Polly Pocket

Polly Pocket! is a line of small plastic dolls and accessories aimed at girls. The name comes from the fact that many of the original Polly Pocket toys came in pocket size cases. more...

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The current Fashion Polly dolls sold by Mattel differ significantly from those originally sold by Bluebird Toys. The original Bluebird dolls were one inch tall and made of hard plastic. Mattel's variation are two to three inches tall and are composed of a pliable plastic with soft rubberized clothing and fashion accessories.

History

Polly was first designed by Chris Wiggs in 1983 for his daughter Kate. Using a powder compact, he fashioned a small house for the tiny doll. Bluebird Toys of Swindon, England licensed the concept and the first Polly Pocket appeared in stores in 1989. Mattel held a distribution arrangement with Bluebird Toys for Polly Pocket items in the early-1990s. In 1998, while production lulled, Bluebird Toys endured several hostile take-over attempts until Mattel finally purchased them later that year.

In 1999, Mattel redesigned Polly and created a new series of collectible items. The new Polly doll is slightly larger and has a more life-like appearance than the original dolls. That same year, Mattel also introduced Fashion Polly!, which used the same characters from the new Polly Pocket (Polly, Lea, Shanni, Lila, etc.), but they came in the form of 3 ¾ inch (9.5 cm) plastic jointed dolls. They gave a new spin on fashion dolls; instead of traditional cloth clothing, Polly Pockets used unique "Polly Stretch" garments, rubbery plastic clothes that could be put on the dolls and removed. There are also some boy dolls (Rick, Steven, etc.).

The Polly Pocket toys was elected in 2006 to be one of the unsafest toys. That's because there are use of magnets. When you swallow the magnes it can clog up you blood stream and you could die. So, children under 5 shoudn't play with toys that have small magnets in it.

Polly is more than just a cute doll. You can also collect Polly Pocket bed sheets, lunch boxes, t-shirts, party supplies and more.

Additionally, a new magnetic Polly World line was introduced where Polly and her friends have magnetic hands and feet and allow them to adhere to almost every surface in their magnetic Polly world. On November 21, 2006 the CPSC announced a major product recall of all magnetic Polly Pocket! Playsets which had been sold between May, 2003 and September, 2006. The pieces of the set obtain their magnetic power from small but powerful neodymium magnets produced in China from a composite of Neodymium, Iron and Boron. The models which should immediately be taken away from children and returned for a voucher are:

Polly Pocket Polly Place Hangin' Out House; Polly Pocket Polly Place Treetop Clubhouse; Polly Pocket Spa Day; Polly Pocket Polly Place Totally Tiki Diner; Polly Pocket Quik-Clik Boutique; Polly Pocket Quik-Clik City Pretty Playset; Polly Pocket Quik-Clik Sporty Style Playset; and Polly Pocket Totally Zen Playset.

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