i agree I collect boys and girls toys/If you walk into a toy shop now half the toy shop is toys from then transormers he man my little pony thundercats rainbow brite strawberry shortcake he list goes on and on
The blonde girl in the Rainbow Brite commercial is the late, Heather O’Rourke. She was best known for playing Carol Ann in the Poltergeist film franchise. She died at the age of 12 in 1988 due to septic shock following emergency surgery.
In the 80s I saved up all of my change in my dad’s “tall boy” beer can. He told me once it was full I could buy a strawberry shortcake doll. Kmart didn’t have her so I ended up getting Lemon Meringue. There was a full color insert that had all of the dolls in the line. I was looking at that and dreaming of owning them all. ❤❤❤
Dang. I never considered myself a spoiled child... But i have the entire series, plus the house, the trolley, the garden hut.... I never really realized how many toys i had and how fortunate I was until i saw your comment... I got a new My Little Pony every single time we went to Bradless, Clover, or could stop at Kaybee Toys at the mall .. They were $2.99 ea back then!
Some that you missed this go-round: Cupcake dolls, Polly Pocket, My Child (one of my favorites), American Girl dolls, The Hugga Bunch, Trolls, Cricket (my little sister's obsession), and My Buddy.
On my 7th birthday I got a doll in a pink dress. She was a beautiful doll. One of my favorites. But I never knew what line this doll came from. Several months ago I did a deep dive. I tried searching every description I could think of. She was in a ballet outfit and the name on the box was Brenda. Nothing ever came up and it was sort of driving me crazy. What exact doll was this! Now I know. It was a My Beautiful Doll and I was right, her name was Brenda. Thank you for this video and for solving my doll mystery
@@perfumedelight66 To this day, every once in a blue moon, I'll randomly sing the My Buddy theme song to my dogs. I have no idea why, but I'm guessing the song was catchier than I realized!
I read an article about the Cabbage Patch dolls way back in the days of the initial craze. A woman had supposedly gone out on her lunch hour and managed to snag one, which her coworkers "kidnapped". They left a ransom note demanding that she provide brownies to get the doll back. She didn't take it seriously, so they left a small container of coleslaw on her desk with a note that said something like, "This is her arm. Bring the brownies or you will never see her again!" I thought that was pretty clever, if a bit disturbing, and still remember it all these decades later.
@@AyeAyeThwe-mv4hg No way to know if it actually happened or was an apocryphal tale picked up by the newspapers and reported as fact. Just thought it was kind of amusing.
I adored Lady Lovelylocks and treasured the two I had. One was black haired, the other blonde. My true weakness was My Little Pony. I had over 50 at one point. Rainbow Brite and She-ra were my two other faves. I also remember what i think were Sylvanian Families, maybe? I believe they're now Calico Critters, which my niece collected. So many memories!
I was a small kid in the 80s. It's actually impossible to recover from so much awesomeness hence I am now an adult doll collector :) There are several lines I really would love to get my hands on, particularly Moondreamers Lovely video, such nostalgia!
I remember when Cabbage Patch dolls were all the rage. My friends all wanted them, but I didn’t see the appeal. They weren’t Barbie, so I had no use for them. I remember hearing my aunt talk to my parents at Christmas about how she really wanted to get some cabbage patch dolls for me and my sister, but all of the stores were out of them. I remember thinking no big loss. 😂
@@kumachan9311 Sorry that sucks. I hope you were able to get other dolls you liked as a kid, or a little later. Sometime ago Integrity made new dolls of them, OUTRAGEOUSLY GORGEOUS!
@@allylambert8470 Yeah, I was tempted when the Integrity ones came out, but the PRICES and the fact I'd get all "Collect the set" about them, happy a complete JEM DVD set came out though
@@kumachan9311 i wanted one too, but then i visited a little cousin that had her and when i was she was incompatible with Barbie clothes, my jealousy vanished😂 there's a naked one in a local charity shop i volunteer in, so far nobody picked her up...
fun fact Cabbage Patch Kids also had a line of pets you could adopt as well as pound puppies were a companion line to the Cabbage Patch Kids universe.....my mom never got me one and I had a homemade one from a neighbor that I secretly hated but I acted as I liked her because my I didn't want to upset my mom
I’m a Barbie girl through and through but Mattel really did Hasbro dirty over that Jem line. I LOVE Jem! If Mattel hadn’t felt so (rightfully so) threatened by the Jem line and literally stole their idea so they could create and fast-track Barbie and the Rockers to release BEFORE the Jem dolls, Jem would have been SO much bigger than she was before Mattel got ahold of her. To be fair, though, the cartoon was ICONIC and Mattel could NOT take that away, try as they might!
I agree! I was in my 20s in the 1980s, so never watched the cartoon, but discovered the Jem dolls about 20 years ago and have collected them ever since! I have always been a hard rock music fan, so these dolls are so cool and iconic of the 80s to me! I wish I could afford the newer ones
"many" meaning theres arent as much variety compared to how it was in the 80's according to the video there where fairy mini dolls / mini action fashion dolls / mermaid mini dolls and theres also strawberry shortcake and alot more. whilst in "today" era theres only like L.O.L
80s was such a colourful era for toys and a fine era for everything really but i still think 90s was the best for Barbies and Disney ..my sister had the Lady lovely locks and She ra doll.
I was born in 1980. I remember a lot of toys. I remember my parents meeting some guy in an empty parking lot to obtain 2 cabbage patch dolls when the corn silk hair. Apparently they knew a guy who worked at toys r us lol.
I'm surprised no one mentioned the "Starr" dolls! They were out around the same time of Barbie and the Rockers and they each came with a record that you could play but it was made out of cardboard but still played- it was crazy! And they had their own clothing and accessories line!
You did it again Joey!! I swear the 80s and 90s qere the best time for not just dolls but acrion figures too. Everything was just so iconic, thank you for sharing this 😊
I loved the Rainbow Bright series, but the dolls weren't very common in my country. I had some themed accessories, but didn't know there was even a doll line until I was much older. I also remember the Garbage Patch kids. One family in my school went to the US and found them, bringing a few dolls, but also lots of collectors cards. They were disgusting and so much fun. I was born in 1980, so this video was my childhood
I was born in '89, but almost all of my toys were acquired at yard sales and hand me downs. So almost all of my dolls and toys were '80s. Almost all of my favorites were 80s versions of things, and I played with them well into the 2000s.
So you missed two iconic doll lines that I remember. I am a child of the 80s and 90s. One were the cupcake dolls. They were everywhere. Then also American girl. Those dolls were also everywhere and are still going strong.
The My Child dolls, too! I never had them, but I used to see the commercials all the time. They were meant to compete with the Cabbage Patch doll and looking back, were actually better than they were. I'm sorry they never took off. :/
I came here for my favorite doll of all time- Lady Lovely Locks and was not disappointed. Sadly, these lovely toys are often forgotten so it made me very happy to see them spotlighted here alongside so many other great toys I had as a child of the 80s!
I also had a Lil Miss Makeup/Dressup (I’ve found her under both names). You could change her face and hair with ice water. I’m pretty sure I also had a doll called Jenny. I just checked and she was made by Fisher Price and she’s called My Friend Jenny (1982). I’d forgotten about so many of these dolls. What a blast from the past. I’m kinda surprised how many of them I had-my parents must’ve spent a small fortune on me (which would’ve been difficult seeing as how we weren’t rich).❤ Edit to add: The Heart Family set! You didn’t mention that, did you? I think it was Mattel. It had a Barbie and Ken looking mom and dad and a baby boy and girl (like Kelly sized). That Heart Family dad was the only Ken-like doll I had (because who would waste their money buying Ken? 😝). He had to be all my Barbie’s boyfriend 😂 Edit again: My Buddy and Kid Sister (maybe Hasbro?) we’re also pretty memorable. Crap! I’m back again to add: Quints. I loved these. Tiny mini dolls that were quintuplet babies. They had little outfits and furniture. I wanted all of it so bad 😅 And Cupcake Dolls! (I think these were Tonka or Kenner or one of the other younger kid companies.)
Nerd fact: The reason there were so many cartoons based on toys in the 80’s is because Reagan massively deregulated marketing to kids in the US. When you read about it as an adult, it’s quite icky. It definitely worked on me! I had almost all of these and have dressed up like half of them for Halloween as an adult. 😹
SOOOO nostalgic! I was born in 1981, so this video featured so many that were part of my childhood collection! 🥰 (The vast majority of which I still have) My Little Pony was my absolute favorite- each of my ponies was best friends with one of my sister's ponies. I not only still have my original herd, but I started getting them off eBay as a teenager after the original generation ended! I had a Lady Lovely Locks- my original doll was lost, although I oddly still have her dress and one shoe. Thankfully, I found a replacement for her at a vintage shop a few years ago. I never had a Moondreamer, but I dressed as one for Halloween one year. I still have my Shimmer mommy and baby. I still have my Cabbage Patch, Dolly Surprise, Strawberry Shortcake, Rainbow Brite dolls (Patty O'Green, Shy Violet, and Tickled Pink- Rainbow herself and Starlight the horse belonged to my sister), Crystal Barbie, and Barbie and the Rockers Dana doll! (Also Angel Face Barbie who wasn't mentioned in the video.) Oh, I don't think you mentioned the Heart Family! They were friends of Barbie- a set of parents with 2 little toddlers. As a kid, I was more into them than Barbie herself- I had (still have) the car, the nursery, the preschool, the playroom, and the playground plus some extra cousin babies. I predict you will cover American Girl dolls in the next installment- although they were introduced in 1986, their peak popularity was in the 90s. They are the heart of my doll collection, so I do hope you feature them!
Excellent video ! Child of the '80s here and this brought back so many wonderful memories. Strawberry Shortcake was one of the first doll lines I fell in love with and I had quite a few. Between my sister and I we had Cabbage Patch Kids, Rainbow Brite, My Little Pony, Jem, She-ra and some of the Barbies mentioned. What I really loved about this video though were the more forgotten dolls you brought up Hot Looks, Maxie , Sea Wees ... Wow I hadn't thought about Sea Wees in years ! You really did your research ! Can't wait to see the '90s video !
Great list! I had so many of these doll's growing up. I actually have a huge collection of Cabbage Patch Kids that I am slowly letting go. I remember getting one when I was little for Christmas during the craze, the only reason I got one is because one of my parent's friends worked at the Coleco factory.
I never knew about the Barbie dolls of the world or that Andy Warhol painted Peaches and Cream Barbie! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and passion! 😊
I had the Heart Family and I also had the playhouse and the car. I love most of these dolls of the 80s, I don't think I had most of the dolls that I wanted, but I did have a few good ones.
LOVED this video! I pretty much had all of these at one point. Other ones that I had and still have were Popples, Popcorn Nosey Bear, Pound Purries and Watchimals.
Thank you for that fun fact about Jodi Benson! Such beautiful dolls, some weird, but okay. This was very interesting even though I'm more of a 90's 00's doll fan, I really enjoyed this! Thank you and you are as always amazing, Joey! ❤
Helen Georgia has Cabbage Patch Land. You can adopt a “newly born” doll, tour the hospital, see the dolls in cabbages and much more. Cleveland, OH was I believe the first location and I think it’s still open
I'm luckly enough to have some of these dolls in my collection. You never mentioned the best feature with Moon Dreamer Dolls, their hair glows in the dark and some accessories too. They are all so adorable.
I have an 80s Rainbow Brite horse that was handed down to me by my cousin. I was born in the 90s so too young to remember the show. It's quite tall with a flocked body and the mane and tail are made from wool. I've never seen one anywhere else, so I'm keeping hold of it! I think I had a later reboot of the doll as well from around the early 2000s. And from the same cousin over 50 My Little Ponies, which I will also never part with.
I had a lot of these even though I wasn't born until 1986. Hooray for yard salez and stores still having the toys for sale for a long time. I recently bought a tiny Rainbow Brite Tickled Pink figure from five below. It's absolutely adorable.
I remember the craze over cabbage patch kids, it was bizarre. I loved strawberry shortcake, she was my fav. I also desperately wanted the Jem dolls but my mum refused to buy them for me. I never got into Barbie - I preferred the original Sindy (before the American make-over). Thanks for this video, brought back some fond memories ❤
Thank you for this video. I'm 46. I had 99% of these dolls, including the Mimi, from The Hot Looks dolls. I absolutely loved Spectra. She was my favorite doll. The other dolls that were also around include the following: The Heart Family ( I had the dolls and furniture, but not the grandparents), The Hugga Bunch dolls, The My Child Dolls (I the both Cabbage Patch and My Child dolls), The Micheal Jackson doll (of course I had one LOL), also there was Baby Skate....AND....The Kid Sister doll/My Buddy dolls....AND...Cricket. My parents never bought me the Kid Sister/My Buddy dolls or Cricket and Corky. After watching Child's Play, I totally understand. Anyway, Cabbage Patch dolls were the item back then. At that time, we were living in Japan. My father made sure I had a couple of them, including the sticker books.
When you talked about the Maxie doll line and the series you didn't show a scene from Maxie's world, but a scene from Beverly Hills Teens which is a completely different series (still from the 80's, but completely different)
Literally the BEST era for doll lines!
I thought it was the 90s?
I guess if you like baby looking dolls with packaging akin to what you’d find in a dollar store.
People will say whatever era they grew up in as the best era. For my 26 year old self it's early 00s with Bratz.
i agree I collect boys and girls toys/If you walk into a toy shop now half the toy shop is toys from then transormers he man my little pony thundercats rainbow brite strawberry shortcake he list goes on and on
The blonde girl in the Rainbow Brite commercial is the late, Heather O’Rourke. She was best known for playing Carol Ann in the Poltergeist film franchise. She died at the age of 12 in 1988 due to septic shock following emergency surgery.
i knew i recognized her, i was thinking is that who i think it is? 😀
In the 80s I saved up all of my change in my dad’s “tall boy” beer can. He told me once it was full I could buy a strawberry shortcake doll. Kmart didn’t have her so I ended up getting Lemon Meringue. There was a full color insert that had all of the dolls in the line. I was looking at that and dreaming of owning them all. ❤❤❤
Dang. I never considered myself a spoiled child... But i have the entire series, plus the house, the trolley, the garden hut.... I never really realized how many toys i had and how fortunate I was until i saw your comment...
I got a new My Little Pony every single time we went to Bradless, Clover, or could stop at Kaybee Toys at the mall .. They were $2.99 ea back then!
@@CraftyMagicDollzwow you were lucky!
I had a jem and the holograms doll I was obsessed with the cartoon
I loved Barbie, Jem, Strawberry Shortcake, She Ra, Lady Lovely Locks, Rose Petal Place, My Little Pony, Rainbow Brite, you name it.
Some that you missed this go-round: Cupcake dolls, Polly Pocket, My Child (one of my favorites), American Girl dolls, The Hugga Bunch, Trolls, Cricket (my little sister's obsession), and My Buddy.
I still have my Strawberry Shortcake dolls. I LOVED the big one that blew strawberry scented kisses.
I had SO many of the dolls in this video.
On my 7th birthday I got a doll in a pink dress. She was a beautiful doll. One of my favorites. But I never knew what line this doll came from. Several months ago I did a deep dive. I tried searching every description I could think of. She was in a ballet outfit and the name on the box was Brenda. Nothing ever came up and it was sort of driving me crazy. What exact doll was this! Now I know. It was a My Beautiful Doll and I was right, her name was Brenda. Thank you for this video and for solving my doll mystery
I totally remember, Lady Lovely Locks too,her little animal hair clips were so adorable ❤
Peaches N cream Barbie was my absolute favorite ❤
Are we not gonna talk about the one piece of glitter on Joey's upper lip?
IKR? I was looking for this comment! Sparkle on Joey!
😂I couldn’t figure out what that was ✨
Finally my day has come! Although I was playing with dolls a lot in the 90s too.
Oh, and you can’t forget the My Buddy doll, which Chucky from the horror/comedy movie Child’s Play was inspired by!🧑🦰🔪🩸📼
@@annamorgan_motiongraphics the tune from the My Buddy commercial was very catchy.
@@perfumedelight66 To this day, every once in a blue moon, I'll randomly sing the My Buddy theme song to my dogs.
I have no idea why, but I'm guessing the song was catchier than I realized!
@@ALNizhoni I sing it to my cat :) His name is Buddy Boy so it is fitting
I read an article about the Cabbage Patch dolls way back in the days of the initial craze. A woman had supposedly gone out on her lunch hour and managed to snag one, which her coworkers "kidnapped". They left a ransom note demanding that she provide brownies to get the doll back. She didn't take it seriously, so they left a small container of coleslaw on her desk with a note that said something like, "This is her arm. Bring the brownies or you will never see her again!" I thought that was pretty clever, if a bit disturbing, and still remember it all these decades later.
I can't believe that happened
@@AyeAyeThwe-mv4hg No way to know if it actually happened or was an apocryphal tale picked up by the newspapers and reported as fact. Just thought it was kind of amusing.
Coleslaw 🤣🤣🤣
My grandma punched a woman for trying to grab the one she bought for me out of her cart. I wasn't even born yet.😂
That is so funny!
Peaches and Cream Barbie! Her dress is gorgeous. I really want her now. :D She came out 5 years before I was even born. lol
Another small doll was glamour gals! I have almost all of them. Wish I still had them.😢
I adored Lady Lovelylocks and treasured the two I had. One was black haired, the other blonde. My true weakness was My Little Pony. I had over 50 at one point. Rainbow Brite and She-ra were my two other faves. I also remember what i think were Sylvanian Families, maybe? I believe they're now Calico Critters, which my niece collected. So many memories!
In the 80s there were also tiny fashion dolls 4.5 inches. Glamor Girls and their competitor, Dazzle.
I LOVED Glamour Girls!
There were only a few doll lines that got me excited when I would see them in Toys R Us, and that was one of them.
I was a small kid in the 80s. It's actually impossible to recover from so much awesomeness hence I am now an adult doll collector :)
There are several lines I really would love to get my hands on, particularly Moondreamers
Lovely video, such nostalgia!
I remember when Cabbage Patch dolls were all the rage. My friends all wanted them, but I didn’t see the appeal. They weren’t Barbie, so I had no use for them. I remember hearing my aunt talk to my parents at Christmas about how she really wanted to get some cabbage patch dolls for me and my sister, but all of the stores were out of them. I remember thinking no big loss. 😂
Right? They're so ugly! I have never understood the appeal, unless it was having what all the other kids have!
I didn‘t like them, too! 😁
When I saw this post alert, and before even starting the video, my first and only thought was “JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS!!!”🤩🥰😍🥳
Outrageous [I really wanted the dolls as a MALE kid, but my Dad would have freaked out on me]
@@kumachan9311 Sorry that sucks. I hope you were able to get other dolls you liked as a kid, or a little later. Sometime ago Integrity made new dolls of them, OUTRAGEOUSLY GORGEOUS!
@@allylambert8470 Yeah, I was tempted when the Integrity ones came out, but the PRICES and the fact I'd get all "Collect the set" about them, happy a complete JEM DVD set came out though
@@kumachan9311 i wanted one too, but then i visited a little cousin that had her and when i was she was incompatible with Barbie clothes, my jealousy vanished😂
there's a naked one in a local charity shop i volunteer in, so far nobody picked her up...
@@Ysckemia OUTRAGOUS [Guessing they did that on purpose though, to get you brand loyal to JEM]
I so remember Lady LovelyLocks. It felt like yesterday that I was playing with her. Time flies!
fun fact Cabbage Patch Kids also had a line of pets you could adopt as well as pound puppies were a companion line to the Cabbage Patch Kids universe.....my mom never got me one and I had a homemade one from a neighbor that I secretly hated but I acted as I liked her because my I didn't want to upset my mom
They were called Koosas!!! I had one!!!
I freaking loved Cherry Merry Muffin. I still have my old doll, and she still smells very faintly of cherries.
1980s Barbie, Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears and My Little Pony are PEAK NOSTALGIA!
I’m a Barbie girl through and through but Mattel really did Hasbro dirty over that Jem line. I LOVE Jem! If Mattel hadn’t felt so (rightfully so) threatened by the Jem line and literally stole their idea so they could create and fast-track Barbie and the Rockers to release BEFORE the Jem dolls, Jem would have been SO much bigger than she was before Mattel got ahold of her. To be fair, though, the cartoon was ICONIC and Mattel could NOT take that away, try as they might!
I agree! I was in my 20s in the 1980s, so never watched the cartoon, but discovered the Jem dolls about 20 years ago and have collected them ever since! I have always been a hard rock music fan, so these dolls are so cool and iconic of the 80s to me! I wish I could afford the newer ones
I was always obsessed with toys that glowed in the dark.
OMG we need a Sindy episode! Or two! Or ten!! The playsets are just sooo much more detailed and better, than Barbie's, in my opinion :)
16:15 "Today you don't see many mini dolls"
L.O.L. Surprise: Am I a joke to you?
"many" meaning theres arent as much variety compared to how it was in the 80's according to the video there where fairy mini dolls / mini action fashion dolls / mermaid mini dolls and theres also strawberry shortcake and alot more.
whilst in "today" era theres only like L.O.L
My reaction exactly lol
This era was the best
I remember those dolls in the store I only bought Barbies and I was shopping for clothes and albums in the 80's
Missing dolls from the 80s: Darcy, Star dolls, Glamour Gals, and Dazzle Dolls. Loved the video!
I love the 80s toys?
My aunt Nikki loved Strawberry Shortcake when she was little?
They are the best.
80s was such a colourful era for toys and a fine era for everything really but i still think 90s was the best for Barbies and Disney ..my sister had the Lady lovely locks and She ra doll.
when you hit the 90's PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT FORGET "Peppermint Rose" dolls! they were absolutely gorgeous!
Ah, perfect time to upload this. It's the 1 year anniversary of the Barbie movie.
@@Sencilia dang has it been a year already?!? 😮
Cabbage patch kids video please ♥️♥️♥️♥️
I was born in 1980. I remember a lot of toys. I remember my parents meeting some guy in an empty parking lot to obtain 2 cabbage patch dolls when the corn silk hair. Apparently they knew a guy who worked at toys r us lol.
I'm surprised no one mentioned the "Starr" dolls! They were out around the same time of Barbie and the Rockers and they each came with a record that you could play but it was made out of cardboard but still played- it was crazy! And they had their own clothing and accessories line!
You did it again Joey!!
I swear the 80s and 90s qere the best time for not just dolls but acrion figures too. Everything was just so iconic, thank you for sharing this 😊
I loved the Rainbow Bright series, but the dolls weren't very common in my country. I had some themed accessories, but didn't know there was even a doll line until I was much older.
I also remember the Garbage Patch kids. One family in my school went to the US and found them, bringing a few dolls, but also lots of collectors cards. They were disgusting and so much fun.
I was born in 1980, so this video was my childhood
I remember the collector cards for garbage patch kids, they were disturbing!
Garbage Pail Kids cards, lol - they were a spoof on the Cabbage Patch Kids :)
I was born in '89, but almost all of my toys were acquired at yard sales and hand me downs. So almost all of my dolls and toys were '80s. Almost all of my favorites were 80s versions of things, and I played with them well into the 2000s.
I remember the P.J.Sparkles cartoon ❤
So you missed two iconic doll lines that I remember. I am a child of the 80s and 90s. One were the cupcake dolls. They were everywhere. Then also American girl. Those dolls were also everywhere and are still going strong.
I don't think American Girl dolls came out until the 1990s.
The My Child dolls, too! I never had them, but I used to see the commercials all the time. They were meant to compete with the Cabbage Patch doll and looking back, were actually better than they were. I'm sorry they never took off. :/
@PrincessofPower84 I like them more than Cabbage Patch Kids.
@@suzannebeinart4359 late 80s.
Have you ever heard of the Mt Friend dolls? Mandy, Amy, and Jenny. They were way larger than Barbie, but fashion dolls. I had them in the 70s.
These are all the dolls that I grew up with. It was a great time to be a kid.❤❤❤
"And the colour was... neon!" (Proceeds to show clips on muted sepia tones) 🤣
I loved so many of these growing up, another favorite was herself the elf
R.I.P. Heather O'Rourke 😢
I came here for my favorite doll of all time- Lady Lovely Locks and was not disappointed. Sadly, these lovely toys are often forgotten so it made me very happy to see them spotlighted here alongside so many other great toys I had as a child of the 80s!
I still have my rainbow brite and baby brite. Sigh. Memories
Was that Heather O'rourke in the advert from Poltergeist??!!
Yes! In the Rainbow Bright ad.
I had a lot of barbie dolls growing up and shes still cool today. ❤❤❤
I also had a Lil Miss Makeup/Dressup (I’ve found her under both names). You could change her face and hair with ice water. I’m pretty sure I also had a doll called Jenny. I just checked and she was made by Fisher Price and she’s called My Friend Jenny (1982). I’d forgotten about so many of these dolls. What a blast from the past. I’m kinda surprised how many of them I had-my parents must’ve spent a small fortune on me (which would’ve been difficult seeing as how we weren’t rich).❤
Edit to add: The Heart Family set! You didn’t mention that, did you? I think it was Mattel. It had a Barbie and Ken looking mom and dad and a baby boy and girl (like Kelly sized). That Heart Family dad was the only Ken-like doll I had (because who would waste their money buying Ken? 😝). He had to be all my Barbie’s boyfriend 😂
Edit again: My Buddy and Kid Sister (maybe Hasbro?) we’re also pretty memorable.
Crap! I’m back again to add: Quints. I loved these. Tiny mini dolls that were quintuplet babies. They had little outfits and furniture. I wanted all of it so bad 😅
And Cupcake Dolls! (I think these were Tonka or Kenner or one of the other younger kid companies.)
Nerd fact: The reason there were so many cartoons based on toys in the 80’s is because Reagan massively deregulated marketing to kids in the US. When you read about it as an adult, it’s quite icky.
It definitely worked on me! I had almost all of these and have dressed up like half of them for Halloween as an adult. 😹
I loved the Sea Wees too. Used to play with them in the bath and pool.
SOOOO nostalgic! I was born in 1981, so this video featured so many that were part of my childhood collection! 🥰 (The vast majority of which I still have) My Little Pony was my absolute favorite- each of my ponies was best friends with one of my sister's ponies. I not only still have my original herd, but I started getting them off eBay as a teenager after the original generation ended! I had a Lady Lovely Locks- my original doll was lost, although I oddly still have her dress and one shoe. Thankfully, I found a replacement for her at a vintage shop a few years ago. I never had a Moondreamer, but I dressed as one for Halloween one year. I still have my Shimmer mommy and baby. I still have my Cabbage Patch, Dolly Surprise, Strawberry Shortcake, Rainbow Brite dolls (Patty O'Green, Shy Violet, and Tickled Pink- Rainbow herself and Starlight the horse belonged to my sister), Crystal Barbie, and Barbie and the Rockers Dana doll! (Also Angel Face Barbie who wasn't mentioned in the video.) Oh, I don't think you mentioned the Heart Family! They were friends of Barbie- a set of parents with 2 little toddlers. As a kid, I was more into them than Barbie herself- I had (still have) the car, the nursery, the preschool, the playroom, and the playground plus some extra cousin babies.
I predict you will cover American Girl dolls in the next installment- although they were introduced in 1986, their peak popularity was in the 90s. They are the heart of my doll collection, so I do hope you feature them!
The Spectra doll is amazing, never saw those growing up but would have ADORED them. What a great tagline too 👩🚀
Yay I love this series of videos! Its so interesting seeing the timeline of how dolls evolved over the decades.
I loved my little Pony so much, I had one🥹❤❤❤ still love them immensly 💖💖 thank you for this wonderful video! 🩷🩷
Excellent video ! Child of the '80s here and this brought back so many wonderful memories. Strawberry Shortcake was one of the first doll lines I fell in love with and I had quite a few. Between my sister and I we had Cabbage Patch Kids, Rainbow Brite, My Little Pony, Jem, She-ra and some of the Barbies mentioned. What I really loved about this video though were the more forgotten dolls you brought up Hot Looks, Maxie , Sea Wees ... Wow I hadn't thought about Sea Wees in years ! You really did your research ! Can't wait to see the '90s video !
you always do such a great job. Great intro to this episode, you can immediately feel the spirit of the 80s.
What a great trip down memory lane for me, I remember almost all those dolls so fondly. I really enjoy your videos 😊 keep making them 🙏
Great list! I had so many of these doll's growing up. I actually have a huge collection of Cabbage Patch Kids that I am slowly letting go. I remember getting one when I was little for Christmas during the craze, the only reason I got one is because one of my parent's friends worked at the Coleco factory.
I had so many of these dolls growing up, still have some of them ❤
Spectra is my favorite ever. Found Astra Gold at a yardsale years ago and I love her beyond reason. They are so weird❤
I loved Jem and the Holograms! Still do. I wish I would've them as a doll too. Same with Lady Lovelylocks.
Missed this series!!! Please keep doing it 🥹
I never knew about the Barbie dolls of the world or that Andy Warhol painted Peaches and Cream Barbie! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and passion! 😊
I had "My Child" dolls. They had beautiful soft felt covered faces and big eyes. x
My sister had moon dreamers! She had a playset house and everything! Pretty sure I played with them some as a kid.
80s is my fave era of dolls
Im a 90s kid but I LOVE Rainbow Brite, i feel she would be a hit if she had a “bratz” makeover
Lovely locks and the pixie tails. I've been trying to remember what these dolls were called. I also had a paper doll collection of them.
So fun to see all these throwbacks to my early childhood. Also, you are so beautiful, love the sparkles and sweatband, spot on
I had the Heart Family and I also had the playhouse and the car. I love most of these dolls of the 80s, I don't think I had most of the dolls that I wanted, but I did have a few good ones.
Glamour Gals by Kenner, Dazzel Dolls by Mattel were very fun too. Huge playlets and changeable fashions! They were about the size of GI Joe
I love dolls I'm a huge fan of dolls
We had soo many strawberry shortcake dolls and my little ponies! And of course Barbies. And we each had a couple cabbage patch kids too.
LOVED this video! I pretty much had all of these at one point. Other ones that I had and still have were Popples, Popcorn Nosey Bear, Pound Purries and Watchimals.
Thank you for that fun fact about Jodi Benson! Such beautiful dolls, some weird, but okay. This was very interesting even though I'm more of a 90's 00's doll fan, I really enjoyed this! Thank you and you are as always amazing, Joey! ❤
I miss the 80s dolls
I loved the Strawberry Shortcake dolls as much as I did Barbie.
I had several of these. One of my uncles would buy us nieces a barbie for our birthday and christmas every year.
I loved the moondreamers or whatever they were called and of course barbie.
Helen Georgia has Cabbage Patch Land. You can adopt a “newly born” doll, tour the hospital, see the dolls in cabbages and much more. Cleveland, OH was I believe the first location and I think it’s still open
The 80s really had the best dolls .❤
I have been following you for a while and this has been one of my favourite videos
I love this video ❤ what a fun trip down memory lane. Thanks for posting. Please do a 90’s version
I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!
I loved Lady Lovleylocks, Rainbow Brite & Barbie and the Rockers film when I was little ❤🥰
I'm luckly enough to have some of these dolls in my collection. You never mentioned the best feature with Moon Dreamer Dolls, their hair glows in the dark and some accessories too. They are all so adorable.
I had a flower fairies doll. Based on the Cicely Mary Barker poems.
Thanks for the video Joey
I like 80s and early 90s dolls and ponys very much! 💖
I have an 80s Rainbow Brite horse that was handed down to me by my cousin. I was born in the 90s so too young to remember the show. It's quite tall with a flocked body and the mane and tail are made from wool. I've never seen one anywhere else, so I'm keeping hold of it! I think I had a later reboot of the doll as well from around the early 2000s. And from the same cousin over 50 My Little Ponies, which I will also never part with.
I had a lot of these even though I wasn't born until 1986. Hooray for yard salez and stores still having the toys for sale for a long time.
I recently bought a tiny Rainbow Brite Tickled Pink figure from five below. It's absolutely adorable.
I remember the craze over cabbage patch kids, it was bizarre. I loved strawberry shortcake, she was my fav. I also desperately wanted the Jem dolls but my mum refused to buy them for me. I never got into Barbie - I preferred the original Sindy (before the American make-over). Thanks for this video, brought back some fond memories ❤
Thank you for this video. I'm 46. I had 99% of these dolls, including the Mimi, from The Hot Looks dolls. I absolutely loved Spectra. She was my favorite doll. The other dolls that were also around include the following: The Heart Family ( I had the dolls and furniture, but not the grandparents), The Hugga Bunch dolls, The My Child Dolls (I the both Cabbage Patch and My Child dolls), The Micheal Jackson doll (of course I had one LOL), also there was Baby Skate....AND....The Kid Sister doll/My Buddy dolls....AND...Cricket. My parents never bought me the Kid Sister/My Buddy dolls or Cricket and Corky. After watching Child's Play, I totally understand. Anyway, Cabbage Patch dolls were the item back then. At that time, we were living in Japan. My father made sure I had a couple of them, including the sticker books.
When you talked about the Maxie doll line and the series you didn't show a scene from Maxie's world, but a scene from Beverly Hills Teens which is a completely different series (still from the 80's, but completely different)
Yes please for the Cabbage Patch Kids deep dive!
I just got my first dream cabbage Patch doll from the US (I‘m 24) 😂❤
I love 80s dolls. Great Video! 😍