Saturday, November 21, 2020

Numerous Great Shape dolls out there, including paper dolls

The Great Shape line featured
the most athletic Barbie dolls ever.


It would have been nice if the actual dolls
had been able to do these stretches!


Skipper wears #4876 Pool Party
and Barbie is in a swimsuit
based on #4817 Jazz Dancing.


Ken is in his original outfit.
Note those six-pack abs!


Although the paper dolls were sold in 1985
the clothing pictured here is from 1984.

You can add the Great Shape paper dolls to the long list of variations of the 1984 Great Shape Barbie doll.  The doll herself came in various ethnicities, with various accessories, in two completely different outfits in America and Europe, and was a character in Toy Story 3.

Western sold the Great Shape paper dolls, Barbie, Ken and Skipper, in 1985, with stock number 1982-49.  The outfits are Mattel's, an assortment of 1984 Twice and Nice, Active and My First fashions.

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