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1970's |
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Jeanie Doll |
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Now Playing:
"Little Jeannie"
by Elton John |
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"Who's That Doll?"
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by S.S. Kresge |
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Jeanie dolls were made in the 1970's and sold through S.S. Kresge department stores (Kresge's later became K-Mart). Jeanie towers over other miniature fashion dolls, standing a whopping 7-1/2" tall. This would be the equivalent of a person who is only five feet tall standing next to someone who is a full six feet in height.
Jeanie dolls have rooted hair, but not rooted eyelashes. Their facial features are painted on. The bodies are a lighter-weight plastic with flexible vinyl arms and heads. They have a twist-n-turn waist, and heartbreakingly huge hips. The legs have interior wires, but they do not hold a pose very well. They are marked simply "Made in Hong Kong" on their backs.
Below, for comparison, you can see the difference in height between Jeanie and Dawn. |
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Jeanie dolls came packaged on a blister pack which showed other fashions available separately. The doll herself wore only a one-piece swimsuit with shoes and came with a plastic and metal rod doll stand.
Jeanie came in blonde, brunette and redhead. I have not seen, nor do I know, if any African-American Jeanie dolls were ever made. |
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Packaged Jeanie dolls |
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Click here to see the fashions. |
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Scroll about half-way down the page. |
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