More of the Multi Toys "Mermaids"+ T&T's "Mermaid Princess" line
Lets see, where to start? Where to start? Ok! Exciting news! My favorite Mermaid Fashion from the "Mermaids" line by Multi Toys showed up on eBay recently! It's the Lacy body suit tail, complete with bra and panties!!! I can't express to you how much I love this thing! Mermaid lingerie! It wasn't being sold alone either! It was included in a lot of 2 "Mermaids" fashions. Here's the auction picture, look at it in all it's lacy glory!
These fashions were made to fit 11 1/2" dolls, while the 3 I own from this line are made to fit 9 1/2" dolls.
Sadly, I couldn't bid. There were some FAR more important things I had to spend my money on at the time. *sigh* I'll keep my eyes open for it to show up again one day.
Then I spied one of the Pretty Poseables in a lot, but couldn't bid for the same reason I already stated. It's not a huge loss. I'm sure I'll find her again one day, but it was still exciting to see one that was up for grabs.
And for the final bit of "Mermaids" news, pikapal on the Ghost of the Doll forum found and scanned the package that the non-poseable mermaids came in.
Front:
Back:
I love the packaging! The little window is cute and gives you a good idea of what your mermaid looks like, while saving a little bit of surprise for when you open her.
Now, I've recently re-discovered another cheap line of mermaid dolls. The line is called "Mermaid Princess" I was never really into these dolls when I was little, but I do remember seeing them in stores. These first images are of dolls I was never into and am still not really into. They're just not my style, however they are the style I remember most vividly. They seemed to ALWAYS be at a local grocery store. They are the "Bathtub Mermaids"
eh.
Ok for some reason they've begun to grow on me just from looking at these pictures again. haha! Maybe I'll collect them.
And then there's this deluxe set. Apparently it was a Toys R' Us Exclusive:
Please note that 2 of the above images came from this thread on the Ghost of the Doll forum. The other two were stolen from an eBay auction.
Now for the "Mermaid Princess" dolls that I'm sure I want to collect! These Barbie-like dolls:
I know for sure that there is also a pink haired version. In fact, I'm near positive that every version of the "Mermaid Princess" dolls have only 3 variations. Blonde, purple haired, and pink haired. You can see from the back of the box of the "Bathtime Mermaid" that there are only those 3, and I've only seen those 3 hair colors on the Barbie-like dolls.
One thing that attracted me to these dolls is that there were separate fashions sold in the line. I guess I've become a sucker for mermaid fashions. The fashions aren't particularly great or anything, in fact they're rather plain. Here are the ones I've seen thus far:
Sorry for the terrible eBay lot photos. I'm hoping to buy these. If I do then I'll surely upload much better images for everyone. We'll see what happens.
And here is the last fashion pack I've come across. It's a tripler!
This image was taken from 100 Barbies
One more interesting thing about the Barbie-like dolls is that dolls using the same mold have been for sale recently. Even down to the same brush mold. The new dolls are called "Dreamgirl Mermaid Princess"
They're slightly less attractive to me, but I might want to have them one day.
Here's the pink haired "Dreamgirl" version:
And now for the final leg (that I know of) from the T&T "Mermaid Princess" line! The side sitting mermaids! I had the blonde version of these when I was young. I still have no clue what these are actually called. I wasn't sure if they were part of the line or not, but after realizing that they are marked with T&T, like the other dolls I'm 100% sure they are an extension of this line. I've yet to come across a boxed/carded version, but everything about them screams "I'm from the Mermaid Princess line!!" I have only seen pink, blonde, and purple haired versions, like both dolls above.
Here is the purple version:
And here are the two from my personal collection, the pink and blonde versions:
As you can see there are 2 VERY similar dolls sitting next to them. The two dolls on the right are new dolls using a variation of the sitting mermaid mold. These new dolls are simply called "Pretty Mermaid" and are extremely cheap. They have bigger,flatter fins, longer torsos, different head molds, much thinner hair, and are made with much cheaper materials. There is a menagerie of colors. I'd like to get a few more of them.
I think it's so weird and neat that these cheapies from the 90's are just now getting knock offs!
And now for one more doll!
She's a mystery side sitter! She almost looks like an anime version. Maybe she's a Japanese knock off. Considering the fact that she is in a lot of 90's mermaid items I'd guess she is also from the 90's. Maybe the Mermaid Princesses are a knock off of her! Who knows? Her fin does not match those of the Mermaid Princesses or the Pretty Mermaids. All 3 versions have different fins and heads and she has different arms from the other two. I hope I can find out more info about her!
***If you have any more information on, or images of ANY of the mermaids discussed in this journal please contact me!!!
I've been preparing for a long time to write a journal about "Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid" Maybe I'll do that tomorrow. Keep checking back!
These fashions were made to fit 11 1/2" dolls, while the 3 I own from this line are made to fit 9 1/2" dolls.
Sadly, I couldn't bid. There were some FAR more important things I had to spend my money on at the time. *sigh* I'll keep my eyes open for it to show up again one day.
Then I spied one of the Pretty Poseables in a lot, but couldn't bid for the same reason I already stated. It's not a huge loss. I'm sure I'll find her again one day, but it was still exciting to see one that was up for grabs.
And for the final bit of "Mermaids" news, pikapal on the Ghost of the Doll forum found and scanned the package that the non-poseable mermaids came in.
Front:
Back:
I love the packaging! The little window is cute and gives you a good idea of what your mermaid looks like, while saving a little bit of surprise for when you open her.
Now, I've recently re-discovered another cheap line of mermaid dolls. The line is called "Mermaid Princess" I was never really into these dolls when I was little, but I do remember seeing them in stores. These first images are of dolls I was never into and am still not really into. They're just not my style, however they are the style I remember most vividly. They seemed to ALWAYS be at a local grocery store. They are the "Bathtub Mermaids"
eh.
Ok for some reason they've begun to grow on me just from looking at these pictures again. haha! Maybe I'll collect them.
And then there's this deluxe set. Apparently it was a Toys R' Us Exclusive:
Please note that 2 of the above images came from this thread on the Ghost of the Doll forum. The other two were stolen from an eBay auction.
Now for the "Mermaid Princess" dolls that I'm sure I want to collect! These Barbie-like dolls:
I know for sure that there is also a pink haired version. In fact, I'm near positive that every version of the "Mermaid Princess" dolls have only 3 variations. Blonde, purple haired, and pink haired. You can see from the back of the box of the "Bathtime Mermaid" that there are only those 3, and I've only seen those 3 hair colors on the Barbie-like dolls.
One thing that attracted me to these dolls is that there were separate fashions sold in the line. I guess I've become a sucker for mermaid fashions. The fashions aren't particularly great or anything, in fact they're rather plain. Here are the ones I've seen thus far:
Sorry for the terrible eBay lot photos. I'm hoping to buy these. If I do then I'll surely upload much better images for everyone. We'll see what happens.
And here is the last fashion pack I've come across. It's a tripler!
This image was taken from 100 Barbies
One more interesting thing about the Barbie-like dolls is that dolls using the same mold have been for sale recently. Even down to the same brush mold. The new dolls are called "Dreamgirl Mermaid Princess"
They're slightly less attractive to me, but I might want to have them one day.
Here's the pink haired "Dreamgirl" version:
And now for the final leg (that I know of) from the T&T "Mermaid Princess" line! The side sitting mermaids! I had the blonde version of these when I was young. I still have no clue what these are actually called. I wasn't sure if they were part of the line or not, but after realizing that they are marked with T&T, like the other dolls I'm 100% sure they are an extension of this line. I've yet to come across a boxed/carded version, but everything about them screams "I'm from the Mermaid Princess line!!" I have only seen pink, blonde, and purple haired versions, like both dolls above.
Here is the purple version:
And here are the two from my personal collection, the pink and blonde versions:
As you can see there are 2 VERY similar dolls sitting next to them. The two dolls on the right are new dolls using a variation of the sitting mermaid mold. These new dolls are simply called "Pretty Mermaid" and are extremely cheap. They have bigger,flatter fins, longer torsos, different head molds, much thinner hair, and are made with much cheaper materials. There is a menagerie of colors. I'd like to get a few more of them.
I think it's so weird and neat that these cheapies from the 90's are just now getting knock offs!
And now for one more doll!
She's a mystery side sitter! She almost looks like an anime version. Maybe she's a Japanese knock off. Considering the fact that she is in a lot of 90's mermaid items I'd guess she is also from the 90's. Maybe the Mermaid Princesses are a knock off of her! Who knows? Her fin does not match those of the Mermaid Princesses or the Pretty Mermaids. All 3 versions have different fins and heads and she has different arms from the other two. I hope I can find out more info about her!
***If you have any more information on, or images of ANY of the mermaids discussed in this journal please contact me!!!
I've been preparing for a long time to write a journal about "Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid" Maybe I'll do that tomorrow. Keep checking back!