Underrepresented...until now

In a post that never saw the light of day, I noted that Yasmin was criminally underrepresented in my Bratz collection.  Jade is my favorite Bratz character, period, and until recently I largely ignored the other characters.  Well, sort of, I did.  One Sasha, two of Meygan, two of Cloe, three of Jade, one each of several other characters.  No Yasmin at all...well, yeah, I sort of did.  I have a Bratz Kidz Yasmin and a Yasmina Clairvoya, but I didn't have any examples of Yasmin herself until this past June.  Smile purdy, ladies.

It's Yasmin's birthday today, so she's celebrating with doppelgangers!  The doll on the left is an early Yasmin, from the first Strut It! wave in 2003.  She is wearing her secondary blouse, and her primary skirt and shoes.  She's got a bit of a hippie vibe going on with that skirt.

I'd have worn a getup like this in a heartbeat back in high school, though my sister pointed out that some of my health woes now might trace back to my teenage penchant for wearing platform shoes.  Teenagers always think they're gonna live forever, and sixteen-year-old me thought "By golly, if Elton John could wear big goofy shoes, so can I!"  LOL, anyway, the five main Bratz characters had a basic look, but that look was not set in stone (I've seen some Cloe dolls with brown eyes, for example).  This particular Yasmin has blue-green eyes that seem to glow under the right light, plus big burgundy lips that I love.  Her eyeshadow is pretty tame, especially for a Bratz doll, but it has a nice shimmer when the light is right.

Interestingly, this Yasmin doesn't have earrings.  Big bangles were usually the norm for Bratz.

I love the simple ponytail, by the way.  Hairstyling has never been my strong point, be it on dolls or on myself, but I can handle this.

The doll in the middle is Head Gamez Yasmin, in a dress that she may or may not have borrowed from Ooh-La-La Kumi.  LOL again, and no, this was legit her stock dress.  It just happens to be the same as Kumi's extra dress.

Hey, they're The Girls With a Passion for Fashion, right?  This dress is a simple, versatile little number so it fits in well with just about any Bratz wave.  Since customization was kinda the point of Head Gamez all the dolls were simply dressed, but they still looked nice.  I remember the Head Gamez dolls very well and I loved the idea at the time, but it turns out that the heads can't be swapped easily, and doing so damages the doll.  So Yasmin will be keeping her noggin, and THAT'S ALRIGHT, THEN, because she's got a pretty face.  I think she knows it, too, as smug as she is!  This Yasmin has baby blue eyes with a brown rim, plus eyeshadow that goes with everything.  Her lips are a dusty rose shade.

I like Strut It's cranberry lips better, but they're both pretty dolls.  Interestingly, Strut It doesn't have earrings or holes for earrings, and Head Gamez does.  They're still not the bangles I associate with these dolls, but they ARE earrings.

This last one is none other than iCandy, one of my all-time favorite Bratz lines.

Pink looks amazing on Yasmin, and this particular doll paired it with blue.  Notice that she doesn't wear any earrings either, and that her eyes are completely different from those of the other two.

Green or hazel, I'd say.  Her eye makeup is also pretty tame, though not as subtle as Strut It! Yasmin's eyeshadow is.  This Yasmin has straight hair and thus didn't look as scruffy when removed from the box.  I appreciate the straight fibers, and also the jazzy pink streak that fits the iCandy theme.

Pink definitely has its place in the dolly world!  iCandy Yasmin is something of a foodie, by the way; here she's refusing to move unless I share my pizza.

Pizza was shared.  Malden's Pizza Hut closed down when the chain sold, but we have a Casey's that serves pizza so all is not lost.

Definitely a victory for Yasmin, and for me as well, since a hole in my Bratz collection has been filled.  I still admire Genie Magic Yasmin from afar, but...well, my rekindled obsession with Simon and Halbig dolls has been very hard on my doll budget (spoilers!), so that Yasmin will have to wait for now.  No worries, the ones I've got are fine.

And now, News From the Moon!  I have an appointment with my neurologist set up.  I see her on August 25th at Cape Girardeau, and hopefully I'll get some friggin' answers already!

Bratzy love,
RagingMoon1987

More random dolls that I found interesting

I love Fridays and loathe August!  August is the hot-weather equivalent of January, with nothing but extreme temperatures and no holidays to look forward to for at least a month.  Hmmm...I think I gripe about August EVERY August, come to think of it.  On the other hand, it's Friday, and even though I don't get Saturdays off like I did when I was a kid, I still love Fridays.  On this particular day a Friday and a first day of August kinda cancel each other out.  Gee whiz, where have I been???  Obviously I meant this to go up back in August, and on a Friday...yeppers, August 1st was a Friday!  Thank you Treesa, for pointing out that lovely boo-boo.  It's a full moon tonight and I'm just a little crazy, just like my critters.  Anyway, I'm back with another list of obscure (or not-so-obscure) dolls that I found interesting, and I'm gonna just dive right in.

TIMEY TELL

COMPANY:  Mattel 

YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1964

I've been told that the dolly world can be just as wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey as the life of a time lord, and that appears to be the case with this young lady.  Timey Tell wears a large watch on her wrist, and...I actually don't know if it's tied to her ability to talk, but she can announce various activities to do at various hours.  She even has accessories for some of those activities, like a tea set for four-o'clock.  Hmmm...did Americans do teatime at four-o'clock in the sixties?  Did this doll turn off at night?  Jeez, I've had toys that woke up in the middle of the night, and it made long for a cinder block to hurl at said toy.  EDIT, 11/20/25:  I oughtta know better by now than to talk about a vintage doll without at least glancing at Tam's blog.  She talked about Timey Tell HERE.  The magazine ad she shows is to die for, and it even shows some other familiar faces.  Anyone for Baby Beans???

COOCHY COO BABY

COMPANY:  Ertl
YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1996

I blame Eve Ensler for ruining my views on "coochy-coochy-coo."  Read "The Little Coochi Snorcher That Could" if you dare and you'll see what I mean (linked content is rated X for violence, rape, and underage sex).  Dumbest pudendal euphemism that I've ever heard, first and foremost, and then the subject matter of that monologue...ewww.  Adult content aside, from what I can gather Coochy-Coo Baby functions in a way similar to some of the dolls I own.  Squeeze her tummy, and she apparently makes baby noises.  She'll also suck on her bottle or her pacifier if her tummy is pressed, and I think that's pretty cool.  Bless You Baby Tender Love sure can't do that!  She's got a hole in her mouth for a bottle, but she sure as snot doesn't suck on it!

Coochy-Coo Baby and Bless You Baby Tender Love do have a few things in common, though.  Their gimmicks are both triggered by squeezing the doll's tummy, and they both appear to be all one piece, with no joints whatsoever.  Ooo, I bet that means that Coochy-Coo is soft!  Baby Tender Love certainly is.  I have to admit though that Coochy-Coo freaks me out a little, mainly because of her huge eyes and huge mouth.  She looks a little like a modern-day Cry Baby, but not as cute.  Still, this doll is kinda interesting, and I love how her gimmick is kid-friendly.  She comes in both white and Afro-American variants.

BABY COLOR AND SHAMPOO

COMPANY:  Kenner
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1993-1994

Oh, I can just here my mama:  "Don't make a mess in there, Moon!"  LOL, I loved to play in my bath when I was little, and if I had a doll or a toy to play with me I was in hog heaven.  Occasionally I did make a mess and I got a severe scolding or even a swat on the rear!  That said, Baby Color and Shampoo is exactly what she sounds like:  a doll with hair dye and shampoo.  You could streak her hair with the included dye, and the apparently you could wash it out and do it all over again.  In theory it sounds pretty good, though I do wonder how well it worked in real life.  My friends had Doodle Bears that never got completely clean despite what the advertisements said.  Anyway, in addition to the shampooing/hair-dying gimmicks, Baby Color and Shampoo could blow bubbles when one squeezed her tummy...but out the top of her head!  Not out of her mouth like babies normally would!  Nonetheless I'd have been all over this doll like white on rice had I liked dolls in 1993.  I was solidly a Jurassic Park girl by then.  Baby Color and Shampoo was not alone in the water-play-meets-hair-coloring category, by the way; Foam 'n' Color Barbie was there too.  Again, I have no idea how well Barbie's foam washed out, but either way it sounds like something I'd have loved.

BUBBLE SURPRISE SUZY

COMPANY:  Kenner
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1993-1994

Another doll named Suzy!  I guess one could say that Suzy here was Baby Color and Shampoo's companion or sister.  Worthpoint apparently thinks so.  A close look at the dolls' feet reveals that they both had the same body mold, so there's that much more in common.  Suzy is another water play doll, and one...basically dressed her in bubbles.  I could've sworn that there was a Barbie doll back in the day who wore bubbles too, but all I could find online was Foam 'n' Color Barbie, who definitely does NOT wear dresses made of bubbles...no, I found her!  Her name was Bathtime Fun Barbie, and she also wore soap bubble dresses.  Once again, both Barbie and Suzy are dolls I'd have enjoyed as a child, because I loved to play with soap.  Suzy appears to be kinda obscure; I was unable to find a commercial for her, and I only found images of a white doll, with lilac eyes, no less.  <glances up>  Oh, Baby Color and Shampoo has lilac eyes too.  Interestingly, in this video Suzy's molded earrings can clearly be seen.  I don't often see baby dolls with earrings.

CHLOE CHARMS

COMPANY:  Kenner

YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1995-1996

One of the glitzy toddler dolls, Chloe Charms carries charms in that big silver necklace of hers, and they could be used to decorate her dress and hair.  I think little girls could wear 'em too.  <glances at the commercial>  No, the charms come out of Chloe's crown!  Now that, I love.  You turn the plastic dome on the crown, and out pops a charm.  Pretty cool!  As with Twist 'n' Style Tiffany, I prefer Chloe Charms's black self to her white one, because her smile looks genuinely happy rather than pageant-y, but they're both cute.

BABY DID IT

COMPANY:  Kenner

YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1996

Oh mercy, baby did what???  LOL, the box says it all:  after being fed Baby Did It loads her pants and it's up to the owner to clean her up.  She comes with her powder and what I presume is a thing of wipes, and a baby bottle, so basically this doll is your classic drink 'n' wet doll.  I don't like this doll's face much; she looks a little like a space alien.  The name makes me laugh though, because it reminds me of my sister's hijinks during her potty training days!

KATIE KISS 'N' GIGGLES

COMPANY:  CapToys
YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1994

CapToys!  Who do we know from CapToys???

So there was more to CapToys than Blooming Dolls!  Katie Kiss 'n' Giggles is Violet's "cousin," so to speak, and her gimmick is a simple one.  Squeeze her tummy and she kisses you.  She's even got her own lip gloss for the occasion.  In the kissing sense Katie is very much like the Cabbage Patch Kissin' Kids, in that they also kiss when squeezed.  I think Rowena Skylar runs on batteries, though...and maybe Katie does too.  I dunno.  Either way I don't think Katie has the cutest face, but I love her simple, kid-friendly gimmick.  

MY PRETTY BALLERINA 

COMPANY:  Tyco
YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1989-1990

Now she's in me, always with me...ahem, I like ballerina dolls.  I think I've discussed that, LOL.  My Pretty Ballerina did what ballerinas do:  stretch at the barre and turn pirouettes.  This particular doll also has joints all over, which is...actually more than I can say for a lot of ballerina dolls that I've seen/owned.  You'd think that ballerina dolls would be more limber than the average doll, but a lot of 'em aren't, probably because of production costs.  I won't knock it, since even the stiffest ballerinas I own have a lot of grace.  But My Pretty Ballerina has the joints to get the job done, plus arms like a gibbon.  Seriously, this child has LOOOONG arms!  LOL, again, I can dig it.

CALIFORNIA ROLLER BABY

COMPANY:

YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1991-1992 (Maybe????  I actually don't know how long she was produced, LOL.)

Yep, I'm finally including her!  Every time I discuss glitzy toddler dolls this one crops up at least once.  I guess she technically could be called glitzy herself since she's wearing jewelry and engaging in a hobby that few toddlers engage in.  Not that I know of, anyway; my friends didn't start gomming around with roller skates until they were about eight, and they didn't rollerblade until ten or eleven.  ANYWAY, like most of the dolls above, California Roller Baby runs on batteries, is ridiculously happy-looking, and has a gimmick that is fairly easy to operate.  She legit skates, without anyone holding her up like Barbie in her sparky rollerblading days.  Granted, Cali wouldn't win any races, but she IS skating on her own.

ROCKIN' BOPPERS

COMPANY:  Worlds of Wonder
YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1990

From the company that brought us Julie, the Rockin' Boppers danced to their own music, or music that anyone else supplied.  Anything from "S.O.S." to "Gimme All Your Lovin'," or whatever you might prefer.  These aren't as technologically advanced as Julie, but they're cute and once again, they're kid-friendly.  I will say though (since I talked about My Pretty Ballerina's long arms), dig the Boppers' stubby little legs!  Good thing the clothes make them look a little more in proportion.

SWEET TREATS

COMPANY:  Matchbox
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1989

These fantasy-themed soft dolls hail from a land called Sweet Land where the girls are both attractive and good-natured.  Hmmm, sounds a little like Paradise City, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty.  More song references aside, I associate Matchbox more with the little cars that I collected than with dolls, but I won't knock it.  These remind me of Rainbow Brite a smidge, with their colors and their soft bodies and such.  They were also scented, like many dolls of the era, and...that's pretty much it!  They're cute, cuddly, and colorful, and I like these.  Blueberry Cheesecake is my favorite.

DIAL-A-DOCTOR BABY

COMPANY:  Hasbro

YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1997

<steps out of the ether>  Hello, I'm the Doctor.  <big smile>  Basically...run!  LOL, I couldn't resist!  I can only remember Mama calling the doctor for me once, when I was sick with tonsillitis and running a 104-degree fever.  She probably did it a couple'a times when I was a baby too, since I was sick enuff for it on two occasions, but I remember the tonsillitis incident.  Mercy, that was a hellish week.  School had thankfully just let out for the summer, but that was the only positive thing about the ordeal.  I remember Mama reading my thermometer, saying "Oh dear God, a hundred and four," and grabbing the phone, while I was holding my throat thinking "Why can't that danged doctor come here like he does in my books???"  But that wasn't the way it went.  I had to cripple out of bed and get diagnosed that way.  Anyway, Dial-a-Doctor Baby can also suffer from four common childhood ailments, though thank God, tonsillitis isn't one of 'em.  She can develop sore gums, a fever, your classic head cold, and...well, a boo-boo!  The accompanying portable phone has buttons that correspond with whatever ailment you think Baby is sick with, and Dr. Johnson gives the needed advice.  In addition to her phone Baby is accompanied by a thermometer, cold meds, teething gel, and a bandage.  Baby herself appears to be your basic baby doll, with a soft body, vinyl head and limbs, and rooted hair.  She makes no sounds or movements, but she's got a sweet face.  Dial-a-Doctor Baby can be either blonde or Afro-American, and her black variant is adorable.

HOLLY HOBBIE AND FRIENDS

COMPANY:  Mattel
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  2006

Ah, the perfect fusion of then-modern and retro!  Apparently this rendition of Holly Hobbie was based on a TV show that was airing on Nick Jr. in 2006, and if that's the case then Holly is a city slicker with two friends from the country, and is apparently the great-granddaughter of the original Holly.  Way to make boomers feel old, Mattel; the original Holly Hobbie only dates back to the sixties.  Holly herself looks very retro with the bell-bottom jeans and all those beads.  I also have learned from a VERY reputable source that these dolls had fashion packs to go along with the dolls, which is always a plus.  Unfortunately the outfits came with gimmicks, and the only one that really worked well was the bead gimmick.  But still this is a cute line overall, one I wouldn't have minded dabbling in if I'd been aware of it in 2006.

4-EVER BEST FRIENDS

COMPANY:  MGA Entertainment
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  2003

Before the Moxie Girlz, there were these.  I can only presume that these were MGA's first attempt to counter parental complaints that the Bratz were too skanky, and if that's the case then MGA kinda failed a little bit.  These dolls are less vampy than the Bratz, but a few of 'em are still pretty scantily clad.  Some of these dolls are going for a swim though, and if you're swimming you get a little more of a pass.  So these dolls followed the concept of friendship and were sold in packs of two, not unlike the present-day Hey Bestie dolls.  This redditor says that the dolls have jointed wrists in addition to the usual five joints and have cute little tummies, but their vinyl is kinda off in coloration.  Their build and little girl theme makes me think of Riley, whom I love.  Ooo, ooo, I wonder if they can share clothes???  If I ever get either Riley or one of these dolls I'll find out and report back to y'all.

WEE 3 FRIENDS

COMPANY:  Mattel
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  2004-2005

The main reason why I know about these is because they share a body mold with What's Her Face!, and thus the two lines can share clothes.  Other than that the two lines had NOTHING in common; WHF was heavily customizable, while Wee 3 Friends were just cute little dolls who hit the ol' friendship thing hard.  The characters' names were Janet (left), Stacie (center), and Lila, so basically they were resized versions of Barbie's sister Stacie and her two primary friends (redheaded Whitney got a rename).  I was fixin' to say these reminded me of Stacie and her friends!  LOL, Stacie never attained the popularity that Skipper did, but I've always found her adorable.  Fortunate me, I have a few, full little outfits and all!  Anyway, these dolls saw several waves, named stuff like Rain! Rain! Rain!, Snow! Snow! Snow!, and Party! Party! Party! as seen above.  Like 4-Ever Best Friends and Hey Besties these dolls were sold as a group, which would've killed my interest as a kid because the only one I'm interested in is Lila.  Red hair, y'know.

LISA FRANK FAB FRIENDS

COMPANY:  Play Along
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  2000

I remember these very well, the Fab Friends.  I was once a live-strong, die-hard Lisa Frank fan, and I'm still a casual fan, so these dolls appealed to me greatly.  Cassie, Lisa, and Mara wore retro-themed, brightly colored outfits, had big, bold eyes, and garish hair to match.  These apparently came in two sizes, but I never saw the smaller size.  The local Wal-Mart had the big ones pictured above, but there was also a smaller size that was just as colorful but not quite as cute.  Anyway, it may surprise y'all, especially after what I said about Wee 3 Friends, that my favorite of these was...Mara.  Not Lisa, despite that beautiful red hair.  No, Mara had hair that made me thirst for grape juice, plus big green eyes.  I don't know why I never asked for one of these dolls, but I didn't.  With my fondness for Lisa Frank stuff, I know I'd have gotten one if I'd asked.

TEEN TRENDS

COMPANY:  Mattel

YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  2006-2007

I saw these in a "For Young Collectors" segment in Doll Reader, but I never saw 'em in stores.  Basically the Teen Trends were another Mattel line trying to keep up with the Bratz, and they had enuff cliches that they got an entry on TV Tropes.  LOL, I love that website!  Anyway, the Teen Trends were here and gone before one could cover a sneeze, though I've yet to uncover a reason why.  They probably didn't sell, and one Redditor noted that their marketing stunk, so that can't have helped.  Kianna (far left in the above image) was my favorite since she was the resident punky girl, but they all have cute (slightly grown up?) faces.  They were also highly jointed, which tickled my fancy even then, but...I think I've discussed why I went on a doll hiatus around 2006.  It lasted until 2011, when we moved the first time.  Anyway, I've vocalized a passing interest in the Teen Trends in the past, and I even have two of the outfits, which I tried on Hot Looks and on Delilah Noir.  Unfortunately I hear that these dolls are not aging well and develop sticky heads, but I still may bring a Kianna home.

Before I wrap this up, TV Tropes mentioned a fifth character, a Japanese girl named Rayna who never made it to production.  She even has her own Amazon page, so close was she to production.

SQUEEEE!!!  She'd have been my girl had she made it to production.  Rayna and Sachi would've made a great pair...oh yeah, and Nancy too.  Nancy with her black hair with red streaks, not Day of the Dead Nancy.

Another random post in the books, kiddies!  Did y'all ever own/know of any of these?

EDIT, 11/16/25:  Barb's response post is up!  You can see it HERE.

Cheers to all,
RagingMoon1987

What's in a name?

I like names.  I like human names, I like hurricane names, I like doll names, and I especially love looking at Cabbage Patch Kid names.  I've got some nice combinations in my collection, like Owen Presley and Cleopatra Chantale (yes, I've gotten compliments on that one), and then I've heard some humdingers, like Charlene Darlene, Karissa Larissa, and my new favorite, Bunnie Candie.  I couldn't resist bringing Bunnie Candie home, by the way; she's a little Preemie.

No joke, that's legit her name.

Bunnie Candie...that's arguably the dumbest one yet.  I think it sounds like a euphemism for rabbit turds, and another lady on Failbook says it sounds like a stripper's name!  Not to mention that Bunnie looks just like Cara Raelean and Stella Rae, but that's beside the point.  I love dolly names...and when you have as many as I do then you see repeats.  Commonly used names like Jane, Sally, and Susie pop up a lot, and today I'm going to TRY to count how many Susies I've heard of.  I own at least three myself.  I'm gonna try to go in chronological order.

SUSIE WALKER

COMPANY:  Reliable
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1954-1957

I presume that this Susie was a rival to the then-popular Saucy Walker.  The gimmick is the same, the material is the same, and the dolls even look a bit alike in the face.  Reliable often did that, did copies of other dolls that were good sellers.  Heck, all companies did that, and still do!  This one's got a sweet face, but some of the others I've seen look a little possessed.

SUZY WALKER TAKES A TRIP

COMPANY:  Unknown
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1950s or 60s

I wasn't able to find much information on this doll other than a couple'a pictures and a listing each on eBay and on Etsy.  From what I can tell Suzy is a small hard plastic walker with sleep eyes and a cute outfit.  Her eyes freak me out a little, but this one pictured has hair to die for.

SUZY PLAYPAL

COMPANY:  Ideal
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1959-1960

A member of the Patti Playpal family, Suzy is a big doll, at 28 inches.  She's my favorite of the Playpal bunch because she has a sweet little face, but alas, I have no room!  With the entry of my animals to Casa Pizarro I've had to put away most of the dolls I do have, thanks to Tommy's lousy little nails.  But Suzy Playpal is still a favorite of mine.

SUZY CUTE

COMPANY:  Topper
YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1964

I think Suzy Cute was one of the first baby dolls I reviewed in full.  I haven't done much with her since, but she's still loved and valued.  I admit that Suzy's catchy commercial was what gave me the gimmies.  Louis Armstrong was in it, for crying out loud!  I freaking love Louis Armstrong.  And true to her name, Suzy is pretty cute.  I love her smile, with her little baby teeth showing.  It's also worth noting that Suzy Cute's name is a play on "Susie-Q."  I counted plenty of dolls with that moniker, far more than could be listed here.

SUSIE SAD-EYES

COMPANY:  Various
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1960s and 70s

I found my other Susie Sad-Eyes!  She was on my roll-top desk with my ball-jointed dolls...and a large accumulation of other crap.  This Susie is pretty much "what you see is what you get."  She's a hollow plastic doll with big sad eyes and overall serious expressions, and some of 'em add to the drama with sallow circles under their eyes.  Susie Sad-Eyes goes by many other names, some of which incorporate the name "Susie" and some of which do not, but for the most part she's the same doll.

SUSIE SCRIBBLES

COMPANY:  Wonderama Toys
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1987

This Susie could write and draw, though being a doll, her work does indeed look like the scribbles of a young child.  Thank goodness she writes on paper, not in books or on the wall.  My sister drew on her bedroom wall one time, and I never did find out what possessed her to do such a thing.  We'd been told from the word "go" NOT to draw on walls.  Oh nelly, did my sister get a spanking for that one!  But Susie Scribbles is a good girl.  Give her some paper, some fresh batteries, and her cassette tape, and she's good to go.

SO SURPRISED SUZIE

COMPANY:  Galoob
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1990-1991

This Suzie is...kinda the poster child for the Baby Face line, and she's also the easiest of the Baby Face dolls to find.  Never mind, I was glad of that, as it meant it was easier to replace my childhood friend.  All of the Baby Face dolls had kid-friendly, easy to remember names, stuff like Natalie, Sarah, Louise, Brooke, stuff like that.  There was a Sally in the mix too, and I may have to do a post like this for the Sally dolls that I know.  But of all my Susies, and of all my dolls in general, Suzie is...well, I won't say she's the absolute biggest character, but she's in the running.

Yeah, yeah, I know.  Talk to the hand.  Maybe she should've been So Sassy Suzie instead of So Surprised Suzie. 

SURPRISE HAT SUSIE

COMPANY:  Tyco
YEAR OF PRODUCTION:  1995

Susie falls under the "glitzy toddler doll" category and got a brief mention in a recent post.  Her gimmick is simple and pretty cute:  under her nineties-style hat she conceals hair in one of four color combinations, so she's sort of like a blind box before blind boxes came into style.  Otherwise Susie is pretty basic, with five rotating joints and an outfit that...I guess was in style in 1995.  I've always been about as stylish as a railroad tie, so I wouldn't know.

SUSIE

COMPANY:  R&D
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  2003-present day

Yep, this one's just plain Susie.  I THINK Susie is still being made!  This Susie is Barbie-sized and has a drop-dead gorgeous face.  I loved this doll from the minute I saw her in Haute Doll, years and years ago.  Susie is Barbie-sized but is a smidge slimmer and...at the time she had more joints than Barbie, though I think the Made to Move bunch could give her a run for her money.  I freaking love this doll, though.

SUSIE SOFT SOUNDS

COMPANY:  Fisher Price
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1979

This doll's smaller sister recently popped into my "weird dolls" post, though I don't think she's that weird.  Like Baby Soft Sounds Susie makes baby noises, and if what I've read is true then she's motion-activated...kinda like some of the obnoxious decorations my family had at Halloween and at Christmas.  You could turn 'em off, and you could even take out the batteries, but from time to time they'd still go off.  That gave us quite a turn more than once, especially when the item went off at night.  Same sort of thing with this Susie.

SUZY SNAPSHOT

COMPANY:  Galoob 

YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1991

Good ol' Galoob!  Suzy Snapshot belongs soundly in the glitzy toddler doll category, but I didn't think to take screenshots of her commercial until after I'd put that post up.  Funny, I remembered to screenshot Twist 'n' Style Tiffany's commercial, but not Suzy Snapshot's.  Anyway, Suzy is attached to a little camera, and as the lens is "focused" she can change the positions of her arms and upper body, not terribly unlike Fashion Photo Barbie and her buddies.  Unlike the other glitzy toddler dolls that I've seen, I think Suzy was legit supposed to be a child model; the others, I'm fairly certain, are just playing dress-up.  Or that's the way I choose to look at it.  

SUSIE STRETCH

COMPANY:  Irwin Toys,

YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1995

This Suzie reminds me of a semi-life-sized Betty Spaghetty.  She had long arms and legs that could stretch until the doll's overall height was about five feet.  She also had a sleeping and an awake face, she was good for cuddles, and that's...about it on a stick.  I'd have liked her; I love things that can stretch.

SUSI

COMPANY:  Estrela 
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  1966-current day

From what I've read Susi is alive and well in her home country of Brazil.  Having looked at pictures of the vintage doll, I figure that she's based either off Ideal's Tammy, Pedigree's Sindy, or both because she looks a lot like both of 'em.  She doesn't now, LOL!  But indeed, the original Susi was indeed modelled after Tammy, only gaining inset eyes in 1969.  I usually like dolls with inset eyes, but in this case I prefer the painted eyes, as the inset eyes are a bit large for Susi's head.  Still, a fifty-nine-year run is not to be sneezed at in the doll world.  A run that length puts Susi in a league with Barbie and Licca-chan.

SUSIE SO SMART

COMPANY:  DSI Toys

YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  2001

This Susie was similar to Julie (1980s) and Amazing Amy and her bunch in that she could interact with her toys.  If she said she was hungry, you gave her her cookie.  If she was thirsty, she wanted her sippy cup.  And if she was in the mood to make some noise she had a harmonica.  A harmonica, of all things!  The appropriate noises accompanied all three accessories...and as far as I know that's the extent of it.  Susie wasn't as verbose as Julie or Amy, but she did enuff to keep one occupied.

SUSIE SOUR STRAW

COMPANY:  the one and only MGA Entertainment
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  2024-present day

This young lady is one of the Yummiland Lip Gloss dolls that's currently in stores.  These are not to be confused with THIS Yummi-Land, yet another MGA doll...and come to think of it, my old Yummi-Land doll has a pet named Susie!  I like these, with their bright colors and translucent hair.  As many of these dolls as there are a Susie of some variant was inevitable, but at least she's cute.  I love green and pink together.  And speaking of Yummi-Land...

SUSIE STRAWBELLA

COMPANY:  MGA Entertainment again!
YEARS OF PRODUCTION:  2006-2008

Susie was one of the debut Soda Pop Girls.  Remember that my Betsy Bubblegum was an Ice Cream Pop doll.  Anywho, Susie appeared in several items of media for the Yummi-Land line, and also as a styling head, but her debut doll was her only doll.  I kinda wish I'd picked this one instead of Betsy; her coloring is great from what I can tell.

That's nowhere NEAR a comprehensive list of the dolls in this world named some variant of Susie, but y'all get my drift.  It's an easy name to remember, an easy name to say and spell, and thus it loans itself well to dolls.  Do any of y'all have any favorites that I missed?

Cheers,
RagingMoon1987