Allan is all the rage right now. The widely forgotten Mattel doll made a cameo in the “Barbie” movie and has been described by many as the unsung hero of the film. “He is an icon. He is the moment. He ...

Mattel's Midge doll may have failed in the 1960s because she was "less glamorous" than Barbie, Ruth Handler once said. Midge had the same body shape as Barbie but a "much more girl-next-doorish" look, ...

Within the Mattel toy universe, there's Barbie, there's "just Ken" ... and there are the dolls you completely forgot existed until seeing Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" movie. "Barbie" features a few such of ...