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Vampire Barbies? Twilight's Bella and Edward get their own dolls. Credit: Mattel
Like Barbie? Love Twilight? If so, Mattel has a doll for you.
That's right, Edward and Bella, played onscreen by Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, are being immortalized in plastic by Mattel.
The new Twilight Barbie Dolls are part of Mattel's Pink Label Collection, part of the collector's line, according to a company spokesperson.
"Edward's strong jaw line and vampire glow, and Bella's long brunette hair and innocent face showcase the pivotal 'Forever 17' scene from the film," according to a Mattel press release.
Both dolls will be available on November 1, 2009. The suggested retail price is $24.95, a bargain for true Twilight fans, also known as Cullenists, for Cullen, the vampire Edward's surname.
As parents, we know that Barbie play ends roughly at age seven. Twilight, on the other hand, is geared toward teens and young adults. So go ahead and play with the new Barbies on the block. We won't tell. Frankly, we'll be playing with ours as well.
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Barbie Through the Years
Mattel is jumping on the Twilight bandwagon with the release of these dolls, modeled after the story's stars, Bella and Edward.
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Barbie Through the Years
Mattel is jumping on the Twilight bandwagon with the release of these dolls, modeled after the story's stars, Bella and Edward.
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The original 1959 Barbie doll from Mattel. Barbie turned 50 in March 2009, but don't expect middle age to catch up on her soon. Her long locks won't go gray and nothing will start to sag on her fit-and-trim body.
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Even Elvis and Priscilla Presley were memorialized as Barbie dolls.
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Groovy, baby. This 1971 live action Barbie is ready to dance.
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Cher Barbie from the 1970's. We had her, babe.
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The 1977 Quick Curl Barbie and Now Look Ken dolls.
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8-12-2009 @ 10:07AM
info said...No money at all for potential collectors items, keep them boxed up and to put them away for 20 years. Look at what prices old barbies are being sold for, in 20 years these could make a nice nest egg too.
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8-12-2009 @ 11:42AM
stephanie said...Barbie play ends roughly at seven? I hope that's not the current trend! I thought it was more common for doll play to last until the teen years. Girls are growing up too fast. I have an eight year old who is happily enthralled with Barbie. I was the extreme type who was always into mothering and couldn't get enough of dolls. I remember forcing myself to stop playing around age 12-13 because most of my friends were stopping. But I didn't really want to yet. I understand that some girls may be done with dolls at that age, but I didn't think it was the majority by a longshot!
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8-13-2009 @ 9:38PM
isisaquaria said...teen yrs? Only if you live in a bubble or our too ugly to go into public--
Out of 30 kids in my six yr old class-12 r girls---none of them play with dolls anymore. My 14yo hasnt played with dolls since she was in kindergarten or first grade.
These dolls are collectibles, not toys--if you subscibe to such--and even as much as we love Twilight in this house--I aint buying.
Besides, no Jacob--my 6yo will not be impressed cause that's her Jacob.