Ricky

Domestically Ricky was sold between 1965 and 1967 (In Europe he was still being advertised for sale in 1968). As with Ken and Allan, Ricky came with a beach outfit consisting of jacket, shorts and sandals. He also came with his own booklet, wrist tag and wire stand. He was packaged with card inserts at the shoulders and knees. He is however a much smaller doll than Ken and Allan, so was given his own exclusive clothing range.

RICKY #1090

1965 #1090 Ricky in original packaging
1965 #1090 Ricky in original packaging
1966 #1090 Japanese-market (Dressed Doll?) Ricky
1966 #1090 Japanese-market (Dressed Doll?) Ricky
1965-66 #1090 Ricky box sides
1965-66 #1090 Ricky box sides
1965-6 #1090 Ricky box ends
1965-66 #1090 Ricky box ends

1965 RICKY OUTFITS

1965 #1501 Lights Out
1965 #1501 Lights Out
1965 #1502 Saturday Show
1965 #1502 Saturday Show
1965 #1503 Sunday Suit
1965 #1503 Sunday Suit
1965 #1504 Little Leaguer
1965 #1504 Little Leaguer

Ricky’s regular Sunday Suit jacket uses the same fabric as Ken’s tie from Saturday Date. A rarer version of this jacket also exists in the fabric from Ken’s Ken A Go Go shirt (which also has a black collar, not navy blue like the regular one). Many thanks to Yvonne and Feike in the Netherlands for the photo below.

1965 #1503 Sunday Suit variation fabric jackets
1965 #1503 Sunday Suit variation fabric jackets

1966 RICKY OUTFITS

With Skateboard Set, it is the rarer version which uses the Saturday Date tie fabric.

1966 #1505 Skateboard Set
1966 #1505 Skateboard Set
1966 #1505 Skateboard Set in original packaging
#1505 Skateboard Set (Variation in 1967 packaging)
1966 #1506 Let's Explore
1966 #1506 Let’s Explore
#1506 Let's Explore (Variation in 1967 packaging)
#1506 Let’s Explore (Variation in 1967 packaging)
1965-6 reverse of outfit packaging
1965-66 reverse of outfit packaging

BOOKLETS & CATALOGUES

From 1965 Ricky booklet
From 1965 Ricky booklet
1965 Mattel Product Sales Sheet
1965 Mattel Product Sales Sheet
From 1965 Mattel For Fall '65 catalogue
From 1965 Mattel For Fall ’65 catalogue
From 1965 Sears Christmas catalogue
From 1965 Sears Christmas catalogue
From 1965 Sears Christmas catalogue
From 1965 Sears Christmas catalogue
From 1965 Dunham, Carrigan, Hayden & Co. catalogue
From 1965 Dunham, Carrigan, Hayden & Co. catalogue
From 1965 Spiegel Christmas catalogue
From 1965 Spiegel Christmas catalogue
From 1965 Montgomery Ward Christmas catalogue
From 1965 Montgomery Ward Christmas catalogue
From 1965 Penneys Christmas catalogue
From 1965 Penneys Christmas catalogue
From 1965 Canadian Simpsons Sears Christmas catalogue
From 1965 Canadian Simpsons Sears Christmas catalogue
From 1965-1966 United Jewelers & Distributors Inc. catalogue
From 1965-1966 United Jewelers & Distributors Inc. catalogue

Ricky obviously wasn’t available in Sweden, Germany or Japan until 1966, and Finland until 1967.

From 1965 European Barbie booklets (Dutch, French, Belgian, Swedish, Finnish, German, Italian & Danish)
From 1965 European Barbie booklets (Dutch, French, Belgian, Swedish, Finnish, German, Italian & Danish)
From January 1966 Japanese Toy magazine
From January 1966 Japanese Toy magazine
From 1966 Ricky booklet
From 1966 Ricky booklet
From Mattel Preview '66 World of Barbie catalogue
From Mattel Preview ’66 catalogue
From 1966 Mattel Preview catalogue
From Mattel Preview ’66 catalogue
From Mattel Toys 1966 catalogue
From Mattel Toys 1966 catalogue
From 1966-7 John Plain catalogue
From John Plain Book for 1967
1966 Spiegel Christmas catalogue
1966 Spiegel Christmas catalogue
1966 Italian Mattel/EG (Editrice Giochi) booklet
From 1966 Italian Mattel/EG (Editrice Giochi) booklet
From 1966 French Mattel/Jouets rationnels booklet
From 1966 French Mattel/Jouets rationnels booklet
1966 Swedish Barbie och hennes vänner Brio brochure
From 1966 Swedish Barbie och hennes vänner Brio brochure
From 1966 Dutch Het Speelgoedboek toy catalogue
From 1966 Dutch Het Speelgoedboek toy catalogue
From Mattel Toys 1967 black (and blue) cover catalogue
From 1967 Mattel Toys black (and blue) cover catalogue
From 1967 Austrian Mattel Spielzeug catalogue
From 1967 Austrian Mattel Spielzeug catalogue
From 1967 Austrian Mattel Spielzeug catalogue
From 1967 Austrian Mattel Spielzeug catalogue
From 1967-68 French Mattel Jouets rationnels booklet
From 1967-68 French Mattel Jouets rationnels booklet
From 1967-68 French Mattel Jouets rationnels booklet
From 1967-68 French Mattel Jouets rationnels booklet
From 1967-68 Belgian Ebiex Mattel booklet
From 1967-68 Belgian Ebiex Mattel booklet
From 1967-68 Belgian Ebiex Mattel booklet
From 1967-68 Belgian Ebiex Mattel booklet
From 1967-68 Dutch Mattel booklet
From 1967-68 Dutch Mattel booklet
1967 German Wunderbare Welt der Barbie booklet
1967 German Wunderbare Welt der Barbie booklet
From 1967 German Wunderbare Welt der Barbie booklet
From 1967 German Wunderbare Welt der Barbie booklet
From 1967 German Wunderbare Welt der Barbie booklet
From 1967 German Wunderbare Welt der Barbie booklet

The German catalogue for 1968 is especially interesting, as it shows the variation fabric version of Ricky’s 1966 outfit Skateboard Set.

From 1967-68 French Jeux & jouets catalogue
From 1967-68 French Jeux & jouets catalogue
From 1968 German Mattel Spielzeug catalogue
From 1968 German Mattel Spielzeug catalogue