In the early 1980s, Kenner sold up to 1 million Baby Alive dolls annually. Unlike other plastic babies who boasted only of clothes or strollers, Baby Alive simulated the perils of caring for a ...

Introduced in 1973, the first Baby Alive was a game changer on multiple levels — a lifelike doll that could eat, drink and go potty, allowing users to simulate infant care with unprecedented ...