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Hasbro
Industries
produced
Charlie's
Angels dolls
and
accessories
with the
caption
"Beautiful
Girls Who
Live
Dangerously."
An 8 1/2"
doll was
made for
each of the
four
characters
(Sabrina,
Kelly, Jill
and Kris).
They can be
found on a
bubble card
wearing a
solid-colored
jumpsuit,
boots and
scarf. Gift
sets also
were made,
one with the
Original
three Angels
and one with
Ladd in
place of
Farrah
Fawcett-Majors.
The gift
sets run
about $100
each, while
the
easier-to-find
single
versions can
be found for
$25-$35.
In 1977,
Hasbro
Industries
devoted a $
2.5 million
dollar
advertising
campaign to
promote the
Charlie's
Angels
dolls,
featuring
Jill, Kelly
and Sabrina.
Hasbro
released the
first three
dolls in
1977. In
1978 the
fourth doll
in the
series was
released and
all
packaging
was changed
to reflect
the new line
up.
Standing
approximately
23
centimeters
(9
inches)
tall,
the
dolls
have
a
solid
plastic
torso
and
arms,
bendable
legs
and
a
soft
vinyl
head
which
bears
a
striking
resemblance
to
each
character.
The
dolls
lower
torso
is
held
together
with
a
screw,
which
allows
the
waist
to
twist,
as
well
as a
lateral
movement.
These
dolls
were
distributed
through
Kenbrite
in
Australia.
Several
doll
outfits
were sold in
1977, the
same year as
the dolls,
and were
marketed in
two
different
versions.
Each
one
had
a
romantic,
adventurous
name,
like
'Gaucho
Pizzazz,'
'The
Slalom
Caper,'
'Night
Caper,'
and
'River
Race'.
Some
outfits
were
simply
glamorous
clothes,
well
made
from
lush
fabrics:
velvet
and
satin,
faux
fur
and
feather
boa.
Other
outfits
transformed
from
adventure
gear
to
evening
wear,
and
included
great
accessories
such
as
an
inflatable
raft,
snow
skis
or
scuba
gear.
The
boxes
of
these
outfits
again
had
fabulous
illustrations
of
the
character
in
the
outfit
and
had
the
caption
'Adventure
by
day,
glamour
by
night!'
Three
deluxe
outfits
for
Farrah,
Jaclyn
and
Kate
were
produced
in
boxes.
Doll
Accessories
came
out
a
year
later.
Hasbro
designers
decided
to
create
items
that
weren't
true
to
the
shows
premise.
Neither
the
Adventure
Van
nor
Hide-Away-House
existed
on
television,
but
were
popular
for
playing
with
the
dolls.
The
Hasbro
Charlie's
Angels
dolls
became
the
second
biggest
item
sold
during
the
1977
holiday
season.
More
than
two
million
dolls
were
sold
within
months.
Mattel
also
produced
dolls of
Kate Jackson
and Cheryl
Ladd in 1978
under the
heading of
'TV's Star
Women' but
no mention
of Charlie's
Angels was
made in
association
with these
dolls. The
Charlie's
Angels dolls
are
considered
today to be
highly
collectible
and their
price range
sometimes is
really high.
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