DAWN DOLL COLLECTION 1960

[ldcraig2006]

Dawn was first produced by Topper in 1970, not the '60s at all. And Gary's not so nerdy when he wears custom fashions. He actually looks pretty cool. I collect these, and I like to sew for the guys.

[konataizumi95123]

Gary comes off a little gay

[monk22yrs]

i wonder if john travolta had these dolls when he was a kid?

[tb00819]

I had Dawn. I remember being so bummed when I found out she was so small! I thought I was getting a full sized doll like Barbie was. Dawn was about the height of an adult finger. I rarely played with my Dawn doll.

[19nirvana69]

yeah, I think the date is wrong~ more like late 60s-early 70s!

[ichigatsujohn]

I like the couch and phone. So dawn and relax and talk to her friends about... Gary? Van? Dan? Did she date all of them?

[snugtgb]

We thought this was so neat. Least I did, I had this.

[chyman]

theyre so darn tiny

[SuTune1]

These were AWESOME to watch! I was BIG into the Dawn dolls when I was about 4-7, so that'd be around 1973-1976. I didn't know they came out earlier than that. I still have my old ones and a lot of clothes and shoes. Unfortunately, none of the playsets.

[misszeynoob]

the black girl is dam

[hunhun23]

I remember having this as a kid.

[caprice6]

the negative side of Dawn, she was half the size of Barbie. The doll stood to Barbie's chin. What made Dawn not last, girls would rather have a Barbie.

[fancyfrenchy]

My rotten parents never bought me this stuff...and I loved it from a far.

[noXoneXyouXwannaXno]

of course the black doll didn't win...

[whatsun1209]

@noXoneXyouXwannaXno excuse me whats that supposed 2 mean

[SuzRoss]

Dawn Collectors meet annually and we still PLAY! You can find photos and info at starlight memories of dawn

[ronkerbonks]

Does anyone remember sending in cereal box tops and s&H for a free Dawn doll with a turquoise halter top with white pleated skirt (actually a dress)?

[Madsey]

@ronkerbonks OMG! had totally forgotten about this promotion! That was the Dawn I had. Thanks, Mom, for saving up those boxtops

[Sheri451]

I don't remember Dawn. Only Barbie. So Dawn must have not lasted long. I was a very girly girl, but I cannot for the life of me remember Dawn. If this was the 1960s It's no wonder I was only six when the 1960s were over.

[ldcraig2006]

So funny.....that's actually NOT Kevin in the commercial, it's Ron. Kevin's hair is parted on his left side, not his right. But Kevin is my favorite of the guys. The guys always got short shrift on the fashions, which is why I like to sew for them.

[lipsdaz]

I was lucky, I was 10 when Dawn came out, even thou I was a MOD Barbie fan, Dawn & her friends were mine & my friends favorites. Wish they would come back again. Will kids of today appreciate glamour?

[gassymcgas]

@lipsdaz

A company called Checkerboard tried to bring them back in 2000. You can find a lot of the new ones on ebay.

[hopkinshopone]

my mom love this doll because her name is also dawn !

[Pambie36]

Uh I'm not remembering Dawn dolls in 1960 or discos for that matter. From Wiki: Dawn dolls are small fashion dolls that were made by Topper between 1970 and 1973.

[Waltzslaugh]

my mom loves dawn dolls

[cuzimblue]

Oh how I loved my Dawn Dolls! I think I had all of them except for the boy ones. My mom and sister had to help me with put their clothes on. They were so tiny and so was I! They had little tiny pearl or gold buttons that were so hard to fasten. I would love to have them now. Sadly I don't!

[MadameLil]

I still miss having these dolls. I actually remember these spots, too. I just LOLed at the Fancy Feet & Kevin piece!!

The tiny shoes were a pain in the ass, but I loved the silver & gold stuff in the outfits. I also had the beauty shop, the phone & lounger, the fashion show (not portrayed in the clip here), & the bigger fashion case with the dancers on the front.

[ugha323a]

@MadameLil

You can get Dawn On Ebay. :D

[karnella]

My mom still has glory, I found her in the basement the other day. Perhaps I should fix her up.

[HappyJenny1]

Wow! i can't belive that!!! They went bankrupt to bratz? i hate bratz they are so retarted... GO DAWN<3

[alexbabs12345]

@HappyJenny1 Nooooooo lol There's a 31-year gap between Dawn and the Bratz :P Reyn meant that the situations of Topper (Dawn) and MGA (Bratz) were kind of similar :)

[reyn75]

These Dolls were not on the Market Long...Sad company went bankrupt,similar to Bratz...demised by Jealous Mattel.

[pinkdreamz07]

I still love my Dawns! I also got some new ones...This brings back memories!

[TroyCutie679]

i think my mama had some of those dolls when she was younger. we saw one of the dolls at KB toy store and she bought the last one. some other woman bought a whole bunch of the dolls.

[flagsticker]

I LOVED my Dawn dolls. i had Dawn, Angie and few others. i was devasted when i was playing in a corn field with her and her her head was washed away by the irrigation. i never found her head so that was pretty much the end of my Dawn Doll playing days. :(

[mzbobbi]

i had her too

[chatroomchi]

this is cool! I had these , I had got them from my sister.

[jwhite91607]

I love this. i want to play with my dolls and i am 43 years old.I have a pretty large collection of Dawn and Pippa.

[twilightluvr610]

omigosh!!!!! i got this as a hand me down but had no idea what it was!!lol i had the stage, doll and a few fashions

[metixman]

And the Eliseo's Angie!!!

[JohannaGotTalent41]

my sister had dawn

[ElvisFreak77]

I was 9 when I received my Dawn doll, it was Angie I believe.

[HimeNoKuri]

I got a Dawn doll at a church bazaar:)

[kittymow321]

of course dawn wins.

that competition was rigged.

[firmingitup]

Haha. Funny! :-D

[flagsticker]

hehehe.

[Dykeborn]

I recently sold my Dawn collection on Ebay. I kept photos of everything. I was just hoarding them. Now I can look at the pics I have as well as this video. Thanks for posting, I love all the old commercials.

[laurelfed]

This video helped me indulge my inner child! I wonder why you never hear about Dawn Dolls anymore--I loved them!

[alexbabs12345]

A few years back they made them again, but not replicas, actual new ones! I immediatley bought them all and all their fashions! lol

[letsbeefriendsok]

My mom never got me Gary lol man hater lol

[LorraineCZP]

In 1972 I visited Canada with my grandmother when I was ten - I was able to get a Dawn in a bridal gown and a Dale doll in a short mini dress - I loved playing with them and its good to see them on here. Wish I could get the Dale doll again tho.....

[thedollhead]

Dawn is so killer! I love the way she dances..! I love her ironed hair and cat eyes and a-line minis! I love her black and white raincoat! I love her boots!

[cdetrick1]

go dawn! <333

[app103]

Realistic miniature furnature was all the rage in the 70's and building dollhouses for this furnature was very popular. Barbie was too large for these dollhouses. What made these Dawn dolls great was that the size of them were scaled perfectly for the standard dollhouse.

[K9STD]

I like the doll at 0:10 how much for that one?

[fletcherprince]

I had these dolls. they were so much more fun than Barbie but they were very hard to dress because of their small size. But they were in the early 70s not 1960. thanks for the memories.

[yexey]

They were not more fun than Barbie. You are incorrect. Probably because you is not the most intelligent person in the world.

[brownsugah66]

Yes... I remember them still have some of them too. A door to door salseman came buy when my grandma was watching me because my mum was in the hospital having a baby and tried to sell her them for me in 1970.He said that every little girl would want one and they would be the doll to have.When I saw them he was right!!! Grandma never bought them for me though... didn't have the dollar that it cost back then.

[jacyfarrow]

I want to play with Dawn dolls while I watch the Mary Tyler Moore Show.

[arnowart]

I think the collage of commercial clips is great but Dawn Dolls only existed from 1970-73. They weren't around for very long but they are still my favorite dolls.

[sherryberry65]

I want to be seven again and play with my Dawns...

[ugha323a]

@sherryberry65

Me too Sherry! Me too, when the world was NORMAL.

[ILOVESILVERSTEINDUH]

I want one =[

[bregman1155]

I met Longlocks at a software convention in San Diego. Gave me her number. Turned out to be the number of a dry cleaner. --Ken