She again had a new body mold and was now almost as tall as her sister Barbie. 11 inches tall. Dolls with the ‘Pizza Party’ Skipper head mold and the 1960s head mold are the most sought after Skipper dolls by collectors.įinally, in 1997, Teen Skipper was introduced.

Many collectors believe that the ‘Pizza Party’ head mold was the most popular, if not the prettiest, version of Skipper. At this stage she appeared to be somewhere between 13 to 15 years old. 1995 and later, Skipper had a new head mold with smaller eyes in a Pizza Party line, but with the same body mold. Her eyes were also enlarged, giving her a cartoon-like look. Her waist was more flexible and her breasts were slightly bigger. Her new body mold was taller and more graceful. Skipper changed again in 1988 with the release of Teen Fun Skipper.

She was advertised as “Super Teen Skipper.” She had a new body mold which included small permanent breasts, and a different head mold that made her look slightly older In 1985, Hot Stuff Skipper was released, which had another new head mold that included the addition of dimples and a longer face. In 1979 Skipper’s entire appearance changed. When you swiveled the doll’s arm, she grew small breasts on her rubber chest and grew taller in height till 10 1/4 inches. In 1975, Growing Up Skipper was released. She had a new look, much like the Living Skipper of 1970, but with fuller lips. In 1971, apart of the Sun Set line of dolls, Skipper became Malibu Skipper with a suntanned skin and twist ‘n turn waist. The big changes of the Skipper Doll was her size.ġ964 When she first came out, she was 9 1/4 inches in height.

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