Hi Unsie,
I had a Tammy doll, she was a little larger than Barbie, sturdier, and yes, someone you would trust to babysit your kids because she would play with them outside. Barbie would be indoors watching I DREAM OF JEANIE and doing her nails. Tammy would not fit into Barbie's clothes, Barbie was more petite. Alas, I no longer have my Tammy doll, my younger sisters took over the dolls and most of them spent a lot of time under the bed, nekkid. -- Morticia