i've been made aware that the image at 24:00 is *not* carter bryant but actually MGA CEO isaac larian, if you google carter images of isaac show up, easy mistake to make! 😘
Thats just a bold faced lie. When you google "bratz creator" the image you used is the first one, meaning that you never searched Carter by name and just used the first info you could get off the one "bratz creator" search
I was a freelance graphic designer and illustrator on the Pinkie Cooper project! I was responsible for some illustration work and mocking up merch which included stickers, clothes, shoes and more. Sadly, none of these products were made. Never expected you to talk about it on this channel, thanks for the nostalgia trip! 😂
weird question but how did you get a job as a toy illustrator/graphic designer? i’m interested in having a career in those fields. and did the job pay well?
@@candy-kp8bbnot a weird question at all! I did a four year bachelor of design program at a university but there are lots of options for college and online schooling nowadays! I also recommend networking as much as you can because I get all my clients through word of mouth or through other clients. Finally, the last piece of advice I have is put the type of work you want to be doing in your portfolio so that you can attract the type of clients you want and get paid to do the type of work you want. It’s totally okay to create your own personal projects or mock client projects in your portfolio when you’re starting out. Expect your pay to be lower in the beginning but once you get more experience, you can charge more. You can also find salaried positions, which is what I recommend to aim for when starting out so that you can learn how the industry works and get some experience under your belt before being a freelancer. Hope this was helpful and good luck! ❤
I collect pinkie cooper dolls! And absolutely love them obs, hopefully some day those designs can see the light if you’re allowed to! Would love to see them
@@katemorell7363 There is a racist stereotype that black people love watermelon. It stemmed from former slaves growing watermelons as a way to be self-sufficient and earn money, which many whites found threatening, and they began using watermelon as a way to portray them as childish and messy and ill-mannered.
at some points during the early/mid 2010's, i had a zombie Rapunzel doll that was from a line of zombie versions of classic fairytale princesses, and when i talk about these dolls to my friends, they never seem to know a thing about them haha
The irony of Mattel trying to copy Bratz’ success in the 2000s, only for Bratz to do the EXCACT same thing in the 2010s when Mattel created Monster High.
There was a whole lawsuit about the bratz vs myscene thing and despite not being released until later myscene was in fact proven to be the original concept and thus bratz is the copy (the guy who created bratz actually worked for Mattel around the time myscene was being worked on and had left and went to mga just to steal the concept.)
Bratz did it pretty well, though. The Bratzillas were genuinely gorgeous dolls and if I didn't have MH loyalty at the time (I was violently autistic kid absolutely OBSESSED with MH, it was inevitable I'd take their side) I'd have almost preferred the glass eye look of Bratzillas more.
@@2dootThe only downside with Bratz is it was too open play, monster high gave you unique backstories while still having the freedom to create your own play with the characters, and even create your own unique dolls with the make a monster kits
@@magnolia6968 that's fair but as someone who loves making OCs, open ended play was perfect for me. I love MH and ADORE the lore, but as far as doll play went, I was just fine having a blank slate with a pretty exterior.
A little fun fact, the sweet themed Kuu Kuu Harajuku dolls sadly ended up being unreleased. And that the show ended off with a cliffhanger. It would have been nice for the series to come back for a 4th season given how the later 2 seasons changed the series from it's OG premise that season 1 had and that the animation also changed and to many, improved from it's flaws. And that season 1 aired out of order when it aired on Nickelodeon in the US. Overall, you did a great video.
hey moderngurlz, i really miss your old youtube profile icon! it was so recognizably YOU, and now when I'm scrolling my feed I just see a white circle. I totally missed this video at first because I scrolled right by. I'm all for the rebranding, but I can't be the only one who associates you with bright pink!
I actually very CLEARLY remember Kuu Kuu Harajuku because that shit was all over Nickelodeon when I was watching it as a kid (nearly ten years ago, wow) 😭 probably cause Gwen Stefani sung the theme song for the cartoon
Gooliope from monster high and Peanut big top from lalaloopsy are such stand out dolls in their lines I never realized how much we need a dedicated series for this theme lol
they smelled fuckin amazing too. i had love, music, and baby. baby was my favorite. very floral and powdery. music smelled super fruity and coconut. love was really similar to baby but with more musk undertone instead of clean/powder
Small correction, the picture you showed for Carter Bryant in the Pinkie Cooper bit is actually Isaac Larian, the founder of MGA. He has a history of taking credit for the designers' works so he comes up when you look up the creator of most MGA brands
It's almost insulting that the critics reduced Kuu Kuu HaraJuku girls to simply "cultural appropriation", im a guy and not into Gwen Stefani but i think it's great she took a genuine interest into Japanese fashion and wanted to show it off, at least to me it doesn't come off as pandering, she seemed legitimately passionate about it
I don't know if it is or not, but I'm impressed she hired actual Japanese women and didn't just go for 'Asian' like other artists. I think whether or not it was problematic would depend on how much say those women had, or if Gwen had exclusive control of how they were represented. I can see it going either way, I guess?
It’s the same thing I feel about Flavas, weirdly enough. Yeah, they were corny and reeked of “WE DOES THE HIPPIDY HOP MUZAK” but compared to Barbie’s “one/two/three Black woman limit, and she’s the doll equivalent of perfection.” as a black person I thought they were stupidly charming. *AT LEAST THEY CONSULTED SOMEONE.*
@@impposter560I watched it somewhere that the Harajuku girls were only allowed to talk in Japanese even though, if I remember correctly some of them where born in the USA so I think that’s why some people thought she was treating them like an accessory rather than people. At least through the public eyes. But only the girls themselves would have to speak out on their behalf on how they feel as they were treated and represented.
I'm Caucasian and I have worn Lolita my whole life, even before I knew it was called that. I always knew it to be frilly dresses and Mary Janes. I later discovered Lolita fashion when I discovered the movie Kamikaze Girls and saw that Momoko dressed exactly like I liked to dress. That has been one of my favorite movies ever since. I dare anyone to give me grief for wearing Lolita fashion!
It is funny but there are things that are similar in the horse world, like saddle bags and big licks (Wich are platforms nailed into the horses foot far enough for them to feel the same as if we walked on nails)
I miss novi stars so much man... when I was a kid I wanted one SO BADLY but they were always wayyy too expensive. I only knew one person who actually had one and rarely ever saw them in stores. I'm really hoping for a reboot or anything atp, they had such an amazing concept and were like one of the VERY few doll lines that really appealed to me (monster high was my absolute fav so I was desperate for more dolls like them)
Bro as a young girl in 2014, I swear I could not escape the “KUU KUU, HARAJUKU” theme song, to the point I can literally hear it in my head to the exact way Gwen sang it
@@impposter560 do you feel jumpscared by furries whenever you see Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny too? 😁 Pinkie Cooper were just dolls for kids, nothing more outrageous than that
Anyone remember the What's Her Face dolls. They were faceless dolls that came with stampers to add on the faces you wanted. Plus they were bald with wigs to change out.
Im saying this as a guy who never had these toys BUT had a younger sister who loved these kinds of toys, this was an awesome trip down memory lane, her favorite was definitely Bratz, right next to Barbie. She's getting married this year and she still has her collection!
Ngl as a doll collector i have heard about most of these lol ( not as expensively so it’s still a interesting watch) I actually was opening a new doll while watching this video 🤭 but its cool to see doll media from a content creator who’s main focus isn’t dolls
I’ve just started collecting (I’ve always loved researching fashion doll history but I’m more interested in collecting bjds and vintage dolls) so I’ve heard of all of these except that one scented doll line that isn’t yummilicious (though I saw the art for them on a doll collecting blog some time ago, it’s so cute!) and I love Tessa’s videos on dolls as well! Her production value and dedication to researching dolls really astonishes me and she does such a favor to the doll collecting community and for nostalgia lovers in general
You really brought back memories of me watching Trollz as a kid! As much as I loved the Cartoon as s kid, I never liked how their dolls looked. This whole video feels like a wonderful Y2K capsule
My main gripe with dolls, no matter which line, is articulation. If it doesn't have at least 9 points of articulation (head, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees) I refuse to buy any. One of the things I hated as a kid was not being able to sit my dolls on a chair or pose them and it really grinds my gears what barbie has done with the fashionistas, which is their most diverse and affordable doll line.
Okay so I turned on this video hoping that “Mystikats” would get mentioned. For years I remember this one advert that I saw as I child describing their powers but never knew what to look up to find more information. Now I can rest knowing it wasn’t just some weird thing I imagined one Saturday morning.
This video was super interesting! Man there seems to have been a ton of 2000s doll lines with tie-in websites lol, can’t really complain though since those were peak childhood nostalgia 💝✨
I still own the five main Trollz dolls until now. They are really underrated and I remember how obsessed I was with the show and the website when I was still closeted in school 😂
I remember the video that first introduced me to your channel was a ranking video of dolls from the 2000’s; it’s kind of nostalgic for me now. It’s nice seeing you revisit the topic again from a different angle. I hadn’t heard of many of these doll lines before, so thank you for the interesting and informative video.
I had these fairy dolls with sparkly gel filled wings. They had polly pocket style clothes and came with a horse drawn flower carriage . To this day I can’t find them online or remember what they were called! 😢 I used to love them! Early 2000’s era ❤
Oh wow, thank you! Your video about iconic dolls of 2000's is my favourite, and the next one alike is a gift! Although I wasn't even that much into dolls as a kid 🤭
...I am willing to bet I remember at least half of these I had all of the original TY Girlz and I liked them more than Webkinz. I had trollz but I never got into it. My favorite Ty girlz were my first, Lovely Lola and my second, Rockin Ruby. I liked Pinkie Cooper but never had one Edit: and Novi stars scared me a lot
Oh my god this unlocked some memories and validated that i didn’t make all these dolls up! As a kid, the iconic Fanta commercials and the Flava dolls were for some reason inextricably linked in my memories and in how i played with the dolls, but none of my friends knew what tf i was taking about years later when i tried to describe either phenomenon 😂
I actually own quite a few prototypes for Pinkie Cooper! I have some dolls, some of the pets and different ears for them, some prototype clothes and a lunchbox! I don’t know what collection some appear to be from but I have the cabana cool saint tropez ginger that you think is sooo ugly XD
Pinkie Cooper and Bratzillas were the only discontinued dolls on this list that I actually remember seeing commercials for AND watching their webseries. I preferred Bratzillas cause I was super obsessed with witches at that point in my life. I never did get to have one and was heartbroken when their line was discontinued. I still think there’s a glimmer of potential there, but I do understand why they didn’t stand a chance. When your competition is Monster High, you never could win.
I'd love a part 2!!! i'm always so amazed about the reasearch that you must go trough for creating these type of videos. Are you a doll collector? Cause this kind of interest can't be from someone who is a casual doll admirer xx
this was such a nostalgic trip! I had a trollz doll with the gemstone, a TY girlz, so many yummi-land dolls, a kuu kuu harajuku, and a teen tends doll!!!
Surprisingly, I knew or saw many of the dolls presented in the video, and I even have some. Flavas are my favorites, I am very glad that I have one. Catwalk Kitties is my unattainable dream so far :"0
Didn't know the kuu kuu harajuku girls were supposed to be Gwen Stefani merch 😂 I was given a character perfume bottle that I still have and never looked into it 😅
Core memory unlocked, I had the purple Trollz doll! My parents bought it for my while at vacation by the seaside. I still remember playing with her headless intercheangable bodies. I also had Scent Stars Lily and to this day I remember her nice smell! I'm also pretty sure I had Yummi-Land one, I remember the bottle, not which doll I got though. I think it was one of the red ones? Thank you so much for this video, it took me back to my childhood ♥
i was born in 2002 and grew up playing a ton of old fashion games on the web, it is insane how many of them belonged to some of these doll lines and i never even knew. one yummi-land game was my fave and i always thought it belonged to the bratz universe
I'M SO HAPPY YOU MENTIONED SCENT STARS! I had the rose scented doll growing up, but as an adult I couldn't remember what the name of the doll line she came from was. I've been searching for the name of the doll line for YEARS! Thank you for finally giving me the answer I've been looking for.
My oldest sister had a teen trends doll when she was little. The doll was lost by the time I got to it, but I remember playing with the closet and the chihuahua. I just really liked sliding the letters around on the dogs collar lol
i LOVEEED pinkie cooper. i had more than one, but the one i definitely remember the most was the london doll from the travel collection and it meant so much to me as a little girl :( i wish i’d kept it
I wanted flavas but never had one!! This all is nostalgic. I did have barbie bratz a diva starz... betty spaghetti and sky dancers!! I had one american girl also but never really got into other lines till I started adult collecting hehe
35:34 I feel like the commercial worked because I heard it as a kid a few times and it is still in my head at 28 😂 i thought i kinda invented it until now
The Trollz dolls may have also had their face looks from the older poster like preview art of what the company thought was going to be the final look of the Trolls characters
I'm familiar with a lot of these. Here is a story I have for each some: Trollz: I never had the dolls, but I distinctly remember the promo for the cartoon. There was a clip of the goth one saying "Come here, ya' wingnuts", and for some reason my younger brother quoted that for months afterwards, cause he thought it was so lame. Ty Girlz: I never had one of these, although I still see them in thrift stores. What nobody seems to talk about is that TY had fashion dolls before these ones. Beanie Kids and Beanie Boppers. I had tons of those growing up, and I remember them being very popular with my friend group. They sold fashions for them, and they were better than Groovy Girls because the beans in their butts meant they could sit on their own. Some of the names were definitely re-used for Ty Girlz because I had a Beanie Bopper named Dazzling Destiny. Soda Pop Girls: I had the strawberry one. I also had a styling head of one of these, but my brother wrecked it lol :( La Dee Da: I still see this in thrift stores all the time. Their hair and clothes are super cheap and crappy. Ku Ku Harijuku: I was too old for these dolls, but I did have the perfumes. And also, Gwen had a line of dolls before this based on the same characters and music videos. I used my birthday money to buy one and still have her :) Flavas: I know these dolls are not super well liked for a variety of reasons, but I will say I've gotten some second hand and they really are very nice quality dolls. Their hair especially is so good. And hip hop was so huge at this time I don't think it was a terrible concept. It just wasn't executed that well. Secret Central: I had the cheerleader one. Got her at Giant Tiger as a kid, which is a discount grocery store here in Canada. I never played with it much or bothered getting any of the others. Looking back, these dolls are pretty ugly.
It's actually so strange about Flava's, because I still to this day remember the ad campaign and song, so god they must have been pushing the line hard (the jingle from my memory : what's your flava... tell me what's your flava? change your style, your attitude... your flava is always you~) . Mind you, I was bought two Flavas that Christmas, however I remember the displays being rather full. So there's a good chance they were discounted even by Christmas. Shame they never lasted. I loved those dolls.
Never thought I’d say this but I’m so grateful to have grown up in the Bratz/ MyScene/Barbie era! Will always treasure the hours of dress-ups and good times playing with friends ❤
i miss yummi-land/soda pop girls.... they were so iconic in my childhood, absolutely loved that they came in bottles. this makes me soooooo nostalgic 🥺
Bro I absolutely loved novi stars, I think I had the pink metal one, the two arms stretchy one, and the curly poofs one I loved them so much they were so cute I wish they weren’t discontinued
shut up, I LOVED Yummi-land and their little animals!!!! ugh so nostalgic for me lol I can even remember the scents!! and omg of course they're back with a freaky new design?!
i've been made aware that the image at 24:00 is *not* carter bryant but actually MGA CEO isaac larian, if you google carter images of isaac show up, easy mistake to make! 😘
Thats just a bold faced lie. When you google "bratz creator" the image you used is the first one, meaning that you never searched Carter by name and just used the first info you could get off the one "bratz creator" search
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I was a freelance graphic designer and illustrator on the Pinkie Cooper project! I was responsible for some illustration work and mocking up merch which included stickers, clothes, shoes and more. Sadly, none of these products were made. Never expected you to talk about it on this channel, thanks for the nostalgia trip! 😂
weird question but how did you get a job as a toy illustrator/graphic designer? i’m interested in having a career in those fields. and did the job pay well?
@@candy-kp8bbnot a weird question at all! I did a four year bachelor of design program at a university but there are lots of options for college and online schooling nowadays! I also recommend networking as much as you can because I get all my clients through word of mouth or through other clients. Finally, the last piece of advice I have is put the type of work you want to be doing in your portfolio so that you can attract the type of clients you want and get paid to do the type of work you want. It’s totally okay to create your own personal projects or mock client projects in your portfolio when you’re starting out.
Expect your pay to be lower in the beginning but once you get more experience, you can charge more. You can also find salaried positions, which is what I recommend to aim for when starting out so that you can learn how the industry works and get some experience under your belt before being a freelancer. Hope this was helpful and good luck! ❤
I HAVE A PINKIE COOPER PROTOTYPE LUNCH BOX! :0
I collect pinkie cooper dolls! And absolutely love them obs, hopefully some day those designs can see the light if you’re allowed to! Would love to see them
@@puppyloopsyLOOPSY??
The 2000s were a magical time to be a kid. My sister was a HUGE doll kid and she had a majority of these kinds, even for me they're super nostalgic
I grew up in the 2000s and still like to go to the doll section at the store 😅
Ik what you mean, the 2000s were it. Sometimes I wish that it didn't have to go by so fast. The nostalgia hits hard 😢
Why did your sister like the discontinued dolls?
@@ursaursae9848Me, too. 😂 I'm a 90's baby and I still love browsing the toy sections at Target, Walmart, Five Below, etc.
@@starcherry6814I think because the dolls are so nostalgic and memorable. These dolls from the 2000s are certainly better than the ones right now
I don't know what gagged me more the brown girl being the watermelon flavor, the c*nty horses or that entire FLAVAS commercial LOL
Whoever designed those horses has some weird stuff in their browsing history.
I feel super ignorant but what is wrong with a watermelon theme brown doll?
I don't think that doll is brown. i think its the shadow making her skin look darker.
@@katemorell7363 There is a racist stereotype that black people love watermelon. It stemmed from former slaves growing watermelons as a way to be self-sufficient and earn money, which many whites found threatening, and they began using watermelon as a way to portray them as childish and messy and ill-mannered.
Idk why they gave horses all that stuff bc if you just used regular stuff it’s still like horse dress up
at some points during the early/mid 2010's, i had a zombie Rapunzel doll that was from a line of zombie versions of classic fairytale princesses, and when i talk about these dolls to my friends, they never seem to know a thing about them haha
I think Ive heard of them! I found the webisodes on here I think
Once Upon A Zombie dolls
Once Upon A Zombie but I thought Rapunzel was never releasef
@@carleymitchell9331 maybe it was only released in certain places ?
NexJen has a video about these and Rapunzel is definitely there! :)
pinkie cooper and novi stars will forever be famous
The irony of Mattel trying to copy Bratz’ success in the 2000s, only for Bratz to do the EXCACT same thing in the 2010s when Mattel created Monster High.
They are like 2 kids stealing each other’s art project ideas
There was a whole lawsuit about the bratz vs myscene thing and despite not being released until later myscene was in fact proven to be the original concept and thus bratz is the copy (the guy who created bratz actually worked for Mattel around the time myscene was being worked on and had left and went to mga just to steal the concept.)
Bratz did it pretty well, though. The Bratzillas were genuinely gorgeous dolls and if I didn't have MH loyalty at the time (I was violently autistic kid absolutely OBSESSED with MH, it was inevitable I'd take their side) I'd have almost preferred the glass eye look of Bratzillas more.
@@2dootThe only downside with Bratz is it was too open play, monster high gave you unique backstories while still having the freedom to create your own play with the characters, and even create your own unique dolls with the make a monster kits
@@magnolia6968 that's fair but as someone who loves making OCs, open ended play was perfect for me. I love MH and ADORE the lore, but as far as doll play went, I was just fine having a blank slate with a pretty exterior.
A little fun fact, the sweet themed Kuu Kuu Harajuku dolls sadly ended up being unreleased. And that the show ended off with a cliffhanger. It would have been nice for the series to come back for a 4th season given how the later 2 seasons changed the series from it's OG premise that season 1 had and that the animation also changed and to many, improved from it's flaws. And that season 1 aired out of order when it aired on Nickelodeon in the US.
Overall, you did a great video.
Also, the kuku hara zukou series was also aired on nickelodeon in Greece
Wow the Trollz show clips unlocked a DEEP deep memory for me.
I started watching it again on CZcams. This is crazy
I had COMPLETELY forgotton about it. But I loved the character designs as a kid. Especially the goth.
@@maddygullotta2551 she definitely holds up in the show 🙂↕️
Same
Saaaame, I really can’t remember where I would have watched it though 😂
hey moderngurlz, i really miss your old youtube profile icon! it was so recognizably YOU, and now when I'm scrolling my feed I just see a white circle. I totally missed this video at first because I scrolled right by. I'm all for the rebranding, but I can't be the only one who associates you with bright pink!
I agree. It's hard to recognize a moderngurlz video now because the icon is all white and hard to see
I actually very CLEARLY remember Kuu Kuu Harajuku because that shit was all over Nickelodeon when I was watching it as a kid (nearly ten years ago, wow) 😭 probably cause Gwen Stefani sung the theme song for the cartoon
i feel there should be more circus themed dolls, i just love a clown girl and all the crazy styles that can come from that idea.
Gooliope from monster high and Peanut big top from lalaloopsy are such stand out dolls in their lines I never realized how much we need a dedicated series for this theme lol
I am obsessed with the aesthetics of the Harajuku Lovers perfumes. Love the vibes.
they smelled fuckin amazing too. i had love, music, and baby. baby was my favorite. very floral and powdery. music smelled super fruity and coconut. love was really similar to baby but with more musk undertone instead of clean/powder
Small correction, the picture you showed for Carter Bryant in the Pinkie Cooper bit is actually Isaac Larian, the founder of MGA. He has a history of taking credit for the designers' works so he comes up when you look up the creator of most MGA brands
It's almost insulting that the critics reduced Kuu Kuu HaraJuku girls to simply "cultural appropriation", im a guy and not into Gwen Stefani but i think it's great she took a genuine interest into Japanese fashion and wanted to show it off, at least to me it doesn't come off as pandering, she seemed legitimately passionate about it
Yeah, I don't see any cultural appropriation at all to the series. As it's a fantasy take on Harajuku with the inspiration it has.
I don't know if it is or not, but I'm impressed she hired actual Japanese women and didn't just go for 'Asian' like other artists. I think whether or not it was problematic would depend on how much say those women had, or if Gwen had exclusive control of how they were represented. I can see it going either way, I guess?
It’s the same thing I feel about Flavas, weirdly enough. Yeah, they were corny and reeked of “WE DOES THE HIPPIDY HOP MUZAK” but compared to Barbie’s “one/two/three Black woman limit, and she’s the doll equivalent of perfection.” as a black person I thought they were stupidly charming. *AT LEAST THEY CONSULTED SOMEONE.*
@@impposter560I watched it somewhere that the Harajuku girls were only allowed to talk in Japanese even though, if I remember correctly some of them where born in the USA so I think that’s why some people thought she was treating them like an accessory rather than people. At least through the public eyes. But only the girls themselves would have to speak out on their behalf on how they feel as they were treated and represented.
I'm Caucasian and I have worn Lolita my whole life, even before I knew it was called that. I always knew it to be frilly dresses and Mary Janes. I later discovered Lolita fashion when I discovered the movie Kamikaze Girls and saw that Momoko dressed exactly like I liked to dress. That has been one of my favorite movies ever since. I dare anyone to give me grief for wearing Lolita fashion!
Those Struts are kinda hilarious, horses in heels with purses
It is funny but there are things that are similar in the horse world, like saddle bags and big licks (Wich are platforms nailed into the horses foot far enough for them to feel the same as if we walked on nails)
I miss novi stars so much man... when I was a kid I wanted one SO BADLY but they were always wayyy too expensive. I only knew one person who actually had one and rarely ever saw them in stores. I'm really hoping for a reboot or anything atp, they had such an amazing concept and were like one of the VERY few doll lines that really appealed to me (monster high was my absolute fav so I was desperate for more dolls like them)
I can hear the KUU KUU *pause* HARAJUKU
gwen Stefani did what she had to (appropriation)
Come on now!
HJ5! HJ5! HJ5 will come alive!
The way I loooooved Trollz back in 2006, going on the website to dress them at the mall in the new McDonald’s line 😂
Bro as a young girl in 2014, I swear I could not escape the “KUU KUU, HARAJUKU” theme song, to the point I can literally hear it in my head to the exact way Gwen sang it
Yesssss part two pleaseeee. Should also include What’s Her Face dolls and Betty Spaghetty
yes to both!
What’s Her Face dolls were so creepy! Lol if you couldn’t draw, you’d be left with these faceless, hairless dolls lying around
Omg, I remember the dog thing-ys 😭😂
Pinkie Cooper
I don't!! This was not the video I expected to be jump scared by furries - Kids Bop edition! And the horses... Oh GOD, the heeled horses😱
@@impposter560 do you feel jumpscared by furries whenever you see Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny too? 😁 Pinkie Cooper were just dolls for kids, nothing more outrageous than that
"my God they're horrendous" got me rolling on the floor 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm so excited for myscene to comeback this year!!!
They're coming back?? 😀
@@squirtle7G1 yeah! they’re releasing collector dolls based on the original wave of the first three dolls
@jvluv3322 Wow!! When are they coming out?? 👀
I remember yummiland, ladeeda, bratzillas, and Novi stars.
i visited the ladeeda site everyday 😢
I do too!
Sorry, but, to be true with you, I only didn't know 3 of these, Scent Stars, Struts, and Secret Central. Really show my doll knowledge there.
As a professional doll designer I love seeing these type of videos shining a light on some obscure lines! Novi stars was so ahead of it’s time.
Anyone remember the What's Her Face dolls. They were faceless dolls that came with stampers to add on the faces you wanted. Plus they were bald with wigs to change out.
Yep. And Betty Spaghetty but I think that might have been 90’s.
@@skyofthelivingdead Definitely still in the early 2000s. Probably the last time I would have seen them in store (at least in Australia) was 2004-ish.
I remember trollz. Before steven universe, trollz got me into gemstones
I love Steven Universe! 💎🩵
I used to watch Trollz every Saturday morning in elementary school! Such a fun show! It totally deserved more than one season!
Im saying this as a guy who never had these toys BUT had a younger sister who loved these kinds of toys, this was an awesome trip down memory lane, her favorite was definitely Bratz, right next to Barbie.
She's getting married this year and she still has her collection!
Was I born in the 2000s? No, but will I watch a whole vid on discontinued doll lines from the 2000s? Yes. 🙌
Jesus christ this comment made me feel decrepit
@@nixienooo Same lol
...Please tell me this comment means you were born earlier than the 2000s 0_o
Omg as a monster high collector i cant not love bratzillaz they r so cool
Remember Moxie Teenz?
Oh my gosh! It’s you, I like your videos. I also don’t remember Moxie Teenz, but I remember Moxie Girlz.
Y'all making me remember a whole bunch of different dolla
They go for A LOT of money online now.
Ngl as a doll collector i have heard about most of these lol ( not as expensively so it’s still a interesting watch) I actually was opening a new doll while watching this video 🤭 but its cool to see doll media from a content creator who’s main focus isn’t dolls
I’ve just started collecting (I’ve always loved researching fashion doll history but I’m more interested in collecting bjds and vintage dolls) so I’ve heard of all of these except that one scented doll line that isn’t yummilicious (though I saw the art for them on a doll collecting blog some time ago, it’s so cute!) and I love Tessa’s videos on dolls as well! Her production value and dedication to researching dolls really astonishes me and she does such a favor to the doll collecting community and for nostalgia lovers in general
You really brought back memories of me watching Trollz as a kid! As much as I loved the Cartoon as s kid, I never liked how their dolls looked. This whole video feels like a wonderful Y2K capsule
One of the only reasons I remember Secret Central is because there was a commercial for them on the Mean Girls DVD, which I always found odd.
I was obsessed with that commercial 😂
My main gripe with dolls, no matter which line, is articulation. If it doesn't have at least 9 points of articulation (head, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees) I refuse to buy any.
One of the things I hated as a kid was not being able to sit my dolls on a chair or pose them and it really grinds my gears what barbie has done with the fashionistas, which is their most diverse and affordable doll line.
Okay so I turned on this video hoping that “Mystikats” would get mentioned. For years I remember this one advert that I saw as I child describing their powers but never knew what to look up to find more information. Now I can rest knowing it wasn’t just some weird thing I imagined one Saturday morning.
This video was super interesting! Man there seems to have been a ton of 2000s doll lines with tie-in websites lol, can’t really complain though since those were peak childhood nostalgia 💝✨
I would spend all day listening about weird doll lines, please continue this!
I had Trollz ❤ I figured out very early that I much preferred Purple to Pink and alternative fashion, so Onyx was my clear favourite 😅
I still to this day weep over the discontinuation of novi stars😭me and my sister were huge fans and went nuts for them.I beg that they come back🙏🏾
Trollz is a legacy I can never forget. I actually watched my fair share of the cartoon episodes.
I actually thought Flavas was cool 😭
The way I DIDN'T know that trollz and the movies of them WERE THE SAME basically 😭
I still own the five main Trollz dolls until now. They are really underrated and I remember how obsessed I was with the show and the website when I was still closeted in school 😂
I remember the video that first introduced me to your channel was a ranking video of dolls from the 2000’s; it’s kind of nostalgic for me now. It’s nice seeing you revisit the topic again from a different angle. I hadn’t heard of many of these doll lines before, so thank you for the interesting and informative video.
It’s my favorite video from hers as well!
I had these fairy dolls with sparkly gel filled wings. They had polly pocket style clothes and came with a horse drawn flower carriage . To this day I can’t find them online or remember what they were called! 😢 I used to love them! Early 2000’s era ❤
Are you thinking of shoe fairies?
Need a part 2!! I so enjoyed watching this, your research, editing, commentary.. just everything was amazing!
I was a fan of the Trollz tv show, I’d watch it every Saturday morning but I never knew they had dolls! Lol
Oh wow, thank you! Your video about iconic dolls of 2000's is my favourite, and the next one alike is a gift! Although I wasn't even that much into dolls as a kid 🤭
24:01 anyone else notice that the photo is Isaac Larian the CEO of MGA, and not Carter Bryan? Whoops! 🩷
I remember Flavas! I was eight when they came out and one of my standout childhood memories was seeing them in the store.
...I am willing to bet I remember at least half of these
I had all of the original TY Girlz and I liked them more than Webkinz.
I had trollz but I never got into it.
My favorite Ty girlz were my first, Lovely Lola and my second, Rockin Ruby.
I liked Pinkie Cooper but never had one
Edit: and Novi stars scared me a lot
What's the game at 0:13??? You just unlocked a childhood memory for me 😭😭😭
Pixel Chix!
@@kateb7173 you're a lifesaver!!
Oh my god this unlocked some memories and validated that i didn’t make all these dolls up! As a kid, the iconic Fanta commercials and the Flava dolls were for some reason inextricably linked in my memories and in how i played with the dolls, but none of my friends knew what tf i was taking about years later when i tried to describe either phenomenon 😂
Omg I had Siva (Mysticats) when I was little and I have been trying to figure out what she was for foreverrrrr thank you
I actually own quite a few prototypes for Pinkie Cooper! I have some dolls, some of the pets and different ears for them, some prototype clothes and a lunchbox!
I don’t know what collection some appear to be from but I have the cabana cool saint tropez ginger that you think is sooo ugly XD
Pinkie Cooper and Bratzillas were the only discontinued dolls on this list that I actually remember seeing commercials for AND watching their webseries. I preferred Bratzillas cause I was super obsessed with witches at that point in my life. I never did get to have one and was heartbroken when their line was discontinued. I still think there’s a glimmer of potential there, but I do understand why they didn’t stand a chance. When your competition is Monster High, you never could win.
I'd love a part 2!!! i'm always so amazed about the reasearch that you must go trough for creating these type of videos. Are you a doll collector? Cause this kind of interest can't be from someone who is a casual doll admirer xx
I absolutely LOVED novi stars
I loved my Scent Stars sooo much, I thought they were so cute 🥰 In France, they were named "Parfumelle".
this was such a nostalgic trip! I had a trollz doll with the gemstone, a TY girlz, so many yummi-land dolls, a kuu kuu harajuku, and a teen tends doll!!!
Loved this video & I loved the Flavas line, as a adult i still have mine in box lol its a piece of history to me
i used to have the yummi-land carrie cherry doll! She kept the original scent for yearsss. Such a throwback!
Surprisingly, I knew or saw many of the dolls presented in the video, and I even have some. Flavas are my favorites, I am very glad that I have one. Catwalk Kitties is my unattainable dream so far :"0
Didn't know the kuu kuu harajuku girls were supposed to be Gwen Stefani merch 😂 I was given a character perfume bottle that I still have and never looked into it 😅
this was such a fun video!! i loved it, i also realized i used to have the blue-haired trollz doll hehe
I love how thorough you are with the research on certain topics! Would love the part two❤
Core memory unlocked, I had the purple Trollz doll! My parents bought it for my while at vacation by the seaside. I still remember playing with her headless intercheangable bodies. I also had Scent Stars Lily and to this day I remember her nice smell! I'm also pretty sure I had Yummi-Land one, I remember the bottle, not which doll I got though. I think it was one of the red ones? Thank you so much for this video, it took me back to my childhood ♥
I just know that I would have eaten up some of these doll lines as a kid 😂
I LOVED trollz however I don’t remember the dolls
Girl do you know how long we've been waiting for this video❤
i was born in 2002 and grew up playing a ton of old fashion games on the web, it is insane how many of them belonged to some of these doll lines and i never even knew. one yummi-land game was my fave and i always thought it belonged to the bratz universe
I'M SO HAPPY YOU MENTIONED SCENT STARS! I had the rose scented doll growing up, but as an adult I couldn't remember what the name of the doll line she came from was. I've been searching for the name of the doll line for YEARS! Thank you for finally giving me the answer I've been looking for.
I remember wanting yummi land and secret central dolls as a kid, plus I owned a few novi stars dolls and even drew my own designs.
I loved fashion dolls, in particular, Barbie as a little girl.
My oldest sister had a teen trends doll when she was little. The doll was lost by the time I got to it, but I remember playing with the closet and the chihuahua. I just really liked sliding the letters around on the dogs collar lol
i love how in depth you went on each line
Hi Glamm dolls in Part 2 theyre so cool
NEVER CLICKED SO FAST! FINALLY A NEW VIDEO!!
Man..I used to watch the Trollz series,had one of the dolls (Topaz,the blonde one) and even the Gameboy advance game back in the dayhere, honestly..
Dang it, I need a Novi Star bad. Sad I had a few dolls on this list but not these days. A flava and a secret central. XD
i was OBSESSED with novi stars . my aunt had the blue one who i thought was so pretty & i wanted her so bad 😭
I used to own a Mae Tallick Orbit beach doll
i LOVEEED pinkie cooper. i had more than one, but the one i definitely remember the most was the london doll from the travel collection and it meant so much to me as a little girl :( i wish i’d kept it
Trollz! Omg I loved that show
I wanted flavas but never had one!! This all is nostalgic. I did have barbie bratz a diva starz... betty spaghetti and sky dancers!! I had one american girl also but never really got into other lines till I started adult collecting hehe
35:34 I feel like the commercial worked because I heard it as a kid a few times and it is still in my head at 28 😂 i thought i kinda invented it until now
The Diva Stars website!!! Gosh! Those games were so much fun!!
THE LEE DEE DA DOLLS OMG I LOVED THEM
I loved the yummi-land dolls!! My cousins and I were all obsessed as kids!
The Trollz dolls may have also had their face looks from the older poster like preview art of what the company thought was going to be the final look of the Trolls characters
I'm familiar with a lot of these. Here is a story I have for each some:
Trollz: I never had the dolls, but I distinctly remember the promo for the cartoon. There was a clip of the goth one saying "Come here, ya' wingnuts", and for some reason my younger brother quoted that for months afterwards, cause he thought it was so lame.
Ty Girlz: I never had one of these, although I still see them in thrift stores. What nobody seems to talk about is that TY had fashion dolls before these ones. Beanie Kids and Beanie Boppers. I had tons of those growing up, and I remember them being very popular with my friend group. They sold fashions for them, and they were better than Groovy Girls because the beans in their butts meant they could sit on their own. Some of the names were definitely re-used for Ty Girlz because I had a Beanie Bopper named Dazzling Destiny.
Soda Pop Girls: I had the strawberry one. I also had a styling head of one of these, but my brother wrecked it lol :(
La Dee Da: I still see this in thrift stores all the time. Their hair and clothes are super cheap and crappy.
Ku Ku Harijuku: I was too old for these dolls, but I did have the perfumes. And also, Gwen had a line of dolls before this based on the same characters and music videos. I used my birthday money to buy one and still have her :)
Flavas: I know these dolls are not super well liked for a variety of reasons, but I will say I've gotten some second hand and they really are very nice quality dolls. Their hair especially is so good. And hip hop was so huge at this time I don't think it was a terrible concept. It just wasn't executed that well.
Secret Central: I had the cheerleader one. Got her at Giant Tiger as a kid, which is a discount grocery store here in Canada. I never played with it much or bothered getting any of the others. Looking back, these dolls are pretty ugly.
one of my friends had the flavas doll with the box braids and her hair was so detailed and good quality
Some of them where my childhood. I especially loved Bratzillaz
i hated bratzillas because i didn't like that they were copying monster high, but now as an adult, i love the concept and the dolls style
It's actually so strange about Flava's, because I still to this day remember the ad campaign and song, so god they must have been pushing the line hard (the jingle from my memory : what's your flava... tell me what's your flava? change your style, your attitude... your flava is always you~) . Mind you, I was bought two Flavas that Christmas, however I remember the displays being rather full. So there's a good chance they were discounted even by Christmas. Shame they never lasted. I loved those dolls.
Never thought I’d say this but I’m so grateful to have grown up in the Bratz/ MyScene/Barbie era! Will always treasure the hours of dress-ups and good times playing with friends ❤
Pinkie Cooper was my all-time favorite doll when I was a kid, I had the French one and I loved her
i miss yummi-land/soda pop girls.... they were so iconic in my childhood, absolutely loved that they came in bottles. this makes me soooooo nostalgic 🥺
Bro I absolutely loved novi stars, I think I had the pink metal one, the two arms stretchy one, and the curly poofs one I loved them so much they were so cute I wish they weren’t discontinued
Oh my God this gave me so much nostalgia. I was never much of a doll person as a kid, but I was OBSESSED with YummiLand.
shut up, I LOVED Yummi-land and their little animals!!!! ugh so nostalgic for me lol I can even remember the scents!! and omg of course they're back with a freaky new design?!