Sears continued to sell their own boy doll called Craig during the mid-1980s. Craig (and his clothing) was also sold by Shillman as Our Boy/Sport Club (see also section Superstar Clones & Clothing). Totsy seems to have had a similar relationship with JCPenney, as outfits and dolls appear both in the JCPenney Christmas catalogues and packaged separately by Totsy.
Shillman even produced a slightly Brad-looking doll in this Sport Club series.
The Sonny doll below left is an obvious clone of the Shillman doll. The company which produced him, BBI Toys International Ltd, also produced the COKE Action Figure below right.
The Canadian Cliff doll below is an obvious Jewel Secrets Ken type clone. Like Rob by Hasbro (further below), his packaging is dated 1987, so he probably wasn’t released until 1988.
The blonde boy doll pictured in the photo on the packaging below left is shown as model in the 1987 JCPenney Christmas catalogue. This catalogue also features the red and white beach outfit with towel by Totsy below right.
FRED BY PLASTY (GERMANY)
Despite Mattel moving on with new-look Kens, Plasty’s new Fred (like most other clones) still has the classic Mod Ken look. The two contemporary catalogues I’ve found date these first Freds to the mid-80s.
Plasty’s Heart Family clone dolls are similarly packaged to the Freds below which would date them to between 1985 and 1990. These Freds resemble the boy doll sold by Totsy during this period (see further above). Below are just three examples, but I’ve seen a vast amount of differently dressed/themed Fred dolls in similar packaging. Some also came with blonde hair.
ROB BY HASBRO
Rob is dated 1987 on the packaging, so he probably wasn’t sold until 1988, which would explain why he is such an obvious Ken (Rockers) copy.