OVERVIEW: Dixie's Diner

I think Dixie's Diner was one of those lines I discovered on Ghost of the Doll. So much money spent thanks to that site!

The 1950s-themed line was made by Tyco in 1988-1989 and consisted of several small dolls, a diner playset, tiny furniture, and a couple cars.

The diner playset came with a counter and stools, but to furnish it the rest of the way, you needed to buy the separate furniture sets. Some were sold on their own. The counter service, kitchen and fridge could be purchased that way, which was nice, because they filled up the diner pretty well. The Dixie doll came with the diner playset. Other dolls (two female and two male) came with more furniture pieces, while the remaining six dolls (3 female and 3 male) were sold separately. Then there were two convertibles, one pink and one blue.

There was a VHS cartoon special, too, which I've never seen.

The dolls are adorable and have the sweetest little faces. I like that there are several different heights. My faves are Darla and Frankie. Considering my lack of space, I decided to just collect the dolls and got really lucky and bought a lot of everyone except Frankie for a reasonable price. Frankie was the hardest to get, both due to his rarity and his jacket's tendency to deteriorate over time, like a lot of faux leather on 80s/90s toys.

Collecting these can be a bit tough, because some of the pieces are pricey. There are some great deals on ebay right now, but there were pretty slim pickings when I was following the ebay listings. Frankie and Darren seem to be the hardest to find of the dolls.

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.

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