First issued in 1974 as Tutti's new black friend, I found the 1977-reissued, Carla on eBay in approximately 2002. Bendable, poseable, 6-1/4-inch Carla arrived from a US seller never removed from box and remains in that state. I recently thought I would take some out-of-the-box photos of her but decided against it. Her box is too pristine. I can see her through the cellophane, so there's really no point in removing her. I admit, I am a little obsessive about preserving certain dolls in their manufactured state.
I did take the following photos of the front and back of Carla's box to share here.
Shortly after becoming an adult doll collector, I was reunited with Carla's friend, Tutti, which I believe was my sister's childhood doll. Tutti, now mine, was found by my mother in December 1995 among my remaining childhood Barbies. Neither of us owned Tutti's twin brother, Todd.
According to Doll Reference.com, Tutti, and her friends were discontinued in the US after 1971, but still sold in Canada and Europe until 1980. My doll's box date (1976) and the four-language box text (English, German, French, and Italian) confirm her non-US market status.
For my own pleasure and to share here, I found the following links to images of freed Carla, Tutti, Chris, and the original Todd. Note: The original, 1960s Todd and the 1990s Todd, twin brother of Stacie, are not one in the same. I do wish Mattel would reissue the 1990s Todd, the dark-skinned version specifically; and for those who want her, Carla would be a nice reissue, too.
Enjoy the links!
http://www.shimmeringmagic.com/english/media/members/005%20(2).jpg
http://www.funnybunny.se/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/carla.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivierdeboheme/6243955963/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51711576@N02/5998869348/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bellasdolls/5515786942/
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I did take the following photos of the front and back of Carla's box to share here.
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| Carla is a 6-1/4-inch, all-vinyl doll with bendable arms and legs, wears orange dress with white pockets and trim. Her white socks and shoes are enclosed in plastic attached to box liner. Carla has black, rooted hair styled in two side ponytails with bangs; brown painted eyes. |
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| The back of Carla's box illustrates Tutti (Barbie's little sister); Tutti's friend, Chris; and Todd (Tutti's twin brother). |
According to Doll Reference.com, Tutti, and her friends were discontinued in the US after 1971, but still sold in Canada and Europe until 1980. My doll's box date (1976) and the four-language box text (English, German, French, and Italian) confirm her non-US market status.
For my own pleasure and to share here, I found the following links to images of freed Carla, Tutti, Chris, and the original Todd. Note: The original, 1960s Todd and the 1990s Todd, twin brother of Stacie, are not one in the same. I do wish Mattel would reissue the 1990s Todd, the dark-skinned version specifically; and for those who want her, Carla would be a nice reissue, too.
Enjoy the links!
http://www.shimmeringmagic.com/english/media/members/005%20(2).jpg
http://www.funnybunny.se/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/carla.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivierdeboheme/6243955963/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51711576@N02/5998869348/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bellasdolls/5515786942/
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