The History and DOWNFALL of Liv Dolls
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- Despite Liv dolls only being on shelves for 3 years they have a long and strange history that left an impact on dolls as we know them today. In this video we highlight the characters that started the brand and theorize about what led to their downfall.
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00:00 - What are Liv Dolls?
04:40 - The Characters
09:44 - All Liv Doll Lines
13:42 - Their Webisodes
19:57 - Why They're Discontinued
25:04 - Our Theories & Opinions
29:25 - Liv Doll's Impact - Розваги
I watch a lot of videos about nostalgic doll/toy lines and I have been WAITING for someone to talk about liv dolls. I was obsessed with these gals
Liv dolls were soooo important to customizing Barbie's in the early 2010's before Made to Move came out! I remember MyFroggyStuff always used their bodies for their main characters. I loved Liv dolls because the wigs made the dolls so personal and customizable. My favorite dolls to play with growing up
me and my sister loved these dolls so much even tho we lost like all the wigs😭
I have been collecting them... I have even found a few still in the box!!! I love them and I am so glad I discovered them before they completely disappeared.
This video deserves more views simply because it’s covering Liv Dolls. I feel like they were a one of a kind doll line and don’t get NEARLY as much attention as they did
never seen the liv dolls in my life. HOWEVER, i had two of the mcdonald's liv dolls without even knowing what brand they were. The nostalgia :o
clicked on this vid on a whim and really loved it! went to go sub and was shocked at the view count. i thought this was going to be a huge account!!! y’all deserve the world, thanks for all the research that went into this bad boy. liv dolls were so cool. didn’t one come with snow?
I was told that Liv dolls, and the new-er Mermaze mermaids reused the same inset eyes.
Adorable Video btw!
this is really interesting! I collect ball jointed dolls and I can definitely see a possibility that they were inspired by BJDs becoming more popular at the time. the bodies especially remind me of obitsu and azone dolls which are often included in BJD stuff.
Oooh you’re right
omg, I loved Liv dolls. I couldn't get the dolls, got into it late tho, but I did get into the webisodes and a bit on the website. But man, I wish I knew how to do screenshots at the time, cus all the characters had diaries that explained what happened in the webisodes and in their daily life, they were pretty interesting. I only managed to read Daniela's, because she was my fave character. I don't really remember much from it, because I read them a long time ago. Unfortunately, because the website was created on flash and the diaries were not archived (for some reason, I mean, even the MH diaries were saved), not even on the wiki, so they're now lost forever😢. It's a real shame, it would be a miracle if SpinMaster releases the diaries to the public.
edit: the diaries were more serious imo, like, from what I remember from what I've read about Daniela, I know it timelined her relationship with one of her bandmates (wish I can remember the name, I think it was something with "J", not Jake tho, probably Jackson or Jason), it started as crush to lovers, then they broke up then they became friends again and I think they might've gotten back together in the end (the last one I don't fully remember) and, this one is more vaguely, so take it with a grain of salt, I think Daniela's parents divorced. So yeah. Again, this is from vague memories, I tried my best to remember.
Ahh hearing about Daniela's diary makes us wish we took screenshots of them when we was younger too! Somone's gotta have em sitting on a hardrive somewhere! It makes us wonder what other serious topics they talked about!
Man I was OBSESSED with Liv Dolls as a kid. I still have all… 10? Of my dolls. I have each of the 5 McDonalds dolls and a ton of wigs. I read SO many of the diary entries and remember there was an exact page where Daniella’s voice actress changed dramatically lol. Also! FYI In that one episode where everyone is crushing on Jake, I think either he and Katie aren’t dating yet or the others didn’t know about it so it was more fair game. 😂
I had Sophie, the one with the blue leggings and the shih tzu! at the time my grandma had a shih tzu and so that was part of why I chose her. I also loved her articulation-- it was literally so important to me as a kid playing pretend (I never got any Ken dolls because they were always so boring and mannequin-y, so I'd get GI Joe dolls because they had ACTION!!! and joints!).
This is a great video! You guys are super underrated! Keep it up
Always begged for a Liv doll for Christmas as a kid 😂❤ I had at least one of each character the only thing I regret not having is Katie’s horse and a dating outfit for Jake
Had them as a kid and enjoyed them a lot more than the hand me downs Barbie dolls. And the web series was really fun. It’s really a shame that it didn’t get more popular than Barbie , Mattel Monster high / ever after high . Bratz etc
my bestfriend has sophie and alex and they're soooo fun to pose and style. i kinda go to her house just to play with them
The algorithm has blessed me !! I love the sense of humor and overall vibe here !!
Girls Getaway must have been released in other countries as well, since I bought mine in Europe.
Huh that's interesting! Everywhere we looked online, they all said the same thing. But as we know, liv doll info is pretty limited online so we believe you!
I remember getting one liv doll for christmas one year and I LOVED her. She was my favorite fashion doll to play with because of how articulated she was
Sameee
You guys are great. The editing is amazing
loveee this video! i loved these dolls sm as a little girl and am planning on building up a collection again now that im 21😭. it was cool to see the lore behind them and such extensive research w funny commentary😭
My favourite Liv girl is Daniela I absolutely love her
There were some wigs that were more textured at least 1 because I remember people got it for their Clawdeen dolls
Love watching you talk about dolls can you do more? Maybe polly pocket overview I loved those I know it’s over done but you guys are so entertaining I’d like to see your guys opinions on how the line started and changed over the years. Also the Polly pocket the site was bomb I spent so many hours on it as a child.
The webisodes were very weird but I'm assuming the intent of the un shown characters for children to imagine them and/or use any doll they wanted when playing 🤷🏿♀️
24:44 omg thank you for keeping that in i died laughing. Everyone’s been there set up camera *falls one second later* 😂
I hated that Liv Twist and Dance CHASE (he was supposed to be DIFFERENT boy) I also remember being happy when his pics were LEAKED only to be STOOD UP because NEVER was released 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️ I had bought Jake too but IDK where he is now
This is a great video!
Thank you for this video. I found one today while thrifting but her legs were weird. She's a dancing girl! So neat. I have to find her a wig now.
10:47 no way I have some of these idk were they are but I didn’t even have liv dolls except these one’s crazy
This was such an informative video! I enjoyed this discussion! The only Liv doll I own is Jake funny enough 😂 I can see why you think he's boring, but honestly, he's really cute and redressing him has been so much fun! All of my Mermaze Mermaidz dolls and Project Mc2 dolls are in love with him 🤣💞. I love how articulated he is, he's very iconic considering the fact that we didn't get made to move Ken until WAY later! Hey, will you do videos on Project Mc2 and Mermaze Mermaidz next? These doll lines all have the inset eyes, which you don't see very often. Have a great day guys!
I had Daniela when I was younger and I loved her but it broke. I've tried so hard to get one but I'll have to go to USA to get it. Loved the video btw. I'm glad I found your channel. ✨✨
I loved these dolls as a kid omg thank you for this
I think I was like 15 and got the dolls because of them reminding me of porcelain dolls.
ughhhh I miss the website so much! the webseries and the diaries were do good
i've never heard of this line before but their dolls looked so good tbh i wish heard about them earlier
Loving the worm earrings
Huh, fascinating, I don’t think I knew about this Toy line, this was a very interesting video, I think you covered this very well, i wonder if Liv Dolls will make a comeback?
Anyway, i will look forward to see what you cover next.
By the way, do you know of PhantomStrider? He has made videos covering Toys as well, amongst other things, if you’re interested?
Thank you for reminding me that I wanted to buy some liv dolls. I just bought a Project Mc2 doll and I love the inset eyes.
omg i’m still watching the video so Idk if y’all mention it yet but I had (and still have) the liv dolls folding dollhouse/room and i would carry it with me all the time and try and shove one of the dolls in the fold up bed 😵💫
WOOW, girls, you made a great job! I love LIV dolls! This video should to stay forever in YT. Grettings from México.💜💜
love this vid :)
I had one liv doll and I swear it moved its eyes to look at me
i had the original 4 ones and hayden with the pink flannel, i think their faces are really pretty and their articulation is awesome
I still love my liv dolls
I wish they didn't disappeard
The custom jakes that you showed were mine
Live dolls need to come back with a reboot
I had liv dolls growing up, I loved them so much. My friend and I would go outside to play with them until dark. The best part is that they fit Barbie clothes so I had a whole bunch I got from a swampmeet and gave them more personality, I miss it so much
These dolls look awesome I think they were pretty
i have one from my sister and it is in goodish condition even though almost all the clothes are gone but i also loved it because my nickname is liv but i never see videos about the dolls
I actually had both a Sophie and Katie doll after I saw the commercials and thought they looked so cool. I picked Sophie and Katie specifically because Sophie actually had glasses like I did( plus she was blonde), and Katie was a tomboy like me. She was still a fashion doll, but her clothes were always kept in line with her personality. Kinda suck that they don't consider her a main part of the group since she had the most development of the girls. I also didn't know she dated the only boy doll of the line, always thought Katie would be single.
I played on the website and had both Katie and Sophie dolls
I have a Jake doll from Liv series. Now I regtet I don't have a girl doll. I wish they'd come back!
9:10 had me dead 😭😭😭😭
These dolls creeped me out, never liked dolls with realistic inserted eyes, it even took me time to adjust to rainbow highs inserted eyes because of these lol
These dolls creeped me out
Have you guys ever heard of Teen Trends dolls??? Would he super interested to see a video on them :) just found your channel today and i love it lol
No we actually haven't! We'll add it to our master list of video ideas so stay tuned! 💙❤️
I have 5 of these dolls I
love them so much!!!
Spin master made lil luvables in 2006 which was marketed towards girls. It was like a mini build a bear.
alexis also had room set that was all card broad with closet bed
I used to spend hoursss reading their diaries on the website
When I was a kid and grew out of my dolls, I cut open my liv dolls heads and took out their eyes because I thought they were cool.
9:10 I was drinking water and nearly died
Could you do my little pony all generations don’t forget g3.5 and g3.5 newborn cuties and add g4.5 as well and now g5 ❤
omg??? aro flag in the background?? :0
I have the Haydn doll coz she has hazel eyes like me
I collected liv dolls
Actually Hayden is my favorite doll 😅 heh and well, Liv had the quality, monster high had the lore, none of them Had it all
I somehow thought that the show Liv and Maddie got dolls when I read the title
Yeah, bummer, but they could still get the twins Alesha and Noelle from Best Friends Club.
I personally stopped caring for Liv dolls when they changed Alexis , she was representation for Light skin Black / mixed girls which was & still is rare for dolls ( for ex: Barbie , AG , Bratz , Disney Princess & etc ). Liv dolls should've made either Katie or Hayden dark skin . American Girl doesn't have a historical Light skin black/biracial doll or Girl of the year , Bratz had Yasmin but like all tan dolls she was Latina not black , Sasha was light skin on the art work & the 2D movies but the doll was dark skin & the tv show she was dark skin & then the live action she was light again ..Mga smh ( Also Felicia was dark skin too ) . Barbie had Christie dark skin , Nikki's skin tone kept changing & Teresa is Latina , My Scene had Madison who's skin tone kept changing & Jal was Dark Skin , there are no Light skin Black/Biracial Disney princesses & Alexis was my real doll representation & Spin Masters took that , I already know that someone will downplay what I'm saying so whatever .
OHHHHH my god i didnt expect to get so many like. hidden memories unlocked but thank gawdddd cuz this is so fuckin sick 😭😭😭🫶🫶🫶🫶
im just gonna ramble a sec cuz like 1. THEY CAME OUT BEFORE MONSTER HIGH?!?!!!??????! i feel SO fucking old lol 2. i had the girl with the twin braids and the yellow shirt??? but i was a little emo-in-training so then one day i was w my mom and DIEDDDDDDDDDD when i saw that blue/black crimped wig. like never in my life did i beg for a $5(?) accessory so so bad. and my girl is STILLLL rockin it to this day 😎😎😎😎
3. LIV LIV LIVVVVVV........... has haunted me for so many years loll
and above all else..... LIV NEEDS TO LIVE AGAIN!!!! i love rainbow high! & i KNOWWW lil baby 10 y/o me wouldve been going crazy too for SURE cuz the articulation and the styling..... so why would spinmaster NOT be seeing this as an opportunity to LITERALLY JUST FIX THE DIVERSITY if nothing else and ssssslap em back on store shelves!!!! theyd have my mfin money!!!
idk i literally havent heard any whisper abt this line, barely ever heard any love for it (so so thankful monster high Swept tho ofc lol) so like. 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡 sorry for the essay lol. youchewb better appreciate this for the algorithm i s2g
I feel you don’t understand what age tweens are that’s just 10-12/13 9 was basically a tween and 13 is ether a teenager or last tween / pre teen year
I love Liv they was the made to move doll before Mattel
Alexis
Its a crime that you cant put a wig on jake. Every single one of my childhood boy dolls were drag queens
A bratz doll l video ❤
That voice acting is terrible
I lived (ha- LIV-ed) on the website... i used to play dress up on there for HOURS- sadly the website is broken 😔
Spin masters best product is zombaes