The My Buddy doll line was a toy brand made by Hasbro in 1985 with the intention of making a doll to appeal to young boys and teach them about caring for their friends.^[1] This idea was both innovative and controversial for its time, as toy dolls were traditionally associated with younger girls.^[2] Hasbro also introduced a companion Kid Sister marketed toward girls. Hasbro discontinued the line before the start of the 1990s and Playskool took over production, making changes to the likeness and clothing.

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My Buddy is one of several dolls said to be the inspiration for Chucky, the evil doll from Child's Play.^[3][4]

During its initial run, My Buddy had the following characteristics:

• The brown haired doll would have blue printed eyes and a blue baseball cap, the clothing consisted of red overalls with yellow buttons and a patch labeled "My Buddy" on the overalls pocket, it would be dressed in a multi coloured sweater, the pattern consisted of yellow/sky blue/green/yellow/red/dark blue then repeat. the shoes would be light blue and made from soft vinyl with white laces and a white stripe running up the side, then white tube socks.
• A blond version with the same appearance was also made, however the clothing colours were different. The doll wore blue overalls with red buttons, red vinyl shoes, and a red baseball cap.
• A black My Buddy was also made, following the same head sculpt but with curly black hair and brown eyes. It had the same clothing as the brown haired doll.

• Later on the dolls were given either blue or brown eyes that could open and close, including the kid sister dolls.
• Later on the dolls' outfits changed, the dolls still came in blue or red overalls but no longer had buttons, the shirts were simplified and the baseball caps were sewn into the dolls' heads, and the shirt followed either a yellow/red striped pattern or a yellow/blue pattern and white vinyl shoes, later on these clothing became sewn to the doll itself and the shoes were now printed on to the cloth.

The dolls released by Playskool in the 1990s were made with unremovable clothing sewn directly onto the doll's body. The new Kid Sister was also released with clothes sewn onto the body, despite complaints about making it virtually impossible to dress it in different outfits. This was done to reduce the extra cost of having to produce clothes separately, so it was all kept on one assembly line.

The "official" song (sung by Karoushtefor Stark, age 8) used in marketing the doll in advertisements was:

"My Buddy, My Buddy,
Wherever I go, he goes.
My Buddy, My Buddy,
I'll teach him everything that I know.

My Buddy and me,
Like to climb up a tree.
My buddy and me,
We're the best friends that could be.

My Buddy, My Buddy,
My Buddy and Me!"^[5]

• The doll was jokingly depicted as My Stalker in an episode of Adult Swim's Robot Chicken.^[6]
• The doll was parodied in Clarence as Clarence's Li'l Buddy doll, in an episode of the same name.

• In season 2, episode 11, episode "Meat the Parrots" of the show Happy Endings, Penny complains that she never had a kid sister; the closest she got was a My Buddy doll. When asked why she never got a Kid Sister doll, she said she did, but they weren't that close.
• On the Bleacher Report podcast Simms & Lefkoe, Chris Simms parodies the commercial theme of My Buddy as "My Homie" in an homage to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
• In the music video for Wanksta, by rapper 50 cent, there is a likeness of the My Buddy doll that presents a more 'gangster look'.
• The song Growing Pains by Ludacris makes a reference to the My Buddy theme song ("Wherever I go they went, they my buddies").