<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM MATTEL INC.'S BALANCE SHEETS AND INCOME STATEMENTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 2000 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <CASH> 95,815 <SECURITIES> 40,933 <RECEIVABLES> 1,480,867 <ALLOWANCES> 24,553 <INVENTORY> 655,706 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,458,241 <PP&E> 1,118,842 <DEPRECIATION> 456,651 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,843,896 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 2,095,502 <BONDS> 1,273,076 <COMMON> 435,232 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 872,846 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 4,843,896 <SALES> 3,094,821 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 3,094,821 <CGS> 1,749,967 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,749,967 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,160,024 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 102,926 <INCOME-PRETAX> 81,904 <INCOME-TAX> 16,835 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 65,069 <DISCONTINUED> (567,166) <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (502,097) <EPS-BASIC> (1.18) <EPS-DILUTED> (1.18)