BRBTV News Blog: January 2023

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Terrific non-TV Toys: Malibu PJ doll by Mattel, early 1970s

In previous episodes of the Terrific non-TV Toys series, you saw the Malibu Barbie doll and the Malibu Ken doll from this author's childhood. Now it's time to bring out "the pretty one," as I always thought of this doll representing Barbie's friend, PJ. The character of PJ largely faded from the pop culture landscape years ago -- and maybe she didn't make that big of a splash in the first place, not as well-known, perhaps, as Barbie's cousin Francie or other friend Midge -- but she'll always be dear to my heart. I distinctly remember receiving her as a Christmas present one year. She's a little worse for wear, but you can see her up-close and personal on this episode:

See the other episodes in the Terrific non-TV Toys series.

It's that time once again, when we recap the year's episodes of our two web series, Terrific TV Toys and Terrific non-TV Toys. This was the "Year of Snoopy" on both series, and on T3 in particular we examined the PVC figures featured on Whitman's candies from several years ago. Production of the two series will continue in 2023 at the rate of one episode per month. This year marks 10 big years for T3! This author can't believe it's been that long, and I have truly loved showing you these treasures from my collection. Have you checked out the T3 Facebook page? If not, head on over there and share the love of these toys related to our beloved classic TV shows. And remember that you can catch other great videos on the BRBTV YouTube channel ...