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Vintage Midge Dolls
Vintage Midge Dolls were introduced in 1962 as Barbie's best friend. Midge was created to counteract the criticism that Barbie was too mature-looking for kids. She has the same body as Barbie, with identical markings and went through the same transformations. Being the only same-sized friend of Barbie ever sold made sharing clothes and accessories easy.
Now you can know too...
all about vintage Midge dolls.
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Freckle faced or not, the Midge doll without freckles had a longer hair style. The color of her two piece bathing suit depended solely on the doll's shoulder length hair color: Red hair - Yellow and orange suit Blonde hair - Two shade of blue suit Brunette hair - Pink and red suit The original Midge dolls had straight legs that did not bend at the knee. That all changed in 1965, when bendable legs were introduced. A rare Midge doll was sold with teeth the first year. With her introduction, her name was added to all Barbie bodies, so the bodies for both dolls read: Midge T.M. This has caused a lot of confusion - as many people think their Barbie doll is a Midge. It all depends on the head! |
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Later Midge and Allan married and had children. This was quite the controversy for Midge, as many considered a pregnant doll inappropriate for children. Later a "Happy Family" line was available to include Midge, Allan, Ryan, a dog, and Grandpa and Grandma. |
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Only three versions of Midge were manufactured. She disappeared in the Mod era and was replaced by more mod dolls - Stacey and PJ. (PJ replaced Midge - they had the same face sculpt.) |
Mattel used the Midge name again beginning in 1987 and
made Midge dolls through the late 1980s and 1990s.
 Vintage Straight Leg Midge (1963 - 1966) |
Vintage Wig Wardrobe Midge (1964)
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Vintage Bendable Leg Midge (1965) |
Reproductions
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1997 |
2008 |
2013 |
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Midge made her acting debut
in 2013 appearing in
"Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse."
A doll was issued that same year as part of the Dreamhouse line.
In 1963 and 1964, a Midge doll
was offered exclusively in Japan.
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