Plastic doll
Mego Corp
Category
Toys
Date
1974 - 1984
Materials
plastic, fabric and leather
Measurements
203 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Hong Kong
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671994.7
Summary
A flesh coloured plastic model of The Fonz (Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli) doll from the TV "Happy Days" series (1974 -1984). He has moulded facial features and dark brown plastic hair on the head and is jointed at the shoulder, elbow, wrist, waist, hip and knee joints. He has a small lever in his back that when pushed down his arms raise up showing off his famous thumbs up gesture . He wears a white polo neck sweater with a popper on the back and a leather jacket. Blue plastic under pants, blue trousers with a popper in the waist band and black plastic boots.
Provenance
A gift to the National Trust Museum of Childhood from Carolyn and John Baron in 2018.
Makers and roles
Mego Corp , manufacturer