In the early 1980s, Kenner sold up to 1 million Baby Alive dolls annually ... Down the infant’s torso it would go, until it came out as plastic doll waste—and often colorful plastic doll ...

Introduced in 1973, the first Baby Alive was a game changer on multiple levels — a lifelike doll that could eat, drink and go potty, allowing users to simulate infant care with unprecedented ...