Name: Susie Scribbles
Made by and When: Wonderama Toys, Inc., 1987
Material: Vinyl head, hands, lower arms and legs; brown cloth body, upper arms and legs
Marks: H. GARFINKEL (on the head); a paper body tag reads Susie Scribbles® / All rights reserved / Mfg. for WONDERAMA TOYS INC. / Edison, NJ 08818 / Made in China Reg. No. PA-3190 H.K. / [care instructions]; the pink turtleneck is tagged SUSIE SCRIBBLES® / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED / [with washing instructions on the back]
Height: 26 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black short curly rooted hair, brown stationary eyes, closed mouth
Clothes: Pink knit turtleneck is partially attached to blue overalls that have a floral pattern, white socks, and pink lace-up vinyl sneakers; the bib of the overalls is labeled “WONDERAMA®.”
Other: Battery-operated, mechanical talking and writing doll, has the cassette tape, “Meet Susie Scribbles.” This cassette teaches the child how to use and care for the doll and also illustrates through writing and drawing how this is done. The doll’s back contains the on and off/volume wheel, a cassette tape compartment, and there are two holes in the back of the overalls to connect the doll to the two pegs at the top of the chair. A writing tablet and an ink pen were included. The doll’s mouth does not move. Requires four C batteries.
Gallery
Susie scribbled. 
Susie is ready to write. 
Susie wrote “Best Friends”
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