Aug 27, 2024 06:04 AM
(This post was last modified: Aug 27, 2024 06:12 AM by C C.)
It was probably the parents who were actually more creeped out by this doll than the kids. If the toy had instead been released for the first time in this era -- so that it couldn't benefit from the vintage, collector's value -- then it still wouldn't be popular due to outrage over the ridiculousness of a hetero, cisgender, privileged white girl being portrayed as socioeconomically oppressed. The video below contains the original commercials promoting the beggar/refugee doll.
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Little Miss No Name (Museum of Failure)
https://museumoffailure.com/exhibition/l...ss-no-name
INTRO: Toy brand Hasbro, better known for their action figure G.I. Joe, designed this unusual doll to be an alternative to the hugely popular Barbie. In keeping with the climate of the mid-sixties, they wanted to teach little girls compassion and the realities of life for those less fortunate.
With large expressive eyes, Little Miss No Name is dressed in rags, barefoot and sports a very large tear. She even has an outstretched hand, waiting to be consoled and protected. Most kids were terrified. Hasbro quickly discontinued the doll.
Like many other odd short-lived products, Little Miss No Name is now an attractive collector’s item and can be found all over the Internet in short films from horror to comedy.
Little Miss No Name (1965 Hasbro beggar / refugee doll) ... https://youtu.be/WRhJ3LMd5ek
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/WRhJ3LMd5ek
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Little Miss No Name (Museum of Failure)
https://museumoffailure.com/exhibition/l...ss-no-name
INTRO: Toy brand Hasbro, better known for their action figure G.I. Joe, designed this unusual doll to be an alternative to the hugely popular Barbie. In keeping with the climate of the mid-sixties, they wanted to teach little girls compassion and the realities of life for those less fortunate.
With large expressive eyes, Little Miss No Name is dressed in rags, barefoot and sports a very large tear. She even has an outstretched hand, waiting to be consoled and protected. Most kids were terrified. Hasbro quickly discontinued the doll.
Like many other odd short-lived products, Little Miss No Name is now an attractive collector’s item and can be found all over the Internet in short films from horror to comedy.
Little Miss No Name (1965 Hasbro beggar / refugee doll) ... https://youtu.be/WRhJ3LMd5ek
