SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

             Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 1)*
       
                                   Mattel Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

         $0.4125 Depository Shares, each representing .04 of a Share of
               Mandatory Convertible Redeemable Series C Preferred
                        Stock, Par Value $1.00 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    577081706
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee
is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on
file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of less than five percent of such class.
See Rule 13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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(1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
     OF ABOVE PERSON
         D. E. Shaw Investments, L.P.
         13-3470777

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(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                              (a)  [ ]
                                              (b)  [x]




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(3)  SEC USE ONLY

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(4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         Delaware

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NUMBER OF         (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER

SHARES                 -0-

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BENEFICIALLY      (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY               349,200

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EACH              (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

REPORTING              -0-

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PERSON WITH       (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       349,200

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(9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
     BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                       349,200

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(10)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
      IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                [ ]
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(11)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
      BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                        1.8%

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(12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
         BD, PN

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         ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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(1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
     OF ABOVE PERSON
         D. E. Shaw Securities, L.P.
         13-3497780

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(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                              (a)  [ ]
                                              (b)  [x]

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(3)  SEC USE ONLY



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(4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         Delaware

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NUMBER OF         (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER

SHARES                     -0-

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BENEFICIALLY      (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY               1,047,600

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EACH              (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

REPORTING                  -0-

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PERSON WITH       (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       1,047,600

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(9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
     BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                        1,047,600

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(10)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
      IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                [ ]

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(11)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
      BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                        5.4%


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(12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
         BD, PN

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         ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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 (1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
      OF ABOVE PERSON

      David E. Shaw

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(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                              (a)  [ ]
                                              (b)  [x]

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(3)  SEC USE ONLY

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(4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         United States



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NUMBER OF         (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER

SHARES                 -0-

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BENEFICIALLY      (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY               1,396,800

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EACH              (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

REPORTING              -0-

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PERSON WITH       (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       1,396,800

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(9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
     BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                       1,396,800

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(10)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
      IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                [ ]

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(11)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
      BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                       7.2%

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(12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
         IN

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         ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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The Schedule 13G, initially, filed for the year ended December 31, 1997, on
behalf of (i) InvLP, (ii) SecLP, and (iii) David E. Shaw, is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:

ITEM 1(a).  NAME OF ISSUER:

Mattel Inc. (the "Company")

ITEM 1(b).  ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

333 Continental Blvd, El Segundo, CA 90245

ITEM 2(a).  NAME OF PERSON FILING:

D. E. Shaw Investments, L.P. ("InvLP")
D. E. Shaw Securities, L.P. ("SecLP")
David E. Shaw ("David Shaw")

ITEM 2(b).  ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

120 West 45th Street, 39th Floor, Tower 45, New York, NY  10036

ITEM 2(c).  CITIZENSHIP:

InvLP is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware.

SecLP is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the state of
Delaware.

David Shaw is a citizen of the United States.

ITEM 2(d).  TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

$0.4125 Depository Shares, each representing .04 of a Share of Mandatory

Convertible Redeemable Series C Preferred Stock, Par Value $1.00 per share (the
"Shares")

ITEM 2(e).  CUSIP NUMBER:

577081706

ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

     (a) [x]  Broker or dealer registered under Section15 of the Act

     (b) [ ]  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act

     (c) [ ]  Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act



     (d) [ ]  Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
     Company Act

     (e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
     Advisers Act of 1940

     (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
     provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
     Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

     (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G);
     see item 7

     (h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

ITEM 4.  OWNERSHIP.

      (a) Amount beneficially owned:
          InvLP: 349,200 Shares
          SecLp: 1,047,600 Shares
          David Shaw: 1,396,800 Shares

     (b) Percent of class:
         InvLP: 1.8%
         SecLP: 5.4%
         David Shaw: 7.2%
         (based on the 19,320,000 Shares outstanding as of December 31, 1997,
         as stated by the Company on January 12, 1998)

     (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

         (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote

         InvLP:            -0-
         SecLP:            -0-
         David Shaw:       -0-


         (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote

         InvLP;              349,200
         SecLP:            1,047,600
         David Shaw:       1,396,800

         (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

         InvLP;            -0-
         SecLP:            -0-
         David Shaw:       -0-

         (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

         InvLP:              349,200



         SecLP:            1,047,600
         David Shaw:       1,396,800

David Shaw owns directly no Shares. By reason of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and by virtue of David Shaw's position as President and
sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc., the general partner of D. E. Shaw &
Co., L.P., itself the general partner of InvLP and SecLP, David Shaw may be
deemed to own beneficially 1,396,800 Shares, comprising the 349,200 Shares owned
directly by InvLP and the 1,047,600 Shares owned directly by SecLP. Therefore,
David Shaw may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 7.2% of the
outstanding Shares. David Shaw disclaims beneficial ownership of such 1,396,800
Shares.

ITEM 5.  OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 6.  OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.

No person other than each respective owner and general partner referred to
herein is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt
of dividends from, or the proceeds of the sale of, the Shares.

ITEM 7.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.

Not applicable.

ITEM 9.  NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.

Not applicable.


ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION. (if filing pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b))

By signing below D. E. Shaw Investments, L.P., D. E. Shaw Securities, L.P., and
David E. Shaw certify that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business,
were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired
in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes
or effect.



SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct. A Power of Attorney, dated January 14, 1997, granted by
David Shaw in favor of Daniel Fishbane, is attached hereto.

                  March 20, 1998

                  D.E. SHAW INVESTMENTS, L.P.
                  By: D. E. SHAW & CO., L.P., as
                      General Partner
                  By: /s/ Daniel Fishbane
                      Managing Director

                  D.E. SHAW SECURITIES, L.P.
                  By: D. E. SHAW & CO., L.P., as
                      General Partner
                  By: /s/ Daniel Fishbane
                      Managing Director

                  DAVID E. SHAW
                  /s/ Daniel Fishbane
                      Attorney-in-Fact for David E. Shaw



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                               FOR CERTAIN FILINGS

                      UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF

                                      1934

I, DAVID E. SHAW, hereby make, constitute and appoint each of:

                  Lou Salkind,

                  Stu Steckler,

                  Anne Dinning and

                  Danny Fishbane,

acting individually, as my agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of
substitution, for the purpose of, from time to time, executing in my name, my
individual capacity and/or my capacity as President of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.
(acting for itself or as the general partner of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.) all
documents, certificates, instruments, statements, other filings and amendments
to the foregoing (collectively, "documents") determined by such person to be
necessary or appropriate to comply with ownership or control-person reporting
requirements imposed by any United States or non-United States governmental or
regulatory authority, including without limitation Forms 3, 4, 5, 13D, 13F and
13G required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and
delivering, furnishing or filing any such documents with the appropriate
governmental or regulatory authority. Any such determination shall be
conclusively evidenced by such person's execution and delivery, furnishing or
filing of the applicable document.

This power of attorney shall be valid from the date hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this instrument as of the date set forth
below.

Date:  January 14, 1997



DAVID E. SHAW

/s/ David E. Shaw

New York, New York