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G&R RESEARCH COMMENTS * |
When Baby Brother was
introduced it caused a furor. G&R research showed it attracted nearly three times the number of recallers as the
average doll ad, but its increased interest to buy was well
below average. Negative comments abounded, such as, Never
would I purchase this doll. I wouldn't take it, if you gave it
to me. As discouraging as this might seem for Mattel,
there appeared to be a niche for Baby Brother, as 27% of the
recallers gratuitously commented that anatomically correct dolls
were a good idea.
G&R tested ad in Woman's Day
magazine, November, 1976
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