And if watching your innocent, naive “little girl Skipper” grow up within seconds into a bosomy teenager seems a bit much, you just turn her arm all the way around clockwise and she’s cute and young again. So modest, in fact, no brassiere was included. Changing Skipper simply involves grasping her delicate wrist between the forefinger and thumb and revolving her left arm all the way around counterclockwise.Īs the arm completes its 360-degree turn, Skipper grows nearly an inch taller from the waist, develops a slightly more definable posterior, and sprouts what Rubenstein calls “a modest bustline.” “We feel it may be a trend toward reflecting reality and recognizing maturity,” Joel K Rubenstein, director of marketing for Mattel explained. Officials at Mattel Toys, which manufactures the dolls, say they recognize the doll could activate a lot of curiosity in the 4-to 10-year-olds for whom it is designed, but they believe the Growing-Up Skipper has some good effects. Now, with her flat chest expanded, her curves accentuated and height boosted, she has matured past her older but still underdeveloped sister into a young woman. The smaller, under-developed younger “sister” of the Barbie doll has advanced into puberty. Now there’s a harmless way to reverse the aging process, as often and as quickly as they want.Ī little arm twisting will change a blossoming young woman into a tree-climbing pre-adolescent, and back again - provided the young “woman” is a doll. Make her grow from a young girl to a teenager in seconds!įrom the Hutchinson News (Hutchinson, Kansas) June 16, 1975įor moms and dads, children always seem to grow up too fast. Striped denim overalls, short sleeved red Tee shirt & red floral headħ223 White tank, navy floral maxi skirt (1975) Best Buysįloral maxi skirt with white top lace trimmed.Growing up Skipper: She’s 2 dolls in 1 for twice as much fun! There is also a Deluxe Set that included both 9023 & 9024. Sleeve tricot shirt, short blue denim skirt, matching halter top &ħ222 Striped overalls, red blouse (1975) Best Buys Brown & orange plaid sleeveless dress & matching long skirt, yellow long sleeve shirt, orange sleeveless tank top, brown plastic coke bottle, green arithmetic book, brown Taiwan flat shoes. Tricot with white placket & lace footed pajamas.ħ221 Denim halter, red blouse & sun hat (1975) Best Buys commercial: GROWING UP SKIPPER (1975) - YouTube commercial: GROWING UP SKIPPER (1975) Chucky Lou Memorial Film Society 26. With white flowers maxi dress with white inset placket & short White & blue long sleeve tricot shirt, short white pleated skirt,īlue cap, red long scarf, red tights, white with gray blades ice skatesħ218 Red, white floral maxi dress (1975) Best Buys Jacket with faux white fur collar & attached belt, red Taiwan flat Pull on pants & red blouse, white tank top, red & yellow plaid Sleeve shirt, orange sleeveless tank top, brown plastic coke bottle, greenĪrithmetic book, brown Taiwan flat shoes. 1975 Growing Up Skipper 3 (1975-1979 Dolls) - Nice Twice Dollshop NOW OPEN: Mon-Wed: 10:30am-4pm, Thurs-Sat 10:30am-6pm. This doll was dressed in white pants, red cowboy shirt and white cowboy boots and came with a white cowboy hat and a lasso. She had the Super Teen Skipper 2756 head mold and long, blonde hair with two pigtails. & orange plaid sleeveless dress & matching long skirt, yellow long In 1981, the Western Skipper 5092 was released. Halter top, white ribbed tank top, short straight denim skirt &īlack Taiwan flat shoes. White & black bandana print maxi skirt, matching short skirt & With floral print pants & crop top, red tank top & red skirt, plastic Red & white striped knee high socks, red & white jump rope,īlue transistor radio & white flat shoes.ĩ022 Solid red & floral print (1975-1976) Growing Up Fashion Mattel decided in the mid-1970s that eight-year-old Skipper had to change and the new Growing Up Skipper doll, designed to bloom before its owner’s eyes, hit the market in 1975. Pull on pants, 2 red & white striped tank tops, short blue skirt, Created in 1964, the doll was supposed to be the answer to fans requesting a mommy Barbie as a better role model for young ladies than the sexy career girl.
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