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AmberWaves

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Did you know... Barbie and Ken were marketed at the start as brother and sister??? I heard it this morning. Isn''t that crazy? I guess at one time, the designer who made them went on Oprah, and said that yes, they were modeled after a real pair- brother and sister!! Eeew... No more cruises in my Barbie RV for you two..
 

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In fact, they were named after Mattel''s children, Barbie and Ken.
 

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I liked Barbie better as a skankie ho!!!It''s better that ''Inbreeder Barbie'' and ''Kissin'' Cousin Ken''
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I know, it''s kinda diminshed my play times as a kid! Eeew... I had the Barbie Bed for them when I was 9. SO wrong.
 

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Now I''m wondering about Raggedy Ann and Andy!! Siblings or couple?
 

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They looklike siblings to me. BUT, have you ever heard that like pets, husbands and wives start to look alike after a while?
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I hope they are siblings, the resemblance is astonishing! Now, here''s another query: Chimunks and Chippettes? Blood related? Think about it, the only speaking chipmunks in the world? I dunno...
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I remember when Ken was first marketed and I do not recall anything about him being marketed as a brother - and my sisters had to have Ken right away.

Without a lot better documentation - I suspect that this was just one of the marketing ideas tossed arround in backrooms before Ken was introduced to the public for sale.

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Here is a bit more information I have found with a few minute of searching:

Barbie was introduced with a full name of: Barbie Millicent Roberts and was introduced in the early model years with the following background information: That she grew up in Willows, Wisconsin and was a teenage model, later graduating from Willows High School in 1963. Her first non-modeling job -while in highschool - was as a babysitter (Barbie has had over 70 different jobs and carrears in her life so far).

Ken was introduced with a full name of: Ken Carson (no middle name given). Barbie met Ken at a ball - and it was love at first sight... and the rest is history.
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It is true that the names "Barbie" and "Ken" did originate from the names of the Mattel founder''s kids. Name origins do not make them brother and sister; and the last names being different and their presented history clearly indicates the fact that they were not.

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