Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SULLIVAN G CRAIG
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MATTEL INC /DE/ [MAT]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
MATTEL, INC.- MAIL STOP M1-1516, 333 CONTINENTAL BLVD.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/19/2008
(Street)

EL SEGUNDO,, CA 90245
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common stock 05/19/2008   M   1,059 A (1) 3,118 D  
Common stock               10,000 I In trust (2)
Common stock               10,000 I In trust (3)
Common stock               4,600 I In trust (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (1) 05/19/2008   M     1,059   (1)   (1) Common stock 1,059 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SULLIVAN G CRAIG
MATTEL, INC.- MAIL STOP M1-1516
333 CONTINENTAL BLVD.
EL SEGUNDO,, CA 90245
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ G. Craig Sullivan   05/19/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) As reported on a Form 4 dated and filed May 19, 2005, the reporting person received a grant of 2,000 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs" or "Units") with dividend equivalent rights on May 19, 2005. As reported on a Form 4 dated May 19, 2007, and filed on May 22, 2007, 50% of these RSUs vested on May 19, 2007, along with 50% of the additional 118 Units that the reporting person had received pursuant to dividend equivalent rights. On May 19, 2008, the remaining 50% of these RSUs vested, along with the remaining 50% of the 118 Units that the reporting person had received pursuant to dividend equivalent rights, resulting in the issuance of 1,059 shares of Mattel common stock.
(2) G. Craig Sullivan Living Trust dated September 3, 1991.
(3) Craig and Maureen Sullivan Living Trust, amended and restated May 26, 2007.
(4) Maureen O'Brien Sullivan Living Trust dated May 14, 1993.

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