United States Marine Corps sergeant (1992 ).United States Army officer (clothing pack 1963, 1992 ).United States Air Force Thunderbirds pilot (1994 ).United States Air Force pilot (clothing pack 1963, 1993 ).Soda fountain worker (clothing pack 1964, 2000 ).Olympic hockey player (clothing pack 1975 ).Olympic athlete (Venezuela-exclusive 1988 ).Cowboy (Venezuela-exclusive Llanero 1989 ).Basketball player (clothing pack 2021 ).Outside of this change, Ken hasn't changed much since he was introduced 56+ years ago. Barbie underwent a similar makeover in 2020.
#KEN TOY STORY 3 SKIN#
This included looks with different skin tones, body shapes and hair styles. In 2021, Mattel announced 15 new looks for Ken. The Japan Ken doll features a new face sculpt. In 2011, Mattel introduced Japan Ken, the first Ken doll to be included in the "Dolls of the World" collection, which was formerly a Barbie-only line. Mattel defended the doll's name, saying that the puppy's name is "Sugar", thus making Ken "Sugar's Daddy". The doll had a more mature appearance and came with a West Highland Terrier puppy. The line proved to be controversial, because of Ken's suggestive-sounding name. The said line officially debuted in the spring of 2010. In October 2009, Mattel announced a new Palm Beach line which included a "Sugar's Daddy Ken" doll aimed for adult collectors. The pair officially reunited on Valentine's Day 2011. In 2011, Mattel launched a massive campaign for Ken to win Barbie's affections back. In February 2006 however, a revamped version of the Ken doll was launched, though it was stated that his relationship with Barbie was still purely platonic. In February 2004, Mattel announced a split for Ken and Barbie, with Russell Arons, vice president of marketing at Mattel, saying that Barbie and Ken "feel it's time to spend some quality time – apart.Like other celebrity couples, their Hollywood romance has come to an end", though Arons indicated that the duo would "remain friends".
#KEN TOY STORY 3 MOD#
Vintage Twist n' Turn Barbie (1966) and Mod Hair Ken (1973) posed together wearing a mixture of Mattel and custom clothing.
The woman who made the Ken doll made it to resemble her husband. Superstar Ken featured a dimpled smile, a head that could swivel, bent arms, a more muscular physique, jewelry, and underwear permanently molded to his body. Ken's hair was made of felt in his first year (known to collectors as the " flocked" hair Ken), but this was replaced with a plastic, molded hairstyle when the creators realized that the felt hair fell off when wet. Since his debut, Ken has held over 40 occupations the latest being a marine biologist, as depicted in the 2017 Netflix film Barbie: Dolphin Magic.įrom 1961 to the debut of Superstar Ken in 1977, Ken had straight arms that didn't bend. Currently, he is perceived as one of Barbie's main friends.
#KEN TOY STORY 3 TV#
In the Barbie mythos, Ken met Barbie on the set of a TV commercial and is her boyfriend, per promotional box inscriptions from his debut until 2018. Similar to Barbie, Ken is from Willows, Wisconsin and has a fashionable line of clothing and accessories (although he made his debut wearing only a swimsuit). Ken Handler died in 1994 of a brain tumor. Ken was named after Kenneth Handler, son of Barbie creator/inventor Ruth Handler, just as Barbie was named after her daughter. Kenneth Sean Carson is a fashion doll and fictional character invented by Elliot Handler and introduced by American toy company Mattel in 1961 as the counterpart of Barbie, who was introduced two years earlier.
Barbie Roberts (best friend, girlfriend).
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