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happymisanthrope
03/05/09

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I'm just consoling myself that Lady Lovely Locks was never that popular...
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par3
03/05/09

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wow belle looks like she ran into a board stuck with botox needles.
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thesciencegirl
03/05/09

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I'm sorry... I'm too distracted by the extreme skinniness of the new Belle's arms to comment on her botoxed face.
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happysquid
03/05/09

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Worst toys EVER have to be "Tini Puppini" AKA Bratz DOGS. WTF.

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argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw?
03/05/09

@happysquid: wow. i never knew that toy dogs in clothes could look so... creepy.

and i must say, squiddy, you've really got a knack for picking videos to illustrate a point!
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boxspelunker
03/06/09

@happysquid: They are so fugly. Aren't fashion dolls supposed to be pretty? They're creepy and have weird faces.
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Kivrin
03/05/09

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You know who I miss? Rose Petal. (I think we even have a commenter here whose name is a shoutout to Rose Petal Place.) I remember the cartoon Rose Petal movie used to make me cry. I envision her post-millennial rebirth will be super-duper slutty.
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Dottie Gale
03/05/09

@Kivrin: I love you for mentioning Rose Petal. I looooved those dolls, with the tiny crystal "dew drop."

(I also think she's been remade.)
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Kivrin
03/05/09

@Dottie Gale: Yes, the crystal on her hat! Ah, memories.
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argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw?
03/05/09

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new strawberry shortcake = bratz lite

i for one am not amused.
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Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.
03/05/09

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The most character-branded toy I owned, I think, was Smokey the Bear. I think i'm safe from childhood-memory-altering redesigns for now.
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argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw?
03/05/09

@ZombieBikeRide: aaaw-thum!

smokey is the greatest. and he really hasn't changed much. he's still paunchy and wears dungarees and a usfs hat... same shovel and everything.
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Witchtit: Your low productivity advisor
03/05/09

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I dunno but Belle looks like she has that weird "I had bad plastic surgery cats eye" look.
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PumpkinWhoopies
03/05/09

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Is it just me, or does the new Belle look a bit like Angelina Jolie?
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argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw?
03/05/09

@PumpkinWhoopies: a little bit! my first thought was that she looks like the old belle after a facelift.
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EkaterinaBallerina
03/05/09

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I HATE the Strawberry Shortcake makeover. I loooved her and Rainbow Brite as a child (I've still held onto the tape my mom made for me of the movies). She looked so much better then.
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tscheese
03/05/09

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I almost understand the Belle makeover--almost. They took her from a generic Barbie-ish face to a more exaggerated cartoony face, which, if you saw the movie, she had expressions ALL OVER THE PLACE. She still looks a little weird, though. Hmph.

(With that said, and not to derail the discussion, my profile URL is a link you can use to see MY version of Strawberry Shortcake, or at least how I would have liked her to look when I was seven. But that is neither here nor there.)
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boxspelunker
03/06/09

@tscheese: AWESOMESAUCE.

I watched you on devart :D
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captainhaddock
03/05/09

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The changes show here actually don't bother me that much... or at least I'm not "horrified" by the new Strawberry Shortcake. I mean, the design's not groundbreaking, but not really offensive either. I guess that's the only bone I would pick: These companies should be thinking up new characters, rather than just blandly revamping the old ones.

Also, I have a problem if the new versions just aren't as fun/don't work. I'm looking at you, credit-card version of Monopoly. That shit is just not the same. You can't keep track of your money as well when you're not holding it. Last time I played, everyone went broke. It sucked.
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HarpMadness
03/05/09

@captainhaddock: Hey, I think your Monopoly game predicted the financial collapse ... Ask it if the guy down the hall is going to ask me out. kthxbai.
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happymisanthrope
03/05/09

@captainhaddock: It's not that company aren't thinking up new characters, it's that they believe that parents are more likely to shell out money for the remaining shreds of their own childhood/youth to give to their children than some other character. It's also cheaper than creating an original character because the consumers already know Strawberry Shortcake/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from their own childhood and so, the toy companies don't have to spend as much on advertising (or creating tv shows to sell children toys).
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HoneyBoom
03/05/09

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Also, does anyone else have conspiracy theories about why Monopoly is changing their money system? I am thoroughly convinced that credit card companies are behind this in a ploy to socialize children to be extra credit dependent.

Next up, the Free-Credit-Report-Dot-Com anatomically correct action figure trio! You can get them in their pirate or renaissance faire outfits.
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aisuru113
03/05/09

@HoneyBoom: I woudl totally buy those. but only if the signer has the longer hair a la teh pool commerical.
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Kali Mama
03/05/09

@HoneyBoom:

This toy was sponsored by creditcard companies. So your cynicism isn't unwarranted.
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zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce
03/05/09

@aisuru113: I'd buy them too. I like the jingles. They make me dance in place.
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sequined
03/05/09

@Kali Mama: "You never run out of money!"
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undomesticgoddess doesn't sleep a wink
03/05/09

@sequined: WTF was that?! I foresee millions of children that have this very deeply in debt as adults.
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boxspelunker
03/06/09

@sequined: How I wish real life were like that. :(
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aubonpam
03/05/09

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The new Strawberry Shortcake dresses like Jerri Blank.
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happysquid
03/05/09

@aubonpam: "Where'd you get that outfit, Jerri?"

"The Comfort Zone."
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girlnamedblue
03/05/09

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I really miss my original Ariel doll. No, I don't want the simple $10 version from the Disney store, nor the one with the light-up tail. I just want mine, that was the envy of all my friends at recess, with the removable tail and the blue dress she wears when she first turns human.
Also, can someone re-issue that blue Aladdin lunchbox I had?
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HarpMadness
03/05/09

@girlnamedblue: I had that doll, too! I loved it.
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Kivrin
03/05/09

@girlnamedblue: I miss my fully-furnished Strawberry Shortcake dollhouse, which my parents convinced me to sell for $40 at a flea market circa 1994.
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girlnamedblue
03/05/09

@HarpMadness: Oh man, wasn't it THE BEST? I neglected my Barbies for months after I got her.
@Kivrin: That sucks, but at least you made some money. My mom used to wait til I was at school to raid my closet and toys she felt I didn't need. I'm not sure I'm ready to forgive her yet.
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