Magic Merbabies
were produced by Hasbro/Vivid Imaginations around
2001-04. They were a series of small dolls with mermaid
clothing and colourful hair, made for play in water.
Each doll came with a packet of "Fizzy Tints"
(also called "Bath Tints"), for colouring
bath water. There were also a few playsets produced.
They were sold in
the UK and other parts of Europe under varying names:
- UK: Magic Merbabies
- France: Mes Jolies Petites
Sirènes (My Pretty Little Mermaid)
- Italy: Magiche Piccole
Sirene (Magical Little Mermaid)
- Germany: Zauberhafte Badenixen
(Magical Mermaids)
Images on this page thanks to Georgia
(as well as lots of imformation), Ina.fr
and several eBay
sellers including COLLEZIONANDO-ROMA
and downtownmanhattan !
A few images I have been unable to trace the owners
of, so please contact
me if one of them is yours.
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| Dolls |
There were three types
of head moulds used, with either a pony tail or bunchies,
in various singular bright colours. There were also three
skin tones used. No combination was used more than once,
so all dolls were unique.
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| Original Merbabies |
"The
new Merbabies are a collection of six miniature mermaid
dolls designed to make bathtime more fun. When kids put
a Tub Tints tablet into the Merbaby's tail fin, they watch
the doll create a colourful trail. Merbabies come with their
own brush and their own Mer-Pet."
The six original dolls each came with Mer-Pet,
a packet of Fizzy Tints and a brush.
- Amber c/w mer-dog and
a purple brush
- Aqua c/w mer-seal Snowie
- Hula c/w mer-parrot
Squawk
- Jade c/w mer-seahorse
and a hot pink brush
- Karma c/w mer-fish and
a hot pink brush
- Unknown Name
c/w mer-cat
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| Floral Merbabies |
There were six Floral
Merbabies produced according to the back packaging of one
of the Italian playsets. Each doll had a floral name and
came with two Mer-Pets each, a packet of Fizzy Tints and
a brush too. The Mer-pets were smaller than the original
ones and didn't have names. The moulds were also repeated
although the colours changed. The packaging image below
shows their Italian names.
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Floral
Merbabies |
- Daisy (Margheritina)
c/w mer-poodle (yellow w/pink) and mer-cat (orange w/blue)
- Lavender (Lavanda) c/w
mer-poodle (pink w/green) and mer-bunny (green w/purple)
- Pansy (Violetta) c/w
mer-poodle (orange w/yellow) and mer-bunny (blue w/green)
- Poppy (Papaverina) c/w
mer-poodle (yellow w/pink) and mer-cat (orange w/blue)
- Primrose (Primulina)
c/w mer-bunny (teal w/pink) and mer-cat (yellow w/pink)
- her tail is different from the promotional picture above
- Rose (Rosetta) c/w mer-bunny
(yellow w/blue) and mer-cat (pink w/blue)
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image] |
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Daisy |
Lavender |
Pansy |
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| Hair Fun Vanity
Case |
There was one doll produced
which was sold with a vanity bag containing several hair
accessories, a small animal friend (blue and pink sea horse
with yellow tail, not pink as in publicity image on right)
and a packet of Fizzy Tints. The doll was called Buttercup.
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| Princess Merbabies |
| "Princess
Merbabies come with a magical wand for girls to create their
own trail. Each wand holds Tub Tints so girls can be like
the Princess Merbabies."
There were three princess
dolls sold with a large plastic wind-up sea creature and
a brush. They also appear to have been sold in two types
of packages, one with "Fizzy Tints" and one with
"Tub Tints". The Tub Tints packaging had the dolls
name written on it, where as the Fizzy Tints packaging did
not. All these dolls had tiaras but no Mer-Pets.
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Pink
Hair |
Princess
Coral and Shellie |
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image] |
Princess with Orange
Hair |
There was also a Princess
Bride doll, who came with two flower girls, a packet of
Fizzy Tints, a brush and colour change jewels on her dress
(but no Mer-Pet). Like the princess dolls above, she came
with a tiara.
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Princess
Bride Lillie |
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Princess
Bride Lillie |
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| Teeny Merbabies |
There were three Teeny
Merbabies produced, sold individually or as identical twins.
Whether sold singularly or as twins, each doll or pair came
with one Mer-pet (even smaller than before), a brush, one
packet of "Tub Tints" and clothing with tail,
where the Tub Tints could be placed. Therer is also
mentions "Sea Jewels". The packaging image below
of the twins shows their Italian names, but only of the
individualy sold dolls for some reason.
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Teeny
Merbabies |
- Coral & ?
c/w mer-poodle (blue w/orange)
- Holly & Ivy
c/w mer-cat (yellow w/green)
- Pearl & ?
c/w mer-bunny (pink w/purple)
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Coral |
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Holly
& Ivy
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| Playsets Dolls |
I know of one playsets
doll, which came with the Euro version of the Magic Water
Palace. I don't know the dolls name, but she wore a dress
in the same style as the original dolls and came with the
same pets as Lavander (from the Floral series).
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Magic
Water Palace Doll and Pets |
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| Queen Of The Seas |
"Sings
and lights! The starfish contains many splendid jewels.
Join the sea jewels to create a fantastic bracelet just
for you. Her hair changes colour as if by magic. Listen
to her sing. She also has a magic wand." (a
rough translation of the packaging!)
There was one large doll
produced, which could light up and sing. She was about 34cm
tall and came with a wand, brush and plastic starfish containing
several small sea jewels, which sounds like they could clip
together to form a bracelet.
This doll was also produced
by MGA Entertainment and sold under the
name of "My Beautiful Mermaid",
with no mention of the Magic Mermaids line.
"She’s
a princess who magically becomes a mermaid! My Beautiful
Mermaid magically changes hair color from beautiful blonde
to enchanting pink when placed inside water! Listen to her
sing and light up when you remove her from the water or
press her magic star! Decorate her with sea charms that
light up! Decorative mermaid jewelry, wand, tiara, and sea
charms, magically transform into incredible fashion jewelry
for you to wear! Safe for pool and bathtub!"
- My Beautiful Mermaid Hair
Changes Color from Beautiful Blond to Enchanting Pink
when Placed Inside Water
- My Beautiful Mermaid Sings
and Lights Up when Removed from the Water or when her
Magic Star is Pressed
- 20 Decorative Sea Charms
Light Up When Placed onto Tail
- Decorative Mermaid Jewelry
Doubles as Awesome Jewelry for You to Wear:
- Charm Bracelet
- Earrings
- Hair Accessories
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Queen
Of The Seas |
My
Beautiful Mermaid |
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