expensive, but usually, I do not DO cheesy.

Johnny is a cheap male fashion doll. I use "cheap" to refer to price and to the quality of the material. What's the difference between an inexpensive doll and a cheap one? Weight is one factor. If I hold Johnny in one hand and one of the Chic Boutique dolls in my other hand, Johnny feels much lighter. Details are another factor. If you look at the doll, and you think, not bad, that's an inexpensive doll. You receive something decent for your money. Looking at a cheap doll, you cry for the plastic so abused. Really cheap dolls provoke a full body shudder.

Johnny falls under the cheap category, but ... he has something most cheap dolls and many better priced dolls lack: ethnic identity. Johnny has African American features. He's NOT a "White" doll in "brown" plastic. He's a Black doll.

Oddly enough, no company claims Johnny as their own. The company printed on his box, Ocean Desert Sales of Philadelphia, PA, only distributes products to various dollar and discount stores.

Sugar Daddy Ken and Ladies of the 80s at Angelic Dreamz

See photos of the 2010 Mattel doll line here

Barbie 2010 Preorders and Photos at Angelic Dreamz.

Sugar Daddy Ken? Wonders will NOT cease.

Mixis Chinese Outfit

Yesterday, I received this lovely outfit, the Mixis Chinese Outfit, from Debbie Goodland of YNU Group. Emerald graciously agreed to model it.

How Many Halloween Barbies and Kellys Are There?

More than 23 Halloween Barbies since 1997. See a partial list here:

Halloween Barbies List with eBay thumbnails.

I will gather some of the Kellys and Kelly friends that I have later in the month.

Yes, They Can Fit Barbie and Joe - Dora Playsets

Remember I had wondered if the Nickelodeon Dora Playsets could fit Barbie and Joe? Wonder no longer ... I won't anyway. I placed a Target Pink Halloween Barbie between two of the Dora sets to check. Took the photograph for you to see. Bingo! Barbie can use the furniture.

Only problem - aside from a one-desk classroom and a one-tabled cafeteria - will the bighead Doras yield that furniture?