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A. Francie - She appeared in 1967 as Barbie's "mod" cousin. This doll is very rare. B. Her long-time African-American friend is Christie, who was first sold in 1968. C. The first African-American Barbie was introduced in 1980. She's just called Black Barbie. She wore a bubblecut/Afro and a red gown. Now they have a black barbie doll group and they are Trichelle, Sara and Grace. There was a black version of Barbie's cousin Francie in 1967. Barbie's first African-American friend was Christie, first sold in 1968. The first Black Barbie (as opposed to a different name) was sold in 1980.
Not in 1980, but these are three other Mattel Barbie dolls with blue hair: 1979 Guardian Goddess Moon Mystic (a Barbie acquaintance) 1987 StylaBlue (a Barbie acquaintance) 1997 Hula Hair Barbie
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Mattel introduced an African-American Barbie in 1980, but only the coloring--not the doll's features--was modified.
The earliest princess dolls were: The Barbie as Guinevere outfit was sold in 1964. Royal Barbie, called Princess Barbie in England, was sold in 1980. The Ma-Ba Princess Barbie dolls were sold in Japan in 1987.
SuperSize Barbie was sold from 1977 to 1980, SuperSize Christie in 1978, SuperSize Pocahontas in 1995 and SuperSize Esmerelda in 1997.
Some possible answers:1. Her legs could bend in 1964. (Miss Barbie)2. She could twist at the waist in 1967. (Twist N Turn Barbie)2. She could talk in 1968. (Talking Barbie)3. Her arms could bend in 1970. (Living Barbie)4. She could walk in 1972. (Walk Lively Barbie)5. She could brush her hair in 1980. (Beauty Secrets Barbie)6. She could wink in 1981. (Western Barbie)There have also been Barbie dolls with sleep eyes, with hair that could grow, and with hands that could hold things, but those innovations existed on other dolls before Mattel added them to Barbie.
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez in 1980
The Phil Donahue Show - 1967 1980-04-29 was released on: USA: 1980 USA: 29 April 1980 USA: 29 April 1980
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The Phil Donahue Show - 1967 1980-02-14 was released on: USA: 14 February 1980