Barbie and Ken dolls will be part of the temporary exhibit from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, during a free event hosted by the Over the Rainbow Doll Club at Trinity Episcopal Church ...

A. Cathy, made by Mattel between 1960 and ’63, could be worth as much as $300 if she was still chatting. Your voiceless doll, though in otherwise good condition, is only worth $40-$50. Q.

There was this doll, Chatty Cathy, and I wanted it! She had blond hair, blue eyes, two mini-Chiclets for front teeth and a plastic pot-belly body that resembled my own 5-year-old self in 1961.

Cathy, made by Mattel between 1960 and ‘63, could be worth as much as $300 if she was still chatting. Your voiceless doll, though in otherwise good condition, is only worth $40 to $50.

The small pile of gifts in front of me included a box the exact size of a Chatty Cathy doll, and I was hyperventilating just waiting for my turn to open a present.

DEAR COLLECTOR: I have in my possession a 1950s Chatty Cathy doll in her original outfit with wardrobe. At one time she would say something when the string in the back of her neck was pulled, but now ...

A: After releasing the talking doll in 1960, Mattel continued manufacturing Chatty Cathy until 1965. The doll spoke one of 11 phrases at random when the ring, protruding from the doll's upper back, ...