Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Terrific non-TV Toys: Darci doll by Kenner

Whether is was the ‘90s print ad of Jenny McCarthy on the toilet or Deborah Harry on the ‘70s Blondie “Parallel Lines” album cover, you cannot argue the popularity of Candie’s shoes in modern fashion culture. This author would assert that the doll featured in the latest episode of Terrific non-TV Toys is wearing those iconic Candie’s slides. Essentially.

You can judge for yourself as we examine Darci, Kenner’s 1979 answer to the Barbie doll. Just a smidgen bigger and oh-so stylish, Darci attempted to give the Mattel bombshell a run for her money, but alas and alack did not last long on store shelves. She lives on in our hearts, however. And in our storage bins ...



Special shout-out to YouTuber BlytheWorld1972, who has a video of this blond Darci in the box, front and back:



And for good measure, here's an old TV commercial for Darci:

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