Excuse Me, Wut R U Doin

[spuzzlightyear.livejournal.com]

I love how Tressie's eyes are always off to the side, making her look suspicious of everything.

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[phyrbyrd.livejournal.com]

I remember Sindy's eyes were like that for a long time, too. I guess they decided the alternative made her look like she was going to eat your soul.

Beautiful Chrissy could kick Tressy's tiny, suspicious ass.

[mwittier.livejournal.com]

"Only you are the hairdresser who knows the secret to making Tressy's hair grow..."

It pretty much amounts to yanking. If you are a hairdresser who believes this is a "hairdressing secret", you might want to consider a career change.

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

What they don't show are the little girls in tears who could never get their doll's hair to look like that no matter how many agonizing hours they spent with those stupid, teeny-tiny combs and brushes.

I WAS ONE OF THOSE GIRLS!

[runs out of the room sobbing]

[comes back in to click "Post Comment" before running out of room still sobbing]

[wyattkelly.livejournal.com]

It's okay! I grew up with GI Joe and Star Wars, and my play areas never looked nearly as cool as the ones in the commercials!

The Joes tended to operate not out of an expertly constructed stone and sand bunker, but a well-filled clothes hamper.

[badgerpdx.livejournal.com]

You made me laugh out loud. Thank you. If it makes yoiu feel better, I think you rock.

[willowind76.livejournal.com]

can the hair actually go back in to make it shorter again?

[badgerpdx.livejournal.com]

There was a little lever or crank in her back and you could wind it back into her head, if I remember right. My sister had one for like half a day before her brothers (whistling innocently) broke it.

[franklanguage.livejournal.com]

Actually, Tressy had a button on her back that you pushed and it would snap right back in.

[bradygirl_12]

Heh! My sister and I had Tressy dolls. And yanking was definitely the 'secret'. ;)

[crabofdoom.livejournal.com]

Amazing that they show her in actual Barbie outfits. I would've thought that that would be a big copyright no-no.

The suspicious glance comment made me lol. Still does, in fact.

[miss-october.livejournal.com]

I had a doll in the 80s that had 'growing' hair. It wasn't like a Barbie, though. She had blonde hair, with I think a pink streak? She was a 'kid' doll, kind of Rainbow Brite-like or something.....anyone remember this?

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

I don't remember what they're called either, but my daughter had one. That must have been the 90s though.

[dandy-dustmite.livejournal.com]

Probably "Dolly Surprise," they came in several sizes and looked like kids.

[whoseline_wlsc]

Yeah, Dolly Surprise! I had one of those!

[meezergal.livejournal.com]

I must be just too young to have missed this. I did, however, have Velvet, Chrissy's friend, with growing hair. I loved that doll!! She had beautiful clothes, and my mom sewed some gorgeous ones for her, too. Ah, when an eleven-year-old could play with dolls and not get laughed at by her peers.

Tressy's eyes are annoying as hell. They remind me of the Christmas ads for some car. People were singing carols and looking at you out of the corner of their eyes. Irritating, and definitely made me resolve never to buy that make of car.

Love the semi-rap of the song. It's at least the forefather of rap.

[fynoda.livejournal.com]

While researching Barbies, I came across a notation on that side-eye thing. Apparently it was to make the women look coy or demure (or a similar reason), because after the feminist movement in the 60s, the eyes on a Barbie doll were changed to look straight ahead.

[umiyuri.livejournal.com]

I think I prefer the demure look, but this is most likely the moe anime talking.

[franklanguage.livejournal.com]

Oh, shit—I had a Tressy doll when I was a kid. She was one of my first dolls—her and Francie.