Thursday, March 11, 2010

Mad Men's Jon Hamm Really is a Ken Doll Now

Much has been made of Jon Hamm's classically handsome good looks. In his 30 Rock cameo, his character casually mentioned that he was the life study for Prince Eric in Disney's The Little Mermaid.

But now he really is the Ken doll everyone has made him out to be.

Toy maker Mattel is giving Mad Men the same Barbie treatment they've previously given to Twilight and The Wizard of Oz, making doll versions of the show's popular stars. For $74.95 you'll soon be able to own one of the Barbie premium doll versions of Don Draper, his wife Betty (January Jones), Roger Sterling (John Slattery), and Joan Holloway (Christina Hendricks).

While the dolls do come with period accessories such as hats, overcoats and padded undergarments, you won't find them toting the show's ubiquitous cigarettes or martini glasses.

"The dolls, we feel, do a great job of embodying the series,” Stephanie Cota, a Barbie marketing executive, told the New York Times. “Certain things are appropriate, and certain things aren’t.”

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