Police Officer Barbie [Toy]

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Chances are, if you haven’t been living under a cultural rock since before the Berlin wall was built, you know what a Barbie doll is, and have likely stepped on a plastic shoe or two in your time. In addition to her regular editing duties, Engel seeks to tell the heroic, human stories of first responders and the importance of their work. Barbie’s first role in public safety came in 1993 when she became a police officer for the Barbie Police Department.

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Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Mattel released its first Paramedic Barbie to honor the work of EMS providers during the once-in-a-lifetime event.

Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. In 1988 I began writing toy fair scripts, videos, marketing skits, custom songs and other creative for Barbie at Mattel. In 2019, when homicide detective Angela Murphy was playing Barbies with her 4-year-old daughter, they discovered there were no police officer dolls available for purchase. These are perfect for kiddos that don’t always have parents/other people there at bed time or important moments to not feel like they’re missing them. We take intellectual property concerns very seriously, but many of these problems can be resolved directly by the parties involved.

She has written a letter as well, with a lot of information about the history of policewomen and where they are now. Etsy assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, labelling, or content of sellers' listings and products. Sellers are responsible for following applicable laws and regulations, including posting items with accurate labelling and warnings. I set up toys for marketing demos, ran boxes from one building to another, drove trucks to pre-toy fair and regularly swept the basement. Undeterred, Murphy, who works for the Virginia Beach Police Department, gathered multiple cops and FBI agents, as well as several girls and their Barbie dolls, for a photo shoot.Her and my mother were having a good time playing Barbies outside the Barbie dream house and there was an incident at the market where they needed a police officer, and it was at that point I realized we didn’t have any police officer Barbies,” Murphy said. Includes cut-outs for safety tips, a police dog, "walkie-talkie," award and "flashlight" for Barbie!

If you’d like to file an allegation of infringement, you’ll need to follow the process described in our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy. So it came as a big surprise to Virginia Beach homicide detective Angela Murphy when she couldn’t find a crime-fighting Barbie. Mattel released two additional iterations of Firefighter Barbie, first in 2015 and then again in 2021 to elevate the work of firefighters during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I really expanded my collection when I began writing package copy for Playmates Toys, and doing creative work for Galoob, Tyco, Tangle Toys and Wild Planet as well as Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox. Everyone applauds as she receives the Best Police Officer Award for her courageous acts in the community. Ahead of the July release of “Barbie” – a feature film starring Margot Robbie as the iconic doll and Ryan Gosling as her male counterpart, Ken – we’re look back at the history of Barbie’s journey in public safety and emergency services, beginning in 1993. So, she gathered a couple dozen cops and FBI agents, along with girls and dolls, for a photo shoot at Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach. Barbie officially donned her first pair of turnout gear in 1995, outfitted in a bright yellow uniform with red suspenders and a matching yellow helmet.