#blissa

When I got this ask I said out loud “yeah there was a dog that pooped” but before I could finish the thought my husband said, “Yeah, that’s called a dog.”

The end of the thought was going to be, “But I don’t know about a cat that peed?”. But I googled it because I didn’t want to look stupid and - yeah, Barbie had a pissing cat!

Potty Trainin’ Blissa had a mechanism where it could drink liquid and when squeezed would pee the liquid into her litter box - or, presumably, wherever the child felt like making the cat pee.

The pooping dog was Tanner. There were a couple of iterations of Tanner but memorably, he got recalled because the magnetic food-poop was a swallowing hazard.

Not because the pieces were themselves big enough to choke on, but because when you swallow multiple magnets they can stick together in your digestive system. And having magnet “foo is just tempting fate.

It had been two weeks since Ellie was born. But already felt like it was longer. That Ellie was here and was doing pretty well. That she was growing a little but was on track. She was eating well enough and slept alright. Melissa was she wasn’t doing things right. But from what friends told her she was doing just fine everything was on track.

She was now in the living room with Ellie who was having her tummy time. Laying down on a blanket on the floor with some toys that hung above her.  Melissa was sitting next to her on the floor. “Having fun?” she asked. Ellie was too young to be doing too much. But she was laying there looking up and seemed to enjoy herself.  

Thank you for asking! I hate them.

Okay, look. Hate is a strong word. I don't actually hate them. I just find them kind of unsettling and weird looking. I think it's mildly interesting that the purple dog thing is named Viveca because that's quite an unusual name in the USA, but it also happens to be the name of the Teresa character in Barbie and the Three Musketeers.

Like of all names for Mattel to use multiple times, I wouldn't have predicted Viveca.

But Pose Me Pets. I just don't like them. I don't like the design. The polite way of phrasing this, I think, is that they're "not for me".

So June 4th is Hug Your Cat Day. It's an extremely important day of the year. I mentioned before that I just got a cat and talked about some Barbie cats. It is crucial for this post to note that my cat actually doesn't like being picked up or hugged and only agrees to it begrudgingly. This does not stop her sitting on my chest and hitting me in the face with her paws until I pay attention to her at 6am.

In addition to the cats I spoke about in the previous post, Barbie has a great many more unsung cats. For example, a recurring cat is Blissa, the cat featured in Dreamhouse Adventures.

In design, she looks very similar to Fluff. They have the same basic design and pink collar. Given that Fluff debuted in 1982 and Blissa much more recently, there could be a reason for this, but that isn't exactly heartwarming.

Blissa has appeared in doll form as well, such as in Potty Trainin' Blissa.

For those times when you want Barbie to have to scoop the litter tray just like you.

Barbie Posh Pets Kitten Style provides another potential explanation for why Fluff and Blissa look so similar while clearly being different cats, featuring another white cat (unnamed this time, or referred to simply as Mama) and 3 kittens.