Unfiltered Thoughts on the New American Girl Holiday Dolls

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  • @peggyswierczewski7179
    @peggyswierczewski7179 4 місяці тому +35

    Yes, the older Pleasant Company dolls were so new to us in the 80s because they were the antithesis of Barbie and all the dolls we had seen before that point. Pleasant Company dolls were "folksy" or "down home" dolls. Clothing was supposed to be historical, so it all had muted colors and cotton fabrics. Nary a hot pink satin to be found!

    • @aliceedinburgh9203
      @aliceedinburgh9203 4 місяці тому +5

      I know I'm in the minority for doll collectors but I hate the hot pink and purple that is everywhere in the doll world! Give me a more natural colorway in a natural fabric and I'd be all over it!

    • @lisbetsoda4874
      @lisbetsoda4874 3 місяці тому

      When you go to a cheap department store, you can see the doll aisle from afar for their pink/purple dolls, boxes, shelves and banners.
      I don't know if I would call Pleasant Co. Dolls "folksy" or "down home" as such. That makes me think of a Raggedy Ann or other such cloth doll - but definitely anti-glamour. Pleasant Com was attempting history, authenticity and quality. Maybe Heritage?
      But I think we basically agree.
      ​@@aliceedinburgh9203

  • @Emily-oq1on
    @Emily-oq1on 4 місяці тому +19

    The devil and the angel yes!! I literally had to have my therapist convince me not to buy today 😂😂😂

  • @stephaniefriend9912
    @stephaniefriend9912 4 місяці тому +6

    AG if you’re reading this: Please sponsor this man!!!✅🙏🙏🥰💯
    he is such a great influence to the doll community!!! & i have bought so many dolls including this one after watching him!! lol

  • @CherishedDollFriends
    @CherishedDollFriends 4 місяці тому +8

    Hi Jonathan, thank you for this detailed chat. It was fun to hear your thoughts and opinions which are usually spot on. I really appreciated hearing you describe the difference of how the two kinds of eyes are made. I always preferred the decal because of the little flecks but I will appreciate the pinwheel eyes more now. I think these holiday dolls are very beautiful. I love both face sculpts Two of their best. I also love pink and I can see how they remind you of your superstar Barbie so you should get her! I will pass on these as my budget won’t allow it and also I have my Shimmering Silver doll now. I really love her. I don’t have enough space for two many big boxes unless I make more doll closets out of them!

  • @scarletsavenger1367
    @scarletsavenger1367 4 місяці тому +14

    American Girl is in their Barbie Era

    • @lisbetsoda4874
      @lisbetsoda4874 3 місяці тому +1

      Definitely. I hope they are over coloured hair, though.

  • @StylasStudioDolls
    @StylasStudioDolls 4 місяці тому +1

    Great video! Thanks for explaining the pin wheel eyes manufacturing process. I own Holiday Barbie 1990. I got her for Christmas that year. This is definitely reminiscent of that.

  • @taylorlaneee
    @taylorlaneee 4 місяці тому +2

    i just wanted to say i love the longer podcast style videos!! it made me laugh when you said you like putting on videos and doing chores because that’s exactly what i’m doing right now 😂

  • @empresslyssie
    @empresslyssie 4 місяці тому +2

    Your Pleasant Co merch is amazing I’m eyeing that blanket!!! Awesome video

  • @vincenowell9172
    @vincenowell9172 4 місяці тому +4

    When I saw the new Holiday doll, the first thing I thought of was Holiday Barbie 1990 in her big pink gown. And we do need more Asian dolls among the AG dolls.

  • @lunar35a
    @lunar35a 4 місяці тому +2

    Love these long form videos! I keep thinking back to when I was a kid and the way I looked at AG was they were expensive and I was lucky enough to get 2. Whereas with Barbie they are cheap enough for you to have tons of them and have diversity. Also, in my case and with my friend that had 2 AG dolls, our parents didn’t pick them out for us, we were 8 year olds flipping through catalogs telling our parents what one we wanted. I imagine today it’s similar but with websites. I loved Samantha and part of the appeal was that she did look enough like me that I didn’t feel the need to get a Girl of Today doll, my second doll was Josefina, so I naturally picked diversity on my own because I fell in love and she was the new historical girl at the time. The accessories weren’t and still aren’t cheap either so asking for AG dolls and accessories most of the time meant that’s all you were getting. I don’t know how to describe it but there was such a big desire as a kid to have an AG girl that looks like you but that was not what I was thinking about when I wanted Barbie’s. None of my Barbie’s looked like me now that I think about it. I agree there is room here for AG to tweak their marketing so that girls see images of girls with dolls that might not be mini-me’s.

  • @kydrasims9734
    @kydrasims9734 4 місяці тому +3

    She reminds me more of a birthday style doll

  • @somethingclever8916
    @somethingclever8916 4 місяці тому +6

    wholesome? Good word for OG AG

  • @tinmanlover1994
    @tinmanlover1994 4 місяці тому +4

    I'll be doing some molly restoring videos Tonight and I'll opening her Rerelease birthday dress soon to so I'm so excited I'm passing on the Christmas dolls myself cause I'm saving my money for Summer GOTY release.

  • @BmcC102
    @BmcC102 4 місяці тому +5

    They are both gorgeous, but I want the Claudie mold one more!

    • @Razzberry_dollz
      @Razzberry_dollz 4 місяці тому

      If she didn’t have the Disney eyebrows I’d 100%

    • @BmcC102
      @BmcC102 4 місяці тому

      @@Razzberry_dollz I understand, but I honestly don’t mind them!

    • @lisbetsoda4874
      @lisbetsoda4874 3 місяці тому

      I would like her story and wardrobe to both be expanded.

  • @phirah79
    @phirah79 4 місяці тому +2

    I would love to see a video about this background and hear you talk more about the toys behind you that aren't American Girl. I really love the Cherry Merry Muffin dolls so I'd love a close up on that part of your collection.

  • @kathyprochaska371
    @kathyprochaska371 4 місяці тому +7

    Oh gosh Jonny, I feel these Holiday girls are so Ho Hum! 13,000 in production is nothing I consider collectible. The price point is too high.

  • @The_Alexandra_B
    @The_Alexandra_B 2 місяці тому

    I’m here for the custom chappel roan doll! 😂

  • @dolls_onthego
    @dolls_onthego 4 місяці тому +9

    Yes please do a Chappell Roan doll!!! ❤ I’ve been thinking of making one myself

  • @tinmanlover1994
    @tinmanlover1994 4 місяці тому +5

    While everyone on AGTube,AGIG,AGTictoc extra are loosing their marbles over the new dolls. Mom got my Molly doll out so that I can restore her since I got her birthday dress coming in the mail in a few days with my AGRewards certificate.

  • @Mandalaaxo
    @Mandalaaxo 4 місяці тому +2

    It's the year of Barbie so I'm not surprised the holiday dress is hot pink. I also hate how unsymmetrical the dress tulles are, it looks like a Walmart dress. I think always adding ethnicities are good, they could have included an Asian and a Hispanic doll too.

  • @Mandalaaxo
    @Mandalaaxo 4 місяці тому +2

    I'd like a custom make Chappell doll video!

  • @JoanneSag
    @JoanneSag 4 місяці тому +5

    I practiced pediatrics for 40+ years, children like dolls that look like themselves or their best friends. My daughter was stationed in Okinawa so my GD's like dolls that look like them and their oriental friends. That is how they identify with them. Thank you!

    • @kristalynn7877
      @kristalynn7877 4 місяці тому +2

      Totally agree! I’m a mom of two older kids (I just turned 40 though) and it’s human nature for people to want to have dolls that look like them~ there’s totally nothing wrong with this imo. People should just get what they like and feel good about it, life is short!
      We all should just let people do their thing and just be a good person.

    • @JoanneSag
      @JoanneSag 4 місяці тому

      @@kristalynn7877 Exactly! Actually I went to the local AG store and the more recent packages for ballet dolls have each racial group for those who are interested in knowing this. AG has it covered.

  • @tinmanlover1994
    @tinmanlover1994 4 місяці тому +1

    The dress for this year is good and again can go with any holiday. Last year their was the silver spender doll she was all silver down too her hair and she would work for someone who celebrates Hananki

  • @bettygarrido7621
    @bettygarrido7621 4 місяці тому +1

    They are gorgeous and I can’t wait to get them.
    I do think that the Swarovski’s crystals are more beautiful than and classier for collector dolls.
    Some other crystals can look cheap.
    As a collector I really really appreciate those gorgeous crystals.

  • @tinmanlover1994
    @tinmanlover1994 4 місяці тому +2

    I live in my Hunter Hayes hoodie so your fine with the PC hoodie which I want so bad. Love Rachel

  • @monique9054
    @monique9054 4 місяці тому

    Yesss to the Chappell doll!!

  • @Rayven444
    @Rayven444 4 місяці тому +2

    I love your content! I won’t be getting these dolls bc I just got Elsa and immediately ruined her hair. Princess and the frog is such an amazing movie glad you liked it, I agree we need more Asian face molds but don’t give them ideas about pink streaks!

  • @Darkhart_Dolls
    @Darkhart_Dolls 4 дні тому

    To me... they remind me of an off-brand Wicked Glinda bubble dress from the movie. Almost like they wanted to capitalize off the popularity of Wicked without the official licensing. Which is weird considering they have the blue bubble dress from the stage show available as an outfit.

  • @tony71329
    @tony71329 4 місяці тому

    i have a custom addy mold custom that kinda looks like chappell😂 i’d love to see a doll for her!

  • @ALT-vz3jn
    @ALT-vz3jn 4 місяці тому +1

    I bought the Pink Stardust Claudie doll during the pre-sale to get the triple points. I think her dress is quite cute, and she does look like Superstar Barbie! I went with the Claudie mold doll as I love her long highlighted hair and the raspberry lip color. I was thinking of getting Tiana but didn’t like her bubblegum pink lip color, now that I have this doll I don’t need Tiana. I have Claudie and think she’s a darker skin tone compared to the Pink Stardust Claudie doll, that’s another plus for me as I love diversity in my collection.
    I like the lower lashes on my dolls, except for the Jess mold. I removed them on my 110 and 111.

  • @zoejohnson8411
    @zoejohnson8411 4 місяці тому

    I want someone to count all of the crystals to see if there are actually 200 I would be really interested in the actual count! Like when they say “more than 200” is it 201?

  • @houndsofhawaii7261
    @houndsofhawaii7261 4 місяці тому +1

    Where did you get the sweat shirt? I love it!
    I bought miss Josefina sculpt. I just fell in love with her gorgeous hair. The dress is a pretty style, I have to admit that the color was not my first choice… I may just change her into something else. I think she would look great in gold!

    • @houndsofhawaii7261
      @houndsofhawaii7261 4 місяці тому

      I would absolutely have loved an Asian doll!!! I need one!

  • @Anon4a2cp
    @Anon4a2cp 4 місяці тому

    I would like to see the custom Chappel Roan doll made on this channel!

  • @bugdomrulez
    @bugdomrulez 4 місяці тому

    related to the discussion of doll racism, one thing i really love about the disney ily4ever dolls is that the characters they're inspired by often don't match the race of the doll! like they have a black girl inspired by snow white, they have an asian girl inspired by tiana, they have a white girl inspired by jasminem etc. from the ads ive seen though, they do tend to give the black girl the darker skinned dolls and the lighter skinned dolls to the white girl. so that sucks. they have a boy playing with the boy doll they made, which is nice.

  • @bemorewantless
    @bemorewantless 4 місяці тому +2

    I think it'd be alright if you get just one Pink Stardust Holiday American Girl but only if it's the Claudie sculpt and you put her on top of your tree and make her the centrepiece of the background through the end of January ;)

  • @persnicketypleasantpenelop7505
    @persnicketypleasantpenelop7505 4 місяці тому +1

    ❤ I really love the hot pink dresses and it reminds me of the 1st AA Holiday Barbie. I feel like AG did this purposely with AG 18inch doll Barbie coming out for the end of November with those of us who did the pre-sale. I don't like the price, for the price both dolls should come in a collection pack. Its giving me Cecile and Marie Grace. ❤

  • @desnakellum-yanzuk2217
    @desnakellum-yanzuk2217 4 місяці тому +1

    Your hair looks fine.

  • @FixMyAGDoll
    @FixMyAGDoll 4 місяці тому +6

    I agree that I would LIVE for a collector doll that is not a licensing deal. I think Swarovski is a bit...tacky (sorry!!!). At this small scale, they don't look that much fancier than JoAnn rhinestones. I said what I said. 😂 I would love to see collector dolls that are historical from non-us time periods- like maybe a Medieval girlie, ancient Egypt, etc. I think adult collectors would love to see it!

  • @tonisilvera2862
    @tonisilvera2862 4 місяці тому

    I'm an AG adult collector as well as Barbie. I think the dress are very Barbie like. I Already got the Claudie mold and will also get the Josefina mold a little later. I wanted more of a wow factor but I can't resist AG, so.... I may be in the minority but I think they are adorable.

  • @laurenw2780
    @laurenw2780 4 місяці тому +2

    Not an adult doll collector here (living vicariously through you :). I grew up collecting PC dolls, my first and favorite is Samantha bc she looked like me as a kid. 🤷🏼‍♀️ the next doll I fell head over heels for was Addy though. They were the main dolls I collected for, and gradually got the rest of the dolls just to have them.
    Now I have a 6 year old daughter and she just got her first 18 in doll, she wanted a CYO with exactly her coloring and features. Next she wants Rapunzel bc it’s the Disney Princess that looks most like her. Little girls love having at least one doll that looks like them. AG knows that, which is why their marketing looks the way it does, since their main customers are children. I have made it a point to buy and gift her dark skinned baby dolls, and have bought her ALL the diversity Barbie has to offer, but with AG, they are so expensive and more keepsake and I feel like the ones we actually buy for her have to be led by her, the ones SHE picks out. My personal favorites of the current historical dolls are Claudie and Melody, but she is 6 and in her “dolls that look like me” era. Unfortunately that is where my dollars are going for now. I do feel like AG has room to add more diversity for sure, they are painfully overdue for Asian American historical characters. If I were to buy either of these collector dolls, it would be the Claudie mold hands down she’s gorgeous.

  • @firecracker3911
    @firecracker3911 4 місяці тому +1

    Buy the dolls!😈😈😈

  • @lydia12577
    @lydia12577 2 місяці тому

    PLEASE DO A CHAPPELL ROAN CUSTOM PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

  • @PearlinBloom
    @PearlinBloom 4 місяці тому

    I’m a collector parent. I bought my son one of the boy tms. He wasn’t interested 🤷🏻‍♀️ My daughter is just aging into AG. We’re going to the goty release for her to pick her first doll & she’s most into Ariel because she’s a mermaid princess lol. Our AG things will be separate, and she’s not getting any collector doll anytime soon. If she wants one when she’s older we’ll see.

  • @scarletsavenger1367
    @scarletsavenger1367 4 місяці тому +2

    1. I can’t afford them 2. I have no room in my teeny tiny apartment but if I were to get one I’d pick the Claudie sculpt! 🙂💕

  • @kristalynn7877
    @kristalynn7877 4 місяці тому

    I love them both! My favorite of the two if I did get one would be the Claudie mold!
    I still need to purchase Claudie, I prefer the historicals personally, so I’m gonna pass on these dolls. I try to decrease my carbon footprint in the world too, all this consuming of plastic and other materials probably isn’t the best for the environment 🥴 plus how expensive it is to collect dolls. You really have to have quite a bit of money to collect some of these dolls it adds up. I already collect the rare earlier PC ones and I can’t afford to have everything lol.
    As far as kids getting dolls that look like them, I just turned 40 in August, my daughter is 24 my son is 22, and it’s just natural for kids to want dolls that represent them or even having a little twin. When I was 9 I got my one and only Samantha doll (we were very poor) so it was a huge deal for me. Anyway, I got her because we both had brown hair. Samantha is near and dear to me still but my other fav girl is my Addy now, so I wouldn’t say it’s wrong to only get dolls that look like you, it’s just a natural thing to do.
    As for individuals who are bent out of shape because there’s diversity in the doll world~ I would say that’s just not a good person, and a completely different thing which I think you did differentiate.

  • @dolltimewithkayla
    @dolltimewithkayla 4 місяці тому +1

    so here for the chappell custom!

  • @persnicketypleasantpenelop7505
    @persnicketypleasantpenelop7505 4 місяці тому +1

    😂😂Splendor and moist is like the word spread to me. Slather sounds so much better than spread. A country spread...this word just doesn't fit anywhere. 😂😂

  • @brookelinnlinn8894
    @brookelinnlinn8894 4 місяці тому +1

    american girl and chappell roan? i’m in. subscribe

  • @MyRealitywithNicole
    @MyRealitywithNicole 3 місяці тому

    My children are 13(female) and 14(male). While we don't have any collector dolls all three of us collect AG dolls. When younger they played with their dolls but now they just collect them. They both have a variety of skin tone dolls. We are only missing a few named dolls, but also have some custom and TM dolls. My daughter leans toward the ethnic skin tone dolls over the just white. Both her and I agree the white ones start looking all the same after awhile.

  • @lisbetsoda4874
    @lisbetsoda4874 3 місяці тому

    I will pass on these dolls for a couple of reasons. I jave never been a Narbie fan and still am.
    I am in Canada so Limited edition prices are crazy with shipping and dity AND conversion.
    I am bery excited because Anna is on her way.
    I also splurged on the Silver shimmer doll with the white hair. I'm not sure what to do with her though. She's still in the doll. I can't dress her any other way with her crazy long jair and I'm not a doll in box collector so we shall see.

  • @aliceedinburgh9203
    @aliceedinburgh9203 4 місяці тому +1

    I would love to hear your thoughts about conservative folks in the AG space

  • @Razzberry_dollz
    @Razzberry_dollz 4 місяці тому

    I don’t agree about lower lashes at all I don’t see how you see crows feet bottom lashes make way more sense then top lashes sense humans have bottom lashes when our eyes are open

  • @marylopezoficial1260
    @marylopezoficial1260 4 місяці тому

    Hi I agree is too much money and I like pink but I don't like the mold 😮😊😊

  • @AGLegofan
    @AGLegofan 4 місяці тому

    Thank you I've been looking at the Claudie mold Stardust doll had it in my cart and was about to buy it. Your closeup picture at 14 minutes made my descision, I will not be purchasing it. I don't like the makeup. Thank you Jonathan. I like your new look, too!

  • @Restless318
    @Restless318 4 місяці тому

    I love I gay guy love pink I love supper star barbie Christmas is best more power too you

  • @alyssalindsay976
    @alyssalindsay976 4 місяці тому +2

    Too much $$$$

  • @triciarose389
    @triciarose389 10 днів тому

    The dress looks cheap, there I said it 😅

  • @mandyandadamamericangirldo6204
    @mandyandadamamericangirldo6204 4 місяці тому

    I love the 2nd AG holiday doll that looks like Lila with blue eyes but I didn't like Lila very much because of the orange and pink together I love hot pink on anything too and the hazel eyes on Lila doesn't fit her personality and too much hazel eyes is on releases

    • @Anon4a2cp
      @Anon4a2cp 4 місяці тому

      Lila’s eyes are light brown, not hazel.