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1959 - 2009

History

Mattel was created in 1945 by the couple Ruth and Elliot Handler. The
name comes from the union of the initials of Elliot and his partner
Harold Matson, who was better known as Matt. So the nickname Matt plus
the two first letters of Elliot became MATTEL.

The enterprise was one of the main manufacturers of toys but it did not
take off until 1959 when Ruth came up with the idea of replacing little
dolls made of paper by the very well known Barbie doll. She named the
doll Barbie as her daughter. That very same year, Barbie doll was
introduced in the market of toys in New York, and it was a total
success. Soon after, Barbie's friends appeared: in 1961 Ken (brother of
Barbie in the real life), in 1963 Midge, in 1965 Skipper and in 1968
Christie.

However, Barbie was not the only Mattel success, in fact, other toys
were realeased in the market, such as Hot Wheels, which are model cars.
They appeared in 1968 and in 1988 Disney brand was added for kids with
an arragement to be distribuited worldwide. So Mickey, Donald, Goofy
(Tribilin) and Pluto joined the company. Later on, movies of Disney
were part of the family, including "The Beauty and the Beast", "Aladin",
"The Lion King", "Pocahontas", "Hercules" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"

In the following years, Mattel became leader selling Fisher Prices products, 
that was one of the most important brand for kids. Fisher Prices was older 
than Mattel, and put more enfasis on teaching children and in the cuality 
of toys for kids under six years old.

In 1997 MATTEL merged with TYCO and they add more toys for kids such as 
products from Sesamo Street and View Master.

Characters

The creator of Barbie was Ruth Handler, who with her husband Elliot, co-founded Mattel, Inc. Barbie was named after the Handler’s daughter, Barbie. Ruth Handler was inspired by three smutty Lilli dolls she picked up in Europe in 1957. The Lilli dolls were modeled after a character in a German comic strip. Lilli was not a baby doll like most other dolls on the market in the 1950s.

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Barbie

Argentina

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Solo in the Spotlight

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Star Skater Wallmart Edition

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Halloween Enchantress

Argentina 2007

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United States 2010

Argentina 2011 Carrefour Edition

Kelly

Argentina 2009

Ken

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Raquel

Argentina 2007

Summer

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Teresa

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Barbie Special Editions

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Argentina 2009

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Glam 

Cutie

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Cutie

Sweetie

Sweetie

Artsy

Cutie

Glam

Sassy

Sporty

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Movies

Clara

Argentina 2010

Odette

Argentina 2009

Rosella

Argentina 2009

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Argentina 2012

Erika & Anneliese

Argentina 2009

Annika

Argentina 2009

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Elina & Laverna

Argentina 2010

Genevieve

Argentina 2009

Barbie The Barbie Diaries

Argentina 2010

Elina

Argentina 2010

Mariposa

Argentina 2009

Musas

Argentina 2011

Eden Starling

Argentina 2009

Argentina 2010

Argentina 2009

Corinne

Argentina 2010

Merliah - Argentina 2011

Argentina 2011

Argentina 2011

Barbie & Ken

Argentina  2010

United States  2010

Argentina  2011

United States 2010

Bags

Links

  www.Barbie Cartoon Character information Barbie history, movies, games and more from Character Products.htm

Books & Magazines

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Mugs

View Master

View Master

http://www.viewmaster.co.uk/htm/post2000.asp

2011

2011

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Movies

2001

The tale begins when Clara (Barbie) receives a beautiful wooden Nutcracker as a gift from her favourite aunt. That night the Nutcracker springs to life to ward off The Mouse King who has invaded Clara's parlour.

2002

Long long long time ago there was a girl named Rapunzel who had the most beautiful, radiant hair the world had ever seen. She lived as a servant of Gothel. Rapunzel discovered a magic paintbrush which leads her on a journey.

2003

Based on the brilliant music of Tchaikovsky and the beloved fairy tale, the movie stars Barbie as Odette,  the young baker's daughter who follows a unicorn into an Enchanted Forest. 

2004

Barbie plays as a young girl who is travelling by boat and it sinks. She ends up in an island and grows up there. One day she meets a prince and her life will change complete.

2004

Based on the story by Mark Twain, this is the story of two different girls that look amazingly alike but lead two different lifes. One is rich and the other one is poor. They will change positions and that will change them completely.

2005

Princesa Annika with the help of a Pegasus, must stop a wizard who has transformed a family into stone. She sets off on a variety of adventures in order to complete her task.

2005

One day Elina awakens to discover that all her associates have lost their ability to fly. Elina believes she can help her friends if only she can find Azura the Guardian Fairy. While on her quest she becomes involved with Laverna, who, unbeknownst to Elina, caused all of the problems in the first place as part of an attempt to take control of Fairytopia from the Enchantress.

2006

Barbie as a Princess Genevieve, will discover a secret entrance to an amazing, magical world where whishes come true. Her eleven sisters will help her to defeat her aunt.

 

2006

Elina travels to Mermaidia to save her friend Nalu, the merman Prince. He had been kidnapped in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of a special berry that will make Laverna the most powerful fairy in Fairytopia.

 

2006

It's a new year at high school for Barbie, and the sophomore has a busy schedule ahead of her between classes, playing the spring formal with her rock band, and working at her high school's TV station. But thing become even more complicated when Barbie develops a crush on a cute boy at school, and as she juggles all that's going on in her life, she finds a lost charm bracelet and diary that seem to hold magical powers.

2007

Elina has defeated Laverna for the second time and now she wants to be a full fairy. She will learn all the skills to participate in the Spring ritual but she will also have to deal with the evil Laverna again.

2008

Elina tells the story of Mariposa, who did not want to show herself, she was very shy. She will find her strenght and she will save the  world.

2008

Best friends Liana and Alexa set off on a perilous journey to the mysterious Diamond Castle in hopes of rescuing their new friend from her imprisonment within an enchanted mirror. Armed with two puppies and the power of their shared love of music, the girls realize that friendship is the most valuable jewel of them all.

 

2008

This adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol features Barbie in the role of Eden Starling, singer extraordinaire for a grand theater in Victorian London. When Eden decides to force her fellow performers to work on Christmas day, three spirits arrive to take her on a magical journey in hopes of re-instilling Eden with the proper holiday spirit.

2009

Thumbelina's life among the wildflowers and the magical world of the Twillerbees is threatened when a spoiled child uproots her along with the patch of wildflowers she knew as home. Before long, Thumbelina is in a strange new environment: a swanky apartment inside of a bustling city, where she learns of construction plans that threaten to destroy the land of the Twillerbees. Along with her friends and the magic of nature, Thumbelina vows that her tiny stature won't stop her from making a world of difference.

 

2009

A girl from the country named Corinne on her dream trip to Paris. She has her mind set on becoming the first female musketeer, and little does she know, there are three other girls with the exact same goal - and if they work together, they're sure to achieve it.

 

 

 

 

2010

Barbie is the surfing hotshot Merliah, a Malibu girl who gets truly wrapped up in her sport when she turns into a mermaid. Teamed up with her best friend - a dolphin named Zuma - she embarks on a mission to rescue the queen of the undersea world of Oceana.

 

 

 

 

2010

Barbie leaves behind her acting career and her ex-boyfriend Ken to travel to Paris and help her Aunt Millie. Millie runs a fashion design house that has received bad reviews and is about to close up shop for good. Barbie and Millie's assistant, Alecia, enlist the help of some magical fashion fairy-muses to hold a fashion show of Alecia's new designs. Before the designs are complete, the fairies are kidnapped, and Barbie, Alecia, and Millie must complete the show on their own. By working hard and believing in themselves, the show is a success and Millie's business is saved.

2011

Barbie discovers there are fairies living secretly all around us! When Ken is suddenly whisked away by a group of fairies, Barbie's two fashion stylist friends reveal they are actually fairies and that Ken has been taken to a magical secret fairy world not far away! Barbie and her rival Raquelle take off with the fairy friends on an action-packed journey to bring him back. Along the way they must stick together and learn that the real magic lies not just in the fairy world itself, but in the power of friendship.

2011

Barbie stars as Blair, a kind-hearted girl who is chosen to attend to the Princess Charm School, a magical a modern place, that teaches dancing, how to have tea parties and proper princess manners. Blair love her classes, as well as the helpful magical spirits and her new friends, Princesses Hadley and Delancy. But when royal teacher Dame Devin discovers that Blair looks a lot like the kingdom's missing  princess, she turns Blair's world up side down to stop her from claiming the throne.

2011

Barbie and her sisters spend a happy time packing and preparing to their big trip to Manhattan. It`s December 23rd, and they are ready to have the perfect christmas, but the cannot flight due to the bad wheather and they would find themselves in the middle of nothing with a big surprise...

 

 

 

     

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