Barbie Doll - Ken Signature Looks Doll (Long Brown Hair) - Articulated Fashion Doll with Black Tank Top and Metallic Trousers - Children's Toy, Age 3 and Above HCB79

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Ken is named after Ruth Handler’s son Kenneth. [87] In the 1960s Random House books, the character's surname is given as Carson. Barbie and Ken's surnames were taken from the name of Mattel's ad agency Carson/Roberts. [88] Ken's middle name is Sean. [89] Bibliography [ edit ] Joseph Pisani (20 June 2017). "Barbie's companion Ken gets new looks: Man bun, beefy bod". www.abqjournal.com. Associated Press . Retrieved 26 July 2021. Ken Doll Vintage Mod Clothes Identified 1969-1976". www.dollreference.com . Retrieved 29 July 2022.

Atlanta rapper Kenyatta Lee Frazier Jr., known professionally as Ken Carson, got his name from the doll as he wanted to "live better than him". [84] Barbie I Can Be Doctors Barbie and Ken Dolls (#3094, 2012) details and value". BarbieDB.com . Retrieved 28 July 2022. Barbie Careers Airplane Pilot Dolls Giftset, Barbie and Ken (#CCY12, 2014) details and value". BarbieDB.com . Retrieved 28 July 2022. King, Susan (2 May 2010). "The Actors: 'Toy Story 3's' Michael Keaton". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 12 September 2021. Barbie & Ken (30th Anniversary Star Trek Giftset) "Rare-Vintage" (1996)» Now And Then Collectibles" . Retrieved 15 July 2023.For the first couple of years Ken was occasionally pictured with bendy arms, an artistic licence which sadly didn’t do him any favours. From 1961 Montgomery Ward Christmas catalogue Olympic USA Skater Barbie & Ken (#18726, 1997) details and value". BarbieDB.com . Retrieved 28 July 2022. Barbie,” which is gearing up to be summer’s must-see movie, has already vastly improved the cultural perception of its eponymous blonde star and made her relevant to a new generation more than 60 years after her toy store debut. Barbie I Can Be Dance Superstar Giftset (#V9308, 2011) details and value". BarbieDB.com . Retrieved 28 July 2022. Billy Flanigan appeared as Ken in " Disney’s Magical World of Barbie". [81] René Dif appeared as Ken in the music video for " Barbie Girl".

I Can Be Doctors Barbie and Ken Set (#W1379, 2010) details and value". BarbieDB.com . Retrieved 28 July 2022. Ermac, Raffy (4 April 2023). "Here Are All the Actors Playing Ken in the New 'Barbie' Movie". www.out.com . Retrieved 12 May 2023. But Ken wasn’t exactly popular or even considered essential among diehard Barbie collectors. In her book “Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll,” M.G. Lord writes that Ken was a “drip with seriously abridged genitalia who wasn’t very important in (Barbie’s) life.” He’d have an uphill battle to prove his worth to consumers — and to his toy girlfriend. What Is Ken's Job? Even The Barbie Movie Can't Answer 62-Year Mystery". ScreenRant. 23 July 2023 . Retrieved 26 July 2023.The Man Behind The Doll presents Earring Magic Ken". Man Behind The Doll. 1 July 1993 . Retrieved 16 August 2010. Barbie and Ken: History". Blog Critics. 15 February 2004. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009 . Retrieved 16 August 2010.

Fashion Insider Ken Giftset (#56706, 2003) details and value". BarbieDB.com . Retrieved 28 July 2022. Ken and Barbie met in 1961 while filming their first commercial together, according to Mattel. It was love at first sight and the two, who both hail from the (fictional) town of Willows, Wisconsin, started going steady. But, in the 2000s, things got a little more complicated for the couple. Stars 'n Stripes Air Force Ken (#11554, 1993) details and value". BarbieDB.com . Retrieved 28 July 2022. Despite his official trade launch in March, Ken was not available to dealers until June (see Playthings magazine from April 1961 below). From 1961 April Playthings magazine Barbie I Can Be A Police Officer And Firefighter (#W1378, 2010) details and value". BarbieDB.com . Retrieved 28 July 2022.It also helped that Gosling gave countless deadpan interviews emphasizing his newfound “Kenergy” leading up to the film’s July 2023 premiere, falling deeper and deeper into character as the press tour dragged on. Dijker, Anton J.M. (1 March 2008). "Why Barbie feels heavier than Ken: The influence of size-based expectancies and social cues on the illusory perception of weight". Cognition. 106 (3): 1109–1125. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2007.05.009. ISSN 0010-0277. PMID 17599820. S2CID 26233026.