Where can you find information about a German-speaking Chatty Cathy?

Answer 1

Unlike the stuffed animals such as Bugs Bunny- which were English only- the Chatty Cathy dolls had interchangeable discs or tapes- multi-lingual. Here, indeed something educational from Toyland. The movement or action of the Chatty Cathy was thus more complex than the ( Bugs) and ( Mr. Ed) toys and puppets ( the talking horse was made in Puppet form). There were several language sets of Chatty Cathy phrases, it is a good thing, that like Paul and some other handles Catherine is a fairly cosmopolitan name! It is understood there was a Russian-speaking Catherine - that is Chatty Cathy- Katuskya- whatever the word for talkative or chatterbox - and these were sold in the Big City toy counters. There was a brief flurry of some Russian fashion items- particulairly the hats, both fore-and-aft and full round ( the older type, which date to Ivan the Terrible) as a fashion item. As there were two Czarinas named Catherine, the name choice was appropriate. It is not known if the Russian Chatty Cathy was supplied with Russian-style fashions, such as Russian hat, dolman or capelet ( worn over the trench coat in some cases) Trench coat , boots, etc. I have never seen a Russian- speaking Chatty Cathy, but the idea is charming an innocent. There was a German Cathy. Contact Mattel.