{"product_id":"1998-barbie-bubble-fairy-doll-nrfb","title":"1998 – Barbie – Bubble Fairy – NRFB","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePull the Cord and She Spins — Mattel Put a Bubble Machine Inside a Fairy Doll in 1998\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBubble Fairy Barbie arrived in 1998 with a pull-cord spin mechanism built into the doll's body — pull the cord at the back, release, and she rotates rapidly while the bubble wands attached to her wrists trail through the bubble solution in the included dish, generating bubbles as she spins. The skirt is constructed in layered pink and yellow iridescent petals to suggest fairy wings in motion. The face has a pigtail-and-ribbon hairstyle that was specific to this release, distinct from the standard Barbie face configuration of the same period. The box includes bubble solution (118ml), a bubble dish, two wand attachments, a hairbrush and instructions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bubble Fairy line released in three versions in 1998 — Barbie (blonde, model 22087), Teresa (brunette, model 22089) and Christie (African American, model 22088) — each with the same spin mechanism and bubble setup but different face sculpts and hair. The spin gimmick was ambitious for a fashion doll: most colour-change or feature dolls of the era relied on passive chemical reactions rather than mechanical action, and the pull-cord rotation was a more direct physical play function than Mattel had typically applied to the fashion doll format.\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 22087\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelody Likes box condition grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent — \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":47701371355326,"sku":"BARBIE-1998-BUBBLEFA-DOLL0001","price":134.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/1998-barbie-bubble-fairy-doll-nrfb-front.jpg?v=1782213624","url":"https:\/\/melodylikes.com\/products\/1998-barbie-bubble-fairy-doll-nrfb","provider":"Melody Likes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}