Sunday, November 13, 2016
Some play-line doll news
Kuu Kuu Harajuku dolls by Mattel / Gwen Stefani
I just found this promotional picture of the upcoming Kuu Kuu Harajuku dolls. They'll be released in Spring 2017. They're inspired by a cartoon of the same name that was produced by Gwen Stefani, about a girl band. I think these new dolls are so cute, with their exaggerated, cartoonish look. I like that there are different skin tones. Gwen Stefani did a different doll line some years ago that I didn't like at all, but I'll definitely keep my eye out for these new girls. It seems like they'll have bending elbows, wrists and knees, judging from this photo, but I can't say for sure yet. I hope they'll come with the stands.
Bratz dolls being discontinued ... again
Apparently the new Bratz dolls didn't get quite the warm reception and mega sales that MGA Entertainment expected, so they're being discontinued again. If you want any of the current dolls, you'd better grab them now before they disappear off the shelves. I have no idea whether MGA will attempt to release new versions again later, or if they're discontinued for good.
Later,
Sunday, November 6, 2016
More Retro Strawberry Shortcake dolls
After
doing that last post, I was inspired to find the 2-packs of the new
retro Strawberry Shortcake Classic Dolls that I was missing. I went
to Walmart, and they had nothing. I went to Target, and was thrilled
to find two out of the three 2-packs sitting on an endcap! I almost
missed them, because they were above my eye level, and I'm short.
LOL! Anyway, I got both sets. I'm only missing one 2-pack, now.
There
are also a couple of playsets that include a small house and a
kitchen set. I'm not sure if I'm going to get those, since they just
come with more Strawberry dolls. If they'd come with exclusive
characters, I'd snap them up, but I don't really need FIVE of the
same character.
Right
now, this is the only way you can get Huckleberry Pie. He's so cute!
With the addition of these packs, I now have a total of THREE retro
Strawberrys, so one of them will have to be scalped and
hopefully re-rooted with lavender hair when I find the time.
Poor
Strawberry #3.
The
pets are fun. I always thought that yellow one was supposed to be a
bear. LOL. I think I'm probably the only person in the world who
didn't know it's a mouse.
I
really like the clothes on these two girls. That pink dress is
darling!
Thursday, November 3, 2016
New Retro Strawberry Shortcake dolls, 2016!
Last
year I reported that The Bridge Direct had released an accurate and
perfect replica of the original Strawberry Shortcake doll from 1980.
You can find my original post, here. This year, they gave her some
friends!!! I was thrilled to see all of these in Toys R Us a couple
of weeks ago, and had to buy all the ones I found. It was one
3-pack (a Toys R Us exclusive), and two individual dolls. They're being sold under the name Strawberry Shortcake Classic Dolls.
The
boxes came with a cute strawberry print background.
I couldn't believe it. I always wanted these as a kid, and never had them. One of my cousins had the WHOLE LINE at the time, and I remember child-me being a little jealous of her.
I
looked on The Bridge Direct web site, and apparently they've also
released a few 2-packs that include the boy character Huckleberry
Pie, and several of the pets, and Blueberry Muffin and Lemon Meringue
in different outfits. (No Orange Blossom or Angel Cake? Awww.) I'll have to
search around, since TRU didn't have 'em.
Click
on the pictures to make them bigger.