I'm currently in the process of completing my Addy historical clothing collection. I love Pleasant Company clothing. I love your Pleasant Company collections.
“They’re free balling” I’m dying that’s hilarious as an ag collector I can confirm that about only half of my dolls have panties. My biased favorites especially have panties (Nellie and Samantha always do).
I thoroughly enjoy your videos. I love your focus on the First Editions of everything. I haven’t been collecting that long so I’m learning so much. I adore the details. You asked in a previous video if anyone was interested in prices and I am. If you decide not to I understand that too. Keep up the videos. Merry Christmas!
Thank you Candy, I appreciate that! Pleasant Company has such a rich history and it’s so fun to learn about. Most people have been interested in prices so I’ll probably keep telling them where it’s relevant. Thank you so much for watching and Merry Christmas! 💚❤️
Happy holidays from a middle age new collector in Atlantic Canada. Your videos are informative and your collection is to die for!! Bravo on a beautifully curated collection.
Your Felicity is gorgeous. When was the firery red hair Felicity released? That is something I would like too. I think her Christmas dress color is cobalt blue. I would love the St. Lucia outfit.
You had me absolutely cackling when you the nurse doll looked like what you imagine your sleep paralysis demon looked like 😂 I love your personality along with your collection
Amazing! I really I want to own everything in Molly's collection someday. I love seeing all of your stuff. Addy's Christmas Dress is my absolute favorite outfit in her collection.
Oh wow, your Molly's eyes are beautiful - I've never seen the grey look SO light. I feel like the exact shade of grey is the most "unintentionally variable" AG thing (or maybe Kirsten's shade of blue - that also varies wildly).
I love to hear that! Pleasant Company is soooo fun to collect. I'm eventually going to start getting some of the newer stuff I think, but vintage PC has me so busy heh.
i’m just getting in to collecting and i love your videos! i’ve watched them all and can’t wait for more. I especially enjoy the longer videos (: for your Q&A: what do you do outside of doll collecting , do you have a full time career?
@@idreamofjonny i’ve kept some of the really special ones! The school stories and some of the white bodies too, seeing your collection made me smile, and you really have some great stuff over there! Always happy to see another collector who appreciates and gets why we love those dolls, 1986 was a very special year! 😊
I remember When I found American Girl in the early 2000s that Molly's Christmas stocking had paints and afew other Toys for molly I don't remember a snow globe at all. Then I noticed with Molly's glasses they have something in the back holding them on rather then regular molly glasses later on.
@@idreamofjonny wow I didn't know that with the orginal Molly's 1986 and 1987 dolls glasses didn't have the lenses and was held by elastic. When did American Girl change mollys glasses to how they are now?
funny, i think of barrel clasps as on the easier end of the spectrum for jewelry.. . i guess something to keep in mind would be that doll items are typically designed for 6yo size hands/fingers, so i've noticed adults sometimes struggle more than a child might with the small clasps/snaps/buttons/etc (not just AGs, but just dolls in general)..
Ahhh I love the Christmas collections! There's something in particular about the Christmas and the night time collections that's just the Most nostalgic. I would love to see a video on what to look for for a first edition Addy. Also, question for a potential Q&A video: is there a particular item/collection that just screams nostalgia for you? Like for me it's Kirsten's night time collection. I have no idea why that one specifically but I just remember staring at it in the catalog all the time.
I love that! Definitely going to do an Addy video. I love her so much. Nostalgia-wise, I definitely have a few things that really take me back. Thank you so much for the question - I'll put it on the list!
Instead of saying common, you could say standard if you wanted to. Also I really loved your video. You have so much knowledge of this, it's great! Now I know how people feel when I infodump my hyperfixation.
Thank you so much! "Standard" does sound like a good substitute - I had a couple recommendations for that, so I'll start using it (if I can remember lol)
Your videos touch me because 1) I collect American Girl and 2) my son came to me after he was grown a shared that he had always wanted a Kirsten. If I had known, he would have gotten one. I have a West German one set aside for him if he ever asks.
I would really like to know some your sources of information, so I can better educate myself. How joyful seeing all your beautiful dolls dressed in their Holiday dresses! I always guessed that Felicity's holiday dress is not red and green because her era was earlier than Victorian.( when possibly those colors started being associated with Christmas) Same with the Regency girls Caroline and Josefina. Do you still have your catalogs from childhood? You must have studied them for hours! Thanks again for sharing and Happy Holidays! Oops, almost forgot-- helpful tip for that pesky velcro: Get yourself an extra strip to put over the snaggy side. (Do this when you lay the dress out and open it up-just before putting it on the doll) I keep an extra strip handy for dressing my dolls. No more snagging!🙂
Aw, thanks Paulette! I’ve learned some things from a Facebook group called The Vintage Corner, but a lot of it I’ve learned just from buying and selling so much and looking at receipts. Good point about the blue dress on Felicity! I should probably brush up on my history. I no longer have my original catalogs, but I have bought a few recently that are from the same years. It might be fun to do a catalog flip through video! Thanks so much for the super helpful tip about the velcro - I need to try that one out! Thank you so much for watching my videos, I really appreciate it! Happy holidays!
Samantha Christmas dress had changed color from red to cranberry cause in my childhood catalogs it was said cranberry Christmas dress in the description in the catalog. My time line is 2003 and up until Samantha retired in 2008.
My heart goes out to the child who didn’t get these dolls a a child! Happy you have them now! What a beautiful collection. I collect Kirsten and my dream doll would be a turquoise eyes with big teeth’87. I see them come up for sale, but I’m too afraid to buy one because the eye color is so hard to judge in a photo. I’m always afraid the seller might use a filter or something. Any suggestions?
Hi. Fellow adult collector. I have a NRFB 1st edition Addy from the 1st 2 years of production. I also have most of Addy and Felicity's original collection, other than some odds and ends. When I move, I'm hoping to have a dedicated space to display my collection as well.
That's so awesome! It really does help you appreciate your collection more if you can display them because you don't have to go out of your way as much to see them. I would definitely recommend doing it if you can!
Great video. Enjoyed very much. You never know when going to a flea market and discovering a box full of bits and bobs and finding one of these treasured items! Oh... in the future could you do a video on Molly's glasses, I do not have a Molly (yet), of course I want a PC doll but sometimes on ebay I see a doll and the glasses look all wrong (I think). A viewer down below mentioned using the word standard instead of common is a good idea.
She’s been on eBay since last year. Way overpriced because she doesn’t even have shoes! The complete mint set with box, snow globe, and packaging might be worth close to $1500. But a nurse without shoes maybe $500-ish?
Hi, greetings from Guatemala City. I collect 2nd hand American Girl dolls (those are the only ones that came here by the salvation army) and I want to say Thank you for sharing your collection you inspired me so much! And can you pleaseee show 1st Pleasent Company catalogs or any catalog in general im dying to see those. (sorry for my bad english im learning) -Vincent Villarroel.
Thank you!I love when I hear about collectors in other countries! I'm definitely planning to do catalog flip-throughs - I think they're so fun to watch. Your English is great, by the way!
This video was fantastic! Maybe try Popular instead of common, I don't have a problem with common because I totally get it and love your collection! Keep it up!
I didn’t know about the ornament thing - so interesting!! I’ve never been a huge fan of Samantha’s Christmas dress, but the version with the heart lace might change my mind! In your opinion , what is a fair price for that version in good condition? Have a great holiday season!! ☺️
I loooooove Samantha's Christmas dress. I definitely recommend the heart lace! There was one made in 1990 that you can get for $30-50 if you keep an eye out. The 1986 version (shown in the video) is a lot harder to come by, so a fair market price would probably be $75-ish depending on condition. If you're able to find one with the original box and satin ribbon, they go for way more. I paid about $200 for my mint in box 1986 one. If you're not a stickler for having first year, I'd definitely recommend the 1990 one because it is soooo similar. Happy Holidays! :)
Seeing the original dolls in the most modern promotional poses/materials would also be interesting. (Ex. For the new Molly re release, or when they had all the girls in the one photo last or… two years ago lol)
Yep! The most notable are Molly and Samantha who have a very distinct 1st edition of their trunks. I'm going to do videos on them! I'll add your question to the list, but to give you a head start - definitely check Mercari, Etsy, and Facebook Marketplace. Also local thrift shops!
Love all your videos and I basically only want to ask wildly inappropriate personal questions so I'll do that some place else! Kidding, sort of. Your knowledge is amazing and when are pitching Netflix for the Pleasant Company unauthorized documentary that will eventually get a cease and desist from Pleasant Rowland's lawyers? I'm ready when you are!
Absolutely! I'm already planning to do 1st vs 2nd edition trunk videos for Molly and Samantha. Once I get a 1st edition Kirsten trunk, I'll do that one too :)
The purple trim is actually just blue trim that's faded overtime. It usually happens on earlier versions, I think. It was likely an unstable dye batch. I hope that helps!
how do you know all of this information about the different variations of everything? and how do u remember all of it? lol. i don’t know if they’re documented on some kind of website (i haven’t seen it so idk) but u seem to know every single detail lmao
if i wasn't poor i would buy a full sized american girl doll second hand. none of them are in my price range so i just have two mini dolls and a my life as doll
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I'm currently in the process of completing my Addy historical clothing collection. I love Pleasant Company clothing. I love your Pleasant Company collections.
“They’re free balling” I’m dying that’s hilarious as an ag collector I can confirm that about only half of my dolls have panties. My biased favorites especially have panties (Nellie and Samantha always do).
I would please like an honest assessment of all the dolls’ dolls ranked from scary af to just slightly terrifying.
I just finished Samantha’s Christmas story and I never noticed how much brighter the doll version is to the book!
It is! There are so many differences between the books and real life pieces!
I thoroughly enjoy your videos. I love your focus on the First Editions of everything. I haven’t been collecting that long so I’m learning so much. I adore the details. You asked in a previous video if anyone was interested in prices and I am. If you decide not to I understand that too. Keep up the videos. Merry Christmas!
Thank you Candy, I appreciate that! Pleasant Company has such a rich history and it’s so fun to learn about. Most people have been interested in prices so I’ll probably keep telling them where it’s relevant. Thank you so much for watching and Merry Christmas! 💚❤️
Happy holidays from a middle age new collector in Atlantic Canada. Your videos are informative and your collection is to die for!! Bravo on a beautifully curated collection.
Thank you so much, Laura - I really appreciate it! Happy Holidays!
Hi im a 48 year old collector
Your Felicity is gorgeous. When was the firery red hair Felicity released? That is something I would like too. I think her Christmas dress color is cobalt blue. I would love the St. Lucia outfit.
I enjoy seeing your collection. I totally can relate with getting what you wanted as a child, as an adult!
Thank you so much! Better late than never, right?!
You had me absolutely cackling when you the nurse doll looked like what you imagine your sleep paralysis demon looked like 😂 I love your personality along with your collection
Amazing! I really I want to own everything in Molly's collection someday. I love seeing all of your stuff. Addy's Christmas Dress is my absolute favorite outfit in her collection.
Thanks Diana! Molly is so fun to collect. I think Addy's Christmas dress might be my favorite too :)
As a kid, my theory was if you wanted Felicity in Red and Green for Christmas, you did the Riding Habit with the Cloak.
“… so yeah, they’re usually free-ballin.”
Lol 😂
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I love Addy’s dress too! I own it and the taffeta is thick and luxurious and the ribbon around the waist has tassels.
The original nurse doll is very much like the dolls that were for sale at the dime store when I was little. (1960's)
Yes, definitely! You can find very similar ones on eBay!
Oh wow, your Molly's eyes are beautiful - I've never seen the grey look SO light. I feel like the exact shade of grey is the most "unintentionally variable" AG thing (or maybe Kirsten's shade of blue - that also varies wildly).
Your channel got me back into collecting American girl. And no my focus is pleasant company. The quality was so good!
I love to hear that! Pleasant Company is soooo fun to collect. I'm eventually going to start getting some of the newer stuff I think, but vintage PC has me so busy heh.
Very cool AG collectibles! Can’t wait to see your whole collections video. I love the Pleasant Company line.❤
Thanks so much! I'm excited to release it!
Awesome Awesome Awesome vid! You're so knowledgeable and it's nice to see I wasn't the only little boy in tbe 90s obsessed with these girls!
Thank you! I love that we’re all finding each other!
Samantha got the cutest christmas outfit imo
Samantha's is definitely one of the most popular!
i’m just getting in to collecting and i love your videos! i’ve watched them all and can’t wait for more. I especially enjoy the longer videos (:
for your Q&A: what do you do outside of doll collecting , do you have a full time career?
Omg!! I also collect AG’s and your collection is amazing!! I have a mint NRFB samantha some early Pleasant Company treasures!! Thanks for sharing!!
Hey Christian! I recognize you from your videos all those years ago, and I remember your collection. It’s so nice of you to reach out!
@@idreamofjonny i’ve kept some of the really special ones! The school stories and some of the white bodies too, seeing your collection made me smile, and you really have some great stuff over there! Always happy to see another collector who appreciates and gets why we love those dolls, 1986 was a very special year! 😊
I remember When I found American Girl in the early 2000s that Molly's Christmas stocking had paints and afew other Toys for molly I don't remember a snow globe at all. Then I noticed with Molly's glasses they have something in the back holding them on rather then regular molly glasses later on.
Sounds like she was from 1986 or 1987! They used elastic to hold the glasses on, and they didn't have lenses either!
@@idreamofjonny wow I didn't know that with the orginal Molly's 1986 and 1987 dolls glasses didn't have the lenses and was held by elastic. When did American Girl change mollys glasses to how they are now?
Great video!
Thank you!
Love the content! Your collection is wonderful to see.😊
Thank you so much, Jess!
funny, i think of barrel clasps as on the easier end of the spectrum for jewelry.. . i guess something to keep in mind would be that doll items are typically designed for 6yo size hands/fingers, so i've noticed adults sometimes struggle more than a child might with the small clasps/snaps/buttons/etc (not just AGs, but just dolls in general)..
I feel you on wanting these when I was a kid! Now I have many! But right now I am trying to get all the GOTY McKenna collection!
I’m so glad you finally got to get them! Good luck finding everything for McKenna!
Ahhh I love the Christmas collections! There's something in particular about the Christmas and the night time collections that's just the Most nostalgic.
I would love to see a video on what to look for for a first edition Addy. Also, question for a potential Q&A video: is there a particular item/collection that just screams nostalgia for you? Like for me it's Kirsten's night time collection. I have no idea why that one specifically but I just remember staring at it in the catalog all the time.
I love that! Definitely going to do an Addy video. I love her so much. Nostalgia-wise, I definitely have a few things that really take me back. Thank you so much for the question - I'll put it on the list!
happy holidays! i enjoy your videos sm, keep it up :)
Thank you so much Elena! Happy Holidays!
Instead of saying common, you could say standard if you wanted to. Also I really loved your video. You have so much knowledge of this, it's great! Now I know how people feel when I infodump my hyperfixation.
Thank you so much! "Standard" does sound like a good substitute - I had a couple recommendations for that, so I'll start using it (if I can remember lol)
Your videos touch me because 1) I collect American Girl and 2) my son came to me after he was grown a shared that he had always wanted a Kirsten. If I had known, he would have gotten one. I have a West German one set aside for him if he ever asks.
That is so sweet! I think you should surprise him with her one day soon. I guarantee you it will mean a lot to him ❤️
Please do a full collection tour!
I'm working on one that I can't wait to share! Thank you so much for the recommendation!!
Children have smaller fingers. It’s actually easier for them to do those little clasps and tie little bows.
I would really like to know some your sources of information, so I can better educate myself. How joyful seeing all your beautiful dolls dressed in their Holiday dresses! I always guessed that Felicity's holiday dress is not red and green because her era was earlier than Victorian.( when possibly those colors started being associated with Christmas) Same with the Regency girls Caroline and Josefina. Do you still have your catalogs from childhood? You must have studied them for hours! Thanks again for sharing and Happy Holidays! Oops, almost forgot-- helpful tip for that pesky velcro: Get yourself an extra strip to put over the snaggy side. (Do this when you lay the dress out and open it up-just before putting it on the doll) I keep an extra strip handy for dressing my dolls. No more snagging!🙂
Aw, thanks Paulette! I’ve learned some things from a Facebook group called The Vintage Corner, but a lot of it I’ve learned just from buying and selling so much and looking at receipts. Good point about the blue dress on Felicity! I should probably brush up on my history. I no longer have my original catalogs, but I have bought a few recently that are from the same years. It might be fun to do a catalog flip through video! Thanks so much for the super helpful tip about the velcro - I need to try that one out! Thank you so much for watching my videos, I really appreciate it! Happy holidays!
Samantha Christmas dress had changed color from red to cranberry cause in my childhood catalogs it was said cranberry Christmas dress in the description in the catalog. My time line is 2003 and up until Samantha retired in 2008.
My heart goes out to the child who didn’t get these dolls a a child! Happy you have them now! What a beautiful collection. I collect Kirsten and my dream doll would be a turquoise eyes with big teeth’87. I see them come up for sale, but I’m too afraid to buy one because the eye color is so hard to judge in a photo. I’m always afraid the seller might use a filter or something. Any suggestions?
Hi. Fellow adult collector. I have a NRFB 1st edition Addy from the 1st 2 years of production. I also have most of Addy and Felicity's original collection, other than some odds and ends. When I move, I'm hoping to have a dedicated space to display my collection as well.
That's so awesome! It really does help you appreciate your collection more if you can display them because you don't have to go out of your way as much to see them. I would definitely recommend doing it if you can!
@@idreamofjonny meant to say first 2 months production! Oml. 🤭
Great video. Enjoyed very much. You never know when going to a flea market and discovering a box full of bits and bobs and finding one of these treasured items! Oh... in the future could you do a video on Molly's glasses, I do not have a Molly (yet), of course I want a PC doll but sometimes on ebay I see a doll and the glasses look all wrong (I think). A viewer down below mentioned using the word standard instead of common is a good idea.
Omg that nurse doll is on eBay ! 1500.00 whoa 😮
She’s been on eBay since last year. Way overpriced because she doesn’t even have shoes! The complete mint set with box, snow globe, and packaging might be worth close to $1500. But a nurse without shoes maybe $500-ish?
Hi, greetings from Guatemala City. I collect 2nd hand American Girl dolls (those are the only ones that came here by the salvation army) and I want to say Thank you for sharing your collection you inspired me so much! And can you pleaseee show 1st Pleasent Company catalogs or any catalog in general im dying to see those.
(sorry for my bad english im learning)
-Vincent Villarroel.
Thank you!I love when I hear about collectors in other countries! I'm definitely planning to do catalog flip-throughs - I think they're so fun to watch. Your English is great, by the way!
This video was fantastic! Maybe try Popular instead of common, I don't have a problem with common because I totally get it and love your collection! Keep it up!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the suggestion too!
I didn’t know about the ornament thing - so interesting!! I’ve never been a huge fan of Samantha’s Christmas dress, but the version with the heart lace might change my mind! In your opinion , what is a fair price for that version in good condition? Have a great holiday season!! ☺️
I loooooove Samantha's Christmas dress. I definitely recommend the heart lace! There was one made in 1990 that you can get for $30-50 if you keep an eye out. The 1986 version (shown in the video) is a lot harder to come by, so a fair market price would probably be $75-ish depending on condition. If you're able to find one with the original box and satin ribbon, they go for way more. I paid about $200 for my mint in box 1986 one. If you're not a stickler for having first year, I'd definitely recommend the 1990 one because it is soooo similar. Happy Holidays! :)
@@idreamofjonny Thank you so much for the great information!!
I love the shelves devoted to your collection. Are they custom or could we find same ones at ikea or somewhere. The displays are amazing
Thanks Denise! They’re IKEA Billy bookcases. I’m going to build something custom in the near future, but for now these work great!
A video idea would be to try and replicate the photos from the catalog for nostalgia/how you would have made your own product shots
Seeing the original dolls in the most modern promotional poses/materials would also be interesting. (Ex. For the new Molly re release, or when they had all the girls in the one photo last or… two years ago lol)
Another comment lol: maybe you could use standard instead of common if common bothers you. Standard issue/vs limited instead of rare? Idk.
I love all these ideas - thank you so much! It would be really fun to try and recreate the photos!
I have Samantha 1st edition with original Samantha birthday dress and nightgown
So cool!
Are there different versions of the trunks? Where are good places to find early PC items and signed dolls other than eBay? Great video
Yep! The most notable are Molly and Samantha who have a very distinct 1st edition of their trunks. I'm going to do videos on them! I'll add your question to the list, but to give you a head start - definitely check Mercari, Etsy, and Facebook Marketplace. Also local thrift shops!
Love all your videos and I basically only want to ask wildly inappropriate personal questions so I'll do that some place else! Kidding, sort of. Your knowledge is amazing and when are pitching Netflix for the Pleasant Company unauthorized documentary that will eventually get a cease and desist from Pleasant Rowland's lawyers? I'm ready when you are!
I do think I wanna do a PC documentary once I get a little better at this!! Dm me those questions 😆
Can you do a video on the different trunks?
Absolutely! I'm already planning to do 1st vs 2nd edition trunk videos for Molly and Samantha. Once I get a 1st edition Kirsten trunk, I'll do that one too :)
Also do you know if Felicity's Christmas gown with the purple trim would be a first addition?
The purple trim is actually just blue trim that's faded overtime. It usually happens on earlier versions, I think. It was likely an unstable dye batch. I hope that helps!
@@idreamofjonny Ah! That makes sense! Thanks!!
"I'm not paying $400 for a harmonica" said by the man who paid over $400 for the ballerina 😜. Jk, you do you.
I would love to know what made you decide to start collecting as an adult, and how long you've been collecting for. Happy holidays!
Are you going to be collecting joesafina? Or kit and Kaya? The "orginal 8?
I have the Santa snow globe, along with a few other stocking items you don’t have, would you be interested?
Send me an email and I’ll have a look! idreamofjonny at gmail
Also Johnny, why do some Felicitys have red eyelashes and some have the normal black?
M stands for merchandise
Good thinking!
how do you know all of this information about the different variations of everything? and how do u remember all of it? lol. i don’t know if they’re documented on some kind of website (i haven’t seen it so idk) but u seem to know every single detail lmao
How much did you spend on your signed Samantha doll?
'Standard' might be a good word to swap with for common
How did u get into collecting
if i wasn't poor i would buy a full sized american girl doll second hand. none of them are in my price range so i just have two mini dolls and a my life as doll
You should check thrift stores! Often people find them there for about $5 - sometimes they’re almost new!
I saw someone selling the gingerbread from the 80s once. It was moldy. *insert vomit emoji*
I’ve seen some moldy ones and they’re pretty gross! It’s so hard to find a good fresh-looking one!
You're gorgeous