Name: Wanna-Be Dolls
Made by and When: Wanna-Be, Inc.; 1986
Material: Vinyl heads, arms, and legs with stuffed white cloth bodies; synthetic rooted hair
Marks: (Head) Rainbow and Sun (the Wanna-be logo) / 1986 Wanna Be, Inc.
Height: 17 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black rooted hair, brown sleep eyes, closed slightly smiling mouths
Clothes: Dressed in career costumes as illustrated and described below their individual photos
Wanna-Be Doctor
Wanna-Be Doctor wears eyeglasses, a white shirt and lab coat, a burgundy bow tie, blue pants, and red lace-up shoes. A stethoscope is included inside the left side panel.
Wanna-Be Executive
Wanna-Be Executive wears a white shirt, blue suspender pants, red suspenders, a red and white polka dot tie, and red lace-up shoes.
Wanna-Be Football Player
Except for the colors and number on the jersey, Wanna-Be Football player wears the typical uniform of a football player: a blue helmet, a red #57 jersey, gray pants, red socks, and blue sneakers with white stripes.
Wanna-Be Pilot
Wanna-Be Pilot (the only girl in this installation) wears goggles, a helmet, a gray flight suit, a red neck scarf, and black boots.
Box Side-panel Note From the Creator of Wanna-Be Dolls
The box side-panel note reads as follows:
| Dear Friend, “Wanna-Be” was developed as a positive role identity toy with a real purpose. A child must dream and aspire to reach life’s greatest potential. Use the “Wanna-Be” as a guidance tool for the young impressionable mind. Our role as grown-ups is to nurture, teach and develop the young minds of children. We hope that “Wanna-Be” will inspire many wonderful dreams. John RectorWanna-Be Creator |
Other: The Wanna-Be dolls are career-inspiring playthings created by the corporation of the same name with a 1986 copyright. Dolls in the series included male and female pilots, doctors, teachers, executives, firefighters, soldiers, a male football player, and a female cheerleader.
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