Name: The Baby-Sitters Club Jessi
Made by and When: Kenner, 1993
Material: Vinyl, paint, synthetic hair
Marks: (Not visible; the doll has never been removed from the box.)
Height: 19 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black rooted straight hair with bangs and the top sectioned off into a side ponytail adorned with one pink and one blue bead, brown painted eyes, smiling mouth with painted teeth and red lip color
Clothes: Pink knit tunic with a mock striped turtleneck, white leggings, pink vinyl sneakers, and ballet-shoe-shaped earrings
Other: Part of Kenner’s The Baby-Sitters Club line of 19-inch dolls representing characters from The Baby-Sitters Club book series, Jessi Ramsey is the only African American main character/doll in the series. A mini version of the book, The Baby-Sitters Club Starring Jessi! by Ann M. Martin, Scholastic Books, is included.
Kenner’s Baby-Sitters Club dolls were highly sought-after when released in the 1990s. Each doll has a background story. Jessi’s story, written on the front of the box, reads, “Hello! My name is Jessi. Someday I’ll be a famous ballet dancer. But for now, I practice at ballet school, where I am in the advanced class! I’m a junior officer of the club, since I’m only 11. I absolutely love horses and performing on stage. Jessi
See images of Jessi and Kenner’s six other 19-inch The Baby-sitters Club dolls here.
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