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Curators' Team
ITEM YEAR
2011
YEAR ADDED
2025
SOURCE
Mattel
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LOCATION

Happy Birthday Ken

Following their breakup in 2004, Ken disappeared from the shelves. In 2011, he re-entered Barbie's life on Valentine's Day as "Sweet Talkin" Ken. Billboards in New York and Los Angeles saw Ken professing his renewed love for his ex declaring "Barbie, you are the only doll for me." That same year, she dressed in an eye-catching outfit to wish him a 50th happy birthday. The description of her outfit stated that she looked like a beautiful birthday present, implying she was the "gift," raising questions about the doll's appropriateness, as…

ITEM YEAR
2011
YEAR ADDED
2025
Mattel
SOURCE
N/A
LOCATION
YEAR ADDED
2025
N/A
LOCATION

Happy Birthday Ken

Following their breakup in 2004, Ken disappeared from the shelves. In 2011, he re-entered Barbie's life on Valentine's Day as "Sweet Talkin" Ken. Billboards in New York and Los Angeles saw Ken professing his renewed love for his ex declaring "Barbie, you are the only doll for me." That same year, she dressed in an eye-catching outfit to wish him a 50th happy birthday. The description of her outfit stated that she looked like a beautiful birthday present,…

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Curators' Team
ITEM YEAR
2011
Mattel
SOURCE



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