Rainbow Brite Dolls
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Rainbow Brite Dolls by Mattel
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| Classic: 1984-1987 | |
| Company | Mattel |
| Website | www.mattel.com |
In 1983 Mattel got the license to create the Rainbow Brite dolls from Hallmark. Each doll had a plush body, cloths, and a hand sprite. Their heads were a soft plastic with yarn hair.
Rainbow Brite 1984
The first Rainbow Brite Dolls were as follows:
10" Dolls
- Rainbow Brite + Twink
- Red Butler + Romeo
- Canary Yellow + Spark
- Patty O'Green + Lucky
18" Dolls
- Rainbow Brite
Sprites
- Twink
- Champ
- Spark
- Lucky
- Romeo
Villains
- Murky
- Lurky
Other Plush
- 12" Starlite
Rainbow Brite 1985
After the success of the Rainbow Brite toys from 1984, Mattel expanded their toy line to include the following:
10" Dolls
- Lala Orange + O.J.
- Buddy Blue + Champ
- Indigo + Hammy
- Shy Violet + I.Q.
18" dolls
- Shy Violet
- Patty O'Green
Other Doll
- Baby Brite
Girl Sprites
- Flutter
- Merrily
- Posie
- Dee Lite
Hatful Sprites
- Twink
- Champ
- Romeo
- Lucky
- Hammy
- Spark
Other Plush
- Puppy Brite
Rainbow Brite 1986
Towards the end of the product run, Hallmark and Mattel attempted to inject new life into the franchise with the introduction of new character toys from the feature film and television program. At this time they were also promoting the products in other countries and tested sales in these markets with these new toys. These dolls were released so far into the end of the run, that many were never released at all or are extremely rare.
Those released were as follows
Dress-up Dolls: Dress up dolls were dolls who came with removable clothing, and you could purchase other outfits for them to play in.
- Rainbow Brite
- Tickled Pink
- Moonglow (German Only)
- Stormy (Not Released/Proto Type Only)
Hard Body Horses: Hard body horses with yarn hair for the 10" Dress up dolls
- Starlite
- Sunriser
Baby Sprites: Released in Germany Only
- Itsy
- Bitsy
- Eensy
- Weensy
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| 1997 | |
| Company | Up up & Away |
Rainbow Brite Dolls by Up up & Away
In 1997 a production company out of New York known as Up up & Away attempted to relaunch Rainbow Brite to the public giving her an updated look and all new "Friends". This new line of toys was to be more ethnic and politically correct.
Rainbow Brite's look was changed to a jumper, and her hair was changed from yarn to real/plastic type hair. Her star was removed, and there was no back story.
The Color Kids became "The Color Crew" The dolls came with "Color Glo" paints you could paint their cloths and hair, which then washed out. Refill paints were then purchased separately.
Rainbow Brite 1997
They were as follows:
10" dolls
- Rainbow Brite
- Indigo
- Ebony
- Amber
- Cerise
15" Dolls
- Rainbow Brite
Other
- Paints by Color Glo
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| 2003 | |
| Company | ToyPlay |
Rainbow Brite Dolls by ToyPlay
In 2003 Rainbow Brite was re-released by HotTopic as a 20th Anniversary doll. The doll was replicated nearly exactly like the 1983 Mattel dolls. Only difference was her hair ribbon was pink, and her bangs were rooted in her forehead to replicate the animated character's look.
Soon after a production company called "ToyPlay" bought the license and re-released a new line of dolls much in the style of the Mattel line. They offered 18" dolls, 10" dolls, and even smaller figures with hard plastic bodies.
The release of the figures was also the same as it was by Mattel, in that they released Rainbow Brite, Red Butler, Canary Yellow, and Patty O'Green.
Rainbow Brite Dolls 2003
The Rainbow Brite Dolls release this year are as follows:
18" Dolls Each doll came in an open face box and had a DVD of the episode "StarSprinkled"
- Rainbow Brite
- Canary Yellow
- Red Butler
- Patty O'Green
10" Dolls
- Rainbow Brite
- Canary Yellow
- Red Butler
- Patty O'Green
6" Dolls Each doll came in a closed box with a "light up" plastic Sprite.
- Rainbow Brite
- Canary Yellow
- Red Butler
- Patty O'Green
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| 2009 | |
| Company | Playmates Toys |
| Website | www.playmatestoys.com |
Rainbow Brite Dolls by Playmates Toys
In 2008 United Media purchased the rights to Rainbow Brite and partnered with Playmates Toys to release a new line of Rainbow Brite Dolls for her 25th Anniversary. These dolls would update Rainbow Brite's look and continue her story for a new generation. The dolls were originally to be released in the fall of 2009, then scheduled for release Spring of 2010. This was then changed suddenly Christmas Eve 2009 when the dolls were spotted at Target stores.
More information on these dolls will be released as they become available.
Rainbow Brite Dolls 2010
Current dolls to be released:
10 inch Dolls
- Rainbow Brite
- Tickled Pink
- Moonglow
10 inch horses
- Starlite
- Sunriser
- Shimmer
15 inch Dolls
- Rainbow Brite
There is also a planned release of Sprites but no photos are available at this time.
