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BOX DATE: 1982
MANUFACTURER: Mattel
DOLLS IN LINE: Barbie; Ken; P.J.
BODY TYPE: 1966; Twist 'N Turn waist; bent arms; ring hole; bend & snap legs; small defined toes
HEAD MOLD: 1971 "Steffie"; pierced ears
IMPORTANT NOTES: This doll was redressed in the 1982 Barbie & Friends set.
BOX DATE: 1982
MANUFACTURER: Mattel
DOLLS IN LINE: Barbie; Ken; P.J.
BODY TYPE: 1966; Twist 'N Turn waist; bent arms; ring hole; bend & snap legs; small defined toes
HEAD MOLD: 1971 "Steffie"; pierced ears
IMPORTANT NOTES: This doll was redressed in the 1982 Barbie & Friends set.
***My doll is wearing 1982 Fashion Fun Movie Date! #5718. She has been re-rooted.
PERSONAL FUN FACT: Some of my first P.J. dolls in my collection were this Dream Date gal, and Sun Gold Malibu. I rescued them together in a small box of 80s Barbies I purchased at my local flea market, during the spring of 2012. It was right after my dad had passed away--my cousin and his girlfriend offered to go with me and my sister to our flea market one Sunday. That weekend, I found quite a few goodies, including the 80s Barbies and Style It! Cloe (among other things). Anyways, the dolls in the box I bought were all in fairly decent condition considering their age...or so I thought. Many of them were wearing their original outfits, which deceived me into believing that they were in salvageable condition. But upon closer inspection, when I got home and was prepping them for boil washes, I came to the horrifying realization that many of them had burned hair. My best guess is that the former owner used to like washing and blow drying their dolls' hair...it's really not all that uncommon (I used to do it ALL the time when I was a kid...I have several childhood dolls with burned hair to prove it). Even though the two P.J. dolls suffered severe damage, I just couldn't bring myself to use them as body donors. I was just too excited about having Barbie's old friend...plus I have a special place in my heart for 80s Barbies. So I tried my best to work with what they had left...which was not much. Poor Dream Date P.J. was better and yet worse off than Sun Gold Malibu. Most of her hair wasn't burned. But the hair right by her parting had been cut to the scalp, and what hadn't been was burned. She was in great shape other than that--her body was tight, her face paint was vibrant, and the rest of her hair was "healthy." Sun Gold Malibu Barbie couldn't say the same. But I chose to save both of them, even though it wasn't the most economic move. Later that summer, when I ordered hair for one of my Bratz dolls (2011 "Black Friday" Meygan), I ended up with tons of leftover hair. So I used what I had remaining on the two P.J. dolls. That is why the hair I rooted them with is a bit on the red side! In retrospect, I could have probably only partially re-rooted this Dream Date P.J., but I don't mind that she ended up with a full head of luscious, saran hair. In fact, I'd dare to say that P.J. doesn't mind either. I love this doll with all my heart, and the fact that she was body donor worthy, but that I went the extra mile to give her a new life, makes her that much more special to me.