Doll-A-Day 2019 # 140: Ron Stoppable and the Great Blogaversary Giveaway!

 First of all,the details about the Blogaversary contest: The contest is,unfortunately open only to those living in the continental United States. I would love to have it be world wide, but the postage would be phenomenal. Maybe when I find a really nice,but small,light weight prize I will have a competition open to just the non-U.S. readers to make things fair. In the meantime, continental U.S.residents only.
The prize: It's our Blogaversary, and this year is the 60th anniversary of Barbie. In celebration of both,the prize will be a 35th anniversary Barbie doll! In fact, the very one I posted on the blog HERE.

The RULES ARE THESE:
1. YOU MUST BE  A FOLLOWER THAT SHOWS UP IN THE SIDEBAR TO ENTER. To follow,simply click the blue 'follow' button below the list of followers in the right hand side bar. SO far nobody has followed this rule. Your entry is not valid if you don't.
2. You must answer the following question in the comments of this post: Name the original creator of the Lilli cartoon, on which the Bild Lilli doll,(and her successor, Barbie) was based.
  The answer can be found on the blog somewhere. In the event of more than one correct answer by a follower, the correct entries will be placed in a container and one will be drawn at random.
  Deadline for following and commenting your answer is May 31,2019. The winner will be announced June 5th in the daily post. (Due to Emma's birthday on June 3rd.)
  Just to let everybody know, I am feeling much better the last few days. I don't feel sick any more,and I'm down to just a shadow of a headache threatening sometimes. I'm still a bit tired and lethargic,but I feel so much better!
   Today's doll is this guy.

He's Rocket Ron Adventures Ron Stoppable.

Ron Stoppable was the best friend side kick to Kim Possible, star of the animated Disney Channel series of the same name.

Kim was a world saving hero. Ron was not.  He was clutzy and uncoordinated,but he helped Kim whenever he could. Eventually Kim and Ron became a couple.
 The series, The Disney Channel's second animated original series, ran from 2002 to 2007.

There were two TV movies too. The first one was The Disney Channel's first original animated movie. (There was a Disney Channel original live action movie shown in February of 2019.) My kids watched the series, with Emma being the biggest fan of the show. (She was 11 when the show started, so that makes sense.) In fact,this doll belongs to Ivy. Ron looked a little rough when he came out of Ivy's room,which I noticed even more when I took his pictures.
 

Before.

Before.

So I did a little rehab on him and did some retakes.

And after.

Ron talks,via the button on his backpack.

He supposedly says four of his phrases from the series, but I can only get this one to say three:"Wait up Kim!",This does not bode well for the Ronster.",,"Who rocks?! I do!"

His head and arms are posable.

 His arms have a hinged joint and can move up and out.

Ron is wearing his usual mission outfit of black turtle neck,tan belt with pouches, and gray cargo pants.

That gray paint I mixed looked like a much better match inside where I painted it.

  Ron came with a rocket pack that attached to his backpack, and a 'Kimunicator'. He also has his pet naked mole rat in his pants pocket. 

You can see my post on Kick and Cheer Kim Possible HERE.
  That's today's doll. Check out my separate post today on A Girl For All Time's new crowdfunding project.

Doll-A-Day 2017 #32 Kick and Cheer Kim Possible

  Today's doll is the Kick and Cheer Kim Possible Deluxe Fashion doll.

Apparently this doll came with a varsity jacket,pom poms, and a kid sized megaphone that played cheers.

 I got mine at a yard sale, so she just has her basic outfit.She does have her shoes though!

She's 10" tall, and has the standard articulation,plus jointed knees.

She also has two switches in her back.One awitch moves her arms up and down, and the other one moves her legs.This allows her to shake her pom poms (which I don't have here),and kick.

She has some detail in her hands...

...but her feet?

Not so much.

Kim Possible was a Disney Channel series that ran from 2002 to 2007. (Funny, it seems ages ago that my kids watched that show.)

The premise was that Kim Possible was a high schooler who saved the world on a regular basis,usually from Dr. Drakken and Shego.(Shego looked like Parallel Kim Possible to me.)

Shego in the upper left corner,Dr. Drakken upper right.In the foreground, Ron Stoppable,Kim,and Rufus the naked mole rat.

There were several Kim dolls produced, including a couple of tiny versions about the size of the current Polly Pocket dolls.

There were also dolls of Kim's best friend and side kick Ron Stoppable.Ron Stoppable always kind of seemed inspired by Ron Weasley,at least, to me.

I would have preferred the action hero looking Kim, which has her standard world saving outfit of cargo pants,black turtle neck,boots, and gloves.

Apparently this version of Kim is supposed to be rare,or at least hard to find. I know that doing research on her, I could hardly find anything.  

Kim Possible was only the second animated Disney Channel original  series. Two TV movies were also made, the first of which was the first Disney Channel Original animated movie.

There was also a popular series of video games based on the show.

My kids watched Kim Possible. Emma was 11 when the series started and she was probably the most dedicated viewer in the house.She has a few dolls from the show,including Ron's per mole rat,Rufus. 

  I think Kim's cheerleading outfit is a bit racy for high school.Now I'm going to say something that is bound to get some hate thrown at me: I can't see why girls have to wear short short skirts and other revealing outfits to cheer for their team. Male cheerleaders don't have to show skin. And the idea that girls dressed like that are entertainment at a school ball game is a bit disturbing. Who is watching these girls,after all? Adult fathers and high school boys. Kind of inappropriate. (Ok, I'm a prude.) And I always hoped that if my girls loved a sport, they'd play it, not cheer on other people playing it. (Ok,so not everybody can play. I just want them to realize they have the choice.)So Kim Possible played both sides of the fence. She was the crime fighting hero, not her clutzy friend Ron. But then she had to go back into the real world and wear a skimpy cheerleading outfit and cheer on the guys.
  Come back tomorrow for another doll.