Name: Whoopsie
Made by and When: Ideal Toy Corporation, ©1978
Material: Soft vinyl, synthetic hair fibers, plastic, paint
Marks: (On the head) 72 / ©IDEAL TOY CORP. / HONG KONG GP / 1978 / H298 / 1; (on the back) ©IDEAL TOY CORP / 1978 / B-66 / 4 2
Height: 13 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black rooted hair with bangs and two side pigtails with pink barrettes, dark-brown painted eyes, smiling mouth with upturned corners
Clothes: Pink sunsuit trimmed in orange and white polka dot and a green fabric bow at the waist, bare feet; a now-rubbed-off orange and white polka dot orange-fruit was screen printed on the center of the bodice.
Other: Jointed at the neck with a one-piece toddler body, when the stomach is pressed, Whoopsie’s pigtails fly up and the doll squeaks. The copyright year is 1978; the doll was possibly released one year later.
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