Some of these other dolls include Chocho, sold only in Japan in 1974, made with the Quick Curl Skipper body. Like her sister Barbie, she has had numerous “acquaintances”, celebrity friends, fantasy friends, and Disney friends that were produced at her size. The box of the first Kevin doll, Skipper’s second boyfriend, which was sold, “Cool Tops Kevin” described Skipper as “the most popular girl in school”. In these novels, she attended Baker Elementary, while the Marvel Comics of the early 1990s had her at Central Junior High School. Usually, Skipper dolls had blue eyes.ġ964 was also the ‘first’ year that Barbie, Ken, and Skipper dolls were on the whole European market, contain some countries in December 1963.Īccording to the Random House novels of the 1960s, Skipper Roberts is the second oldest child of the fictional George and Margaret Roberts of Willows, Wisconsin, their first child said to be Barbie. At first, Skipper was available with three different hair colors, but is currently only available with her hair-colored black and purple.

When she first came out, she was 9.25 inches in height (compared to Barbie’s 11.5 inches), and then as newer versions were released, she gradually became taller with an older appearance, eventually turning out to be as tall as Barbie. Since Skipper was introduced, she has changed immensely. Skipper Roberts was a doll created by Mattel in 1964 to be Barbie’s younger sister, as well as to oppose controversies directed at Barbie. Barbara Millicent Roberts ™ Sister Skipper ™ 1964