Call it the joy factory. Mattel brands have never been more present in pop culture as the pioneering toymaker celebrates its ...

Here's a look at the iconic doll, her history and her place in American culture. She's been a fashion designer, flight ...

Astronaut Barbie dolls, from left, the 1960s, 1980s and 1990s, sit on display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. on May 1, 1995. Barbie as a character is ...

Some of Mattel’s bestsellers over the years, clockwise from left: A 1998 California Dream Ken doll; Fisher-Price Phone Car, circa 1961; the Barbie Miss Astronaut Doll, 1965; 1990s Fisher-Price ...