There are two little spots on each of her thumbs and a slightly dark area near one elbow. Does not include the baby bump or baby The hair is a little tangled. What would an 8-year-old or 12-year-old get out of that doll baby?' asked Sabrina Fagan, 29, of Philadelphia. Barbie Doll - 'Midge' from the Happy Family Pregnant Set. 'I've had people laugh, but I haven't had anyone say this was ridiculous or 'What are we trying to tell these kids?' or anything like that,' Boehmer said.īut at KB Toys in the Gallery mall in downtown Philadelphia reaction from last-minute Christmas shoppers was negative.

Manager Bill Boehmer of the KB Toys store in Northeast Philadelphia's Roosevelt Mall said the doll was selling well, and he had heard no negative responses from customers.

The pregnant Midge, who wears a tiny white wedding ring, has a detachable magnetic stomach that allows easy 'delivery' of the baby.Īn article on Mattel's Web site says the 'Happy Family' dolls are designed to satisfy the desire for nurturing play by girls age 5 to 8, and can be 'a wonderful prop for parents to use with their children to role-play family situations - especially in families anticipating the arrival of a new sibling.' In Barbie-land, Midge married boy-doll Alan in 1991, and the happy couple already has a 3-year-old son, Ryan.

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