exploring samantha from american girl doll

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  • @sarah_serif
    @sarah_serif  2 місяці тому +34

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    • @CrownDayDreamer
      @CrownDayDreamer 2 місяці тому +4

      Honestly most interesting and enticing scentbird ad i've seen and there have been quite a lot from various youtubers in the last year

  • @theblondelush8633
    @theblondelush8633 2 місяці тому +204

    dude, how bonkers that you and babbitykate both put out a long samantha video within a day of each other 🤯

    • @Aster_Risk
      @Aster_Risk 2 місяці тому +13

      Gonna watch both!!

    • @mchobbit2951
      @mchobbit2951 2 місяці тому +33

      I'm in bed with my period and just finished babbitykates...now I'm here.

    • @stephanieok5365
      @stephanieok5365 2 місяці тому +6

      For the glory of the algorithms 🎉

    • @marinakrae5505
      @marinakrae5505 2 місяці тому +4

      ​@@mchobbit2951Literally, same 😂

    • @noahdor3142
      @noahdor3142 2 місяці тому +6

      we are blessed with abundance

  • @forgettableface
    @forgettableface 2 місяці тому +79

    When i was in elementary school, in 4th grade our english teacher brough in her entire american girl doll collection, and we each got assigned a doll, and we had to read all 6 of her books, and do a huge report on the doll and the era she lived in. Mine was Josafina Montoya. Even though i had no intrest in the doll itself i actually really enjoyed reading the books. the other boys in my class hated this little exercise but i always thought it was interesting.

    • @lainiwakura1776
      @lainiwakura1776 2 місяці тому +1

      I wonder what made her think that boys would care about dolls and their books?

    • @Jones-family2020
      @Jones-family2020 2 місяці тому +21

      @@lainiwakura1776 All people are different and that assumption is sexist. There were assignments I used to do in school that I didn’t like but not everyone likes everything and they have to do it. That’s just how school works. I bet not every little girl liked it either.

    • @mchobbit2951
      @mchobbit2951 2 місяці тому +15

      @@Jones-family2020 This! Nobody asks "Who thinks girls would be interested in a book about a bunch of boys stuck on an island with no females around" when a teacher brings in Lord of the Flies. There are always going to be assignments that appeal to certain people more than others.

  • @floangel5422
    @floangel5422 2 місяці тому +48

    58:47 My thing with the face molds is there are so many people on Earth that someone is bound to look like a certain combination on a doll.
    I’m a biracial person, and even though I’m darker-skinned I look absolutely nothing like Addie or Sonali (the most common faces used for Black dolls). Recently, they made a darker skinned doll with Corrine’s face mold (an East Asian face). I was finally able to see myself in an American Girl doll.

    • @cultwonyo
      @cultwonyo 2 місяці тому +9

      @@floangel5422 I found that most dolls didn't look similar to me growing up. As an African-American with European ancestry, it broke my heart to not "see myself" in these popular doll brands at the time. ☹️ The black American Girl dolls I grew up with: Cecile, Addy, and Melody didn't favor me feature-wise for the most part. The two things I had in common out of all of them were with Addy (her hair and dark brown eyes). However, I found that Kanani and Rebecca shared far more similar features as opposed to the dolls that were-ideally-meant to represent me.

  • @dragoncat3499
    @dragoncat3499 2 місяці тому +72

    Samantha always was my favorite american girl because the books I got seriously into, I still have many of them. I wanted a doll of her so badly, but my family couldn't swing it financially.

    • @demetriam2408
      @demetriam2408 2 місяці тому +4

      She was my favorite because she looked the most like me, I rewatched her movie and read her book over and over again

    • @cultwonyo
      @cultwonyo 2 місяці тому +5

      My favorite historical dolls were Rebecca and Cecile! I loved Samantha's outfits and the movie, though!

  • @masonwalden8245
    @masonwalden8245 2 місяці тому +96

    i NEED a kaya deep dive

    • @cultwonyo
      @cultwonyo 2 місяці тому +11

      YES! The love and effort put into Kaya would make for such an amazing video!

    • @perfectly_cromulent
      @perfectly_cromulent 2 місяці тому +6

      She was my favorite!

    • @huckleberrypie279
      @huckleberrypie279 2 місяці тому +7

      I need to make 500 separate accounts to like this comment 500 times so this gets made I need this to happen so bad lmao 😂

    • @MsTinkerbelle87
      @MsTinkerbelle87 2 місяці тому +4

      Yes please! Shes the best!

    • @eatectoplasm
      @eatectoplasm 2 місяці тому +4

      she’s my favourite!!

  • @Glorious_Lily
    @Glorious_Lily Місяць тому +7

    i loved the american girl books but i 100% understand the view on a lot of them being boring! my faves were all the ones where something “fucked up” happened like the samanthas dead parent voyage, kirstens friend dying on the boat to america, pretty much all of addys books, etc. i was obsessed w/ nellies story as an irish american.

  • @clarityvee
    @clarityvee 2 місяці тому +14

    Samantha was my favorite of the original dolls but I think it’s solely because of her giant hair bows. As a kid my favorite Sailor Moon character was Sailor Venus, who had similar hair to Samantha but blonde, and a giant hair bow. I also had a best friend named Samantha. I was lucky enough to have Samantha as a kid, and I remember when Nellie got her own doll and books! Truly deserved I say.

  • @mckenziepearmain
    @mckenziepearmain 2 місяці тому +9

    my grandparents got a Samantha for me when i was little, because she looked a little like me and played piano like me. i had her little bed and some tea set and a piano, as well as some other clothes and books. she is very special to me, and the time period/historical context she’s in helped open my eyes to a lot of things and helped me become more engaged in politics, social justice, etc.

  • @cultwonyo
    @cultwonyo 2 місяці тому +53

    I didn't own a Samantha doll, but I so badly wanted her ice cream parlor! I remember asking my mother for it in 2014/2015. After my mom saw the retail price ($300) for the parlor, she looked at me, and walked away. 😭

    • @rosestrife1498
      @rosestrife1498 Місяць тому +2

      Same. I didn't get an American girl doll until I was an adult.

  • @vivivalley
    @vivivalley 2 місяці тому +39

    no way you talk about the one american girl doll i had as a child, this is fate ✨

  • @dandeelion8777
    @dandeelion8777 2 місяці тому +21

    I'm not even a fan of the American girl doll brand but you make any subject you talk about in your videos endearingly engaging, that I'll listen to it while i draw

  • @danisarmi30
    @danisarmi30 Місяць тому +5

    Honestly it's cool that the doll gets patterns, because you can get several dresses with one pattern in different colors, which means that you can make a whole wardrobe completely custom to both your tastes or your doll. You could even get the pattern for other doll dresses you like for whatever doll you have, made custom in color and fabric

  • @garfieldiloveyou
    @garfieldiloveyou 2 місяці тому +23

    I’m Canadian and always wanted an American girl doll but they were too expensive especially with the conversion rate. I was gifted the Canadian version of American girl dolls called newberry dolls but none of them were historical and I was undiagnosed autistic with a special interest in history, so I was a bit disappointed but still happy but learning the lore is weirdly healing…
    (please do more i loved this)

    • @Armybrat173
      @Armybrat173 20 днів тому

      I never heard of Newberry dolls; I'll have to look them up.
      What about Maplelea dolls?
      I have and love Saila because I'm interested in the Inuit culture and the whole Northwest Territories and Leonie. I live only 200 miles from Quebec. She also plays hockey, which is my favourite Sport, I'm obsessed with it.

    • @garfieldiloveyou
      @garfieldiloveyou 8 днів тому

      @@Armybrat173 honestly could have mixed them up, i’m not quite sure, I just know it was from Sears

  • @lauramathews3151
    @lauramathews3151 2 місяці тому +9

    Thanks for deadpan deadass emphasizing the importance of VOTING especially at the state and local levels.

  • @NadirEatsRocks
    @NadirEatsRocks 2 місяці тому +8

    The Saves the Day books were always my favorites as a kid! Little me loved the drama!

  • @sedonacheloha3052
    @sedonacheloha3052 2 місяці тому +2

    first of all, i love the commitment to the samantha-inspired outfit. second of all, this would be quite frankly the most epic series of all time. im currently listening to this like it’s a podcast while filing at work

    • @sedonacheloha3052
      @sedonacheloha3052 2 місяці тому

      third of all the lead-in to the sponsor was amazing, i might even have to snatch up a subscription

  • @HannahSmith3
    @HannahSmith3 2 місяці тому +11

    Oh, it's time to get. It. POPPING. 🎉

  • @mariahrichardson1745
    @mariahrichardson1745 2 місяці тому +7

    I began my lifelong hobby of collecting American Girl dolls and merchandise when I was 11 (now I'm 28). I have many books, magazines (ceased production in 2019), and a handful of dolls. I have encyclopedias about the dolls too, but I have yet to read about all of them. As much of an enthusiast I am for the brand, I also consider myself a fraud because I don't know much about it due to myself having no time to sit and read through all of the history and facts, so you're not alone!

  • @elzawhite6050
    @elzawhite6050 2 місяці тому +11

    Sarahserif videos will never disappoint, I always end up rewatching all of the backlog when a new one is posted.

  • @jacobpereda214
    @jacobpereda214 2 місяці тому +5

    Great video Samantha really was a iconic character that I must say really helped the brand recognition through the years are your next videos like this gonna be about felicity and Josefina since you already have them just wondering but Addy Walker needs a video cause girl is all our American girl queen also I died in your first video when you said “Now I have a child owning slave on my book shelf” definitely one of your best one liners

  • @Scarylyn14
    @Scarylyn14 2 місяці тому +40

    My parents scoffed at American Girl prices but one fateful day, at a garage sale, my older sister discovered a Samantha doll in a bin of toys and my grandmother let her get it. We didn’t know who she was until later, but the signature teeth told us all we needed to know. Poor thing was nude though, so we got some Build-A-Bear clothes on her when we got her home😂

  • @0mg1tsgr4c3
    @0mg1tsgr4c3 2 місяці тому +8

    I want to listen to you talk about every doll 💜 I love this

  • @fanastyfinder
    @fanastyfinder Місяць тому +3

    I had an OG Samantha and used to DEVOUR the six book series for each historic doll. This video brought back so many good memories. Side note, that was like the best segways to a sponsor that I have heard. I was like oooh cool history on perfume in that era, and then it was awe she's passionate about perfumes that's cool and then BAM, bamboozled into a sponsor, it was perfect and seamless 😂

  • @flannelsarah4992
    @flannelsarah4992 2 місяці тому +4

    super fun and interesting!! i only ever read samantha's books (and felicity's first one) but i had all the movies and samantha was my absolute favorite!! seeing those illustrations onscreen brought back so many happy memories :)

  • @THATGuy5654
    @THATGuy5654 2 місяці тому +4

    I think that clarification about the "meet dresses" was addressed specifically to me.

  • @amdaly1-iz3vb
    @amdaly1-iz3vb 2 місяці тому +4

    When I was younger, the American Girl books were the only way I was interested in history. Hamilton and Newsies also helped.

  • @kthomp38
    @kthomp38 2 місяці тому +2

    I have Samantha and love her! I don't really understand how people get into them without knowing the stories. I love this video

  • @b.c4440
    @b.c4440 Місяць тому +2

    I didn’t know there were patterns but that’s really sweet because it makes the collection more accessible to kids at a lower income who could probably only afford the single doll. My childhood dolls were Kaya and Kirsten but I had all the books. Books were a lot easier to convince my mom to buy. My favorite book series was Josephina’s. I wanted to live in her house so bad. They’re such a fun toy line and I’m glad they’re still a thing.

  • @ozzyoxo
    @ozzyoxo 2 місяці тому +6

    thanks for the accidental birthday present!! suuper excited for this one!

  • @anniebale4343
    @anniebale4343 2 місяці тому +2

    Came for the discussion of my favorite American Girl doll, was very pleasantly surprised by the brief fragrance tangent. I was grinning ear to ear when you mentioned you had a document detailing your adventures in perfumery, as I have one myself, alongside ones for general cosmetics and skincare. It makes keeping track of what I like and what I don't very simple.
    On top of that, my family and I have a plethora of allergies scattered around the four of us, so keeping track of what works and what doesn't is VERY important to me. It would be a disaster if I found something I liked and brought home, only to then have my brother gain a rash from close proximity, or scent, or taste. It's tricky, but we need to be careful.

  • @lovers807
    @lovers807 2 місяці тому +2

    I was obsessed with Samantha as a kid after reading her story but I never owned the doll. Surprise surprise now I’m super interested in the Progressive/Edwardian era of history and drool over the fashion

  • @eselcool3720
    @eselcool3720 Місяць тому +1

    omg pleaseeee do more of these!! i was too poor for the dolls growing up LOL but we had all of the books and i was OBSESSED

  • @butterflystickers
    @butterflystickers 2 місяці тому +3

    YES I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR MORE AMERICAN GIRL DOLL DISCUSSION VIDEOS!! 🥹🥹

  • @elise2920
    @elise2920 2 місяці тому +6

    squealed and clapped and spun around for this thumbnail! 🙂‍↕️🙌🙌

  • @meredithlevine8198
    @meredithlevine8198 Місяць тому +1

    I am on my knees begging for more of these AG deep dives

  • @haeleydart3310
    @haeleydart3310 2 місяці тому +2

    my greatest flex is that Nellie was my first and only AG doll I got for Xmas 2004. She sold out that year too, so i just sjdfmkafad. She was my favorite childhood toy.... I used adult money to sam, but nellie will always be my girl

  • @windowsillcats
    @windowsillcats 2 місяці тому +2

    the second samantha book was one of the first chapter books i read as a kid, i remeber getting it for my birthday and thinking that it was such a big book! i never had the doll, but she was so nostalgic to me, great video!

  • @familiar_flower8106
    @familiar_flower8106 2 місяці тому +2

    Nelly was my first american girl doll but I never read the books so I loved listening to her story here

  • @carrieamoreno
    @carrieamoreno 2 місяці тому +4

    Sarah, I really appreciate how much time and effort go into your videos, it always feels like a special treat to watch a new one ✨️❤

  • @lainiwakura1776
    @lainiwakura1776 2 місяці тому +3

    I still have my original Samantha doll, her hair is all tangled and she is in my niece's possession right now. I let someone borrow Samantha Saves the Day back in elementary school and never got it back and I don't have the other books anymore.

  • @RooneyToony
    @RooneyToony 2 місяці тому +2

    Give us the hour long perfume video queen!!

  • @sparkknightella
    @sparkknightella 2 місяці тому +5

    pls i need a sarah serif perfume deep dive.

  • @amorcrystal
    @amorcrystal 2 місяці тому +5

    Samantha's white and black fancy dress reminds me of 'Cuella' from '101 dalmatians'.

  • @rachelguzzetti2605
    @rachelguzzetti2605 2 місяці тому +2

    new comfort rewatch video just dropped 💕

  • @gabrielleduplessis7388
    @gabrielleduplessis7388 2 місяці тому +1

    The reason for Samantha being my favorite is because she was my first doll ever. I still remember opening her up on Christmas Eve when I was little.
    I had two other American Girls (Nellie and Marisol), but I did not have room for them anymore. Don’t worry, I gave them to someone who took great care of them.
    Anyways, my mom picked her out because she looked like me.
    I also adored the original American Girl books. I was a big fan of Samantha, Addy, Kit, Kaya, and Josefina and wished I could afford them. And Felicity.
    Each original doll had an immersive story.
    I admired each girl’s bravery and kindness and these taught me about feminism before I had the language to articulate that, but made each character well rounded. It didn’t feel like they were trying to force these views on it, just trying to depict them.
    It is amazing what these books got me into. Molly, tap dancing. Kit: typewriters. Addy: manalaca (sorry for the misspelling) and so on.

  • @liquidsonic9438
    @liquidsonic9438 2 місяці тому +3

    Sarah, you would be such a fun friend to hang out with 🥹

  • @sparkknightella
    @sparkknightella 2 місяці тому +2

    YESS!! i was rlly hoping for more American Girl girl videos!!!

  • @mariamendoza259
    @mariamendoza259 2 місяці тому +2

    Boost!!!! I’ve always loved the dolls but thought they were a bit cabbage patch-like and creeped me out. I also grew up being taught that dolls were haunted 💀

  • @aimeekessell5022
    @aimeekessell5022 2 місяці тому +4

    Those beforever changes are hideous. I thought the fun part of the American Girl Dolls was the historical setting with fairly decent accuracy. But yikes. I hate it.

  • @yelena86
    @yelena86 2 місяці тому +2

    Congrats on a sponsor. Love your videos so much. Sending love from Australia 👍✌️🙏❤️💕

  • @yourmajestybee3088
    @yourmajestybee3088 2 місяці тому +11

    I’m gonna be so fr when you said “meet” and the meat dress showed up I laughed every 👏 single 👏 time 👏 that was truly comedy gold

    • @zoyascenepacks
      @zoyascenepacks 2 місяці тому

      I’m so glad I’m not the only one I kept going “ is she saying meat?”

  • @cookiemocher388
    @cookiemocher388 Місяць тому +2

    Samantha's Beforever Dress is a lot like her winter outfit in the original holday book illustrations, it also looks like Nellie's winter outfit

  • @stephaniefriend9912
    @stephaniefriend9912 Місяць тому +1

    Buster Brown was still popular in the 1980’s , i was born in 1980 & i remember always going to the buster brown store to buy shoes , & it was a whole deal .. & you always left with a helium balloon 🎈🎈

  • @aericabison23
    @aericabison23 29 днів тому

    I was introduced to Samantha via the movie. I loved watching it every time it came on TV (I’m a guy btw). I think what made me love the movie so much was AnnaSophia Robb and the girls’ friendship winning out in the end.

  • @scarletnight1077
    @scarletnight1077 Місяць тому

    Banger video. Its sad it deserves more views

  • @lilmay9153
    @lilmay9153 2 місяці тому +2

    i adore the videos about american girl dolls i would love too see more !!!!!

  • @Alyssa-es7uk
    @Alyssa-es7uk 2 місяці тому

    Ahhhh! I'm so happy you got sponsored

  • @waysome_
    @waysome_ 2 місяці тому +1

    I’ve been waiting for this dayyyy!! Your videos give me life

  • @josf9616
    @josf9616 2 місяці тому

    I absolutely LOVED this video! You're one of my favorite UA-camrs! It would be amazing to see more historical girl videos 😁

  • @mandymagnolia1966
    @mandymagnolia1966 Місяць тому +2

    Ooo I forgot that the 35th anniversary wasn’t that long ago 👀 now I’m kinda excited to see what they do for 2026

  • @romeproffitt6836
    @romeproffitt6836 2 місяці тому +2

    Yes yes yes yes I needed another one :)))))

  • @harper9246
    @harper9246 2 місяці тому +1

    this was such a good video thank you I loved it and everything you make

  • @allyu6
    @allyu6 2 місяці тому +1

    Another banger from Sarah. Thank you queen

  • @fairyetoiles
    @fairyetoiles 2 місяці тому +2

    unrelated to the subject of the video but girl your eyebrows look so good LMFAO 😭😭

  • @jordanmarshall6628
    @jordanmarshall6628 2 місяці тому +3

    Y’all would love my playlist (on Spotify) “Like if ur first crush was ✨💖Uncle Gard💖✨” I would include the link but I know that seems sus

  • @milkywaywishin
    @milkywaywishin 2 місяці тому +1

    This is probably super weird but I am so happy that u got a sponsorship get that dough girl

  • @lindascallon8960
    @lindascallon8960 13 днів тому

    Loved this review so much!

  • @austinlord9934
    @austinlord9934 2 місяці тому

    Loved this! So happy you made another AG video! 🫶💖

  • @annamariajauregui850
    @annamariajauregui850 2 місяці тому

    obsessed

  • @delilahandaria6198
    @delilahandaria6198 Місяць тому +1

    Sometimes a youtuber will talk about a tangent for just one sentence more than seems necessary and that's when I realize I'm about to be hit with a sponsorship haha. At least I got to learn about Jicky.

  • @Stephanie568
    @Stephanie568 2 місяці тому

    I just gotta point this out (I dunno if anyone else did or not) but Mount Bedford/Bedford is a real place in New York, my mom and I like to watch Samantha: An American Girl Holiday. Great video!

  • @Bear-zj3nj
    @Bear-zj3nj 2 місяці тому +2

    I love this video I love Samantha

  • @GentlethemJoey
    @GentlethemJoey 2 місяці тому +2

    I was into historical fiction so I did like some of the American Girl books, but I thought they were a LITTLE boring and I liked a bit more drama, so I was more of a Dear America kid.

  • @doris-etaoinbernstein
    @doris-etaoinbernstein 2 місяці тому +2

    i’m sorry the dog is called WHAT?!?!?! did not expect to hear slurs when i clicked on this video but 1904 rich white American so it makes sense, i just imagined it would be bleeped or something lol

    • @sarah_serif
      @sarah_serif  2 місяці тому +3

      It’s spelled “jip” so I didn’t make the connection, but I am now realizing how it sounds when you say it out loud!! I don’t think it was their intention to use a Romani slur but… that’s unfortunate.

    • @doris-etaoinbernstein
      @doris-etaoinbernstein 2 місяці тому +3

      @@sarah_serif it seems it was a not uncommon name for dogs (just read something about Abraham Lincoln having a dog of that name and how the name was more popular than Fido, the name of another one of Lincoln’s dogs) especially unbred dogs as they were seen as less valuable. the etymology is the same alas

  • @LydiaSue
    @LydiaSue 2 місяці тому +1

    I hope you do this same type of video for Addy

    • @cultwonyo
      @cultwonyo 2 місяці тому

      Darling Dollz did a great video about Addy in February of this year!

  • @Alyssa-es7uk
    @Alyssa-es7uk 2 місяці тому

    52:57 love you staring right at the camera here, my favorite

  • @josf9616
    @josf9616 2 місяці тому +1

    I love that Samantha is such a good friend!! ❤️ Also, Josefina isn't Latina, she's New Mexican. So she's indigenous and Spanish. She's not from Latin America.

  • @swampstar
    @swampstar 2 місяці тому +3

    Are you and babbity kate connected mentally? (I will be asking this on her Samantha video too)

  • @abbysteranko474
    @abbysteranko474 Місяць тому +1

    Can you please do Ivy + Bean?

  • @courtneyamos6526
    @courtneyamos6526 Місяць тому

    Do all the dolls. Pllleeeaaasssssee

  • @sleepygirr
    @sleepygirr Місяць тому

    I habe 2 things to say 1. Either felicity or Caroline is the prettiest ag doll and I will not take no for an answer and 2. I have an OG Molly from 1986

  • @reginageorgeitf3040
    @reginageorgeitf3040 Місяць тому

    Have you heard of Disneys Kingdom Keepers book series?

  • @wesleyhart3698
    @wesleyhart3698 Місяць тому +2

    Great video you just can't do a video like this with a Girl of the Year or the modern contemporary dolls not enough substance the historical characters have so much love and attention to details to try to emulate the time period their in. The outfits, accessories, furniture, and stories to understand the girl inner thoughts really brings you in their world makes you sad since they decided to focus on the modern dolls and make them like every other doll line but at least now we're getting videos like this and others dissecting what the brand once was and stand for. Maybe you could do rankings of the historical girls outfits that they all share across the board like a video were you rank all the girls Meet Outfits (non Meat Outfits🥩) and then a video ranking the School, Holiday, Birthday, Summer, Winter, and sleepwear outfits from the books since their the main outfits in their collections they can be shorter videos that don't have to be more than an hour so they can put in between your longer videos but let say if a girl have more than one outfit that themed to it like if a girl have 3 Holiday dresses or if a girl have more than one Winter coat or another set of pajamas since American girl did make multiple themed outfits then include them in the ranking and also include beforever to see how they pair in comparison that would be a great idea and I would like to hear your opinion

    • @jacobpereda214
      @jacobpereda214 Місяць тому +1

      Oooh! Hope she makes those videos sounds very fun and we all love their dresses

  • @renatashp
    @renatashp Місяць тому +1

    How stupid is it for people to identify with a character through their appearance! It's a lack of creativity! It doesn't matter what they look like! What matters is the personality and what the creature has in its soul. 🙄

  • @BrookeAlesya
    @BrookeAlesya 2 місяці тому +2

    My mom got me Samantha bc I am also a brunette orphan (adopted)

  • @losersocool
    @losersocool Місяць тому

    Wait Nellie is Irish?

  • @PondueFllower
    @PondueFllower 26 днів тому

    Plz look into the owner of scentbird. Even if its just a quick little google.....she is not a nice person...at all.....