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Mattel's suing Nissan over doll spot

September 23, 1997
Web posted at: 4:30 p.m. EDT (1630 GMT)

From Correspondent Dennis Michael

Mattel is not a big fan of the popular Nissan commercial in which an action figure steals away a fashion doll with the help of his miniature 300 ZX. The toy manufacturer is suing Nissan, claiming the "Roxanne" doll is too close to Barbie and "Tad" is too much like Ken.

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