Toy from the Seventies

[Alibobs]

Back in the mid seventies my sister used to have a talking doll , about 6" high with an oversized plastic head. When you pulled the head and body apart the doll would talk, we can remember two phrases.

"I'm falling apart, tee hee "& "Here comes my body".

The head and body were joined by a cord, like you used to get on the back of talking dolls

The dolls were marketed on the fact that they did come apart, they were cartoon like, not baby dolls and I think their name had some kind of humourous twist to it.

[staarbar]

I had one too and I can't remember the name of it. It was a scary looking thing with brown moulded plastic hair and I ripped the sticker off the face so I drew another one on.... maybe that's why it was so scary!??? Heheheh

I'd love to know the name though.

[staarbar]

I think it said

" Whoops I lost my head for a moment " too.

It's really annoying me now!! Heheh

[Alibobs]

Yes! It did say that!
It's really annoying me - my sister came for lunch today and her 2 year old said something in a voice like that - that's what got us thinking. It is driving me bananas - I keep thinking Bigheads but that's not it

[staarbar]

Found them!!

http://www.dollreference.com/images/talkups45m attel1971.jpg

http://www.dollreference.com/mattel_dolls1970s .html

1971 Talk Up's, 4 1/2" tall, have bodies that could be pulled away from their heads to make them talk. Their facial features are paper pasted on plastic heads. The Talk Ups included Silly Talk (brunette doll), Funny Talk (blonde doll), Dressy Talk (doll with orange hair who came with seven different dresses). In addition, there were cartoon characters made into Talk Up dolls including Casper the Friendly Ghost, Donald and Daisy Duck and Mickey and Minnie Mouse.



Thank goodness!!!

I had a Casper one too!!

"My feet are moving CLOSER!!!!!"

[Alibobs]

You are a staar, staarbar!

Thank you - I can stop googling now!

My sister had the blonde one