Surf's Up in Surf City

     Every year, Mattel puts out a line of beach dolls. Some have been pretty good and others, especially recently, not so good. One of my favorites in these lines, and I have a few, is the 2000 Surf City line. 
     I really like these dolls because they are just so darned cute! The colors just pop, the faces have little make up and the hairstyles are adorable! These were also the first dolls in the beach line to have the new "belly button" body, which has the larger hips, smaller bust and no turning waist. Because of this, each doll is wearing a two piece bathing suit to show off her middle. 
     There were seven dolls in this series: Barbie, Midge, Teresa, Christie, Kira, Ken and Steven. Each doll came with a paper surfboard which matched their bathing suits. I also believe this to be the first time Midge was featured in a swimsuit line, unless you count California Dream Barbie. 
      While the girls had the belly button body, the boys had the "palms to the rear" bodies, which aren't my favorite. Also, Steven's legs have started to break down, with sticky moisture oozing from them. I washed them and put powder on them, but I don't know if that's a permanent solution or not. Only time will tell.

Barbie - signature pink with purple and green

Teresa - pink, yellow and green. I love the "braid" the elastic makes in her hair. 

Christie - yellow, blue and pink. Her hairstyle is just too cute!

Kira - blue, green and orange. Her pigtails are adorable!

Midge - light blue, dark blue and orange. The only one without colorful elastics in her hair.

Ken - Blue, yellow and green. 

Steven - orange, blue and yellow.

     All in all, I'm pretty happy with this line. The dolls are gorgeous and they are just all around fun. I hope you all agree.