Lady Lovely Locks was a toyline produced by Mattel in the mid-1980s. It was later adapted into a syndicated animated television series by DiC in 1987, however only 20 episodes were produced in all.[1]
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Toyline
The Lady Lovely Locks toyline was created by Mattel and produced from 1987 to 1989. The toyline consists of character dolls that are approximately 8.5 inches tall, with certain dolls having long, colorful locks. Most dolls came with three to four Pixietails (small plastic animals with long silky tails). The Pixietails could be worn in the hair of either Lady Lovely Locks or the child. Additional items in the toyline were other pets and setting playsets.
Animated series
The Lady Lovely Locks animated series began in 1987, concurrent with the release of the toyline. The premise of the series is that Lady Lovely Locks is the princess of the Kingdom of Lovelylocks. She and her friends are aided by the Pixietails in keeping kingdom safe from its enemies. Among the hero characters of the show are Lady Lovely Locks, Maiden Fair Hair, Maiden Curly Crown, Pixietails, Prince Strong Heart, Shining Glory, Silky Pup, Silky Mane. The main villains are Duchess Raven Waves, Hair Ball and Comb Gnomes. The series was produced by the French and Japanese animators of Rainbow Brite, Jem, among other cartoons of the 80s. Hi-Tops released 5 Lady Lovely Locks videos in the 80's. More recently the videos re-appeared on the market. They resurfaced as part of the DVD set "Girls Rule Vol.1." which included the following cartoon series; "Jem, Rainbow Brite and Lady Lovely Locks." Several of the episodes are also available on a DVD in the "Biggest DVD Ever"-series for Lady Lovely Locks. Two episodes have never been collected except on the Australian VHS edition. The series episodes are as follows:
- To Save My Kingdom
- Cruel Pretender
- Vanished
- The Wishing Bone
- The Discovery
- The Lake of Reflections
- The Menace of Mirror Lake
- Blue Moon
- The Bundle
- In the Kingdom of Ice
- The Power And The Glory
- Prince's Broken Heart
- The Noble Deed
- The Doubt
- The Dragon Tree
- The Capture
- The Keeper
- The Rallye
- Fire In The Sky
- To Take a Castle
Books
A number of tie-in books were released alongside the toyline and animated series. Among these books are "An Enchanting Fairy-Tale Adventure", "For the Love of Lovely Locks", "Lady Lovely Locks Original Story" (1987), "Silkypup Saves the Day", "Silkypup's Butterfly Adventure" (1987) and "The Golden Ball".
Pop culture
In the 8th season episode, "Killer Queen" of the series "That 70s show" the character Randy says:"Donna, Hyde's already given me a nickname. It's Mrs. Lady-Lovely-Locks." This is an anachronism as the Lady Lovely Locks line of products were not produced until after the mid-80s.
References
- ^ "Lady Lovely Locks and The Pixietails - Unofficial Website" Source is unofficial fansite.
