My Hi Heidi doll had a button on her belly, and yes, she was blond.

My sister has a daughter Heidi and the doll was popular when Heidi was young. Does anyone know what theprice might be on one of these older Heidi dolls? I guess this is the one my sister is talking about

thank God i am not crazy. I was searching for hi heidi, and thought maybe i imagined the whole thing,so i am so relieved that she really did exist! I recentally saw a magazine, and saw a pic of penny brite, and from my memories, that is how my hi heidi looked.BUT I DISAGREE AS TO THE TIME FRAME, AS I GOT HER FOR MY 5TH OR 6TH BIRTHDAY, AND THAT WAS DEFINATELY IN THE 60'S.

I still have my Hi Heidi doll along with her friend Jan (who was of Asian ancestry). Heidi is blond and is wearing a red dress. Jan wears a traditional Asian dress, and has shorter black hair.

My sister got a Hi, Heidi doll when she was seven or eight, and that was in the sixties--66-67 time frame.

I had one too. Looking back, it was disturbingly "Heil Hitler-esque" But it was definitely in the 60's.

I had one in 1967.

i have heidi, spunky and the little brother~don't remember his name. and they all still go 'HI!' spunky doesn't have her glasses anymore...none have the little shoes on although they pop up in a box from time to time.

My sisters name was Heidi. She got a Hi Heidi doll for xmas probably back in 66-67 or thereabouts. I absolutely drove HER crazy doing the 'PUsh your bellybutton, raise your hand and scream "HI HEIDI"..........long time ago, but great memories.........:>)

I still have my Hi Heidi doll. She came in a cute red purse shaped carrying case. She looks like I had a great time playing with her. I got her for Christmas in 66.

I just had to leave a voicemail message for someone named Heidi, and I purposely said "Hello Heidi" because of the doll. Not sure why, really -- except people get sick of jokes about their names. So then of course I had to Google "Hi Heidi" to see if anyone else still remembers her. So here I am... I had one -- I must have been five or six, so the 66-67 timeframe sounds right to me. I'm amazed that someone still has her Hi Heidi doll. Mine is long gone. So sad.

i had a hi heidi doll. i got it in 1966. i have a very fond memory of shopping with my mom and her buying it for me. i remember going home and dressing the doll on my couch. My beloved mom just passed away and that will always be a fond memory of her. I am lookig for another heidi doll antone have one?

My dad says one of his sisters got a heidi doll(long time ago), and he thought they were pretty lame. They didn't sell too well in new hampshire(that's where he lived at the time). I'm glad to see she was a little bit mor popular in other places!

I've heard of them but I've never seen an actual hi heidi doll before. What do they look like?

I found a pic on Google images, but I think her dress was different. Remember the song, "Hi, Heidi, Hi, Heidi!"? Sooo catchy! I loved my doll--I wound up getting 2 for my birthday in '66 or'67...glad to see all these other sentimental old broads checking in!

I have a Hi, Heidi doll and her red case that I just loved when I was a little girl in the 1960's. Since I'm downsizing, I'm going to have to be selling her soon (maybe on ebay in the next month or so).

I'm also glad to know I wasn't hallucinating! I would tell people, even my sister who also had one, about Heidi and her arm and they would look at me like I'm been drinking...alot! Here is a link. http://www.mikelman.com/gpage6.html

I had a Hi Heidi because my mom thought it inappropriate for me (younger than 10years at the time, so b4 1965) to play with the more popular adult doll and her boyfriend.  Too bad all the neighborgirls had the adult dolls; it was very lonely. Where were you when I was growing up? I also had her younger sister Tammy.

I still have my Hi Heidi and her little sister Hildy. Both with that white blone hair. I have still have many of their outfits. I even have their small furniture and jeep. I never could seem to part with any of it. Don't know what I will do with my collection, probably let the granddaughters play with it all.

Cleaning out and found my old Hi Heidi doll with gazillion fashions but can't find a website to help me put the outfits together. She doesn't wave anymore, but really in great condition, considering her age : )

OMG!!! I talked about Hi Heidi for years too and my family has no real clue. It had such an impact on my life back then (I was 6 or 7) and broken hearted when I couldn't find it - I think my mother gave it away not realizing how attached I was to it (we moved out of state). I am so glad to have found this site - I feel like I have found a long lost friend!

I have one & remember the red case. My daughters weren't that interested, so I just gave it to the good will. Wish that I had kept it.

I received my Heidi doll for Christmas about 1965. I took it to school for show and tell and I lost it on the way. I was hysterical. My older sister bought me a new one and said that Santa had seen me crying and brought me a new one. I so wish I still had it!

I had a Hi Heidi doll also around 1966 or 67. I also had a Tammy doll and Penny Brite around that same time. Wish I still had them. One year for Christmas every one of the nieces in the family got the Penny Brite dolls. We each ended up with two!

I'm so glad I found this site. I have a friend who has collected dolls for years and had NEVER heard of "Hi, Heidi" when I mentioned it to her. I was born in 1961 and it's one of the first dolls I remember getting so probably mid to late 60's. My mother kept my younger sister's Drowsy and Mrs. Beasley dolls but not my Heidi, so I'm not sure what happened to it.

You can find Hi Heidi and other Remco Pocketbook Dolls on ebay all of the time and they don't go for very much. I was happy to buy one a few years ago! I loved mine!

I recieved my Heidi doll for Christmas in 1966 with the little red purse.My other doll was a Jane West doll in 1965 with all the gear for camping, hats, skirt ect.and the first talking Barbie which I still have them all and with sons.. no has played with them since then.

I have the most adorable story. When I was 4 or 5, which would have been about 1965 or so, I got a bug up my tail end to hide my sister's school books. Don't ask me why --- like I said, I was only 4. The whole house was in a tizzy and my mother was on the edge of exasperation. She told my sister that she could hide anything of mine so that I could experience what it felt like to have something of mine hidden. Being the incredibly bright person that I am, I immediately said to her, "You can hide anything except my Heidi doll... I love her!". So of course that's the first thing my sister went for. This was 45 years ago and guess what I found under my Christmas tree this year???? A Heidi doll! With a tag on it that said, "A debt long overdue".... where would we be without sisters??

I had the Hi Heidi call when I was young. Mine had the button on the belly and it had brown hair. I really loved my Heidi and wish I could remember what happened to it. I've been trying to locate one like it but cannot seem to find one. Glad to know that I'm not the only one who had fun and loved that doll.

I had the Hi Heidi call when I was about seven or eight. She had the button in the belly and I believe she had brown hair. Cannot really remember. I really liked this doll and wish I could remember what happened to it. I would love to have another one but cannot seem to locate one like it. Glad to know that I'm not the only one who had pleasure playing with this doll.

Had one. Loved it. Miss it. Don't know what ever happened to it.

I loved my Hi Heidi doll!! I had both Heidi and Jan. I received them as gifts from my mom in 1965. I still thinks of this toy with great affection. I don't remember what happened to them but I still wish I had them both.

I had Heidi and Jan. I wish I still had all that stuff. Toys today don't compare.

I had just sent the picture of HI Heidi I hope it continues to bring back the fond memories of the 60's and yes Jan is with her too,,I can send another picture of both if you like..

I also have a Hi heidi doll that I got for my birthday in 1968 I think. By pushing the button on her stomach she raises her hand to wave.

I don't think anyone has mentioned this, but my sister and I had Heidi's house. The cool thing is you grew real grass in the yard. Anyone else heard of this?

I can't remember if the doll was mine or my sister's, but I do know that we both washed her hair...repeatedly. So much so that it was a blond frizzy mess, and of course, we didn't take off her red & white dress to do it, so the red dye ran all over the white. I vaguely remember us using the hand flip action to flick things off the table.

I still have my Hi Heidi doll and she still works! Unfortunately, I don't have her orginal dress, she wears a cute little light blue party dress. I also still have my Penny Brite doll.

Oh Man, that was my Favorite doll in the 60's. Mine was a brunette tho. Her little button on her belly. Here I am 50 yrs old and still think about this doll - hence the googling of Hi Heidi!

I had the Heidi and Jan dream house with the garden- growing real grass and a real running shower - it was the coolest ever! The house had a pull out couch- orange as I remember it.

Goodness, yes, I had a Hi Heidi doll in her little red case! I was born in '62 -- don't remember the year or occasion I received her! My memories of her aren't as vivid as some of yours, so I'm guessing I was still pretty little when I got her.

I also had an Album...you hear her get in her Jeep, rev up the engine and I recall parts of a song..."Hi my name is Heidi" and "the big bad wolf has gone away, has gone away and won't be back for many of days" after she chased him away.

I loved this I found "Hi Heidi" I had the blonde first edition with the button on the stomach. Now that I am older, I think back and realize it was kind of Hitleresque. I have been tracking down all my other dolls from that era, Chatty Cathy, Velvet and Beautiful Chrissie. I got rid of my Chatty Cathy doll because of the Twilight Zone episode called Talking Tina.

Yes, I'm another of that 50's plus generation who had a Hi "Heidi" doll and a "Penny Brite." My cousin and I both received Heidi as a Christmas gift from our grandpa in the 60's (don't remember exactly what year) but she did not come in the red case. Absolutely loved the dolls and played with them a lot back in the day; had a "family" of a variety of dolls then. Very fond memories! :) Denise (May 4, 2009): can totally relate to not having the more anatomical couple dolls; my mom wouldn't allow it either. Tammy and Pepper were my dolls and mom made a lot of clothes for them...including hand knit fisherman knit sweaters with popcorn stitches included! Had to pull their heads off in order to get these on as they were "turtleneck" sweaters! LOL

I am looking for a brunette Hi Heidi doll. I was four at the time I received my Hi Heidi doll.I took this doll everywhere. It was my favorite doll besides thumbilina.I always wanted to replace it when the arm broke.

I have a Jan doll with accessories I am going to list on eBay this week. You need to check eBay for Heidi and your other doll friends. There are some good finds there. Good luck! I enjoyed reading these memories from all of you!

I have a Hi Heidi blond and her little brother still in their cases just like new. I will be putting them on Craigs list this week. Also have Penny Bright clothes still in their package.

I only remembered the doll had blonde hair and was called Heidi. The only reason she stuck in my head was the garden that grew real grass. She was never a favorite because she couldn't ride my model horses.

I begged and begged for a Hi Heidi doll for Christmas when I was about 6. This must have been around 1964. My older sister's boyfriend (later my brother in law) got her for me. I was delighted with her. Wish I had her now.

I have great memories of playing with my Hi Heidi and Jan dolls. If I recall correctly, my mother bought Heidi for me when I was sick with the measles. I always loved her little carrying case because it was easy to take her with me where ever I went. I still have her and she still waves though she wears the battle scars of a well loved doll with only one leg and one solitary pair of underpants.No more red case or outfits left!

Of course, with my name being Heidi, I had to have Heidi Doll!I believe I got her in 1965 or '66. She came in her short little red and white dress, with the red bow pinned into the top of her head and in her red purse. I remember the commercial, "She´s the only doll small enough to hide behind a rubber ball...Hi Heidi!"and yes, I got teased literally until high school, with "Hi Heidi!" to the tune of the commerical, and then, "What would happen if I pushed your tummy, would your arm go up?" To which teenage me would respond,"Don't try it!" I still have my Heidi and show her to my daughter, but she's still mine!

I finally came across my "Hi Heidi" black haired oriental doll, I believe she had a blue short romper dress on. Would love to have her again!! But not for the asking prices I have seen 220.00!! I will just enjoy the picture of her and my memories of her, in my youth

Of all the toys in the world Heidi, had the most profound affect on me. I had one when I was about 6 or 7 in a little blue box. I used to go around acting like I was Heidi,lol. My childhood memory will be complete if I can find Heidi, one more time.I'm 55, and still looking for Heidi.

I still have my Heidi doll in the case and her friend Jan, too. They are both in mint condition. I got them in the mid 60's. Wonderful memories!

Very cute little doll. But, as a little girl named Heidi, I ended up having numerous incidents of someone thinking it was funny to come up and punch me in the stomach while they were saying, "Hi, Heidi!"

I am looking to but two Heidi dolls made by remco. 1.)African american black Heidi doll 2.)Billy doll by remco. Please help me find them. Please

I'm excited to say, I've found all the Remco Pocketbook Dolls. My most recent find is the Africsn Americsn Doll which is very rare and hard to find. I had the Hi Heidi Doll when I was 4 years old. My dad had given it t me for no apparent reason but it disappeared. Now. I have all of them and their accessories.

I finally got the doll I looked for. My mother passed away and she gave me when I was little. I miss her so much.

I too loved my Heidi doll. I wanted Jan too, but my parents wouldn't get her for me. I gave Heidi a pixie hair cut - a fashion then, but I maimed the doll! Then, in college, I showed her to my boyfriend, and he thought that her arm going up looked like she was saying "seig hiel", and made a little nazi arm band for her! Needless to say, we both had to show everyone this peculiar doll's action, and soon her arm mechanism broke. My boyfriend reported that she wouldn't go "hiel" anymore and he tried to fix her, but couldn't. Her body was in pieces, and I tossed out everything but the arm with armband and the head, where he had drawn a little Hitler moustache. I later was able to replace Heidi (with full head of hair) on eBay, and picked up the Jan doll I always wanted too. I just bought an extra pair of Heidi and Jan dolls for my foctor's two nurses, who are named Heidi and Jan!

Correction: doctor not doctor. Also, I wonder if Heidi and her Japanese friend, Jan were produced with the idea in mind of erasing racial prejudice against people of German and Japanese heritage in the generation after World War II. Any thoughts on this?

Now it corrects the f to a d on it's own!

From the Saturday morning cartoon vault, an early TV commercial for Hi Heidi by Remco, with a girl brushing the doll's hair. This aired on the "Alvin" cartoon show over CBS (10/24/64). By the mid 1960s, (West) Germany and Japan had become strong friends and allies with the U.S. East Germany (Berlin Wall) was under Communist/Soviet rule. There were likely some (veterans) who carried and held contempt for these countries since the war, though both nations now practice Democracy, Laura. Hi Heidi dolls were produced until 1970. Remember, Tokyo hosted the 1964 summer Olympics.

Well if you remember right laid back to the sixties and seventies about two dolls one called Heidi and one called Jan Heidi was a German doll and Jan was a Japanese doll you pushed the button in their belly and they would do heil Hitler they were anti-semitic dolls my mother did not know that when she bought them for my sister and I she bought Jan because my sister's hair was very blonde and I got Jan because my hair was very dark she had no idea that they were anti-Semitic but the people who sold them did they should have been ashamed of themselves ,totally. Nowadays since, I'm a grandmother I take great care and research on what I buy for my grandchildren my mother had no clue all the kind of doll that's because she was an innocent mother but like I said the stores and the company that made them remco should have been totally ashamed of themselves I grew up in a multicultural neighborhood there were no problems about nationalities and what we call races now human race is the only one I know of. I'm very upset that somebody tricked my mother into thinking they were cute little dolls it was supposed to be the sixties free thinking free-spirited you know not war unfortunately we were going through the Vietnam war and the Korean war yes but it wasn't in our toys except for people who would buy toy soldiers for their children they were supposed to grow up Innocent but obviously they did not somebody made sure girls got certain kinds of Dolls boys got certain kinds of action figures to me they're all dolls.

I have a Heidi, Jan & little sister Pip! Pips arm doesn’t raise like the other two. Are these dolls worth anything?

There’s a link to a YouTube video featuring a TV commercial for the “Hi, Heidi” doll by REMCO c.1964. I’m not allowed to post it here, but you can search it on YouTube, it depicts the original carry purse and other accessories for her. I had one of the dolls when I was a child in the 60s.