A POSEABLE American Girl Doll?!? This is a Must-See!
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2024
- I've always liked that American Girl dolls don't have visible joints all over, but I've also wished they had better range of motion (oh, the doll photography possibilities!!!) Did I find a way to get the best of both worlds?? I think so, but you'll have to watch to see for yourself.
And yes, I DO read every single comment, and I reply. So please engage in the comments section and thank you for spending some time talking dolls with me today!
P.S. Shout out to @AGTV4Life for being a great doll friend and helping make this video possible. If you haven't checked out her channel, you definitely should :)
*If you want to jump to the unboxing, you can skip to 9:51
-Kristie (agtakesover@gmail.com and @ag_takesover on IG) - Розваги
You watch..AG is going to have one of these in the next few years since they watch what collectors do with their dolls 😂
And the play ability for the kids. It's a win win. Except the price, we all know they will probably charge more for a posable doll.
I would love that - not as a permanent change, but just like OG has one main body style and then two limited variants (this one and the one with the wire armiture), I would welcome AG offering an articulated body as an OPTION.
@agtakesover they have started making more expensive limited editions lately with their collection line and the Disney and Barbie collaboration. So we'll see. I would want it so much but if it's too expensive it wouldn't be worth it cuz I do set up scenes and change their clothes and the articulated part might wear out after a lot of use. But I'll check out OG's. Does the hair smell? I read somewhere that OG changed the hair and it smells now. If so I can't get another OG doll. I do love them but the AG smile faces are my favorite.
@@CM-fo2he IDK about the hair. I don't think it smelled, but this was not a new doll - it's a retired one.
@@agtakesover thanks 😊 I'll have to check out the reviews of the new ones.
I had bought this doll several months ago, fully intending to do what you just did. I got her in the mail and chickened out because of the zip tie! Thank you for this video!!! I agree about OG bodies- very very squishy. I almost wish I can switch out the limbs to an AG body- and head. But for now… a head switch it will be! Love the pictures and possibilities! Thank you thank you!!
Oh, I'm so glad - do the head switch for sure, as it's an easy place to start :)
First - you are absolutely gorgeous with no makeup!
Two- your facial expressions of the OG and Maplea dolls is on point!
Third- #41 looks great! I love the pictures too!! Love the back story you create!
Fourth- your wit and humor is always a joy!
Oh and fifth - wtf with the doll in a trash can??????? That was soooooooo bizarre!!!!!!
Thank you so much! Your support and kind comments are very much appreciated
Not a physical therapist retiring over her jointing 🙈😂 you’re so funny! That was really nice of agtv4life to get her for you! This community can be really amazing ❤❤
Thanks for sharing!! 🫶🏻
Right?! And this community really can be so kind
Your facial expressions and verbal explanations are so spot on! Thank you its a great video.
Aw, thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
I will concur with what Cassie said on the live chat. Very few of my OG dolls stand well at all. I have them in stands or leaning against something. The ones that stand are knocked over easily in my experience. I think this experiment was a success. So many of the movements in the pictures looked so good. I’m especially pleased with the sitting since that’s one of my biggest gripes with AG/18” dolls in general. Cool video.
I would love for AG to make just a couple dolls with articulation. I don't want them to switch up the design, but how cool would it be to have a few nicely articulated ones to switch out to our hearts' content??
@@agtakesover yes!
American Girl Doll Company PLEASE make your dolls ARTICULATE!!! I need the knees to bend so your dolls can sit at a table normally and two or more dolls have there legs tangled up. I can go on for hours. Love the doll can hug another doll and a doll could really CARE for "caring for baby" doll. The stocks would soar and give new life and energy to our huge doll community. Oceans of respect from Florida for this video.
And the thing is, I don't even want them to change ALL the AG doll bodies. Many ppl do not like the look of articulated joints and would not like it. But if they made SOME articulated dolls then people could pick what they like and I would personally get at least one articulated one in each skin tone and I'd just change their heads as needed.
I have been wondering about this very thing since I first saw those dolls and can't thank you enough for doing this video and showing that it is possible to interchange these dolls.
You are so welcome! I had a hard time finding one (and I haven't been able to find the Black ballerina with the same style body, but I'll keep looking) so I wish you luck!
i know it might not bother you with the plastic being shiny and all- you could do a spray down of Mr super clear (its comes in a few finishes) so the limbs look a bit more natural!
That's a good idea! IDK if it will bother me enough to worry about it, but we have some MSC so if it bothers me I'll try it.
This is a fun video! Have you ever looked at the Götz Happy Kidz? They have articulation similar to the OG doll here, but without the articulation at the wrists and feet. I would say they have a better range of motion in the elbow and knee than this OG body. They are fully vinyl, though, so it would not be possible to swap heads. They also tend to have a more neutral expression than AG. I collect both AG and Götz Happy Kidz, so I just use a Götz when I want to pose a doll. Maybe you could start a whole other channel! 😂
Thanks for the shout out! Yes, I suspected that you might want some footage for a potential video lol. The doll in the bottom of the recycle bin though 🙄
Great job with dressing and posing her. I totally agree with you about OG facial expressions.
Thanks again!! I'm so excited to have more posing options :)
She could hold the baby dolls they made for the babysitter sets! Whoa!
Yep - I thought it was so cute how she could snuggle the baby :)
Great idea! I find the newer mold OG faces so much better than the older ones, but not comparable to the softness of AG. I’ve also realized (maybe it’s just me) that the lighter eye colors give the the creepy deer-in-the-headlights and “I’m watching you while you sleep” look, but the darker brown eyes look sweeter and more natural. Tangent here, I actually find all dolls creepy except for AG! 😆🫣😳 I love Josephine - she’s so sweet and I find her hilarious. Her way of talking is so funny. I’m glad you found someone who could pick the doll up for you!
I really like Hearts for Hearts dolls - they're WW sized rather than AG sized but they're really pretty. And for WW size, I like the OLDER Glitter Girls dolls (the newer ones have BIG eyes - not for me). And yes, Josephine cracks me up. I really enjoy her videos. Finally, I do think the newer OG molds are better. The older ones all looked like Paris Hilton to me lmao.
My wish is that our AG dolls could bend at knee and sit better. I love the video you just did❤
It would be so nice. I like that w/AG dolls you don't see any of those weird plastic joints, but I also long for more posing options. That's why I'd love AG to make a *few* articulated dolls (and then we could body swap all we want)!
I enjoy agtvf4life videos, too, and it was so nice of her to do that for you as well 😊
Love the switch, I hope AG is watching this and would consider a slight change in making AG an articulated doll where it is more posable. It would be such a game changer!!!! 😁
Yes, Josephine/Jo/Jojo/Josie is a very kind doll friend and I'm glad our paths crossed. I wouldn't want AG to make all their doll bodies articulated, but just like OG did, they could make a *FEW* of them (and then we could body swap to our hearts' content!)
Lol. The slight melancholy expression is something I like about OG dolls.
If my AG dolls could OCCASIONALLY make that face I wouldn't mind. I just don't like it as a permanent expression.
A possible ag would be so cool 😎
Right?? Not all of them, just make a few poseable ones. I'd buy them in the different skin tones and switch out their heads as needed.
This was SOOO great! I enjoyed every minute of this video - from the description of 18" dolls facial expressions (I always thought OG dolls looked kind of wistful, and Maplelea look like cartoons, haha) to the footage of Josie's picking up the doll - in the trash can??!! 🫨 to your delight in creating more realistic poses with the new body! The photos were sooo fun. And yes, now I'm gonna start looking for that ballerina doll. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Thank you so much!! I think next I'm going to buy one of the OG bendable (wire armature) dolls so I can compare the two options. One way or another, I'm gonna get increased range of motion for photo shoots. In general, I'm very happy with how AG bodies look on display. But for flexibility's sake (literally) I want to experiment like this.
I so agree the Generation dolls don't have happy expressions loved your video xo
I don't need manic grins...just something a little more hopeful than they generally look lol.
I’m so glad you were able to having someone else pick up the doll for you! With all the different AG photography and stop motion, I wonder if AG will ever make an American Girl doll with more posable limbs. I love how yours turned out 😄
I totally agree! I don't want them to stop making the bodies they currently make, but I'd love to have an additional option. Maybe in the CYO line, or maybe as a special edition doll. I would buy one in each skin tone and swap heads as needed :)
@@agtakesover I think having that option for a CYO doll would be such a smart idea!
This is so interesting as someone who has newly began collecting Barbie! Collectors will buy dolls with more articulation and head swap them with a doll who can’t really move. Such a great concept and I can’t wait to see how this impacts the AG community.
Between you and Evelyn Rose’s spreadsheet, it has been so cool feeling like we have these new things to add to the hobby 😊
Be sure to check out today's video - I bought another poseable body and did a side by side comparison of this one and that one (spoiler, I like the other one better than this ballerina jointed doll body). Also, Evelyn's spreadsheet is GREAT! I just input all my dolls into it last night (I already had a spreadsheet for all my dolls so it took me very little time, but now I have the benefit of having all their skin tones listed and all the great pie charts and stats!! Evelyn is such a gift to this community!
I do think some of the, Our Generation dolls, are pretty. I totally got your references about their facial expressions. LOL. That was so nice of Josephine to pick her up for you. I recognized her voice right away. I love her channel AGTVforlife. Great idea to try this body for more posing options. I will keep an eye out as I do find these dolls at thrift stores. I don’t think I have seen one with this range of motion though. Thanks for sharing your excitement! ☺️
Probably 99% of Our Generation dolls have no more range of motion than AG dolls. Then they have a limited number of "poseable" dolls that are softer with wire armature inside and then TWO dolls with this type of joint articulation (both retired, one light skinned and one darker skinned). So they're kind of hard to come by but if you find them while thrifting I'd definitely recommend snagging one.
I have found some with the wire armatures but I didn’t know the other type even existed. Great idea to try a body swap! 😃
This is really cool! My one suggestion would be to put the OG limbs on an AG body to make her look even better. Just an idea 😊
I'd have to take the stuffing out of the OG body to see how the limbs are connected - if they're done the same way as AG limbs I certainly could.
@@agtakesover true! Also, I did see Jason from Silly Monkey Doll Clothes post a picture with an articulated OG body with AG head but haven’t seen anyone else do it. I wish there were more options for articulated bodies or it was easier to find that Erin doll.
Wow. You scored a home run with this project. I love it!
Thank you! 😊 I'm so happy you enjoyed it and I'm super excited about all the more natural poses I'll be able to accomplish with this option.
I actually might want that head lol. I actually like that face mold!
Doh, I think I might have given it to someone in our yard sale a couple weeks ago (I filmed this over a month ago).
I bought a few of the British A Girl for All Time dolls because they were articulated, but the knee joints don't really hold a bend well. Just when I needed a new idea to enthuse my doll play, you come up with this! Many thanks, once again!
Our kingdom for a doll that can kneel and sit properly without being a ball-jointed doll, right? lol. I just ordered a different kind of poseable OG doll that I'm gonna head swap, so I'll make a comparison video.
Wow, this was a long time in the works! It’s so nice to see this project completed. I don’t think it would be terrible if she tried on shorts or shirt sleeves. ☺️
Oof, I know. I finished the video so long ago lol. I just had so many that I needed to post ahead of it. I'm actually down to only 6 videos on deck.
Yay!! I love all your posing ideas😁 The sunglasses and hat🙌 I have the Black ballerina but am just kicking myself that I didn't buy the white ballerina as well🤦🏼♀️😜 I too was a little disappointed that the leg articulation was limited and only the left one really bends but overall it's still fun. Thanks for sharing with us. Doll friends are the best!💞
I think I might buy one of the bendable ones (with the wire armature) because there are three Black posable ones like that currently available from Target and that would be a lot easier. Then I could do a video comparing a regular AG, AG head with white ballerina body, and AG head with black bendable body...see how they all look in different poses.
A few years ago OG sent me one of their dolls that has the wire in the joints to make it more posable. You can bend the joints a bit more, but I found posing to be difficult as the wires had to hold their shape... now I'm tempted to slap an AG head on the body and compare it to this type. I don't love the robotic/mechanical look, but you did a good job covering it up!
Yeah, I'd like to get one of those OG dolls too, just to have as an additional body option. I'd love for AG to make a *few* articulated dolls because I would buy them and body swap like nobody's business lol.
They have a few options of these!😊
They have two of these particular articulated ballerina dolls - Erin and Shayla. They have several other poseable dolls, and they're softer material with wire armature. I just ordered one, so I'll do a comparison.
Great video! I have regrets. At a thrift store there was a battat doll with that same articulation and a deep skin tone. At the time I thought of doing the head swap but talked myself out of it. I only collect AG and didn’t want a different brand doll. Then I went back a day or two later to get her and she was gone! I always wonder what happened to her. She was in the clearance section. I hope someone bought her and enjoyed her. I really wish I hadn’t missed out! Oops 😅
I actually just purchased and tried out a different poseable option where I was able to do a head swap with an AG doll. I did a side-by-side comparison with the new one and this one, so keep an eye out for that video ;-)
So fun!
Right?!? Now I think I'm going to buy one of the OG bendable (wire armature) dolls and do a comparison. "FoR sCiEnCe" lmao
I have so many things to say, I don’t know where to start. First, I love this video! I learned so much! I didn’t know there were articulated OG dolls. I’ve always wished AG dolls feet could point and their knees could bend to sit in a chair properly, but never thought about the arms and hugging. I never liked the original OG doll faces; now they are so much cuter, but like you said, melancholy looking. The big thing I’ve never liked about them are the weird arms. I just can’t get past the way they look. I laughed out loud at your description of the 3 types of dolls! 😂 Also, that was so nice of AGtv4life to pick her up for you! I can’t believe the person put her in a trash bag in the trash can!! WTH? I don’t know that I will actively search for this doll, but if I run across her anywhere and she is reasonably priced, I’ll probably pick her up. Love your dolls and the pictures you shared!
Thank you - I'm glad my description tickled you. I did just (like, 3 minutes ago) buy a different kind of poseable Our Generation doll, so I'll probably do a video comparing this one, a regular AG body, and the one I just ordered. I'll do a pros and cons breakdown of each - should be fun!
This was such a great idea!!! Love how it turned out ❤
Thank you!! 😊
That choice to put the doll in the garbage bin was a little shocking to me. But I am happy she was finally picked up safely.
Yeah. A VERY weird decision indeed.
I'm thinking a fully poseable ag doll might be anywhere from 200 to 300 depends on cost of materials but bjds can be very expensive and since ag are strung I could see it being very expensive to make. ❤
Another reason to make it a limited edition or "deluxe" option. Even if they made it so only the CYOs had the option of being articulated. I wouldn't want all of my dolls to have those visible joints, but some of them? Yes!
Excited!
I hope you enjoy/ed it!!
I would save that braid headband they're cute if you have a doll with similar hair color.
I definitely removed and saved the headband!
I feel like knees and elbows would be easy to do with that rubbery type of material, remember 90s Barbies? 80s? How they could bend the knees and the joint was hidden inside? That technology actually came out in 1964 with "Miss Barbie" super weird looking Barbie btw lol. Then bendable leg Barbie of 1965 which ironically Barbie collectors call "American girl Barbie" due to the pageboy hairstyle being like that girl next door American kind of hairstyle etc. lol check UA-cam for 1965 barbie commercials and you'll see how the bendy legs worked 😆
Also they make a satisfying clicky sound lol. I was a vintage barbie collector before AG... the technology of the older dolls was actually impressive. I have a whole room dedicated to vintage barbie from the first (1959- 1999) after 1999 the face sculpt changed to a type I didn't like, so I'm not really into those
Oh, I'm sure they could do it. No idea why they don't. I wouldn't want them to make ALL AG bodies this way, but they could make some of them poseable.
I also just ordered (last night) an OG doll that's softer with the wire armature inside, so I'll do a video comparing that one, this one, and an AG doll all in the same scenes/poses.
So mean😄We love OG.
@@taylorsdollhouse lol. I like almost all the players and big ticket items and a lot if the clothes. But watch the next video I did adds in a second poseable OG body and I LOVE that one!
I actually own Shayla! I also thought about switching her body with an AG head however Shayla was given to me by a friend and I am a very sentimental person so I did not do it. I love Shayla because she also has a stand that plays Ballerina Girl by Lionel Richie.
I'm jealous you have her. I know I'd have to head swap her - at least some of the time lol. That's cool about the Lionel Richie song.
@@agtakesover If I do have the chance to get Erin, I will buy her since they seem to be very few and they might be worth more someday.
@@TotallyDolls Similarly, if I get the chance to get Shayla I definitely will :)
Yay! I've wanted to do this for so long. I'm so glad you did- your dolls look so great and natural. Now, I'm more determined to find an articulated OG doll and give this a try. Way cool.
Also, I really dislike the Maplelea arms. I thought about dunking their arms in hot water, to see if I can bend them to be more like AG arms. Have you ever heard of anyone trying this? 🚶♀️➡️🚶♀️🧎♀️➡️🏃♀️➡️
I've never heard of anyone doing that, but now I kind of want you to try and report back to the class ;-)
@@agtakesover- I'll try to do it soon.
Happy Birthday!
Thank you so much!
I have both of the OG dolls. I have a video on Shayla that I made when she came out. I was excited about the idea of the dolls, but I was disappointed overall that there wasn't better movement. There is a lot that could be improved. I love most of the OG face molds. I thought that I commented earlier today, but I am not seeing it now.
I don't see your other comment. But I'll have to go find your Shayla video! :)
This is a super cool experiment but I’ve gotta say I’m experiencing the “uncanny valley” type of discomfort seeing ag dolls moving like that hahaha. I think i’ll stick with the regular bodies for now 😅
lmao fair :)
This is really cool hopefully I can find the brown skin version of this doll so I can try it too
Our Generation makes another kind of poseable doll. They're softer and have wire armature inside. I just ordered a darker skinned one and when it arrives I'll make a video comparing a regular AG body, this one, and the wire armature one so you can decide which you like best :)
That was so cool! Idk it was possible to put and AG head on an our generation body (not that would do that normally) but this was so cool!!
It is really cool - in fact, I just bought another, totally different kind of poseable OG doll to put AG heads on. I'll be posting a video comparing the one in THIS video to the one I just bought :)
@@agtakesover I’m so excited!!
I’m surprised they didn’t do this when Barbie started being articulated.
I don't really understand their logic. I honestly wouldn't want them to *switch* to this style (or a ball jointed doll style) but I would love for them to add a *few* dolls like this so we could buy them and then body swap to our hearts' content!
@@agtakesover Yes! That would be great. I love having variety.
ugh, you inspired me for the hunt.🤔
Bwahahaha! ;)
Romina dolls have a bit better range of motion in the neck then regular ag dolls but not much better motion in the limbs because they don't have joints.
Yeah, I think many of us just wish our dolls could SIT lol.
@@agtakesover That's what I want them to do. Sit in a chair or bend their knees to kneel. So many more poses if their knees bent. And more natural looking.
OK, so I do like the possibility especially the one where they are sitting I like that a lot that is so freaking cute. I do kind of still have a problem with the first the mobility of it I mean granted it is a lot more than what you get now with an AG but at the same time, I don’t know they look funny and I have little issue with the hand because they’re not AG hands, but I do like the wrist mobility so if AG ever did something like that, I would want a little more mobility and I want it to not be necessarily so noticeable that all your doll can wear is long sleeves like that our generation one, but I do love this idea. I’m all for it. I just have some weird thoughts about it considering I’m used to AG. I don’t collect OG like you said, I don’t really like them. They have a weird face. Their faces are cute but I just don’t like them. I even would and I even have one those because of the stitch costume have one of the ily forever 18 inch dolls and I would take any of those again over an OG doll because I don’t like them. So I definitely love the sitting pictures and some of the standing ones because like you could get it like you said pretty creative but at the same time. they look comfortable.
I'd ideally like AG to make a few articulated dolls of their own. Not to replace the current doll bodies, but as an option in addition. Maybe they'd be limited edition, maybe they'd be a CYO option, I'm not sure. I get that they'd be a bit more expensive, but for me it would be worth it to have a couple in different skin tones and just switch out their heads as needed :)
This is cool! I do remember them coming out with a doll called Via E. That is articulated BUT the face. Oh boy
I just looked these up. Tatiana and Kewanee actually have lovely face molds. Elena and Alexis...not so much. Dang it, did you just make me want to try a new 18" doll? lol
That's so funny I used to joke that our generation looks like they are sad they are not American girl lol😂
That's a funny way to describe it lol.
Totally Rudy did all those great school printables. Lmk and I'll give you the link to the ones I saved.
Oh, please DO send me the links when you have time! You could email me (agtakesover@gmail.com)
@@agtakesover sent! Let me know if you don't get a notification.
@@NikkiVelazquez Got it - thanks!
Hello, from Brazil. Love your videos.
I don't know if you are willing to try this (probably not) , but hear me out: if you take a little bit off from the back of the leg, where the joint touches when you try to bend the knees, I believe you would be able to get a 90 degree angle. I saw Marina from Poppen atelier do that to a barbie 9ithink) in one of her videos, and now watching this I remembered. It wouldnt look good, but It could work and you are already going to cover it up anyways, so...
I think I will forego this experiment because I found an option I like better - Check out today's video ;-)
@@agtakesover You are so right. You found a very good option! 🧡
Our Generation dolls remind me of Oliver from Oliver Twist. (Please sir, more,please)
I don't understand why. Is itheir facial expression? Their bodies? Or something else? I am missing the connection.
@@agtakesover You were referring to their facial expression and they looked sad. I commented that their facial expression reminds me of Oliver from Oliver Twist. His facial expression was very sad
@@rhondalong152 Gotcha. I think I've only seen it as a play once in my life, so I wasn't familiar with the...movie? Thanks for explaining.
@@agtakesover No problem. There are so many movie versions.
I call Our Generation doll arms “sticky arms”.
Why? I'm so curious.
@@agtakesover the standard ones just look sticky to me, like a gingerbread man before he’s baked. I own some OG dolls as well as AG and other brands. I think your analogy for comparing doll facial expressions is a good one.
@@desnakellum-yanzuk2217 gotcha. Thanks for explaining!
How do you keep your kids out of your doll room? I wouldn't want to share!!
She doesn't know about the basement dollroom (the cat boxes are down there so for the moment we just say it's a stinky place). She knows we stored doll stuff down there, just not that it's set up beautifully. She is allowed to come into the upstairs smaller doll room, but with one of us. And she has her own WW and AG dollhouses (both purchased used) where she is allowed to play as she wishes whenever she wants. So far it's working for us.
Dang…almost two months of editing or was it in the vid bank? Lmao. My doll group often talks about the wish for articulation.
Ugh I wish she could sit. Thats what I want dolls for…I just want Kirsten to sit at her table.
It was in the video bank. I don't have as many videos backed up now (only like nine lmao) so things aren't waiting QUITE as long.
If only our girls could sit without their legs sticking out! The other OG body with the bendy arms and legs can be used like this body where they’re covered up. The first time I saw a picture where someone had head swapped an AG head into the bendy IG body and they were riding a horse and looks good, I was stunned. I’ve never bought a bendable body because body swapping or head swapping (whichever) just doesn’t appeal to me.
@@melangellperry5984 The bendable body is next on my list to try. In general, I like the AG bodies, but for photography sometimes I just. want. range. of. motion.
Is there a tutorial on how to re head like this? I want to do this lol.
I could show it a little clearer next time I do one and film it :)
@@agtakesover that would be great!
Hmm I don’t understand why they’d sell an “articulated” doll who only has about 30-40 degrees range of motion 🧐🥲 is this a joke??
Yeah, it's definitely not what I was expecting. I posted another video today showing a poseable body I like better. Not ideal, but definitely better!