My Buddy (doll)

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The My Buddy doll line was made by Hasbro in 1985 with the intention of making a doll to appeal to little boys. Hasbro also introduced a companion "Kid Sister" for girls. Hasbro discontinued the line before the start of the 1990s and Playskool took over production, making changes to the likeness and clothing.

1 Description
2 Modifications
3 Child's Play connection
4 Featured in pop culture

[edit] Description

My Buddy during his initial run had all these characteristics:

Red baseball cap
Brown Hair
Red/Yellow/blue/white striped long sleeve shirt
Blue overalls with "My Buddy" logo on chest
blue shoes with white stripe
The whole doll (besides head) was stuffed fabric.
Face had blue or brown eyes, freckles, "button" nose, and smile

Two versions of the dolls existed- the brunette version, described above, and a blonde version-

Blue baseball cap
Blonde Hair
Red/Yellow/blue/white striped long sleeve shirt
Red overalls with "My Buddy" logo on chest
Red shoes with white stripe
The whole doll (besides head) was stuffed fabric.
Face had blue or brown eyes, freckles, "button" nose, and smile

Also, an African American version, outfitted the same as the brunette Caucasian doll, was available.

[edit] Modifications

The dolls released by Playskool in the 90s were made with unremovable clothing sewn directly onto the doll's body. The new Kid Sister was also released with clothes sewn onto the body, despite complaints, making it virtually impossible to dress it in different outfits. This was done to reduce the extra cost of having to produce clothes separately, so it was all kept on one assembly line.

[edit] Child's Play connection

The My Buddy doll is widely considered the inspiration for Chucky (Child's Play) from the Child's Play movies; this is supported by the fact that both dolls are very similar in look and design.^{[citation needed]} However, writer/director Tom Holland claimed that he based Chucky on the famous Cabbage Patch Kids after tiring of seeing their commercials on TV.

[edit] Featured in pop culture

Parodies of My Buddy such as My Stalker, My Ex-Girlfriend, and My Friend That I Once Experimented With At Summer Camp, appeared on a Robot Chicken commercial parody.