Toys of the Seventies, Finger Ding Dolls
I also have toy pages for the 80s and 90s.
Picture Gallery
Description
There were 3 Finger Ding Dolls you could order off the back of Post Cereal Box. Their names were Betty Ballerina (yellow hair and red tutu), Millie Mod (Pink Hair with purple outfit Mod dancer) and Sally Skater (Blue hair with yellow skate outfit). There was a TV show with a cute jingle about the Finger Ding Dolls. "This little finger ding, she can skate, watch her do a figure eight" etc.
Links for more info
The following are links about Finger Ding Dolls you may find interesting. Also check out the other pages.
- No links have been submitted for this page yet.
User Stories and Comments
The following are comments left about Finger Ding Dolls from site visitors such as yourself. They are not spell checked or reviewed for accuracy.
I remember them! My sister & I had all 3. the other day I was actually singing the jingle & decided to look them up online & found your site. It wa over 40 years ago so I don't have any pictures but it sure brought back some nice memories.
I loved my Finger Dings! I loved making them dance and ice skate on the dining room table. Tried all kinds of stunts. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't master the cartwheel! I'm always reminded of them when I see an ad that "Let's Your Fingers do The Walking!"
Thanks for sharing all your info. I have Sally the skater. I was trying to find some info on them. I could not find anything until I found this. I could not remember the name and I never knew about the show. Thanks again for the info!!!!
The fingerding dolls are so much fun and you can make them walk or run.This little fingerding loves to skate watch her do a figure 8,.Thats the one I had>sally the ice skater.The pink one was this little mod girl loves to sing play some rock and roll music and she does her thing. my sisters had her.
I just found found mine ! love them
I loved my fingerding doll. I had the skater. The jingle/commercial was the best. I shared "Sally" with my 17 year old but she couldn't appreciate it like my sister, Michele, and I did, back in the day. My daughter thought that the fingerding looked "creepy".
Not a show just a commercial lol
I have Betty Ballerina, less one boot that has gotten lost over the years. No one I know remembers them and all I could remember was "finger ding doll". I don't know what to do with her but she's still hanging at my house!
Finger Ding Dolls were made by Remco, in competition with Mattel's Liddle Kiddles, from 1969 to 1971. A few were offered as a mail-in premium via Post Toasties, Raisin Bran and Grape Nut Flakes in 1970. My sister had Mod Millie. Problems arose with these and Kiddles, as the heads on some were detachable and posed a choking hazard to very small children.
"Finger Ding Dolls are so much fun. You can make then walk and run?" Wish I could find them now.
Jay: eBay has a bunch of these (Clever Finger Dolls the original name). Most notably, two Monkees (Mickey and Mike) in a single, unopened pack with cardboard header ($7 value pack), selling for $46. Accessory items and playsets are also available.
I remember the whole commercial: "The Fingerding Dolls are so much fun. You can make them sit or walk or run. This little Fingerding loves to skate. Watch her do a figure eight. One's a ballerina, oh so fair. See her flying in the air.... This little mod girl loves to swing. Play some rock 'n' roll music, And she does her thing." I know. I'm a nerd, LOL!
Submit a story or info about Finger Ding Dolls
Music Poster Books
,Check out ChuckyG's reviews of books about concert posters and other music picture books.