Ken 1969-1976
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#1124 Good Looking Bendable Ken (1970-71) Marked: ©1968/Mattel, Inc./U.S. & For. Pat'd/Other Pat's/Pending/ Mexico
#1184 Walk Lively Ken (1972) Marked: ©1968 Mattel, Inc./U.S. Pat. Pend./Taiwan
#4224 Mod Hair Ken (1973) This is the first time he was made with rooted hair! Marked: ©1968/Mattel, Inc./U.S. & For. Pat'd/Other Pats/ pending/Hong Kong
#1111 Talking Ken 1969 and 1970 marked: © 1968 Mattel, Inc. U.S. & For. Pat'd. Other Pat's. Pending Mexico
#1088 Sunset Malibu Ken
(1971-74) Late in 1974 No have a wrist tag. Marked: © 1968 Mattel, Inc. U.S. & For. Pat'd. Other Pats. Pending Hong Kong
Ken's back after being gone for two years! And he's cool, tan, and hip! And Ken's even been lifting weights while he's away! (Dolls shown in original outfit.)
#1172 Live Action On Stage Ken (1971-1972) & #1159 Live Action Ken (1971-1973) are identical. Marked: ©1968/Mattel,Inc./Taiwan/ U.S. & For. Pat'd/Patented in/Canada 1967/Other Pats/Pending
#3314 Busy Ken (1972) marked: © 1968 Mattel, Inc. U.S. & For. Pat'd. Other Pats. Pending Hong Kong
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#1196 Busy Talking Ken (1972) Marked: © 1968 Mattel, Inc. U.S. & For. Pat'd. Other Pats. Pending Hong Kong
#7280 Free Moving Ken (1975) In 1976 he was available through mail-order. Marked: © 1968 Mattel, Inc. Taiwan U.S. Patent Pending
#7809 Sun Valley Ken (1974) Marked: ©1968/Mattel, Inc. U.S. & Foreign Pat'd./Other Pats./Pending/Taiwan
#7194 Funtime Ken ©1968/Mattel, Inc. U.S. & For. Pat'd./Other Pats./Pending/Taiwan
#7194 Funtime Ken (1975-1976) Available in Europe & Canada. He has dark brown hair, pink skin, & wears blue swim-trunks. Marking: ©1968/Mattel, Inc. U.S. & For. Pat'd./Other Pats./Pending/Taiwan
#1088 Sunset Malibu Ken (1975-76) See Malibu Ken above left (1975) in his green swim trunks package in a factory error Funtime style Ken Box rather than the new look-a-like Malibu Ken Box. The workers did not speak English & used the wrong box. Malibu Ken on right is in correct rose colored box (1976) without the words "the Sun Set". Marked (1975): © 1968 Mattel, Inc. U.S. & For. Pat'd. Other Pats. Pending Hong Kong Marked (1976): © 1968 Mattel, Inc. U.S. & For. Patd. Other Pats. pending Taiwan (Late 1976): © Mattel Inc.1968 Hong Kong
#4234 Ken Ward's Exclusive mail-order dressed doll. (Same as #4224 Mod Hair) He has red swim-trunks,black & blue tuxedo in the box (1974)
In 1973 you could find the 1970 version of #1111 Talking Ken as well as #1172 Live Action Ken who were both packaged as a "Baggie" doll. Instead of a box, they came in a plastic bag, basically to use up old discontinued stock that Mattel still had on hand.
#9342 The Now Look Ken Doll (1976) Marked: ©1968/Mattel, Inc. U.S. & Foreign Pat'd./Other Pats./Pending/Taiwan
#9342 The Now Look Ken Doll (Late 1976) His hair was much longer with a new mark:1088 0500 3/© Mattel Inc.1968 Hong Kong
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