FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2007 file photo, Fisher-Price toys subject to recall including Birthday Dora, bottom, and Prince Diego,' top, are seen on the shelves of a store in Alexandria, Va. Mattel Inc. and its Fisher-Price subsidiary have been hit with a $2.3 million civil penalty for producing toys with unsafe levels of lead paint. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2007 file photo, Fisher-Price toys subject to recall including Birthday Dora, bottom, and Prince Diego,' top, are seen on the shelves of a store in Alexandria, Va. Mattel Inc. and its Fisher-Price subsidiary have been hit with a $2.3 million civil penalty for producing toys with unsafe levels of lead paint.

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  2. A doll from Dora's Explorer Girls, by Mattel, is one of sixteen toys selected for the Time to Play Holiday 2009 Most Wanted List, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, in New York. The suggested retail price is $19.99.
  3. Rocky the Robot Truck, by Mattel, is one of sixteen toys selected for the Time to Play Holiday 2009 Most Wanted List, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, in New York. The suggested retail price is $59.99.
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  5. COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Mattel, A Barbie mannequin displays fashions in the window of an Intermix boutique Thursday, Sept 10, 2009 in New York. Barbie partnered with Intermix for a limited-time Shop-in-Shop, including styled out windows with "life-size" doll boxes and Barbie mannequins in celebration of Fashion Night Out.
  6. COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Mattel, A Barbie mannequin displays fashions in the window of an Intermix boutique Thursday, Sept 10, 2009 in New York. Barbie partnered with Intermix for a limited-time Shop-in-Shop, including styled out windows with "life-size" doll boxes and Barbie mannequins in celebration of Fashion Night Out.
  7. COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Mattel, Choreographer JaQuel Knight leads a group of dancers in a performance of "The Barbie" dance routine during the Teen Vogue Block Party Thursday, Sept 10, 2009 in New York. Knight, the talent behind Beyonce's "Single Ladies" dance, choreographed "The Barbie", a doll-inspired routine set to a re-recorded version of the 90's hit song "Barbie Girl".
  8. COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Mattel, Fashion photographers Markus Klinko, right, and Indrani, second right, unveil a never-before-seen artistic fashion photo of Barbie during the Teen Vogue Block Party Thursday, Sept 10, 2009 in New York.
  9. The Hasbro logo is seen on the box of a Monopoly game in New York, October 19, 2009. Hasbro Inc posted a quarterly profit that beat Wall Street expectations and gave an upbeat outlook for the full-year, fueling hopes for better toy sales during the holidays. The world's No. 2 toymaker behind Mattel Inc said its full-year revenue will rise if sales trends continue to improve in line with the current quarter.
  10. A woman shops for Transformers toys made by Hasbro, in New York, October 19, 2009. Hasbro Inc posted a quarterly profit that beat Wall Street expectations and gave an upbeat outlook for the full-year, fueling hopes for better toy sales during the holidays. The world's No. 2 toymaker behind Mattel Inc said its full-year revenue will rise if sales trends continue to improve in line with the current quarter.
  11. The Hasbro logo is seen on a Star Wars toy box in New York, October 19, 2009. Hasbro Inc posted a quarterly profit that beat Wall Street expectations and gave an upbeat outlook for the full-year, fueling hopes for better toy sales during the holidays. The world's No. 2 toymaker behind Mattel Inc said its full-year revenue will rise if sales trends continue to improve in line with the current quarter.
  12. In this Oct. 14, 2009 photo, a display of Barbie merchandise by Mattel is seen at Toys R Us in Cranberry Township, Pa. Toy maker Mattel Inc.'s third-quarter profit declined 3 percent because of a tough economy that is still dampening demand for toys.
  13. In this Oct. 14, 2009 photo, a display of Barbie merchandise by Mattel is seen at Toys R Us in Cranberry Township, Pa. Toy maker Mattel Inc.'s third-quarter profit declined 3 percent because of a tough economy that is still dampening demand for toys.
  14. A display of Barbie merchandise by Mattel is seen at the Wal-Mart Superstore in Cranberry Township, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Toy maker Mattel Inc.'s third-quarter profit declined 3 percent because of a tough economy that is still dampening demand for toys.
  15. A man and a woman stand in front of a shop showing US toy manufacturer Mattel's Barbie doll in Shanghai on October 7, 2009. Since the US consumer is no longer the main growth engine of the global economy, experts are looking at China but are sceptical the Asian giant can fill that huge role.
  16. FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, workers check the arrangement of Barbie dolls on the display at Barbie's Shanghai flagship store in Shanghai, China. Major brands ranging from Nike Inc. to Barbie doll maker Mattel Inc. are courting young Chinese shoppers eagerly to shore up revenue as demand elsewhere slumps. China has 200 million potential consumers aged 15 to 24, according to the national census bureau _ a group nearly twice the size of Japan's entire population.

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