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scooba doo beatnik doll

12/27/2014

there's a new vintage chick in the toyroom ~

i said yesterday that i saved the best doll for last & here she is ~

this is a 1964 scooba doo talking beatnik doll by mattel ~

i wanted the brunette version which is kinda rare ~

check out her groovy chain & eye make-up ~

she has sleepy eyes ~

she's around 2' tall with a plush body & plastic head ~

but the coolest part is all the things she says when you pull her string, like:

play it cool, don't be a square!
i'm hip, you know like beatnik..
i dig food, like when do we eat?
hey sweetie, like you're something else, you know..
hey doll, like you're way out!
(scooba doo song) bug me baby..
i dig that crazy beat yeah!
get with it like wheeee!
dig my crazy black stockings..

pull-string & original mattel tag ~

it's amazing she still works given she's older than i am ~

she also sings a crazy scoobadoo song :) ~

that's my favorite bit & it cracks me up, i'll have to be careful not to overpull her string to hear her sing.. lol ~

thanks again, santa! ~

update: i picked up this groovy necklace for my scooba doo doll today :) ~

bren

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05/08/2023

marissa's book

it may seem an odd time for me to post a xmas book here at the onset of spring ~

but this is a very special book my son & i made way back when he was young for my niece, his cousin marissa ~

she was still small & learning how to read so we were helping her with the alphabet & fun words like kitty ;) ~

mice, mnms & munching monsters! ~

i'm thinking of marissa as she is due to deliver her own first child any day now <3 ~

one xmas of long ago i gave her & her sister crystal this little old lady who swallowed a fly plush toy & it became a family favorite ~

a quiet queen & her quail.. i love my son's drawings included here, along with pix of cousins playing in the pool ~

all is love.. ~

updated: it's a girl! born on this day, happy birthday!!

bren

Posted at 11:01 AM in barbie, bears, birds, books, cats, christmas, dolls, ephemera, holiday, monsters, novelty, old school, plush, space & robots | Permalink | Comments (0)

04/14/2023

flashback friday favorite ~ rescue barbies

focusing on barbie today ~

i'm not really a barbie collector, but i pick up what i think of as rescue barbies at yardsales when i see them ~

i find them castoff, naked & often with bad hair ~

i clean them up & give them some clothes ~

rescue barbies are often unique among barbies ~

some are probably not even barbies ~

& i've even used them as models in my dollscapes, poor things ~

more barbie to come ~

this has been a flashback friday favorite post from years ago, brought back because i see a new barbie movie has come out :D also click barbie in the category list in the sidebar for so much more like this anytime!

bren