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It was love at first sight. “Somehow (Barbie) knew she and Ken would be going together,” said the narrator in the original 1961 ad that brought them together. They’d go on to attend fraternity parties (Barbie was a university student), picnics and, of course, countless beach trips. The omniscient narrator even teased a wedding between the two. about Violet going undercover in her AA meeting to find Ronnie Marshall] Cabot: Whatever you're thinking, don't. Tutuola: Violet's our only way in. Cabot: Violet would be acting as an agent of the police. Any evidence she obtains could be excluded in court. Tutuola: We're not looking for evidence, Counselor. We're looking for a lead. Nina Tremain might still be alive. Cabot: We're talking about violating the confidentiality of a drug treatment program. Cragen: Alex, I tell people in A.A. things I wouldn't want my best friend to know. Now I'd be the first to agree with you, but I don't see how making an appeal could hurt. Cabot: I would prefer to get the information through legal channels. I'll get a subpoena. Cragen: For what? N.A. doesn't keep membership lists or records. Tutuola: You want to tell that woman you care more about the law than the life of her child? She's living a parent's worst nightmare. You think I really had to run a number on her? Cabot: All right, but the only way we do this is the right way. Published on Friday November 8, 2002 00:00 (November 8, 2002). "The Scotsman". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007 . Retrieved March 3, 2012. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)

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Professor Emilie Rose Aguilo-Perez argued that over time, Mattel shifted from ambiguous Hispanic presentations in their dolls to one that is more assertive in its "Latinx" marketing and product labeling. [77] Gómez, Edward (May 10, 2014). "Al Carbee's Art of Dolls and Yearning: "Oh, for a real, live Barbie!" ". Hyperallergic. a b "Barbie and more at Mattel Adventure Park: What to know about the new Arizona theme park". USA TODAY . Retrieved July 25, 2023. Delve into the history of Barbie’s male counterpart, from his origins as Kenneth Carson to his tumultuous breakup with Barbie in the mid-2000s to his rebirth, via Ryan Gosling, on the big screen.

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In July 1992, Mattel released Teen Talk Barbie, which spoke a number of phrases including "Will we ever have enough clothes?", "I love shopping!", and "Wanna have a pizza party?" Each doll was programmed to say four out of 270 possible phrases, so that no two given dolls were likely to be the same (the number of possible combinations is 270!/(266!4!) = 216,546,345). One of these 270 phrases was "Math class is tough!", which led to criticism from the American Association of University Women; about 1.5% of all the dolls sold said the phrase. The doll was often erroneously misattributed in the media as having said "Math is hard!" [59] [60] In October 1992, Mattel announced that Teen Talk Barbie would no longer say "Math class is tough!", and offered a swap to anyone who owned a doll that did. [61] Jury rules for Mattel in Bratz doll case". The New York Times. July 18, 2008. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015 . Retrieved December 7, 2008. Ken’s got no money, he’s got no job, he’s got no car, he’s got no house,” Gosling told ET in 2022 while promoting a Ken-less film. “He’s going through some stuff.” Barbie was one of the first toys to have a marketing strategy based extensively on television advertising, which has been copied widely by other toys. In 2006, it was estimated that over a billion Barbie dolls had been sold worldwide in over 150 countries, with Mattel claiming that three Barbie dolls are sold every second. [15] Clips from the film appear to support Gosling’s stance, showing his Ken shedding real tears in a faux mink over Barbie’s disinterest before breaking out in song: “I’m just Ken — anywhere else I’d be a 10,” he sings to no one.

Norton, Kevin I.; Olds, Timothy S.; Olive, Scott; Dank, Stephen (February 1, 1996). "Ken and Barbie at life size". Sex Roles. 34 (3): 287–294. doi: 10.1007/BF01544300. ISSN 1573-2762. S2CID 143568530. Their faces are modeled off of official Paul Winchell "Jerry Mahoney" dolls that were released in the 1950s, more specifically the 32 Inch figure in that product line. This isn't really a surprise considering many Toy Story characters are already based on pre-existing toys.Leguizamon, Mercedes; Ahmed, Saeed (March 7, 2018). "Barbie unveils dolls based on Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo, Katherine Johnson and Chloe Kim". CNN News . Retrieved March 8, 2018.