The
Original Set (???)
Are they
Official or not? -- Rumored to have been sold in the UK as the
Offical Galoob dolls. |
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This set is the "same" as the Girl Power dolls?
But the differences are:
- The doll boxes do not identify what doll is in each box,
and does not have the individual bio(s) on the back.
- The doll box does not have a UPC code
- No Galoob logo, Galoob is only mentioned in the safety
information
- The doll molds seem different, and seem cheaply made,
and have a sticker on the stomach that says "Made in
China"
- The make-up is not the same quality
- The hair is of lesser quality
- The fabrics are also lesser quality
These seem like a cheap Mexican version of the "Made
in China" dolls. Some will even suggest these are bootleg
dolls. Officially the were sold as the Galoob "Girl Power"
dolls. When was contacted at the time, Galoob said they are
official dolls.* My guess is Galoob had another factory produced
these quickly to meet the Christmas rush, and quality was
no a concern. Or these were produced for the Mexican market,
but Galoob decided to sell them in the US and European markets
instead.
Some people think these are prototypes, I would disagree.
It could be that these dolls were an early run, and should
have been rejected for the better quality dolls. But because
Galoob was under such pressure to get the dolls, they might
just shipped them any way.
The only thing we know for sure, is we don't know what, where,
when, why or how.
* = Thanks GaySpicer for this info
The normal Galoob "Girl
Power" dolls did have two different body types. The
typical stiff arm version and some came with the "Concert
Collection" bodies. So this would be a 3rd body type/factory
producing these dolls. |
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| no stock
number or UPC (click images) |
| non-identifying
box / regular box (click image) |
| non-identifying
box / regular box (click image) |
| Regular
doll (On Stage Collection) |
non-identifying box
/ regular box (click image) |
non-identifying box
/ regular box (click image) |
| non-identifying
box / regular box (click image) |
| non-identifying
box doll |
non-identifying
box / regular box (click image) |
| non-identifying
box doll accessories |
Regular doll (On Stage
Collection) |
non-identifying box
doll |
| Regular
doll (On Stage Collection) / non-identifying box doll |
