Mary-Kate and Ashley Dolls

Senior Year: January 2004

In 2004, as Mary-Kate and Ashley prepared to graduate from high school, Dualstar set out to create a new line of books and dolls, following the success of the Sweet 16 doll series. As part of the Year of Celebrations collection, Mattel released four dolls, each representing a milestone in the twins' journey - turning 18, becoming high school seniors, attending prom, graduating, and preparing for college. This series aimed to capture these key moments in doll form. Unfortunately, it would be the final collection released in this line.

While Mary-Kate and Ashley personally approved the dolls and the overall box design, an error in the packaging reveals that their design team and Mattel signed off on the final product without catching a mistake - Mary-Kate's name was mistakenly placed under a photo of Ashley and vice versa.

MATTEL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Mary-Kate and Ashley Wave 1 have lots of exciting events coming up in their lives. They will be seniors in high school and need totally trendy outfits to wear on their first day of school - of course they will win "Best Dressed". The assortment includes:

Mary-Kate wearing a dressy summer turquoise top with brown capri pants and earring and brown lace-up shoes.
Ashley wears a dressy moss green chiffon summer top with denim capri pants, earring and pink lace up shoes.

Then for Wave 2, in June, they turn 18! So, dress up the dolls in very festive party dresses to celebrate their big birthday... sssh, it's a surprise party!
Wave 2 dolls not shown.

Window box.
Ages 3 and over.
TV promoted.

PRICE: $10.99 USD

UPC: 0-27084-03725-8, 0-27084-03726-5

ASSORTMENT: B4789, B4791

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Availability: United States (Walmart), Canada (Walmart), Australia (Target), Germany (Walmart), United Kingdom (Asda), Mexico (Suburbia), New Zealand (The Warehouse), and France (Auchan).
Packaging Variants: Variant boxes featuring different languages were produced to accommodate international markets, as these dolls were sold in multiple countries.
Design Team: Judy Swartz (Doll Outfits), Lily Martinez (Collaborative Designer), Jim Holmes (Lead Designer).

DOLL SPECIFICATIONS

Mary-Kate: Features a smile with her teeth visible.
Mary-Kate: Features a middle-part hairstyle.
Ashley: Smiles with her mouth closed.
Ashley: Features a right-part hairstyle.
Body Mold: The dolls featured a newly designed 10-inch body mold with a slimmer waist and no hip articulation. This updated design also included painted-on pink underwear.