Name: Talking Brad
Made by and When: Mattel, 1970
Material: Vinyl, bendable legs
Marks: © 1968 Mattel, Inc. U.S. & For. Pat’d Other Pat’s Pending Mexico
Height: 12 inches
Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Sculpted black hair/brown painted eyes/closed mouth
Clothes: Brightly colored geometric-print pull-on shirt with solid color orange shorts
Other: Talking Brad is Talking Christie’s boyfriend. His phrases are: “My name’s Brad. What’s yours?” “Christie is the greatest.” “Baseball is my favorite sport.” “Come on, let’s go to the movies.” “I dig the mod look.”
Hey, let’s all go for a ride. References for marks and phrases: Doll Reference Brad_Curtis and My Vintage Barbies_Brad.
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