Twinkie, the Teeny, Tiny Doll with the BIG Wardrobe, Louis Marx (1965)

Twinkie, the Teeny, Tiny Doll with the BIG Wardrobe, Louis Marx (1965)
Twinkie, the tiny 1960s doll that packs a load of play value. Her rubbery vinyl wardrobe has proved to be resilient over the years
This little doll, made by Louis Marx in 1965, stands at a diminutive 5-inches tall. Twinkie was sold as a complete boxed set, including all clothing and accessories - there’s nothing further to collect! The doll has no relation to, and post-dates, the Twinkies snack cakes by Hostess Brands.
Twinkie is made of molded plastic, and jointed at the neck, shoulders, and hips. Straight out of the box, she is bald, with painted socks, shoes, and face.
The new concept for Twinkie was the use of a rubbery vinyl for her range of molded clothes. Fastenings, at the back of dresses and skirts, were by means of a peg-and-hole closure. The stole, hats, and wigs simply fitted to the doll’s body-shape. The great advantage here was that the clothes were durable, didn’t easily soil or fade, and there were no snaps or buttons to fall off.
Marx hit on a winning formula with these dolls, and produced a range of 11-inch tall action figures, with flexible molded vinyl clothes. These included the Johnny and Jane West line of Wild West figures; Mike Hazard, the international spy; and April Dancer, the Girl from Uncle figure based on the popular 1960s TV series, starring Stefanie Powers. This last doll is particularly hard to find, and can command astonishingly high prices on the secondary market.
Twinkie dolls were often kept intact in the box by their young owners, so it is relatively easy to find complete sets today.
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