Barbie - Clones, Competitors, Knock Offs and Look a Likes 1960s

#1 Barbie 1959 by Mattel

#1 Barbie 1959 

by Mattel

In 1955 the Bild Lilli doll was first sold in Germany and is unmarked.  In 1959 Mattel made their Barbie doll loosely based on or similar to the Bild Lilli doll and is clearly marked Mattel.  So who made all those Barbie doll clones, competitors, knock offs and look a likes? 

In a word EVERYBODY!   

Here are some of the 11 1/2" teenage hi-heeled, fashion dolls that were clones or competitors of Barbie, that we have found, see also the Bild Lilli look a like page for more clones from the 1960s.

Bild Lilli, German

1955-1960s

Clones, Competitors, Knock Offs and Look a Likes:

American Character - Tressy 1964-1967, grow hair doll, Magic Make Up Tressy, Mary Make-Up, and sister Cricket and her friend Toots. See the Tressy page for more details and photo's.

 

Petra by Plasty - 1960's, 11 1/2" tall, sold in Europe, this seems to be the clone that

Evergreen used.  They also made a Peggy doll that was a Skipper clone with a freckled face, later they changed it to a Francie like face mold but still on a 9 1/2" size body.  Fred was Petra's boyfriend and is a clone of Barbie's Ken doll boyfriend.

 

Evergreen - Miss Teenager U.S.A. 1960's, 11 1/2" tall, had blonde ponytail hair, cheaper hollow plastic body, straight legs - Marked: Evergreen, British Colony of Hong Kong, wears a white ribbed knit swimsuit with a red ribbon with the dolls name on it, pearl earrings in pierced ears, white high heel shoes.

 

Genevieve Fashion Doll 1960's, 11 1/2" tall, rooted hair, painted features, dressed and boxed, Made in Japan, unknown maker.

Miss Terry Teen

Miss Terry Teen, 11 1/2" tall, Barbie head clone, came with 16 additional mix and match fashions, maker unknown.

 

Ideal Toys - Mitzi doll 1960's, 11 1/2" tall - also sold by Reliable of Canada - was discontinued in 1962 when they introduced the Tammy doll family. The 1962 dolls have much more exaggerated, slanting eyes.

 

Ideal Toys - Tammy Family of dolls 1962-1966; Tammy, Misty, Glamour Misty, Pose N' Misty, Miss Clairol and Samantha (of the Bewitched TV show) 1965.  See the Tammy page for more details.

 

Doll Clothes, Inc., Springfield, Mass, - Peggy Ann doll, 1960's, Made in Hong Kong, 11 1/2" tall, long straight rooted hair with bangs, fully posable, twist waist.

Sears Teenage Fashion Doll 1960's

 

Sears Teenage Fashion doll, (shown on left) 11 1/2" tall, don't know dolls name but she's one of the clones and was sold thru Sears in the 1960's.

Shillman had a clone doll, 11 1/2" tall, also lots of individual outfits.

 

Uneeda - Suzette 1962, 11 1/2" tall, often called the "Big Head Suzette doll".  Marked on back: ©/Uneeda/Doll Co./Inc./1962. She has large black iris eyes that are slanted, a unique body construction that is like a Y, with the legs attached to the Y's stem.  See the Uneeda Doll page for more details and photo's.

 

Uneeda Suzette 1960's, 11 1/2" tall, this one has the Lilli clone head with bubble cut or ponytail hairstyle, non-bendable straight legs one piece hollow plastic body. This doll is not marked as the doll above and once you see their faces and body would not be mistaken for one another, probably has the U on back of neck, and may have Hong Kong or no markings on the body.  See the Uneeda Doll page for more details.

 

Valentine - Polly 1960's, 11 1/2" tall, marked:  on back with an arrow thru a heart. This unmistakable Barbie face has almost straight across eyebrows which make her look, at least to me, as though she is perpetually asking her owner "Why Me?".  This doll was also cloned with the copies being made by an unknown manufacturer.

 

1960's Polly Play Posy, 11 1/2' tall, brunette bubblecut hair style, made in Japan, she also has a face that also seems to be saying "why me?" Polly is posable and multi jointed is very rare.

 

1963 Debbie Drake, 11 1/2" tall, we think she was made by Reliable, doll is unmarked, multi-jointed body; neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, upper thighs and knees, vinyl head with rooted blonde or platinum bubble-cut style hair, wore a red/pink leotard body suit just like Debbie Drake wore on her fitness TV show.  Doll is very unusual and very rare. 

Her face kinda reminds us of the above Reliable Mitzi doll but with less exaggerated high eyebrows.  First photo below of the Debbie Drake doll courtesy of mhalb and shown mint out of box in original clothing.  Thank you, Mhalb! 

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1963 Debbie Drake

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1963 Debbie Drake

Petra by Plasty

Petra by Plasty 1960s, 11 1/2"

 

 

 

Genevieve fashion doll, by unknown maker

Genevieve Fashion doll, 11 1/2" 

 

 

 

Mitzi by Reliable of Canada

1961 Mitzi by Reliable of Canada, 11 1/2"

 

 

 

Peggy Ann by Doll Clothes, Inc.

1960's Peggy Ann, 11 1/2" 

by Doll Clothes, Inc.

 

 

 

Polly by Valentine

1960's Polly by Valentine, 11 1/2"

 

 

 

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1960's Polly Play Pose, 11 1/2"

 

Barbie - Clones, Competitors, Knock Offs and Look a Likes 1960's

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