The big news for 1965 were the dolls with new “lifelike” bendable knees.

1020-Ken had bendable legs. The head mold was the same as the straight legged Ken. He had the same blond or brunette molded crewcut hair. The bend leg Ken’s beach outfit was new and consisted of red trunks with no side stripe and a blue jacket with red detail trim and the letter “K” on the front. The red vinyl strapped cork soled sandals were the same and were packaged with a new fashion booklet. The black wire stand remined and Ken had the same markings as the 1964 doll.

1010-Allan had bendable legs. The head mold was the same as the straight legged Allan. He had the same red hair style. The bend leg Allan’s beach outfit was new and consisted of blue trunks with no side stripe, and a red jacket with a striped strip detail and the letter “A” on the front., The blue vinyl strapped cork soled sandals were the same and were packaged with a new fashion booklet.The black wire stand remained and Allan had the same markings as the 1964 doll.

0750-Ken was the same overall Ken from 1964. The markings were as previous also; ©1960/by/Mattel, Inc./Hawthorne/Calif. U.S.A.-body

1000-Allan was the same as Allan from 1964.The markings were as Ken’s; © 1960/by/Mattel, Inc./Hawthorne/Calif. U.S.A.-