I have to admit, I almost didn't blog about Teen Talk Barbie because I couldn't find her clothes. I found her in the nude in a storage bag. After sifting through several suitcases of Barbie clothes, I was able to slowly locate the majority of her clothing. At first, I thought she only wore the shorts and top, at which point I was a bit concerned. That shirt doesn't even cover up her battery pack.
Turns out she's not as hooker-esque as I thought she was. I did a bit of research and discovered she had black leggings, a skirt, a purse, and a patchwork jacket with see-thru red sleeves. Sadly, the jacket appears to be lost. Thank God her hat is sewn to her head, otherwise I'm sure it never would have survived. I'm amazed I managed to keep her red pumps, but seeing as they are the best part of her outfit, how could I not keep track of them?
I received Teen Talk Barbie for Christmas. Her obvious appeal was that she talked. Originally, there was some controversy with Teen Talk Barbie. Some versions of the doll said "Math class is tough," prompting some women who had nothing better about which to complain to demand Mattel change the doll. Supposedly, Mattel obliged. Although I got my doll fairly early in the game, I wasn't lucky enough to have the one that said the controversial phrase. Supposedly, Mattel recorded hundreds of phrases and programmed each doll with a random combination of 4 of any of the recordings. Below is a video of my doll in action. I haven't found any other videos online with another Teen Talk Barbie saying even one of these phrases, let alone all four, so I guess Mattel's claims for a unique doll are valid.
The talking is awesome, but what the heck is she doing asking a 7 year old what kind of wedding she is going to have? There was no telling what your doll was going to say until you got her out of the box, so I guess I was just lucky Barbie had already begun planning my wedding, because apparently I wasn't on the ball.
I requested this version of the doll becaues of her look. I was sick of having Barbies (or really most other dolls for that matter) with blonde hair. Forget about finding one with red hair. Don't get me wrong, they existed, but they were hard to come by. I was pumped when I saw this doll had strawberry blonde hair. She also has green eyes, pratically the spitting image of me. haha, j/k. I was never that fashion forward. Plus, her outfit colors were the best out of the Teen Talk Barbie options.
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Hi. I know I'm writing years after you posted this, but hopefully, you'll be able to see it and know the answer :) Do you happen to know what type of batteries these dolls need to work? I can't seem to find that information anywhere! Mine looks like it should be a little tube one, not totally flat like the one in watches, or maybe like several of those stacked together... Any help is highly appreciated! :)
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