Creator Rosenberg described the doll as resembling a cross between Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Bob's packaging box is decorated like a closet and included a catalog from which additional outfits could be ordered. Gay Bob was bestowed with an Esquire magazine 'Dubious Achievement Award' for 1978.īob stands 13 inches tall and was presented clothed in a flannel shirt, tight jeans and cowboy boots. Bob was created by former advertising executive Harvey Rosenberg and marketed through his company, Gizmo Development. Gay Bob is a doll created in 1977 and billed as the world's first openly gay doll. Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:
