A Retro Barbie Parade: Celebrating Our 1970s Era Favorite Dolls

[@EllenBoles-jb3cp]

Very fun show! I remember having a PJ doll but never hear mention to her. She had the purple sunglasses and an orange body suit with stockings sewn in. Her face was quite full.

[@dolliesminituresandcollect7663]

Christopher's energy is so contagious luv it and thank u for sharing some of his faves from the 70s

[@tonywild1963]

This is always interesting to hear Christopher talking about his Barbie's. He is so knowledgeable . I so like little ted peering round the mirror to see what's happening haha. Thank you Rachel

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

I'm glad you enjoy Christopher's insights on Barbies! His knowledge and passion certainly add a special touch to our discussions. And isn't Ted just the cutest, always curious about what's happening? Thanks for your kind words and for being part of our wonderful doll-loving community! 🌟💕

[@iluvmusic1710]

Same❤

[@lindalittle2128]

I don't know who Ted is. What am I missing?

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

@@lindalittle2128 you’re missing the teddy bear in the video.

[@lindalittle2128]

@@RachelHoffmanDolls Oh! I will have to watch it again! Thanks for telling me.

[@dogsareprecious4842]

Thank you and Christopher for bringing back so many childhood memories !!! I WISH I had saved mine !!!!

[@brendafreiger5562]

You two always make my day. Even if it's a doll I don't collect, I really enjoy listening to you both.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

It's wonderful to hear from you! We're thrilled to know that our videos bring joy to your day, regardless of the doll we're featuring. Your support and enthusiasm mean the world to us. Stay tuned for more videos - we hope to continue sharing our love for dolls with you and our amazing community! 🌟💕

[@somelikeitvntg]

Omg Christopher the attic display is so good! I love all the layers of stuff

[@mochabunny6170]

“Smell of prune juice and denture cream” 😂🤣😂 Christopher, you are an extraordinary old soul comfortably housed in a quirky cool super hip body that is sooooooo easy to love❣️Thank you Rachael for finding and sharing this gem with us all. Also, thank you for sharing that cute lil snuggle bunny’s second birthday pics. A D O R A B L E❣️

[@isabellep.461]

Wonderful, loved it! ❤ My favorite is the superstar face, most likely because Western barbie was my first one. I was also astonished by the quality of vintage barbie fashions.

[@arctiknitter]

Thoroughly enjoyed this! I played with many of these Barbies as a child. I loved the eyelashes on my dolls.

[@lindalittle2128]

Love Christopher! He should have his own Barbie channel. I have so many Barbie questions!

[@lucyposton5032]

I to go to bed scrolling for dolls of the 50s-60s which led to 30s and 40s. If I am reading it's doll stories that helps sleeping. My girls were into Barbies. I'm 73 so you never are to old. I love Christopher 's expertise. Rachel your videos for Holland Diane 's birthday made my week. You really can write , expressively.

[@julz1371]

Excellent, once again ❤... Never too abstract!... Loved watching & listening while redressing my latest obsession, Blythe 😂... I had Superstar Barbie as a kid. I, of course, purchased her reproduction. Unfortunately my original is long gone, but I do still have my childhood Ideal Velvet doll. Another Icon of the 60's/70's Crissy & Velvet 💖❤ I could listen to Christopher chat on about dolls for hours 😂👍🏻❤

[@lisaakinlabi]

My favorite decade! I have so many from the 70's because I collected (got them for gifts) up until 1976, although I was what may have been considered too old for dolls. I didn't collect again until about '86 a few are new for the time until about '96 - then I went back to my first loves the mods including '58 to '76. Christopher I love hearing you describe the dolls - including Chernobyl Barbie LOL 🤣 I remember as a kid going into the toy store with my jaw open and eyes wide because I wanted everything in the Barbie section. There was a typical Barbie smell (collectors will know) to that section which I will never forget. I am soon to be 61 and I still dream about that toy store and the Barbie section. Thanks for sharing!

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

It's fantastic to hear about your lifelong passion for Barbie dolls and how they've been a part of your journey. Your memories, especially of the unique Barbie section aroma, truly resonate with us. It's collectors like you who keep the magic of these dolls alive. Keep cherishing those wonderful memories, and thank you for being a part of our community! 🌟💖

[@tammybarrow4894]

Very nice haul. I love the barbie with marlo flip blonde hair. ❤

[@feel.like.so.]

My very first Barbies were ones from the mid- to late 70s, Ballerina and Malibu Barbie for sure. Let's not forget Sun Lovin' Barbie and SKipper, with those ridiculous tan lines! However, My favorite 70s facemold has to be new, "good lookin' Ken" his face SCREAMS 1970s to me!

[@GGiblet]

this was just beautiful to watch!

[@sylvia1662]

Christopher, love your voice! The twist-n-turn 1970s is my favorite Barbie. Love her face too. I had the 1978 Ballerina Barbie and Malibu Barbie as a child. As an adult, I bought another Ballerina Barbie from eBay. The doll is mint but the box is not. Just love her.

[@KingOfGaymes]

Christopher needs his own channel, he’s so fun and I love hearing people talk about their Barbies!

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

He definitely does but he doesn’t want one 😭😭 I agree! Luckily, he does videos on my channel!! 🎊🎊

[@Naturalgirl0627]

This was great!! l luved the editing at the end. I was cracking up, Thank you!!☺

[@psychoDOLLogist]

Heey! A fellow face collector! 👋 Loved the video, and it was a fun surprise to see my photo used of the 1971 Live Action Barbie! I was missing a few pieces from her original ensemble, but my ribbon stash from new shirts that I always keep came in handy! 😂Great overview of the 70s dolls, thanks! 💖

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you so much, it was on Pinterest!

[@1lovebaybee]

Christopher is my spirit energy ❤

[@cathrinewhite7629]

Rachel & Christopher, hello! Just giving you a heads-up: Today 12/05/23, London's *_Victoria and Albert Museum_* just posted _"Barbie & Sindy: Who wins the Fashion Race?"_ They host unique fashion shows..royalty, movie stars etc...so I am happy to see that they did a video on these two.😊

[@deborahjones1550]

This was really fun and informative!!

[@phoenixrising2268]

Christopher, I also use "Barbiedom" as my sleeping pill...it's a great way to just calm down and be soothed after a hectic day! Which often means KZbin videos like this one! So...I grew up in the 70's. You're right that 70's Barbie was about "doing", partly because during that era there was such an emphasis on outdoor fitness and sports like tennis, jogging and "beach" - (fitness moved indoors in the 80's with everyone going to gyms and aerobics classes.) And we slathered on the Coppertone and Swedish Tanning Butter - so of course Malibu Barbie reflected that sun worship aesthetic. (It's a wonder any of survived!) Also, I've read several references that the Superstar face mold was inspired by Farrah Fawcett, which makes perfect sense to me - she was THE icon of the era and a living Barbie herself. As a boy, I couldn't have my own Barbies, but my sister had a Malibu Barbie and a Ballerina Barbie - which, of course, I coveted. You can be sure that they are well represented in my collection today! Thanks for a such a fun presentation!

[@chrismont5475]

Very nice Program on Barbie Dolls , As I am a Vintage collector of Barbie 60, 70's only. Thanks Cheers form Calgary

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for joining us!

[@ka342]

Fantastic video also you’re so absolutely gorgeous

[@bratzliplogical]

We need more BARBIE VIDEOS PLEASE!

[@siwarvidsson9705]

I remember when I got Growing Hair barbie she is so special have her still in my collection.....I also have Talking Barbie first issue and she talk Swedish...I still have her too.......

[@haileybaker1383]

I saved a super broken growing hair pretty doll 🥹 She was all in pieces and I put her back together and dressed her all because her head was absolutely perfect. I adore her

[@wawankris1260]

❤❤❤❤

[@Lars1996]

Superstar Barbie is my absolute favorite from the 70’s. She is such a turning point and saved the brand. Her reign lasted 20 yrs Mattel just kept changing her outfit and hair. As for Malibu Barbie…when I discovered her online in the late 90s I couldn’t believe mattel thought that was a pretty face for Barbie… the outer corners of her eyes are just bizarre, instead of a beautiful almond shaped eye they went for a square-ish shape that makes no sense.

[@KingOfGaymes]

Omg same, Malibu Barbie has such a weird face imo.. It makes me almost sad that such a strange face mold was what they used for the first looking forward barbie, she’s one of the most iconic barbie dolls and then she’s got a face like that 😭 But I’m so glad SuperStar came and changed barbie for the better! It doesn’t help that as a kid I had a Barbie book and the photo of Malibu Barbie wasn’t the original, so I always thought she was super pretty, when I saw the real face I was shocked 💀 I think the Barbie in my book was a sunsational or sun lovin barbie dressed as Malibu and that face mold is way prettier.. so in a way that book catfished me xD

[@Lars1996]

@@KingOfGaymestotally! Maybe your book had a picture of the 75 Malibu in the red swimsuit? She was issued with both the Stacey face and the Superstar face.

[@karenstimson2683]

Yes, women really did wear all those hair extensions in the late 60's and 70's. As a teenager I had a hairpiece we called a "rat" that was pinned on top of upswept hair to ,make a kind of French bun, and you could buy all sorts of different hairpieces in the stores, even in places like Woolworth's!

[@delbelcoure]

I had that ballerina Barbie, her face is so sweet! Fun story, I bought a lot of modern 1/6 dolls from FaceBook marketplace. When I picked them up, there was an unexpected 70's Superstar Barbie in the lot. The seller pointed her out, noting how she could be fixed up. She seemed anxious to let me know she was special, it was really sweet

[@wantingoneangel8976]

Rachel, Like Christopher, I also LOVE anything antique and vintage🤗🤗!! And I actually still have Malibu Barbie that my Late Grandfather bought me. Not to insult my Late Grandfather and he meant well, but Malibu Barbie was not my favorite either. However, I thought that Malibu Ken was really handsome😍💙💙💙, but I never got him as a present😔😔. And I also had a Ballerina Barbie Doll 🩰that my Late Grandfather gave me because I took Ballet lessons, but sadly she got lost😢😢😢 when I moved to my new Apartment in August. So, out of my limited 70s Barbies that I own, my personal favorite is my Kissing Barbie Doll and I still have her today😃😃💖💖💖💖💖!!! And out of Christopher's favorite Barbies, although I am not a fan of the Mod mold, I really LOVE Christopher's Growing Pretty Barbie💖💖 with her beautiful blonde hair💖💖💖 and pretty pink party dress💖💖 and I also LOVE the Dramatic living Barbie because I so LOVE her sweet face with her blonde hair💖💖💖, and I so LOVE Superstar Barbie💖💖💖💖💖!!! Thank you Christopher sharing your love for Barbie Dolls 💖💖💖💖💖and explaining all the cool details in each Doll💖💖!!! And Rachel, thank you for having these awesome Barbie Doll and Robert Tonner Doll videos💖💖💖💖💖!! I will have to catch up on the 2 other videos you posted this week over the weekend🤗🤗!!

[@Black_Patriot-Veteran-1970]

Nice rare dolls my friend. SUBBED

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thanks for the sub!

[@dwilloughby13]

Just a little correction, malibu Barbie was used for years, she was put in different outfits but sold under different names, she was a popular and successful sculpt from my childhood, there was sun valley Barbie, skiing doll and gold medal Barbie just to name 2 she ran for a few years, so yea, gotcha on this one Christopher 😁

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

You're absolutely right, and thank you for pointing that out! Malibu Barbie indeed had quite a versatile run, appearing in various outfits and themes. It's great to have knowledgeable collectors like you in our community who can share these fun facts. Thanks for keeping us on our toes! 😄👍

[@dorisbrinkerhoff8124]

your little friend is stealing the show . very cute teddy bear. steiff?

[@normanshadow1]

I think the one you called Phylis Diller looks more like Dolly Parton

[@nopenope2601]

Does the side ponytail talking Barbie say “let’s go visit PJ” or does only nape curl talking Barbie say that?

[@nopenope2601]

@@verajaynepalmer thanks!

[@lucyclarke3523]

💛🌼🌷✌🏾

[@dionneking8]

I love Priscilla Jane "pj" roberts cousin of barbie long over due for a comeback

[@Siansonea]

I have nine or ten examples of Dramatic New Living Barbie, I think she's the ideal model for all those sporting outfits of the early 70s. Any outfit that features flats, boots, or sneakers, it's a cinch that I have it on a DNLB. I have a hard time deciding which doll is my favorite from the 70s, and the 70s and 80s make up the bulk of my collection. 1974 Yellowstone Kelley, 1975 Quick Curl Cara, 1978 Fashion Photo P.J. and 1978 Fashion Photo Christie are probably the top contenders. At 23:17 Christopher is referring to a doll as "Golden Dream Christie", but the doll pictured is actually 1977 SuperStar Christie wearing a 1977 Get-Ups 'N Go fashion. Just a little errata for you. And Christopher was right about Ballerina Barbie being a 1976 doll. Whatever that book says, it's probably wrong. A lot of those books from that time period are filled with mistakes, I've found. Some of them are just absolute trash. If you consult the 'blue bible' Sybil De Wein/Joan Ashabraner book, or you refer to the original retailer catalogs from the time period (which is my preference) you get better info than the 90s 'collecting boom' books. The 1979 variation has the new eye screening (which always reminds me of the eye screening of Fashion Photo Christie). It wasn't necessarily the Ballerina Barbie On Tour, all of the Ballerina Barbie dolls from 1979 had this screening. I have 1976 Beautiful Bride Barbie, and...she's...not a favorite. I just think she looks stoned to me. 😆

[@christimorris387]

Fun video, but I cant find any info on your site about the guy in the video (other than the link to his IG)! He seems pretty prominent in the videos, yet literally nothing about him in your bio or your community tab (at least that I could find). I know all about you, your husband and little girl from just scrolling around a bit, all adorable of course. I understand that its YOUR channel, as your name is all over it lol, but maybe share the love a bit. That dude deserves his flowers too.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Hi! It’s actually the opposite, but thanks for the thought. He doesn’t want ANY of his information shown except his Instagram. I get what you are saying but he’s very private. He worked for me for over a year before he would do any content. He doesn’t want his “flowers” via social media. He doesn’t want his info in my bio, and he doesn’t want a “following.” He asked me only to feature his Instagram, and he rarely posts. You’re correct; it is my channel, and most of my “personal” posts center around my family, as they always have. Many beloved employees and team members have left, and the channel has remained. Thank you for watching!

[@christimorris387]

Oh wow! Gotcha!! lol Im watching the whole video, and a few others, thinking Hold Up, this guy seems very involved and really seems to love what he does, yet no real mention of him. Im sure he could be "KZbin Famous" as having a very knowledgeable and interesting take on collecting. @@RachelHoffmanDolls

[@ArlaJ]

prunes and denture cream hahahahahahha

[@barbaramurphy6680]

I have some old barbie's need clothes i am trying to sell.

[@Salty5621]

Calling my GIRL TnT Barbie not very glamorous??? Why would you lie like that??