Name: Chatty Cathy
Made by and When: Mattel, 1962
Material: Hard plastic
Marks: (Within a raised square in the center of the back) CHATTY CATHY® / ©1960 / CHATTY BABY ™ / ©1961 / BY MATTEL, INC / U.S. PAT. 3 017,187, / OTHER U.S. & / FOREIGN PATS. PEND / MATTEL INC. TOYMAKERS (insignia)
Height: 20 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black rooted pageboy with bangs, brown sleep eyes with attached upper eyelashes, an open mouth with two upper teeth
Clothes: Replica of the original 1960s “Peppermint Stick” dress, white half-slip, white panties, white socks, red velvet shoes, red ribbon in hair
Other: Chatty Cathy is a pull-string talker. According to a Wikipedia entry about the white version, which preceded the Black version by two years, “The doll had eleven phrases when it came on the market in 1960, such as ‘I love you’, ‘I hurt myself!’ or ‘Please take me with you.’ Seven more phrases, such as ‘Let’s play school’ or ‘May I have a cookie?’ were added to the doll’s vocabulary in 1963 for a total of 18 phrases.”
Because fewer Black versions than the white counterpart were made, Black Chatty Cathy dolls are rare. The second version of Black Chatty Cathy, released in 1963, has two side ponytails and bangs.
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