Polly Pocket

Polly Pocket is a toy line of dolls and accessories. The name comes from the fact that many of the original Polly Pocket dolls came in pocket-size cases. The current Fashion Polly dolls sold by Mattel differ significantly from those originally sold by Bluebird Toys. The original Bluebird dolls were less than one inch tall and made of hard plastic. Mattel’s versions are two to three inches tall and are composed of a pliable plastic with soft rubberized clothing and fashion accessories.

Polly was first designed by Chris Wiggs in 1983 for his daughter Kate. Using a powder compact, he fashioned a small house for the tiny doll. Bluebird Toys of Swindon, England licensed the concept and the first Polly Pocket appeared in stores in 1989.Mattel held a distribution arrangement with Bluebird Toys for Polly Pocket items in the early-1990s. In 1998, while production lulled, Bluebird Toys endured several hostile take-over attempts until Mattel finally purchased them later that year.

9 Comments to Polly Pocket

1. 

   I still have all of mine! I loooooved playing with those. My favorite is the vet one
I heart pollypocket on April 9th, 2011
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   I had a rubbermaid container FULL of Polly Pockets and my mom sold it at a yard sale I’d kill to have them back!!!
Polly on April 22nd, 2011
3. 

   I had so many of the original Polly Pockets! I didn’t realize Mattel didn’t always make them – that would explain whey they’re bigger now. They’re supposed to fit in your pocket, but Mattel has made them too big for that. Tsk tsk…I had a mermaid one, French/princess one, two baby-sitting ones, one I could play with in the bath tub (it sat on the side of the tub and you could send the dolls off a diving board), and a few others. I miss them!
Kendall on April 25th, 2011
4. 

   I had one of these before they got bigger I can’t remember the theme but I think it might have been a fairy?
Sidney on May 31st, 2011
5. 

   As a boy, I played with Mighty Max. I even had the giant dragon layer which was pretty awesome. I spent hours playing with those toys.
dave on June 5th, 2011
6. 

   I still have them. I think they are in the attic at my dads house….i hope. i see them in the store and they are bigger and look stupid now
Jackie on June 5th, 2011
7. 

   I like it more when polly pocket actually fit into your pocket, I think they should have changed the name when they made them bigger.
Shell on October 9th, 2011
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   OMG, between me and my sisters ( I HAVE 3 ) we probably had all of them, but i played with them the most. I had both of the ones picture above . Im def. gonna go to my moms and look for them !
Amy Beth on December 18th, 2011
9. 

   Lord knows how many of these me and my sister lost as kids! I do remember she got one that had a star shaped carrying case. They were fun to play with but they were so easy to lose becasue they were so tiny!
ES on August 2nd, 2012

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