![]() ![]() Identification: 1088-0500 5 © Mattel Inc. This innovation was obviously not a big hit, as no future packaging would feature it. The Roller Skating Ken packaging is unusual as it has a window in the top flap (below right). 1980 #1881 Roller Skating Ken 1980 #1881 Roller Skating Ken 1980 #1881 Roller Skating Ken 1980 #1881 Roller Skating Ken accessories There was possibly a Mattel Mexico version called Roller Ken as companion to their Roller Barbie. In Canada he was also known as Ken en patins à roulettes, and in France as Ken sur Patins à Roulettes. Roller Skating Ken can be told apart by his extremely yellow hair and his wide stance. Pending Philippines 1980 #1336 Sports Star Ken in European packaging Reverse of European packaging 1980 #1336 Sports Star Ken (Canadian version) 1980 #1336 Sports Star Ken 1980 #1336 Sports Star Ken 1980 #1336 Sports Star Ken accessories 1980 #1336 Sports Star Ken in Canadian packaging Reverse of Canadian packaging 1980 #1336 Sports Star Ken in Canadian packaging (with correction sticker) 1980 #1336 Sports Star Ken in Canadian packaging (Later version) Side of Canadian packaging Identification: © 1968 Mattel Inc. Later versions were printed with this written on the actual box. A correction-sticker was produced to cover this, saying Bendable legs. ![]() The original Canadian packaging seems to have copied the text partly from the Barbie box, so it states incorrectly that he has a Twist ‘n Turn Waist. Also, he was the first Ken to be made in the Philippines (with accessories from Taiwan and Hong Kong). He can easily be recognized by his unusual mustard colour hair, his small head with quite waxy skin, and side-facing hands. Also known as Les Etoiles du Sport Ken in Canada and Ken Champion in France. Sports Star Ken was released in Canada and Europe only, and is one of the rarest Superstar Kens. 1980 #638 Ken Loisirs (French – Made in Germany – version) Reverse of French (Made in Germany) packaging Side of French (Made in Germany) packaging Identification: Mattel GmbH 1978 West Germany This suggests that the elusive SuperStar Ken with the same markings on rear could also have been made in Germany for the French market (see also section 1978 The Boys). The version sold as Ken Loisirs in France, with a box written entirely in French, was actually made in West Germany. 1980 #1294 Sport & Shave Ken 1980 #1294 Sport & Shave Ken 1980 #1294 Sport & Shave Ken 1980 #1294 Sport & Shave Ken accessories 1980 #1294 Sport & Shave Ken in original packaging Reverse of packaging 1980 #1294 Sport & Shave Ken in Canadian packaging Reverse of Canadian packaging 1980 #1294 Sport & Shave Ken in European packaging Reverse of European packaging Side of European packaging Identification: © Mattel Inc. There is also a much rarer French/German version called Ken Loisirs with the unique code #638. ![]() In Canada he was also known as Rase Ken le Sportif, in France as Ken Vacances and in Italy as Ken Con Barba. He also came with an array of accessories and a ‘feature’: It was possible to draw on facial hair with the pen provided, and then ‘shave’ it off. He has a unique head-mold, and was the first Ken since 1976 to have rooted hair. Sport & Shave Ken was Mattel’s most flexible Ken ever at the time a similar body to SuperStar Ken, but with articulated wrists, and arms which bend at the elbow. ![]()
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