Star Spangled Dolls

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From the "You think you've seen it all department" comes these American History (Possibly Bicentenial influenced) figures from Mattel. Obviously these figures are a tidy reuse of the Sunshine Family molds but in historical garb.



I got curious and after a little ebay searching did find a boxed "Southern Belle" on ebay, which I didn't purchase but at least it does confirmed these made it to market. Just what I needed, more knowledge I can't really use practically or to make money with....
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[HardyGirl]

I happen to like the Sunshine Family, but I'm not sure how I feel about these. Did these things actually sell in toy stores in just in souvenir shops in Philly and Boston?

[kryptosmaster]

Wow, didn't realize the Sunshines came to America that early on.

Rich

[jwyblejr]

Just what the world needs,more creepy looking dolls.

[Werewolf]

Those aren't creepy. Anyone else remember Kenner's Blythe dolls? Now, those, are creepy and not in a good way.

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

I like the jazz performers and the indian maid.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I'm betting the lone Pioneer Daughter may be a bit inspired by "Little House on the Prairie".

My wife got a Sunshine Family doll at a flea market a while back. Blythe was creepy, but the fact that these are ALMOST normal, Barbie-type dolls, but they have those cherubic faces and big, dark, souless eyes makes them far creepier, in my opinion.

Chris

[Karen-bionic-fan]

Very cute

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

It's them eyes.... "black and dark, like a bullet hole." The male Patriot looks like a vampire....

Don C.

[Earth 2 Chris]

It's them eyes.... "black and dark, like a bullet hole." The male Patriot looks like a vampire....

Yeah, he looks like an Anne Rice character!

Chris

[ScottA]

The Pilgrims are kinda neat.

[palitoy]

Those aren't creepy.

The Sunshine family has and will continue to haunt me.

[toys2cool]

Just what the world needs,more creepy looking dolls.

yeah their faces always freaked me out

[Werewolf]

The Sunshine family has and will continue to haunt me.

You've obviously never looked into the huge deep dead sorrowful eyes of a Blythe doll. It's soul chilling.

[Earth 2 Chris]

The Blythe dolls look like they were designed by some drugged out flower children. BUT, the Sunshine family has this sweet, innocent look to them, and then, those EYES. I'm pretty sure Chris Carter ripped the alien ooze-in-the-eye trick from X-Files off of these abominations.

chris