The New York Knicks produced their bobble head basketball player in 1920 and this resulted in a renewed fascination with these collectibles. But, this interest waned again in 1930s and between then and the1950s, they were only made in limited amounts as novelty items.

During the 60s, the Major League Baseball created a number of papier-mache dolls with bobbleheads for each team with the very same angelic face. During the World Series in 1960, there was the production and selling of player specific bobblehead dolls for Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Roberto Clemente and Roger Maris. Even though the uniforms had been different, all of them had the same kind of face. However, because they were made as papier-mache, only few of them could survive damages and would usually crack or chip.

The records for bobble heads history showed that the methods for creating the new and improved designs changed in the 1970s with the use of ceramic materials. These became extremely popular for various other sports, in addition to cartoon characters at the time. The sets designed for the Beatles grew to become the most rare and famous ones and is still an invaluable collectible item today. But, by the middle of the 1970s, these figures lost some interest and only a few new ones were produced. They did not return the high level of popularity until almost two decades.