{"product_id":"1985-barbie-magic-moves-doll-nrfb","title":"1985 – Barbie – Magic Moves – NRFB","description":"\u003ch3\u003eA Switch on Her Back Makes Her Move All By Herself — No Batteries, No Strings, Just 1985 Engineering\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagic Moves Barbie arrived in 1985 with a genuinely clever piece of mechanism hidden in her torso: a small switch on her back drives a wind-up gear system that raises her arms in a slow, deliberate arc — one holding a brush that moves toward her hair. No batteries required. The box tagline said it all: \"Look! She moves all by herself!\" and \"Watch her brush her hair, too!\" — two sentences that apparently needed exclamation marks, and earned them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Superstar head mould, introduced in 1976, was at its absolute commercial peak in 1985 — the wide smile, the defined cheekbones, the blue eyes — and Magic Moves used it to its full advantage. The mechanism itself was derived from the same engineering lineage as the earlier 1971 Live Action Barbie, but refined into a smaller, cleaner package. OTASCO, the American hardware and sporting goods chain whose price sticker is still on this box, sold the doll for $16.99 — the equivalent of roughly $50 today, which contextualises exactly what a premium mid-eighties Barbie toy cost at retail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mattel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of manufacture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Philippines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel #:\u003c\/strong\u003e #2126\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelody Likes box condition grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/MelodyLikes-Doll-Box-Condition-Guide_05303af8-20b2-4137-8091-87f3c51d9668.png?v=1773150063\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView our box condition guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mattel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47701370372286,"sku":"BARBIE-1985-MAGICMOV-DOLL0001","price":345.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/1985-barbie-magic-moves-doll-nrfb-front.jpg?v=1782213595","url":"https:\/\/melodylikes.com\/products\/1985-barbie-magic-moves-doll-nrfb","provider":"Melody Likes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}