"One, I found their outfits very difficult to take on and off. The snaps weren't snappy enough, and I had a great deal of time fitting their arms through the psychedelic pantsuits."

And with that, Michael Ian Black recalls his fondest memories playing with Barbie for Forbes.com's celeb-studded feature on the doll's 50th Anniversary. Who did you expect, Bob Mackie?

Meanwhile, The Office's Mindy Kaling gets downright gruesome with her recollection.

All my Barbies were bald and naked all the time. I had so many clothes and accessories for them, but there they were in my room, naked, and their hair cut creepily short in my early stylist experiments. If you were a casual visitor to my house, you'd think a serial murderer lived in this room–a room full of naked Barbies with all their hair cut off.

You can read all the plasticine fuss here.

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