tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25464845126650479702024-03-19T05:39:46.602-07:00Only Polly PocketBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739484016349585040noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546484512665047970.post-41708198020667827822010-04-15T09:54:00.000-07:002010-04-15T10:05:54.445-07:00Picture Perfect!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1995/Dress_Shop/1648.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 204px;" src="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1995/Dress_Shop/1648.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Polly is always very careful about her appearance. She takes a shower or bath (See <a href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1991/Bathtime_Fun/bathtime_fun.html">Bathtime Fun</a>, 1991) each day. She likes a bath the best...it feels so good to relax in the nice warm water with bubbles all around her.<br /><br />Once a week, Polly visits her friend, Pixie, at her hair salon where Polly has her hair shampooed and set (<a href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1990/Polly_s_Hair_Salon/pollys_hair_salon.html">Polly's Hair Salon</a>, 1990). She and Pixie chat while Polly's hair is drying.<br /><br />She often goes shopping after her beauty treatment. She has two favorite dress shops. One is on the mail street of Pollyville (See <a href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1996/1996.html">Magical Movin' Pollyville</a>, 1996). The other is close to Polly's home (See <a href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1995/Dress_Shop/dress_shop.html">Dress Shop</a>, 1995) to say hello to another friend, Alexia, and look at the lovely display of hats, dresses and skirts!Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739484016349585040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546484512665047970.post-69699878088727905712010-04-07T06:30:00.000-07:002010-04-07T06:37:36.439-07:00<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.bonanzle.com/widgets/widget_js/27124"></script><script type="text/javascript">renderBonanzleWidget();</script><noscript></noscript><br />Ebay has been great over the years but the changing environment has left many sellers and buyers dissatisfied with the ebay experience. Have you tried <a href="http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/bareva">Bonanzle</a>?<br /><br />Many ebay sellers (and buyers) are fleeing to <a href="http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/bareva">www.bonanzle.com </a>so you just might find those wonderful, hard-to-find items that used to be on ebay!Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739484016349585040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546484512665047970.post-16913538502980145502010-04-05T08:36:00.000-07:002010-04-05T08:46:29.481-07:00Polly's Clubhouse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1995/Clubhouse/clubhouse.html"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_Zoh2PCIvN0kEegKVa00tnLRtPn1Ka3WP-qxOgqVn18Hfd6Uju59qWODGs37sdGBqCrU_U_oHNt-Bobz8SjDsJlfR9m7nM11hrT8ylFskBel78WjCiLyxEufKgK7GKG-Flk8sRQNYuw/s320/1683LOGO.GIF" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456680059646678834" border="0" /></a><br />Polly tries very hard to keep in good physical shape. She works out often (<a href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1995/Stylin__Workout/stylin__workout.html">Stylin' Workout</a>, 1995), sometimes alone but often with friends. She goes to the <a href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1995/Clubhouse/clubhouse.html">Clubhouse</a>, (1995) where she exercises with five girlfriends on different kinds of equipment. They have several size bars to use and a stationary bike, unicycle and message chair. After a strenuous workout, they all enjoy the rest of the afternoon having an outdoor luncheon and playing and listening to some soothing music on the piano and cello.Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739484016349585040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546484512665047970.post-30673725257756392952010-03-29T16:56:00.000-07:002010-03-29T17:06:58.497-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnyZS7_g2f9lYYvgJ_-rxRny6q_KLi7AAyZQFKFg-rxhLX2_9g8SU11dw3gbVI9VhHvddrbG4FzB8DVd-zkf8hwZlmgxhZ2ildxcUMCRQr9RabruX-QFtq9PYdulWaZ74ZpKLHtoidGk/s1600/GW296H222.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnyZS7_g2f9lYYvgJ_-rxRny6q_KLi7AAyZQFKFg-rxhLX2_9g8SU11dw3gbVI9VhHvddrbG4FzB8DVd-zkf8hwZlmgxhZ2ildxcUMCRQr9RabruX-QFtq9PYdulWaZ74ZpKLHtoidGk/s320/GW296H222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454210627631160626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names" ft="{"type":"name"}"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" class="UIStory_Message" >Here is a fun little piece of trivia for you Polly fans who are also NCIS/Jethro Gibbs fans.<br /><br />There was an episode entitled "requiem" that originally aired in 2007 and again in December, 2008. In it, Jethro discovers his deceased daughter, Kelly, and a friend buried a "time capsule" (old lunchbox) in the backyard of the<span class="text_exposed_show">ir house.<br /><br />Just prior to the filming of that episode, I got an email from the Prop Department asking for Polly Pockets. What do you know!?</span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" class="UIStory_Message" ><span class="text_exposed_show">So we sent a <a href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1991/Perfect_Piano_Recital/perfect_piano_recital.html">Perfect Piano Recital</a> and <a href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1991/Polly_in_her_Bedroom/polly_in_her_bedroom.html">Polly in her Bedroom Locket</a> (both 1991). Here is a picture of the contents of that time capsule. You can see our own Polly among Kelly's other treasures.</span></span></h3>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739484016349585040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546484512665047970.post-23515753015173288682010-03-27T18:07:00.000-07:002010-03-27T18:26:25.771-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/Doll_ID/1347c2.gif"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 79px;" src="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/Doll_ID/1347c2.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/Doll_ID/1347c1.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 80px;" src="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/Doll_ID/1347c1.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Polly loves to ride her horses and has two horses of her own. They are named Lightening, who is white, and her dark brown horse is named Thunder. (See <a href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1994/Stable_on_the_Go/stable_on_the_go.html">Stable on the Go</a>, 1994). She takes them many places in her horse van which also has a traveling "home" for her to cook, eat, sleep and even watch television!<br /><br />Polly often travels around to special events such as pony jumping (see <a href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1995/Pony_Jumpin_Fun/pony_jumpin_fun.html">Pony Jumpin' Fun</a>, 1995) and also to some shows (see <a href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1994/Pony_Ridin__Show/pony_ridin__show.html">Pony Ridin' Show</a>, 1994).<br /><br />Polly has more fun with her horses! Do you have a horse?Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739484016349585040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546484512665047970.post-48418679089288345672010-03-12T08:46:00.000-08:002010-03-12T09:01:17.777-08:00Fifi's Parisian Apartment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9N_tiiIlRDZlx_psIBssIdDSPp9-_ig5W4ZX-o0-YeqET0xk0afu8ZQdxvEcr37yB7XxfJ-bLfgs_xFwpT7JZVJPGT3k3WgHqteoqOojPEW-2keSBNYNsa_W6ueeEOTQjEbu4WXq5tk/s1600-h/738B1.GIF"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 60px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9N_tiiIlRDZlx_psIBssIdDSPp9-_ig5W4ZX-o0-YeqET0xk0afu8ZQdxvEcr37yB7XxfJ-bLfgs_xFwpT7JZVJPGT3k3WgHqteoqOojPEW-2keSBNYNsa_W6ueeEOTQjEbu4WXq5tk/s320/738B1.GIF" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447790579232818690" /></a> Polly Pocket has a good friend who lives in France. Her name is Fifi (<a href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1990/Fifi_s_Parisian_Apartment/fifi_s_parisian_apartment.html">Fifi's Parisian Apartment - 1990</a>). She has a pretty apartment in Paris and she can see the Eiffel Tower from her balcony. Fifi has two adorable french poodles, one is all black and one is all white. Her apartment overlooks a park where she walks her poodles each day.<br /><br />Polly sometimes goes to Paris to visit Fifi (<a href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/1996/Polly_in_Paris/polly_in_paris.html">Polly in Paris - 1996</a>). When she does, they go on a shopping spree at the many wonderful couturiers in Paris. Afterward, lunch at the Eiffel Tower and some wonderful conversation, as friends do.<br /><br />By the way, did you know that a good way to clean Polly Pocket compacts and houses is to wipe them with 70% rubbing alcohol and a terry cloth? The alcohol will not hurt the plastic but treat painted surfaces very gently as vigorous rubbing may damage some paints.Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739484016349585040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546484512665047970.post-42047522698845686392010-03-04T08:07:00.000-08:002010-03-04T08:58:48.161-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yIuuXxZioTNfebpXlYUophitSVEraMbRfnfUWO1PubX_DcmKt3or3-0huBj4wossZ5GLuC0iUgsQJ_VEcpoYioILy6aA4ViEkfbZwjvXzYfAHEc_AmiaqlcQPqFPsf0GrLl7qxo1s3s/s1600-h/3757D2.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 64px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yIuuXxZioTNfebpXlYUophitSVEraMbRfnfUWO1PubX_DcmKt3or3-0huBj4wossZ5GLuC0iUgsQJ_VEcpoYioILy6aA4ViEkfbZwjvXzYfAHEc_AmiaqlcQPqFPsf0GrLl7qxo1s3s/s320/3757D2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444823280602183410" /></a><br />Did you know that there are literally hundreds of Polly Pockets dolls?! Most are images of Polly in different clothes dressed for various functions. Sometimes she is a ballerina in a tutu, a school girl, a bridesmaid at a wedding and many more.<br /><br />Other dolls include Tiny Tina, Polly's little sister, and many, many friends. There are also many animals included in various sets as in the Zoo World (1989) that boasts an elephant, a monkey and a polar bear.<br /><br />You can find information on all of the vintage Polly Pocket sets at <a href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com/">Only Polly Pocket</a>.<br /><br />The site was started in 2000 primarily to list sets for our family's children (they had tons of sets and dolls but didn't know who lived where!). The site quickly became an informational site for collectors and others interested in these precious little dolls and play sets. Visitors began asking to buy the sets on the site (which were all part of our personal collection) so we started searching far and wide for complete sets to sell to our visitors.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onlypollypocket.com">Only Polly Pocket</a> has been host to millions of visitors from all over the world in the years since it started. We added a counter to the site in late-2006 and have, just since then, enjoyed hosting more than 700,000 visitors from 199 countries.<br /><br />The site is still constantly maintained by the developer for the free use of all Polly Pocket fans! We hope to have you enjoy our Polly world for many years to come.Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739484016349585040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546484512665047970.post-78941790627730424442010-02-26T08:41:00.000-08:002010-02-26T08:53:21.825-08:00Do you remember back in the day when the vintage Polly Pockets were advertised on television? Check out this one to take a walk down memory lane!<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z30Yk3HJULY">Polly Pocket in Pollyville</a>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739484016349585040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546484512665047970.post-18551800439657972592009-01-14T08:50:00.000-08:002009-01-14T08:55:13.938-08:00Here is a great little story from Janice (thank you for sharing)...what a great imagination her little sweetie has!<br /><br />I bought a cute dollhouse at the Goodwill that fascinated me. It had a little goldfish that circled round and round if you turned the knob and a hamster that ran inside a wheel if you turned it. It had a bed that the (plastic) covers lifted up and a toilet lid that opened, a swing that you can move back and forth, oh, and so many other details that a child could discover by playing with it. I didn't know anything about Polly Pocket but I knew I loved this dollhouse!<br /><br />I couldn't wait until my three year old granddaughter, Brandie's next visit to introduce this new toy. She loved it! I didn't have any "little people" to go with it, but I thought she would be content with it "as is". I had cleaned it up real good before her visit, but when I was putting the toys away I noticed it had something all over it. It was chalk! And underneath the bed covers she had put a "baby", a small piece of blackboard chalk! That chalk "baby" had gotten around, I'll tell you, as she explored the whole playset! It had taken a bath in the bathtub, visited the toilet, sat on the couch, played on the swing, etc.! There was chalk all over! Well, I could see she needed the "little people" that came with this playset, so I looked up "Polly Pocket" which was the name on the gate on the front. Turns out it was the Petland playset. I found the website "www.onlypollypocket.com", and since then I have collected more playsets and some of the dolls, to the delight of my grandchildren!Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739484016349585040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546484512665047970.post-91421417847289312352008-12-15T13:43:00.000-08:002008-12-15T13:48:54.578-08:00Thought it would be fun to share a story about my granddaughter, Miss Bay. When she was just getting out of diapers, we kept saying to her "Do you need to go to the little girls' room? It has been awhile since you went."<br /><br />My daughter and I were playing games on the computer and Bay was lying on the floor playing with the 1999 Polly Pocket Petland set. All was quiet for about 30 minutes...we were involved in our thing and she was playing quietly. All of sudden, we heard a tiny little voice of our two-year-old asking, "Polly, do you need to go to the little girls' room? It has been quite awhile since you went." <br /><br />Needless to say, we were hysterical!Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739484016349585040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546484512665047970.post-59096208846472218962008-11-14T09:03:00.000-08:002008-11-14T09:08:09.633-08:00Many thanks to Philipa for sharing her Polly Pocket story with us!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqzoPSMYAn_V2LLY4HuKnNNlLh5C7a3DUax_-neQv179XVaN03133UxBIgKBU59xgP6Xx-0BpnMPzOw7KruMV6PcuwWqHb9NPJqYOHudOS_8zj4w0yFLthW69raQOsPQBh0FSZ9-D61c/s1600-h/1008.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 65px; height: 59px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqzoPSMYAn_V2LLY4HuKnNNlLh5C7a3DUax_-neQv179XVaN03133UxBIgKBU59xgP6Xx-0BpnMPzOw7KruMV6PcuwWqHb9NPJqYOHudOS_8zj4w0yFLthW69raQOsPQBh0FSZ9-D61c/s320/1008.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268560632102308594" border="0" /></a><br />My dad originally brought a big box of polly pockets when I was a baby and we lived in england. He would give me one at a time when I was good or we were going on hoilday. At first, he thought I didn't like them very much and suggested giving them to my older cousins. But luckily, mum stepped in the way and said I just needed time to grow up and really appreciate them. Now twelve years on, I have fifty polly pockets and still collecting. I live in a small country down da bottom of the world so there are not many ways to get hold of new polly pockets for my collection. So my collection doesn't get added to very much. I'm not allowed on ebay so I rely on acquaintances to hook me up with people they know with unwanted polly pockets.<br /><br />My first polly pocket I ever got was the pink present compact with the townhouse inside.Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739484016349585040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546484512665047970.post-11207462949866166582008-10-30T15:58:00.000-07:002008-10-30T16:01:52.954-07:00Let's begin at the beginning....A BRIEF HISTORY OF BLUEBIRD TOYS<br /><br />In 1980 London businessman, Torquil Norman, founded Bluebird Toys, Ltd. locating in Swindon, England. The company achieved a huge success with the Big Yellow Teapot and a number of other innovative and unique new toys. In 1985 the company expanded its operations and moved to a larger site in Wales. In 1987 Bluebird acquired the license to produce our own Polly Pocket from Origin Products, Ltd., the company founded by her inventors Chris Wiggs and Chris Taylor. By then the company had become a major force in the toy industry, reaping several prestigious awards along the way. In the following years Bluebird Toys made some prime acquisitions and signed with Disney in 1995. But, alas, fortune turned tail in 1997 and reduced profits prompted a major shareholder, Guiness Peat Group, to attempt an hostile takeover. GPG was outbid by the giant Mattel, Inc. and in May/June of 1998 Bluebird became a part of Mattel. Mattel, Inc. still produces Polly Pocket as a part of its ongoing line.<br /><br />AND NOW ABOUT POLLY POCKET<br /><br />Polly actually started life as a small wooden doll in a lady’s powder compact. She was presented to Bluebird Toys, Ltd. (now in a decorated box) as a potential product by her creator, Chris Wiggs. He explained that he had made the item for his daughter, Kate, six years prior when she was three years old, and she was so taken with it that he felt that it might have commercial possibilities. The Bluebird executive was interested but asked if he could find a way to make the doll bend at the waist. Mr. Wiggs could and did. He and his partner, Chris Taylor, in Origin Products, Ltd. along with Bluebird developed Polly into the wonderfully clever sets that we have today. Origin still owns the rights to Polly Pocket. They licensed Bluebird Toys to manufacture Polly from the outset which they did until Mattel, Inc. acquired the license in 1998. Now Origin and Mattel develop many exciting new toys from playsets to little houses to fantasy palaces.<br /><br />So far there have been about 100 million little girls (and big girls, too) who have thrilled to the intricate detail and wonderful secrets and surprises. No doubt, Polly will continue to amuse and amaze for many years to come.Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739484016349585040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546484512665047970.post-11292833027015388232008-10-15T17:11:00.000-07:002008-10-15T17:12:06.285-07:00Come visit us...we look forward to seeing youBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739484016349585040noreply@blogger.com0