the dresses were pink and matching

Wow brings back memories, I think they were 70's though because I remember playing with my older neighbor's set.

Hi its me again! I also collect these they were 80's and AWESOME! Im sending some pics. Thanks!

These were definitely higher class than Barbie. Beautifully made, durable, attractive, and somehow more wholesome than Mattel's famous airhead. Of course, now that Bratz are on the scene, they make the old Barbie look like a girl scout. The Heart Famliy has never been satisfactorily duplicated.

Trust me...these were 80's. What 9 year old couldn't resist the charm of a pregnant doll. BTW..these were put out by Mattel and were Barbies.

according to the box, they were "neighbors of Barbie"....I didn't play with barbie until "Dance Club", though I got many for my birthday. Heart family were the best dolls on the market!!

These came from the 80's...I remember so well because this was a real life family that the dolls were made after. My grandmother used to work for the family as a nanny. I was so excited as a kid and I used to tell all of my friends that the Heart family was real and my grandmother worked for them. She still has a family portrait of them that they gave her for Christmas. Wow!!! this really brings back memories!!!

I got an almost complete set of the entire Heart Family collection for Christmas 1986. I still have the much loved and play worn dolls and Volkswagon with carseats. They are my favorite dolls (even more than Barbie!)My Peaches N Cream Barbie was the children's aunt.

my cusin had these dolls we would play with them all the time

I have all of them except I lost the little baby that sat in the little carrier. I cherish the dolls too.

I adored playing with my Heart Family with the matching twin babies. I had a camping set with a blue baby suit with moose ears hood for the boy and pink baby suit with rabbit ears for the girl.....I LOVED THEM!!

I had these, or I should say my sister had them. I think she never forgave me for losing one of the kids.

Never had these, but they have them on ebay. I wish I had the Heart Family because they look so sweet and innocent.

I loved this family. I had the mom, dad, son and daughter. They also had some rad white plastic wicker furniture. The couch even pulled out into a bed!

My heart family wore the exact same clothes as those in the 1st pic. :) N i still have them w/o clothes.:(

The Heart Family is way better than the Bratz dolls. Those dolls are ugly while a lot of the barbies from the 80s were so much prettier.

I still have my Heart Family stored away to give to my daughter someday. =) When I was 4 years old I was given my first Barbie doll, other than that, I only had the Heart Family: Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom and a couple of kids. I also had a couple of cousins, but I just pretended that they were more kids. haha! I love the fact that they were a family with a mom and dad who were married and not just a couple who were dating. I also liked the fact that you could get grandparents. To me it seems like the Heart Family has morals and values that aren't portrayed in other Barbie "sets".

I remember having this set. Remember the "lipstick" thing that came with for the mom? It was a clear rubber stamp thing that you would press to her lips, then she could kiss her family members on the cheek! I had the Christmas set. They wore red velvet outfits. I was always making the mom go into labor. The dad was always nervous and running around.

I loved my Heart Family dolls. I had the Mom, Dad, Daughter and Son. I also had a "younger" version of Mom who came with a maternity outfit and a baby boy I named Todd. Her hair was darker, and she was prettier than the "original" Mom, who I imagined was less fun and didn't play with as much :) On Saturday mornings I would play with my doll house and the Heart Family. This usually involved some swimming in my Barbie sized pool filled with "real" water. Such great memories! I still have the dolls and will always treasure them.

OH MY GOD! I am so glad I found this...I was OBSESSED with these dolls. I had the whole nursery set, and the bath tub set. I LOVE LOVE LOVED them!

Ah, The Heart Family ... I think there was more going on there than the happy photos on the product boxes and toy catalogs wanted us to know. Remember the dad's powder blue dress jacket and tie with pink hearts down the front? Don't you find that a little ... I don't know ... OFF? I think Mom Heart was definitely in some major denial there! Probably on anti-depressants or something. (Can't blame her, though, being as she was the mother of those two twin moppets whose appetite for matching outfits, expensive toys and complicated infant gear was insatiable. "Questionable" or not, Dad Heart knew how to dole out the C.R.E.A.M.! What other parents that YOU know drive their toddlers around in a sporty convertible with manic grins on their faces???)

OMG...I have almost this whole set in very nice condition though I played with them a lot. I remember dressing up the twins in their 80s clothes, putting the family in their boxy car and driving off to the "playground" they had (sold separately). Thinking of this makes me want to dig through my attic and play some barbie!