Called "Growing Up Glam," these dolls feature a turnable key on their back that can make the doll grow taller and grow breasts, recalling the infamous "Growing Up Skipper" Barbie doll. In 2007, a somewhat controversial line was launched. This line also re-released the "Getting Ready" smiling face mold. Later, in mid-2006, a character named Kennedy debuted in the line 'Fab faces/expressions' that replaced Barbie, sharing the same features.īeginning with the "Swappin' Styles" line of 2006, Mattel produced two more new face molds for female dolls-one with a half-open smile and the other, a closed smirk. In late 2005, Mattel released a My Scene line called "My Bling Bling," introducing another new face mold that a new eye screening that looked more sultry compared to previous releases.
Beginning with the "Club Birthday" line, the My Scene dolls' face molds changed to non-smiling molds that more closely resembled the "Bratz Boyz" line of dolls. In 2004, Mattel produced new smiling face molds for both male and female characters, which were present for only a short while on the female dolls, whereas male dolls featured these molds until early 2005. Male dolls also feature My Scene-exclusive face molds their body molds originated with previous male dolls. Like the Bratz, these dolls have large shoes that serve as feet, but they also have traditional Barbie feet and can wear regular Barbie shoes. Some lines' dolls (beginning with "Night on the Town") have rooted eyelashes and glittery eyes. Each of the My Scene girls (and three of the boys) own pets.įemale My Scene dolls have a non-twisting belly-button body mold and share a face mold, developed specifically for the brand, that sports a small nose, wide cheekbones, and large, pouty lips.
There are seven characters in the My Scene series (Kennedy, Madison, Chelsea, Delancey, Nia, Hudson, and River), six discontinued characters (Barbie, Nolee, Kenzie, Bryant, Ellis, and Sutton) and four special edition dolls (Lindsay, Jai, Tyson and Ryan). Kenzie debuted in 2004's "Getting Ready Line," and Nia debuted in 2008. Delancey and Ellis also premiered in the "Hanging Out" line, which debuted in late 2003. Mattel added more dolls to the series, starting with Nolee and three male characters, Bryant, River, and Hudson, in 2003. Except for Barbie, the characters were named after New York City locations. Its three original dolls, Barbie, Madison, and Chelsea, each came with two extra fashions. The series originally consisted of three female characters with diverse ethnicities and personalities Mattel added more dolls over time. Mattel introduced My Scene dolls in the fall season of 2002 to compete with Bratz.