Minis On The Edge Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 2 years ago Barbie Left Ken for a new guy named Blaine. The story is Ken has been to the gym so that he looks buff and stylish, and now Barbie's boy toy Ken wants to win back the doll he split from two years ago. Mattel saythat Barbie's long-time boyfriend wants to rekindle his decades-long romance with Barbie and get her to give Blaine a goodbye. Mattel is hoping Ken's return to retail stores can also revitalise the company's overall fortunes. In January, the company blamed sagging Barbie sales for sagging profits. Mattel said in February 2004 that Barbie and Ken had split after 43 years because they wanted to spend some time apart. So now that Ken has this new look tell me. Would you want Barbie back after you got a makeover? She left him to begin with. I feel Ken needs counseling LOL. For real though what do you think this message is sending to our girls. Most of you know that I am a BIG time collector of Baribie dolls. I am just wondering what you all think about all of this. Also, Which picture of Ken do you like the best? A. B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutterbugkc Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I had no idea that Ken had changed so much over the last few years. Isn't he a little to old to be pretending to be a backstreet boy? Are both of those pictures supposed to be Ken? To be honest, I don't think that either of them look like marraige material! Perhaps Barbie should keep looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 I think they made him look too young. I guess they are trying to appeal to the young crowd though. I sure am glad I got a couple Blaine dolls. I bet he may go up in value now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Barbie left Ken for Blaine??? Ken, don't be stupid - you can find another girl!!! I also have a small Barbie collection but in my opinion neither Barbie nor Ken have ever been very attractive. I prefer a more natural look and cute faces, I'm not really into Boygroup-guys and girlie-girls. And I'm not very interested in Barbie's private life. She can date whomever she likes! BTW I prefer the vintage Barbie dolls and (lucky me) I own one of the very first Kens - and he has a nice face! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakyshaky Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I think if they would have just married them it would have helped instead of just getting a new guy. I like the blonde ken better, but them I have a thing for blondes. I do think that Barbie's freinds are prettier than her though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 After 43 years of waiting for Ken it was time for Barbie to move on. The "new" Ken looks like he went to "Extreme Makeover" & asked them to make him look like a Bratz boyz. I kept looking for the stud in the lower lip or the safetypin in the eyebrow, at least an earring! I got a copy of Barbie Bazaar today and there's an article about Ken with pictures, there's one of him pumped up like a romance novel cover model and another where he looks his age ("James Bond") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMadWoman Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Personally, I think both Barbie and Ken are too vain to be in any kind of a relationship! Perhaps Ken should have hit therapy instead of the gym! And who goes from being blonde to being black?! Who would date someone for 43 years?!! And now Barbie's been dating Blaine for two years?! What's wrong with that woman?!! I'm tellin' ya, if a guy doesn't have his act together after about a year, then it's time to hit the trail! Of course, we're talking adult ages here, not children!! That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogster Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I had such a reply to this thread, but chose not to post it. I little too politically incorrect, but FUNNY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuppa-Tea Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 What the heck??? I check out the Barbie aisle now and then and I have never seen Blaine. But I guess I wasn't looking at the boy dolls anyway. I hate that black-leather Ken. The surfer Ken looks like the old guy to me... Blond and fun-loving. I didn't realize it was a new doll. This question is just kind of off the mark, I think, because "Barbie" and "Ken" as global entities just don't make sense. You need a beach Ken to go with your beach Barbie, a Doctor Ken to go with your Doctor Barbie, etc. My Barbie dolls had two potential boyfriends: Donny Osmond (purple socks and all) and Tonto. I did get a Ken doll later, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMadWoman Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I'd go for Donny Osmond over Ken or Blaine any day! :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttiwebgal Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 my Barbies Boyfriends were Steve Austin(6 millon dollar man) and GIJoe! I of course had to steal...errmm borrow them from my younger brother! I never had a ken....and quite frankly those guy dolls they make look way to metrosexal for me! give me a mountainear or construction worker! nutti :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaN Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 :o Why repair something that wasn't broken? Barbie has been 'dating' Ken for years. I don't like this Blaine doll--he reminds me of Eddie Hascal on Leave it to Beaver. ;) I also have to think---the original designer of Barbie certainly didn't foresee Barbie giving up Ken for a doll named Blaine. I had seen Blaine in the stores, but didn't think too much of him. Ken belongs with Barbie, like Donny and Marie. Though I didn't have a Donny Osmond doll, I had Marie. And my Barbies always dated the G.I. Joe's next door--they liked driving in the jeep vs. going surfing with someone who didn't have a great job like G.I.Joe. Barbie owned the winnebago, beach buggy....etc. I don't much care for what they did to Ken either. Looks like a cross between the Fonz and John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuppa-Tea Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I never had a ken....and quite frankly those guy dolls they make look way to metrosexal for me! give me a mountainear or construction worker! nutti :o <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, I married a construction worker!!! This reminds me of the Heidi Ott 1" scale dolls. I have one, but I haven't bought any male dolls of hers because they are so effeminate... they look like transexuals! Yikes! So I guess my woman will be single until I can afford to pay someone to make a husband for her from scratch. She needs a colonial guy... like Mel Gibson in The Patriot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttiwebgal Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 like Mel Gibson in The Patriot. yummy! :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 This reminds me of the Heidi Ott 1" scale dolls. I have one, but I haven't bought any male dolls of hers because they are so effeminate... they look like transexuals! Yikes! I know what you mean! Heidi Ott's men look very feminine - my mom doesn't like them too. I don't have a problem with them. Maybe it's because I'm only 22 - I'm still attracted to "boys" not "real man"- they don't have to be mountainear or construction worker as long as they aren't singer in a boygroup! :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMadWoman Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Ditto, Nutti . . . yummy! I love manly men!! :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 I had such a reply to this thread, but chose not to post it. I little too politically incorrect My first post was deleted for that reason. I found it interesting to read somewhere that the Barbies were originally designed to replace paperdolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I went with Ken 'A.' I liked the Barbie & Ken 'Star Trek' gift set. Mattel probably decided to let Playmates make the 12" Capt. Kirk & Mr. Spock dolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovecats Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Ken is going thru a mid-life crisis. How sad. I liked him in his younger days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted May 27, 2006 Author Share Posted May 27, 2006 I just bought a Frank Sanatra Doll off of ebay today. I am getting the dolls & furniture ready for my Barbie roombox that I plan on doing when I move. Here is a picture of the doll I just got Ain't he Handsome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 OMG, if you've EVER seen the publicity photos of "young Frankie" when he sang with the big bands, the likeness is just stunning. It was before my time, but I used to squeal whenever Elvis came on Ed Sullivan's show... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted May 27, 2006 Author Share Posted May 27, 2006 Ain't he cute?? That's why I had to have him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa_F Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Had to vote "who cares - he was an accessory". My Barbies never had a Ken hanging around. They were always to busy taking care of the horses on their ranch, camping & building their dream house out of cardboard boxes :lol: My favorite Barbie wasn't a blonde either - she had black hair - - compliments of my mother's permanent markers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted May 27, 2006 Author Share Posted May 27, 2006 My daughters dolls no longer have blond hair. Every since I showed them how to add streaks using markers, well Barbie has been a punk rocker since :lol: They use the crayola ones cause you can wash the hair and repaint it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymew Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Tracy- Your Frank Sinatra doll is fabulous. Sometime, I'd love to see photos of your Barbie collection. -Susanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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