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Midge, Barbie's friend, was originally launched in the 1960s and appears in the 'Barbie' movie. She was re-released in 2002 as a controversial pregnant doll.
An Illinois man says a rare, controversial Barbie doll, originally pulled off store shelves in 2002, has been stolen from his apartment in Gurnee Village, Ill. Doll collectors say the doll, Midge ...
The soccer star announced in September that she is pregnant with her second baby Alex Morgan/Instagram; Barbie/Amazon When Alex Morgan received her lookalike Barbie doll, she was excited to show ...
The true story behind ‘Barbie's' discontinued dolls, from Allan to pregnant Midge The dolls that were "just too weird" to stay on shelves ...
LET’S UNPACK THAT: Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ movie features cameos from a host of surreal dolls quietly discontinued by Mattel – among them a pregnant plastic woman and Rob Brydon’s ...
The original Midge doll from the 1960s had the same body shape as Barbie but a "much more girl-next-doorish" look, Barbie creator Ruth Handler wrote.
Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" gave clever nods to discontinued Barbie Land dolls — such as pregnant Midge, Ken's BFF Allan, Tanner the pooping pup and Growing Up Skipper.