According to The Hollywood Reporter, the errant dolls have already been pulled from sale at Target ... gaffe came just four months after Mattel announced it would be using AI technology to help design its packaging moving forward. There’s now less ...

In anticipation of a family-friendly box office smash, Mattel and others have produced a lot of merchandise for the film. The porn-linking toys were singing Glinda and Elphaba dolls. Retailers such as Target and Walmart have already delisted the toy from their online databases, but pictures of them still exist on eBay.

Mattel, the company behind Barbie, has issued an apology after QR codes on some Barbie doll boxes were found to link to inappropriate websites. The is

"Wicked" dolls manufactured by Mattel misprinted the promotional movie website wickedmovie.com. The misprint, which left the word movie out of the URL, directed consumers to an adult-rated website. According to The Washington Post,

Toymaker Mattel intended to refer consumers to the “Wicked” movie’s landing page. The “misprinted, incorrect website is not appropriate for children,” it said.

Toy giant Mattel says it “deeply” regrets an error on the packaging of its “Wicked” movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly links toy buyers to a pornographic website.

Thousands of Mattel’s “Wicked”-branded fashion dolls are flying off shelves, but not because of consumer demand.

Mattel has apologized after the boxes for its new "Wicked" movie dolls included a link to a pornographic website.

Retailers have pulled Mattel's "Wicked" dolls. Resellers quickly listed the toys featuring the URL misprint on eBay, seeking hundreds of dollars.