tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post7754218380548325530..comments2024-03-28T11:41:16.501-05:00Comments on Black Doll Collecting: Debbie Goes West Black Doll Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-80949395910599568042016-11-02T13:46:38.937-05:002016-11-02T13:46:38.937-05:00I would have been disappointed in my mother had sh...I would have been disappointed in my mother had she "tried" to dress me in western wear beyond my toddler years. I think this was the only western outfit I had and once I grew out of it, that was it. She was more of a frilly-dresses-for-girls type mother when I was young, but I protested that style when I realized I could at about age 8. No more of those for me. Just keep it simple was my motto (stylish, but simple). :-) <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-37205434744986868312016-11-02T13:20:08.103-05:002016-11-02T13:20:08.103-05:00Thanks for bringing me back. I did see the photo,...Thanks for bringing me back. I did see the photo, but I apparently didn't read it. For some reason I didn't connect the dots. I was expecting an older photo of you, thinking you went through a western phase. Didn't expect your mom would be dressing you in western wear. Funny how our thoughts affect what we see.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027064808344974667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-87302770458885061152016-11-02T12:43:11.247-05:002016-11-02T12:43:11.247-05:00Thanks, Vanessa! Debbie Goes West is a keeper. T...Thanks, Vanessa! Debbie Goes West is a keeper. The photo I shared of myself in this blog at age 2 is one of two that I own where I am wearing this cowboy outfit. In the other photo (not included in this post), I am seated in the same red wagon. Please revisit the blog if you missed this photo. <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-31302054595240660632016-11-02T10:23:05.023-05:002016-11-02T10:23:05.023-05:00Ah man, I would love to see pictures of you dresse...Ah man, I would love to see pictures of you dressed in your 'Go West' gear. I love western clothing, though I don't own any myself. Debbie is quite the gem. Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027064808344974667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-73465720578414864032016-11-01T18:23:00.734-05:002016-11-01T18:23:00.734-05:00On October 30, 2016 at 12:17 p.m., I received a te...On October 30, 2016 at 12:17 p.m., I received a text message from Betty A., who cannot post comments directly to this blog. When asked, she gave her permission for me to share the text:<br /><br />"Wow, what 'Juicy Fruit' sprung from 'Debbie Goes West.' I remember Mama saving green stamps too but I have no memory of what she got for them! Your blong reminds me of archaeology uncovering our dolly history with exciting revelations of our forgotten past!"<br /><br />----<br />Thanks again, Betty! I appreciate <i>you</i>! I hope future posts continue to help "us" all excavate forgotten fond memories of our past.<br /><br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-33463238067379255152016-11-01T18:11:43.754-05:002016-11-01T18:11:43.754-05:00Hi again, D7Ana,
Scroll down at the link and ther...Hi again, D7Ana,<br /><br />Scroll down at the link and there is a Debbie and her boyfriend Don (wow... if they were in black they would be perfect, I mean really perfect for me). Here is the <a href="http://kenbarbieclones1960s-1990s.weebly.com/vintage-clone-doll-ads--catalogs.html" rel="nofollow">Debbie and Don</a>Black Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-43858950371833977452016-11-01T18:08:22.673-05:002016-11-01T18:08:22.673-05:00Hi D7ana!
You're from a younger generation, s...Hi D7ana!<br /><br />You're from a younger generation, so it's understandable that the cowboy/cowgirl phase had died by the time you were born. :-) <br /><br />I do recall seeing a Barbie clone named Debbie, one other than the Debbie the Elegant Doll that this post mentions. My interest would only be in dark-skinned versions. It seems there was one by Eegee or Eugene.<br /><br />I just googled "Barbie clone Debbie," and found a doll I saw recently: Debbie in Different Moods, A Doll for Each Day. It came with a total of four heads with different facial expressions. I don't think a dark skinned one was made, unfortunately.<br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/172442414/hilarious-vintage-barbie-clone-debbie-in" rel="nofollow">Debbie in Different Moods</a><br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-40539330657116837482016-11-01T18:02:03.466-05:002016-11-01T18:02:03.466-05:00My mother doesn't remember what she purchased ...My mother doesn't remember what she purchased with her books of Green Stamps but we both agree that it was probably something for the house. She has always been into interior decorating and back then she really did it and everything on a budget, although from looking you would never know it. <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-76607617320148186682016-11-01T18:00:12.753-05:002016-11-01T18:00:12.753-05:00Awww.. thank you so much, Arlette!
dbgAwww.. thank you so much, Arlette!<br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-65778966576743745042016-10-31T08:54:08.938-05:002016-10-31T08:54:08.938-05:00I just realized there are not that many dolls name...I just realized there are not that many dolls named Debbie. And that my favorite cousin on my father's side is named Debera or "Debbie" as we called her when she visited. It does seem that there may have been a Barbie clone with the name, Debbie. I'll look through my computer files and when I get them, my doll books to see if there was. I'll let you know if I find one ;-)<br /><br />Oh, and I didn't dress up as a cowgirl or an Indian girl; I was a black cat or a witch and later, a hippie. (My siblings and I were into the Hammer House of Horrors movies, lol.)D7anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497306465109590188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-79735568312385594952016-10-31T04:05:09.389-05:002016-10-31T04:05:09.389-05:00Hi Debbie!
This is adorable. The Debbie doll is so...Hi Debbie!<br />This is adorable. The Debbie doll is so cute in her cowboy outfit, almost as cute as you were in yours.<br />Take care of yourself!<br />ArlettePetite Plangonophile au chocolathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548251311004785318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-9153088267856930292016-10-29T21:47:44.260-05:002016-10-29T21:47:44.260-05:00Today's toy aisles can be depressing. It'...Today's toy aisles can be depressing. It's sad your godchildren didn't know how to play with dolls but wonderful that you took the time to show them the dolls' potential (without all the princess garb). I am sure they appreciate and will remember that experience.<br /><br />Having brothers and later a sister was a blessing as a child, but as an adult, I don't mind being alone, at all. I actually prefer it. <br />:-) <br /><br />I have never ridden a horse, but my imaginative experience with my brother's rocking horse gives me an idea of what it must be like to ride a real one minus the fear of falling off or my inability to control it. <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-71782614298148117782016-10-29T17:56:29.839-05:002016-10-29T17:56:29.839-05:00They just don't make toys like they used to. W...They just don't make toys like they used to. Whenever I go to a toystore I'm depressed to see how much space is taken up by electronic and digital games. I made some dollhouses for my godchildren years ago and had to then teach them how to play with dolls. Everything is also tied in as merchandise for a movie or show that I had to completely redress and restyle their Disney Princesses before they could see them as just a doll they could call whatever they wanted to and have grocery shopping or picnicking.<br />You're so lucky to have had siblings to play with, I love that. I was an only child and didn't have many kids over nor did I go play with them so it's a testament to how entertaining toys that leave it up to you to bring them to life that it's only as an adult that I realized how much I played without friends. (My mom did play with me a lot, though :D .)<br />The best part about that spring rocking horse is that when I rode a real horse it felt very similar. Whoever invented that variation was a genius.Marichahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295287855690799143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-54805947982845362672016-10-29T14:01:44.076-05:002016-10-29T14:01:44.076-05:00Thank you for stopping by and for commenting Linda...Thank you for stopping by and for commenting Lindaivette!<br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-65303719107872512832016-10-29T12:26:25.737-05:002016-10-29T12:26:25.737-05:00Hola, que bonitas fotos. Me gusta mucho tu blog, t...Hola, que bonitas fotos. Me gusta mucho tu blog, tienes una coleccion muy bonita.Lindaivette38https://www.blogger.com/profile/03703962330400088478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-26287519381704884062016-10-29T09:52:23.845-05:002016-10-29T09:52:23.845-05:00It pleases me, Maricha, that this post also helped...It pleases me, Maricha, that this post also helped you remember the western get-up you owned as a child. As I posted in my reply to Gina, my brothers had a red rocking horse on springs that I enjoyed riding, too. Now I am also remembering a stick horse that one of the brother's owned as well. <br /><br />Toys from our era encouraged children to use their imagination. Nothing was electronic. Kids today would probably frown on rocking horses, stick horses, and the other toys we had that encouraged thought. <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-74976725058675448492016-10-29T09:48:20.433-05:002016-10-29T09:48:20.433-05:00Hi Gina!
My Wild Wild West was being the youngest...Hi Gina!<br /><br />My Wild Wild West was being the youngest (for six years) of a then family of four children with three older brothers who all had western get up to include cap guns, bebe guns, and a red wooden rocking horse attached to springs. I'd take my turn riding that rocking horse in the living room, too, or sometimes I think I was allowed to ride it on the front porch. The brother closest to me in age would pull me around in the red Rancho (Radio Flyer type) wagon that I am pictured standing in at age 2. Until my mother corrected me recently, I thought the wagon was mine, but she said it was my brother's. Of course I didn't know because I was probably allowed to ride in it whenever I wanted, being the only girl and the baby for six years until my sister was born? <br /><br />dbg Black Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-60861508378342848042016-10-29T09:42:51.723-05:002016-10-29T09:42:51.723-05:00Today when I visit her, I am going to ask her if s...Today when I visit her, I am going to ask her if she remembers anything she purchased with Green Stamps. :-) <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-91944967957671358572016-10-29T09:42:21.557-05:002016-10-29T09:42:21.557-05:00Hi Phyllis,
Thank you for sharing your memory of ...Hi Phyllis,<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your memory of you and your sister's Annie Oakley outfits and the dolls you and your sister received one Christmas, Debbie and Patsy, that were purchased with the Green Stamps your family saved throughout the year. Some bonding time for me and my mother involved us (or her having me do it alone once I got older) moisten the backs of Green Stamps and add them to the pages of the Green Stamps books. I am not sure what she purchased with the stamps, but she collected them from trips to the grocery store, stored them in a kitchen drawer along with the books, and redeemed them when she had enough books filled. I had forgotten about that until you mentioned it. Thank you for taking me down memory lane.<br /><br />dbg Black Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-69190820302409964142016-10-28T12:39:42.915-05:002016-10-28T12:39:42.915-05:00Thanks for sharing your pics of that cute doll and...Thanks for sharing your pics of that cute doll and your memories. What an adorable little girl you were.<br />It sparked some of mine; I had a red cowboy hat, a silver gun with holster, a lasso and a version of rocking horse that was on springs. All of this had completely slipped my mind until this post, thanks for reminding me.:DMarichahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295287855690799143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-56162672158491292012016-10-28T12:26:20.413-05:002016-10-28T12:26:20.413-05:00I was born in 1946, and there are photos of me in ...I was born in 1946, and there are photos of me in one of those outfits as about age 4, complete with my faithful rocking horse. My Wild West was the living room, with ruffled sheer priscilla curtains at the windows. You look adorable in your outfit!Ginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03122256609185115305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-24652205389510147532016-10-28T06:28:32.859-05:002016-10-28T06:28:32.859-05:00OMG, Debbie, my sister and I had outfits like your...OMG, Debbie, my sister and I had outfits like yours in the late fifties as well. We called them our Annie Oakley outfits. We wore them all of the time! They were handed down from my sisters and we handed them down to my younger sisters, so we all had a chance to wear them. I grew up on a farm with 7 other siblings, so we did hand down a lot of toys and clothes. I remember my mother collected "Green Stamps" from the grocery store all year and we would paste the stamps in these books and then we could order our Christmas toys from the catalog based on the number of stamps that had been collected. With our big family, we filled quite a few books each year. My sister, who was a year older than me, both wanted baby dolls. She had a blonde baby doll named Debbie and I had a dark haired one named Patsy. I love seeing your posts that go back into time as they bring forward memories for me from my childhood!Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06084954419650988542noreply@blogger.com