Okay, for once I will bring you a doll that is not haunted. Instead, it is a little light in the loafers. Gay Bob made his debut in 1977. All I had time for in that year was Star Wars, so Gay Bob did not make any impression on me at the time. There must be some additional backstory here, and Atlas Obscura is happy to provide it.
“Gay people,” Bob said, “are no different than straight people… if everyone came ‘out of their closets’ there wouldn’t be so many angry, frustrated, frightened people.”
Well said, Bob!
This estate sale had a bajillion other dolls, many of them tied to various entertainment properties. Photos from Odekirk.
