Elliot Handler holds credit for creating the Barbie doll, which debuted in 1959. Ruth named her creation after their daughter Barbara. It remains one of the top-selling dolls on the market. Mattel introduced the talking Chatty Cathy doll in 1960. The Handlers had made a tradition of naming their toys after family members, and when Barbara Handler married Allan Segal, they came out with Allan, Ken's friend. The 1965 talking doll Baby Cheryl was named after the Handlers' first grandchild, and the Todd doll in the Barbie line was named for their grandson. Elliot Handler holds credit for developing the first talking
Chelsea Handler on "The New York Times" Best Seller list for two weeks and in the middle of the year did the standup show "", which was then released on Netflix in October 2014. In 2010, Handler was ranked on the "Forbes" Celebrity 100 at No. 98. In 2012, "Time" named Handler one of the 100 most influential people in the world on their annual "Time" 100 list. Handler appeared on one of the two covers for the December 2009 edition of "Playboy". Inside the magazine, Handler posed for a non-nude pictorial. She was also featured on the cover of "Shape" in