Barbie Turns 54!
March 9 was Barbie’s 54th Birthday! Time sure does fly!
My Restored Number 4 Barbie
I don’t have many of the original Barbie’s. My total count is a whopping two. One was given to me from my mothers collection and was restored by Krista’s Doll Restoration. She’s a number 4 Barbie head on either a 3 or a 5 body. I think we decided she was transitional or the past owner (not my mom) had switched the bodies. The other was just recently given to me by my boss. That number 5 Barbie is waiting to be restored. I think I might hit Arnaldo’s Restorations up for that one eventually.
My Restored Number 4 Barbie
Upon taking photos for this article, I realized something. Original Barbie dolls are hard to photograph! I tried various angles in hopes of getting that ‘looking into the camera’ look, but it took a lot of guess and check! For nostalgia’s sake, I thought I’d share some Barbie commercials with you! These will give you a glimpse of how Barbie has changed over the years! Below is Barbie’s first TV commercial!
Here’s a few more Barbie commercials circa 1959 through the 1970′s!
Quick Curl Barbie and Mod Hair Ken:
Barbie and the Rockers are some of my favorites!
90′s Camp Barbie line is another favorite of mine, though I only own Skipper and Ken!
And remember 1999′s Generation Girls? They were great!
And the newest Barbie line, Barbie and the Pink Shoes:
This is just a sampling of commercials I found on YouTube. Here’s wishing Barbie a very merry Happy Birthday!!!
Happy Birthday!
Do you have any special Barbie memories you’d like to share? Feel free to comment below!
barbielea replied:
Wow, beautiful! I just love that “poodle” fringe (bangs). I would LOVE an original Barbie, but for the forseeable future they are way out of my price range as they are really rare in the UK. My best bet – although I still can’t afford it right now as I’m miles over budget on doll purchases – is the 50th anniversary reproduction, I really want one!
I only had one Barbie when I was a kid, although I had loads of Sindys and clones I inherited from my cousins. She was a Pretty Changes and I still have her, I just featured her for Barbie’s birthday on my blog actually. I spent a lot of time making her “dresses” out of sweet papers, silver foil and bits of ribbon … so not much has changed really
March 11, 2013 at 4:54 am. Permalink.
kewpie83 replied:
I’m over my doll budget, too, so we’re in the same boat!
I thought the Barbie in your post was so cute! Love the short hair. Totally agree on the poodle fringe! I prefer that to the more course bangs they put on the later dolls.
March 11, 2013 at 8:06 pm. Permalink.
debi allison replied:
I received my first Barbie 53 years ago! As much as I have always loved Barbie, someone should do a Barbie as she would look at her real age of 54.
March 11, 2013 at 10:59 am. Permalink.