BOX DATE: 1977
MANUFACTURER: Mego Corp.
BODY TYPE: 1975; articulated wrists & waist; bend & snap elbows & knees; flat feet
HEAD MOLD: No date Farrah
***My doll has been re-rooted.
PERSONAL FUN FACT: I apologize deeply to Miss Farrah. This poor dear had to wait nearly six months for me to finish her transformation. I bought her at the flea market in July of 2024--the same day we scored the "Tub of Tots." I spotted her on a table with mostly "manly" things (like tools and what not). There were three dollies, all from the 70s. Farrah in particular drew me over. I immediately recognized her large Mego body and the white jumpsuit she was wearing. Colleen had no idea what doll she was, but knew it was some sort of homely celebrity that I just HAD to have. I was kind of nervous. I had that gut feeling she'd be really expensive or a great deal. To my greatest delight, the seller said she was $3. As I was counting out my money, he told me I could have the other two dolls as well, for $5 altogether (that included Farrah). Did I need the other Beauty Secrets Barbie and the Charlie's Angel's doll? Technically no, as they were both duplicates and weren't wearing their proper attire. But I felt sorry for them being in such ragged, filthy shape. So I adopted all three ladies. Anyways, around that same time, like a few days later, we were gifted the "Biggies & Barbies Lot." So it made sense to wash everybody together. I had a ton of dolls to get through. I didn't think much about Farrah. Sure, I didn't own a Mego doll before, but nothing about her seemed remarkable. She cleaned up easily, and I tossed her into the boil wash bowl without any second thoughts. Her hair wasn't actually that bad looking to begin with, but I thought the hot water would help it look better. I was so very misguided. As soon as I plucked her from the boil wash bowl to comb her out, I knew something had gone disastrously wrong. Her hair was shriveled up to her scalp...I'd never seen anything like that. It wasn't burned, as I initially was scared of. Instead, it shrank much like kanekalon does, but to the extreme. I was able to smooth out what was still sticking out of her head. But there was nothing that could be done to pull out what had shrunk INSIDE her head. My only option was to give her a re-root. I felt absolutely awful about this...like I had ruined poor, pitiful Farrah. Since I had a lot of projects going on, I set her aside to sort out later. I didn't exactly forget about Miss Fawcett, but as time went on, she wasn't on my priority list. After finishing our Flickr update project in early 2025, it was time to focus on other things. It was only fair to re-root Farrah. It only took me about four hours all said and done (from start to finish, including styling and removing the old hair). While she still isn't entirely thrilled with having to wait so long for her new locks, Farrah does seem much more satisfied with this saran mane. She's actually quite a striking doll without the porcupine looking shrunken tresses she sported before. This apparently is a common problem with Mego dolls, so now I know to be more mindful of the water temperature in the future event I get another!
