Name: Talking Christie
Made by and When: Mattel, 1968-1969
Material: Vinyl
Marks: ©1967 / MATTEL, INC. / U.S. & FOREIGN / PATS.PEND. / MEXICO
Height: 11-1/2 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black rooted bubble cut hair, brown painted eyes with rooted eyelashes, closed mouth with pink-painted lips
Clothes: The green knit top is edged with a pink and green braid at the bottom, and is paired with pink vinyl shorts.
Other: Introduced in 1968, Talking Christie is the first black friend of Barbie to use a unique head sculpt (a modification of the Midge sculpt). Other versions of Talking Christie were released in 1970 and 1971.
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