Doll-A-Day 2019 #338: Rainbow Brite Mini Figure

  I keep going back to Ivy's dolls because I find another interesting one. Today I'm doing that again. Last night I came upon a drawer full of dolls that included one I always liked. So I'm showing her to you today.

I've never been interested in Rainbow Brite, but this little Rainbow Brite doll I bought for Ivy at the height of her Kelly doll obsession just caught my fancy.

She's 4 and a quarter inches tall,just about the same size as a Kelly. I thought if Ivy didn't want to make her a Kelly friend, she could always steal her dress for her Kellys.

She must have done that too, because when I found this doll,she was in her underwear.(Her underwear are white cloth ones.) Luckily I had previously found her dress,and I had put it in with all the Kelly clothes I found. So I was able to redress her...

 

Well, it wasn't quite that easy. I see now why Ivy had never done it herself. It was almost impossible to get the dress back on this girl. She has no jointing, so her arms and legs don't move, She was offering me no cooperation in getting her sleeves on!

It didn't help that her sleeves are gathered at each change of colour. Her thumbs kept getting caught on each layer.

I finally got her dress back on, but it took me a while. Her dress has a tag inside that says Hallmark...

...and Toy Play. There's no year though. I saw a listing for her on line that said 1983, but she doesn't seem that old to me. Plus I thought Mattel had the licensing then. Anybody?

She's Rainbow Brite, so she has a star on her left cheek.
 

And yarn hair.
 

And just like the full size dolls, her bangs don't want to lay down!

She has a red star and a ribbon in her hair.

Her big boots aren't removable.

You can see the post I did on the large plush Rainbow Brite HERE.
  That's the doll for today. See you tomorrow for another one.

Doll-A-Day 2019 #148: Rainbow Brite

  Today's doll is another from that first yard sale of the season. As I said,at that sale I bought 3 Care Bears,a Popples,a Raggedy Ann,A Tiny Tears,and today's doll.

She is,of course, Rainbow Brite.

Rainbow Brite was the creation of a team at Hallmark Cards. The idea was to create some characters for children,with the intention of  licensing them.

 Mattel was given the license to make the dolls and toys.

She's dated 1983.

Rainbow Brite was supposed to be in charge of all the colours of the universe,quite a big job for a small girl. It explains her colourful attire.

It also explains the outer space looking theme to her outfit.
 

Boots like this were made for humans too. They were called 'moon boots'.

Rainbow Brite has a rainbow and a star on her chest.

It looks like it's been re-glued.

She also has a star on her face.

There was quite a line of Rainbow Brite merchandise. There were various sized dolls,and several characters including Rainbow Brite's friends. This doll is 18 inches tall.

She has a soft stuffed body.

But, of course, her head is vinyl.
 

Her dress is actually a separate piece and can be removed.It snaps closed in the back.

The shiny coating on the skirt portion of her dress is starting to peel.

Her hair is yarn.

It could do with a little tidying. I re-did her ponytail,but her bangs don't want to lay down.

The animated series to accompany the toy line debuted in 1984.You can watch some of that animated series HERE.

Rainbow Brite was part of my adult years,but before I had kids. It was Unsentimental Niece's era,and I was aware of it. Like Care Bears and My Little Pony, it was never something that appealed to me. The series was revived in 2014,and my kids were all too old for it by then, so I avoided it a second time.There was a new line of toys in 1996 and 1997,but Rainbow Brite's theme had been changed from being in charge of the colurs of the universe,to 'diversity',with Rainbow's friends representing different ethnic groups. I bought Ivy a small Rainbow Brite doll when she was into Kelly dolls,that must have come from that era. It was a newer line of dolls at the time,not an original era one. The doll was about the size of a Kelly doll,and had removable clothing, but boots that didn't come off. It was really cute, and I thought Ivy could steal the clothes for her Kelly dolls if she didn't like Rainbow Brite. In 2009/2010 a new animated web series and a new line of toys was released for the 25th anniversary of Rainbow Brite. In 2015 a new line of toys was launched.

   Ok, I don't care for Care Bears,Popples,or Rainbow Brite, but we need a car, and they'll help with that.
  That's today's doll. See you again tomorrow.