I need some help trying to remember two mermaid dolls I had when I was a kid

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I've been trying to remember the name of these toy mermaids I l-o-v-e-d when I was a kid. These girls went everywhere with me! I can't remember what happened to them but I'd love to find them again. I thought it's worth a shot asking you all because so many you are toy collectors and might know what I'm talking about.

Alright lemmie trying to describe them:

The first one was a plastic mermaid doll with a molded light blue mermaid tail. The tail had gems stuck on it and they might have light up. She was peachy colored and had lots blonde hair. I remember she would sing because she would wake me up in the middle of the night and I would give her a good whack on the head and yell "Shut your mermouth!!" She was a little odd looking because her plastic tail pulled up almost to her neck.

The second one looked like a giant My Pretty Mermaid. She had dark/sky blue and it also had gems. Her tail only went up half way and she had a molded shell bra. She had electric blonde/yellow hair with a pink streak. She was chubby and had that sweet open mouth smile a lot of baby dolls have.


I had them when I was a kid so they were made in the 80s/90s.

Thanks for any help on finding my childhood dolls :)
 
"Shut yer mermouth!"

*snort*

Priceless!

Lemme do some detectin'...
 
Thank you so much Bunny! *hugs* I'm trying the GhostoftheDoll site trying to id them but no luck so far :(
 
I found a picture of a doll that almost has the exact same face as my second doll

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I found this on the net and I think it might help id her.
 
Is this one of them? It's a "Little Miss Singing Mermaid".
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Funny when I think of mermaid dolls, I always remember the ones I bought my little sisters.

There were Mer-wees
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And these My Pretty Mermaid (but they were all small. I don't recall there being big ones, but I wasn't into mermaids, so I bought what I spotted...
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They don't really have the striped hair though. Sigh...

Then there were the Sea Wees.
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If any of these look familiar we can research them more. If not, MOAR GOOGLE!
 
@ladyofthenight Yes that's her!! That's the first doll! She was one of my first toys ever. I named her Melody and I took her everywhere with me! I especially loved taking her to the pool because if I remember right her tail would change colors. God it's so good to see her again. Now I know I took for granted her beautiful mersong. Maybe all the whacks to the head is what caused her to leave me :lolpony:

@evilbunnyfoofoo Thank you so much for finding these not no, none of these were mine. :( My second doll looked like a cross between the doll I found and a pretty mermaid.
 
Funny enough, I'm looking at the same mermaid you just posted, lady! lol! We're all sleuthing...
 
Yay! Then your mermaid is the Mattel Li'l Miss Mermaid Doll!

Edit: I was about to post her and this one:
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The A & R Toys Waterfill Mermaid doll


EDIT: Now I'm wondering where on earth all those darn mermaid toys I bought the girls went. I KNOW they didn't get rid of them because they never got rid of anything. They just boxed things up and crammed it somewhere at my house. They're probably out in my shed now, little mermummies from the Texas heat...
 
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Yay! Then your mermaid is the Mattel Li'l Miss Mermaid Doll!

Edit: I was about to post her and this one:
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The A & R Toys Waterfill Mermaid doll

I actually had this one too when I was a kid! She isn't the second doll I'm looking for but it sure is awesome to see her again :D I guess now I'm going to have to buy three mermaids!

I also have to head off to bed for the night. My Boo is getting grumpy that I'm using the laptop while he's trying to sleep. If only he knew what important research we're doing. Night everyone!
 
I've had no luck IDing the other, I'm afraid. The only other things I've found were extremely nostalgic Barbies and Ariel dolls.

I personally had these lovely ladies:
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Night luv! You can have happy mermaid dreams of head conking!

I have to post this little family I found.
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Already have a kid and NOW they get married? It's Shotgun Wedding Trailer trash Mermaid Family!
 
The baby almost looks like a little angel, rather than a baby. Poor dead baby mer-angel. All sorts of horrible assumptions can be made at this point...

EDIT: Ima just gonna put the baby faced mermaid dolls I find here in a list. Maybe we'll discover the remaining toy as Moondream dreams! LOL!

Hair isn't right and she doesn't have tail gems, but might be the same type of toy, or same brand maybe... Ever clue gets us closer!
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...0001&campid=5337556153&icep_item=301403775119
More info on the adorable li'l chubbikins
http://www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk/sweetsea.htm

EDIT OF EDIT: This definitely isn't it, but I want it. It is glorious.
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...0001&campid=5337556153&icep_item=291303523595

BRIDE OF EDIT: Sweet mother of seacreatures! It's a Sexual Predator MerHorse...
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...0001&campid=5337556153&icep_item=381062802852

SON OF EDIT: I actually own this lamp, sans the backdrop. Now I know what it originally looked like. Coolness. And yes, it is just a awesomely tacky as it look in the pic! w00t!
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...001&campid=5337556153&icep_item=200999085273/
 
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Well I'd say this a big success! I found one of my dolls, Lady you got a nice nostalgia kick, and Bunny has made me laugh so hard I'm snorting water out my nose.

I especially love the Shot Gun Trailer Tash Merwedding Family with Dead Merbaby and the Sexual Predator Merhorse! :lolpony:
 
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