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Ken (doll)

November 06, 2023

Kenneth Sean "Ken" Carson is a fashion doll introduced by American toy company Mattel in 1961 as the counterpart of Barbie, who had been introduced two years earlier.

Ken
One of early 1960s Ken dolls wearing a swimsuit, with a box package and other accessories
First appearanceMarch 11, 1961; 62 years ago (March 11, 1961)
Created byMattel
In-universe information
Full nameKenneth Sean Carson
NicknameKen
OccupationAt least 40 occupations
Family
  • Edna Carson (mother)
  • Kenneth Carson (father)
  • Izzy Carson (sister)
  • Tommy Carson (brother)
  • Barbie Roberts (best friend, girlfriend)

Similar to Barbie, Ken is from Willows, Wisconsin[1] and has a fashionable line of clothing and accessories (although he made his debut wearing only a swimsuit).[2] In the Barbie mythos, Ken met Barbie on the set of a TV commercial and is her boyfriend, per promotional box inscriptions from his debut until 2018. Currently, he is perceived as one of Barbie's main friends. Since his debut, Ken has held over 40 occupations, the latest being "beach" (standing in the sand and surveying the waves), as depicted in the 2023 Barbie film.

History edit

Ken was introduced as a male counterpart of Barbie by American toy company Mattel in 1961. He was named after Kenneth Handler, son of Barbie creator/inventor Ruth Handler, just as Barbie was named after her daughter. Ken Handler died in 1994 of a brain tumor.[3]

From 1961 to the debut of Superstar Ken in 1977, Ken had straight arms that didn't bend. His head could only turn left and right. Ken's hair was made of felt in his first year (known to collectors as the "flocked" hair Ken), but this was replaced with a plastic, molded hairstyle when the creators realized that the felt hair fell off when wet.[4] Superstar Ken featured a dimpled smile, a head that could swivel, bent arms, a more muscular physique, jewelry, and underwear permanently molded to his body. Allegedly Ruth Handler built Ken’s appearance in resemblance to her husband.[citation needed]

In February 2004, Mattel announced a split for Ken and Barbie, with Russell Arons, vice president of marketing at Mattel, saying that Barbie and Ken "feel it's time to spend some quality time – apart...Like other celebrity couples, their Hollywood romance has come to an end", though Arons indicated that the duo would "remain friends".[5]

In February 2006 however, a revamped version of the Ken doll was launched, though it was stated that his relationship with Barbie was still purely platonic.[6][7] In 2011, Mattel launched a massive campaign for Ken to win Barbie's affections back.[8] The pair officially reunited on Valentine's Day 2011.[9]

In 2011, Mattel introduced Japan Ken, the first Ken doll to be included in the "Dolls of the World" collection, which was formerly a Barbie-only line. The Japan Ken doll features a new face sculpt.[10]

In 2021, Mattel announced 15 new looks for Ken. This included looks with different skin tones, body shapes and hair styles. Barbie underwent a similar makeover in 2020. Outside of this change, Ken hasn't changed much since he was introduced 62 years ago.[11]

Notable lines edit

Earring Magic Ken edit

Further information: Earring Magic Ken

In 1993, Earring Magic Ken was released. The style of the doll was thought to resemble fashions and accessories worn by some segments of the gay community at the time, and "Earring Magic Ken" subsequently attained a cult following, becoming a collector's item.[12]

Sugar Daddy Ken edit

In October 2009, Mattel announced a new Palm Beach line which included a "Sugar Daddy Ken" doll aimed for adult collectors. The said line officially debuted in the spring of 2010. The line proved to be controversial, because of Ken's suggestive-sounding name. The doll had a more mature appearance and came with a West Highland Terrier puppy. Mattel defended the doll's name, saying that the puppy's name is "Sugar", thus making Ken "Sugar's Daddy".[13] The doll's outfit resembled an outfit worn by a socialite seen in Slim Aarons' photo "Palm Springs Party".[14]

Other lines edit

Further information: List of Barbie's friends and family § Ken's family and friends

Ken's best friend, Allan Sherwood (Midge's boyfriend, later husband), was introduced in 1964. The first African American male doll, Brad, was introduced in 1968, as the boyfriend of Barbie's African American friend, Christie, who was introduced in 1967.[15]

Careers edit

Criticism edit

Ken's body proportions have been described as unrealistic by scholarly studies (his chest is estimated to be about 27.5% too large for a representative human male).[77] Unrealistic body proportions in Barbie dolls, including Ken's, have been connected to some eating disorders in children.[78][79] Another controversy has also centered around the visibility (or lack of it) of Ken's male genitalia.[80]

Media/multimedia appearances edit

Ken has starred in various roles not disclosed by Mattel in the Barbie media franchise, including the Barbie films Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse, Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures and Barbie: It Takes Two.

Billy Flanigan appeared as Ken in "Disney’s Magical World of Barbie".[81] René Dif appeared as Ken in the music video for "Barbie Girl".

Ken appeared in the Toy Story films from Pixar from Toy Story 2 onward. In the third film, which he appeared in as one of the henchmen of the film's villain, Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear, he was voiced by Michael Keaton.[82]

American Rapper Lil B likely named his 2017 mixtape Black Ken after Ken, as the cover art for the mixtape depicts Lil B and some of his female friends as dolls in the same style as Barbie.[83]

Atlanta rapper Kenyatta Lee Frazier Jr., known professionally as Ken Carson, got his name from the doll as he wanted to "live better than him".[84]

In 2019, Pete Davidson and Julia Fox were a part of a photo shoot in Paper magazine, where Davidson posed as Ken and Fox posed as Barbie. The photo shoot was created for the 'Break the Internet' series of the magazine, which was made popular by Kim Kardashian's popular "Champagne Incident" portrait.[85]

Various iterations of Ken appear in the live-action Barbie movie, with the lead Ken being played by Ryan Gosling, and others being played by Simu Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ncuti Gatwa, Scott Evans and John Cena.[86]

Names edit

Ken is named after Ruth Handler’s son Kenneth.[87] In the 1960s Random House books, the character's surname is given as Carson. Barbie and Ken's surnames were taken from the name of Mattel's ad agency Carson/Roberts.[88] Ken's middle name is Sean.[89]

Bibliography edit

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  • "How do Barbie and Ken Measure Up?" Linda Berg-Cross, Psychotherapy Letter, April 1996, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 3.
  • History[15] from Mattel Inc. 2001

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External links edit

  • Keeping Ken

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Kenneth Sean Ken Carson is a fashion doll introduced by American toy company Mattel in 1961 as the counterpart of Barbie who had been introduced two years earlier KenOne of early 1960s Ken dolls wearing a swimsuit with a box package and other accessoriesFirst appearanceMarch 11 1961 62 years ago March 11 1961 Created byMattelIn universe informationFull nameKenneth Sean CarsonNicknameKenOccupationAt least 40 occupationsFamilyEdna Carson mother Kenneth Carson father Izzy Carson sister Tommy Carson brother Barbie Roberts best friend girlfriend Similar to Barbie Ken is from Willows Wisconsin 1 and has a fashionable line of clothing and accessories although he made his debut wearing only a swimsuit 2 In the Barbie mythos Ken met Barbie on the set of a TV commercial and is her boyfriend per promotional box inscriptions from his debut until 2018 Currently he is perceived as one of Barbie s main friends Since his debut Ken has held over 40 occupations the latest being beach standing in the sand and surveying the waves as depicted in the 2023 Barbie film Contents 1 History 2 Notable lines 2 1 Earring Magic Ken 2 2 Sugar Daddy Ken 2 3 Other lines 3 Careers 4 Criticism 5 Media multimedia appearances 5 1 Names 6 Bibliography 7 References 8 External linksHistory editKen was introduced as a male counterpart of Barbie by American toy company Mattel in 1961 He was named after Kenneth Handler son of Barbie creator inventor Ruth Handler just as Barbie was named after her daughter Ken Handler died in 1994 of a brain tumor 3 From 1961 to the debut of Superstar Ken in 1977 Ken had straight arms that didn t bend His head could only turn left and right Ken s hair was made of felt in his first year known to collectors as the flocked hair Ken but this was replaced with a plastic molded hairstyle when the creators realized that the felt hair fell off when wet 4 Superstar Ken featured a dimpled smile a head that could swivel bent arms a more muscular physique jewelry and underwear permanently molded to his body Allegedly Ruth Handler built Ken s appearance in resemblance to her husband citation needed In February 2004 Mattel announced a split for Ken and Barbie with Russell Arons vice president of marketing at Mattel saying that Barbie and Ken feel it s time to spend some quality time apart Like other celebrity couples their Hollywood romance has come to an end though Arons indicated that the duo would remain friends 5 In February 2006 however a revamped version of the Ken doll was launched though it was stated that his relationship with Barbie was still purely platonic 6 7 In 2011 Mattel launched a massive campaign for Ken to win Barbie s affections back 8 The pair officially reunited on Valentine s Day 2011 9 In 2011 Mattel introduced Japan Ken the first Ken doll to be included in the Dolls of the World collection which was formerly a Barbie only line The Japan Ken doll features a new face sculpt 10 In 2021 Mattel announced 15 new looks for Ken This included looks with different skin tones body shapes and hair styles Barbie underwent a similar makeover in 2020 Outside of this change Ken hasn t changed much since he was introduced 62 years ago 11 Notable lines editEarring Magic Ken edit Further information Earring Magic Ken In 1993 Earring Magic Ken was released The style of the doll was thought to resemble fashions and accessories worn by some segments of the gay community at the time and Earring Magic Ken subsequently attained a cult following becoming a collector s item 12 Sugar Daddy Ken edit In October 2009 Mattel announced a new Palm Beach line which included a Sugar Daddy Ken doll aimed for adult collectors The said line officially debuted in the spring of 2010 The line proved to be controversial because of Ken s suggestive sounding name The doll had a more mature appearance and came with a West Highland Terrier puppy Mattel defended the doll s name saying that the puppy s name is Sugar thus making Ken Sugar s Daddy 13 The doll s outfit resembled an outfit worn by a socialite seen in Slim Aarons photo Palm Springs Party 14 Other lines edit Further information List of Barbie s friends and family Ken s family and friends Ken s best friend Allan Sherwood Midge s boyfriend later husband was introduced in 1964 The first African American male doll Brad was introduced in 1968 as the boyfriend of Barbie s African American friend Christie who was introduced in 1967 15 Careers editAstronaut clothing pack 1965 16 Banker playset 1995 17 Barista 2019 18 Baseball player clothing pack 1991 19 Basketball player clothing pack 2021 20 Beach 2023 21 Boxer clothing pack 1963 16 Businessman clothing pack 1992 22 Cameraman playset 1987 23 Coach clothing pack 1992 24 Country Western singer 1999 25 Cowboy Venezuela exclusive Llanero 1989 26 Dancer 2011 27 Dentist 2020 28 Doctor 1963 1965 fashion pack 1987 29 1988 30 clothing pack 1992 31 1998 32 2010 33 2012 34 Dog trainer 2020 35 Drum major clothing pack 1964 16 Farmer 2019 36 Fashion model 2003 37 Film art director 2003 38 Firefighter 2010 39 2019 18 Football player clothing pack 1992 40 Golfer clothing pack 2019 41 Hamburger chef clothing pack 2020 42 Movie star 1977 43 1988 44 Ice skater 1990 45 Lifeguard 1995 46 2019 18 Nurse clothing pack 2021 47 Olympic athlete Venezuela exclusive 1988 48 Olympic figure skater 1997 49 Olympic hockey player clothing pack 1975 50 Olympic skier 1975 51 Olympic swimmer 1975 52 Photographer 2000 53 Pilot clothing pack 1964 16 clothing pack 1973 54 1990 55 2014 56 Pizza chef clothing pack 2019 57 Rapper 1992 58 Referee clothing pack 2019 59 Reporter clothing pack 1965 16 2015 60 Rock star 1987 61 1989 62 clothing pack 1991 63 Sailor clothing pack 1963 16 Saxophonist clothing pack 2020 64 Science teacher clothing pack 2020 65 Skier clothing pack 1963 66 Snowboarder 2012 67 Soccer player 2019 18 Soda fountain worker clothing pack 1964 16 2000 68 Spy 2015 69 Starfleet command officer 1996 70 Tennis player 1979 71 United States Air Force pilot clothing pack 1963 16 1993 72 United States Air Force Thunderbirds pilot 1994 73 United States Army officer clothing pack 1963 16 1992 74 United States Marine Corps sergeant 1992 75 Wildlife veterinarian 2020 76 Criticism editKen s body proportions have been described as unrealistic by scholarly studies his chest is estimated to be about 27 5 too large for a representative human male 77 Unrealistic body proportions in Barbie dolls including Ken s have been connected to some eating disorders in children 78 79 Another controversy has also centered around the visibility or lack of it of Ken s male genitalia 80 Media multimedia appearances editKen has starred in various roles not disclosed by Mattel in the Barbie media franchise including the Barbie films Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures and Barbie It Takes Two Billy Flanigan appeared as Ken in Disney s Magical World of Barbie 81 Rene Dif appeared as Ken in the music video for Barbie Girl Ken appeared in the Toy Story films from Pixar from Toy Story 2 onward In the third film which he appeared in as one of the henchmen of the film s villain Lots O Huggin Bear he was voiced by Michael Keaton 82 American Rapper Lil B likely named his 2017 mixtape Black Ken after Ken as the cover art for the mixtape depicts Lil B and some of his female friends as dolls in the same style as Barbie 83 Atlanta rapper Kenyatta Lee Frazier Jr known professionally as Ken Carson got his name from the doll as he wanted to live better than him 84 In 2019 Pete Davidson and Julia Fox were a part of a photo shoot in Paper magazine where Davidson posed as Ken and Fox posed as Barbie The photo shoot was created for the Break the Internet series of the magazine which was made popular by Kim Kardashian s popular Champagne Incident portrait 85 Various iterations of Ken appear in the live action Barbie movie with the lead Ken being played by Ryan Gosling and others being played by Simu Liu Kingsley Ben Adir Ncuti Gatwa Scott Evans and John Cena 86 Names edit Ken is named after Ruth Handler s son Kenneth 87 In the 1960s Random House books the character s surname is given as Carson Barbie and Ken s surnames were taken from the name of Mattel s ad agency Carson Roberts 88 Ken s middle name is Sean 89 Bibliography edit Barbie and Ken History Olsen Eric Blog Critics Magazine 15 February 2004 90 self published source 15 February 2004 How do Barbie and Ken Measure Up Linda Berg Cross Psychotherapy Letter April 1996 Volume 8 Issue 4 Page 3 History 15 from Mattel Inc 2001References edit Neporent Liz 10 March 2011 Ken Doll Turns 50 Looks His Age ABC News Retrieved 5 July 2021 Barbie s friend Ken celebrates a milestone birthday 60 Associated Press 12 March 2021 Retrieved 12 September 2022 Woo Elaine 28 April 2002 Barbie creator Handler 85 dies Baltimore Sun Retrieved 3 December 2021 Her son Ken died of a brain tumor in 1994 Keeping Ken 101 Man Behind The Doll Retrieved 16 August 2010 Barbie and Ken 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