{"product_id":"1996-barbie-splash-n-color-ken-doll-nrfb","title":"1996 – Barbie – Splash 'N Color – Ken – NRFB","description":"\u003ch3\u003eKen's Hair Changes Colour in Warm Water — Mattel Gave Him the Gimmick and He Absolutely Committed to It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSplash 'N Color Ken is the 1996 Mattel release that gave Ken the colour-change hair feature that the Barbie line had been deploying on various doll iterations since the late eighties. Submerge his hair in warm water and the colour shifts — back to cool water to reset. He comes dressed in blue ripstop swim shorts with gold lamé trim at the hem, topless in the box in classic Ken beach configuration. The line also included Barbie, Skipper, Teresa, and Steven, each with their own colour-change hair variation and beach palette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Splash 'N Color line sat at the intersection of two reliable Mattel play-line strategies: the beach\/pool theme that was a perennial bestseller across the entire Barbie range, and the colour-change mechanism that gave a doll a repeatable play function beyond static posing. Ken's version is the one most collectors tend to overlook in favour of the Barbie or Skipper editions — which makes it the more interesting piece in the line, occupying a slightly lower profile on the secondary market than its counterparts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mattel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of manufacture:\u003c\/strong\u003e China\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel #:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16170\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":47701371093182,"sku":"BARBIE-1996-SPLASH'N-KEN-DOLL0001","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/1996-barbie-splash-n-color-ken-doll-nrfb-front.jpg?v=1782213617","url":"https:\/\/melodylikes.com\/products\/1996-barbie-splash-n-color-ken-doll-nrfb","provider":"Melody Likes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}