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239: Accessories Pull It All Together

Good Job, Brain!

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The Discontinuation of Growing Up Skipper

In 1975, Mattel released growing up Skipper dolls. Growing up Skipper was advertised as quote two dolls in one because you could make skipper quote. Grow from a young girl to a teenager in seconds. In practice, how this worked was if you rotated her arm, her waist got longer and her boobs got bigger. This sounds like some really good engineering for that time in the toy industry.

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