I Bought EVERY American Girl Doll EVER (1986 - 2024)
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Living out our childhood dream of buying EVERY AMERICAN GIRL DOLL. Every doll from 1986-2024
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Leave your guess of how much $$$ I spent on ALL of these dolls total down below 💀 the person that gets the closest will be crowned MVP HOPEFUL of the year 👑
40k or way more than that
35k my bank account is scared for you.. 😰
$36,000, I’m a huge American girl fan and know very well this price is in the range at least.
$38,500
34k❤🥹🥹🥹🥹 anyways ppl are like seconds from commenting
This is legit a child hood dream
Agreed
My Wonderland
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YEESSSSSSSS
Literally
I’m a 62 year old doll collector,and my eyes filled with water at your joy at seeing all these dolls. Thank you so very much for sharing. X
Same here, but I never got a doll in my childhood because my parents didn't have much money to buy those for me and to my youngest sister. #17👍
Yes LITTERALY I can't I loved this video
@@alethlumagbasboniol4473 me too! we used to visit the store bcuz me and my sis were obssesed tho but we were too broke lol
I collect dolls too. Mainly DISNEY. But I love Zodiac dolls.
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I teared up❤ thank you for not only fulfilling our childhood dream but for your generous donation to the children’s hospital! People like you are the reason I believe in the good of humanity!❤
I all most cried
I almost cried
37 year old me definitely cried when you unboxed Samantha and Felicity. I had both in the early 90s and they are still hanging out at my parents house.
What an awesome trip down memory lane! Thank you so much for sharing this video, it was so much fun to watch 🙂
My grandma ate my dog 😭
@@Samantha-us2ii😢
@@Samantha-us2iibut how
@@Samantha-us2ii was it good?
Yeah what an awesome trip. I wonder how many children’s lives would be saved from the amount spent. Does that matter???
As a European, I knew nothing about these dolls, so this was a very adorable journey! Thank you for all your work Hope!
Me to
Haha, same. But seeing Hope being all excited about them is just precious. I remember being in the USA in 2005 and I didn't see them anywhere, though I gravitated more towards trading cards at the time.
They remind me of our, Our Generation dolls but a bit bigger. Way priceier too as OG dolls are similar price as Barbies.
Ahah same, I've heard of the American girl dolls but never actually saw them
I know, I loved this, I had no idea there were ao many and that they all had (tragic) backstories! Thanks Hope! ❤
I really like that you kept your childhood doll Kirsten
I really enjoyed this video as someone who grew up in the UK and first heard of American Girl through friends from the States. I'm currently also volunteering at a museum where we are currently doing an object handling session of different dolls around the world's, which includes Kaya. It was really cool to see how excited you got about her and the rest of them. I teared up at the end of the video too. God bless you for your lovely positive content ❤
As a doll collector I was over here like “Omg. She’s opening them, what is she going to do with them!?” Then Hope says she’s donating them to a children’s hospital and instant tears. 😭❤️
They donate for tax purpose
@@jenniwann7461We got to write them off when we bought them for the video- which will save us about 30% on what we spent.. But we don’t get to write them off again when we donate them. Hope genuinely likes to give stuff away to make people happy 😊
I live in Kotzebue, Alaska. I’m a doll maker. I rarely meet people who call themselves doll collectors anymore.
My thoughts exactly. I was freaking out. 😮
The fact you took your favorite with you, and the shot of her on your lap, made me burst into tears!! Watching it was like soothing to my inner child. It hit so hard for me. I had Rebecca and a Truly Me and yearnedddd for so many in the early 2000s. This video was a childhood dream!
For me, it reminded me of the Toy Story 2 scene with Jessie and her old owner, but this is like the happy ending, not the sad one like in the movie.
No way, I also had Rebecca and a Truly Me doll 🥺
I cried too 😢
I also cried!
I ALWAYS wanted Samantha 😭 They were so expensive though!! Loved this video, absolutely nostalgic as heck 🥹
My mom used to work at an American Girl factory! Every year for Christmas they'd give their employees a big box of toys and books including the American girl doll of the year and the Holiday Barbie! I remember being so excited every time my mom would bring the box home. I'm getting so many good fuzzy feelings watching this video
That's awesome to get the doll!! ❤
Lucky! I would have died as a kid if this was me! 😂😂🤣🤣
Omg what a dream for a kid!
That is what I would do if I ever had a factory. The worse thing to do would be to work in a factory and never be able to afford the products produced there.
Where is the factory?
I had Grace growing up. I got her from someone who donated the dolls to a children's hospital so this video means the world to me. I was 10 and had my first seizure, died twice, and had to stay in the hospital for a few days after my drug induced coma and they gave me Grace. So, seeing someone make a video about American girl dolls and donating the dolls to a children's hospital makes me happier than anything ever could. Thank you so much for doing this Hope!
Wow, your story made me tear up. Glad you're ok!
Wow ! I hope you are doing great 😊
@@CuteLavender194 I am, thank you ☺️
@@TaraSL8r Me too, things could've gone a lot worse if my grandparents hadn't realized I was having a seizure.
omg all of that happened when you were 10? Your first double digit year and you already died twice and had a seizure :(
My grandma bought me an AG doll when I was so old I had stopped playing with them but I still loved it & have it today! My grandmother passed in 2015 so I am glad to have her as well as clothes that my grandma made for me for her!
I’m 68 years old and I absolutely think those dolls are awesome. I believe you should never ignore your inner child no matter how old you are. You are awesome.❤❤❤
I actually cried so much when you kept Kirsten at the end. :') I've been waiting for this video all my life, haha, thank you for making my inner child happy!
Same
Maybe she should've kept Kaya too and reunited them :/
Yes and also my name is violet
I LOVE that you donated all of the dolls to your local children’s hospital! What a great way to donate and spread the love and wealth around the holiday season! Thank you! Makes me proud to be one of your subscribers
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I thought the same! So many KZheadrs blow insane amounts of money on their videos and sometimes it’s hard not to think about what that money could’ve done. That wasn’t the case with this video! All those kids are going to get a new friend, and if they’re well taken care of they’ll likely be worth even more money as they age 😊
@@Zippy15 TEa
I REALLY want the new Lila one! She’s literally me!❤
Elizabeth is my favourite!! She's so pretty!
I literally got teary eyed when you decided to keep Kirsten. My daughter still has her Kirsten doll that she got for Christmas in 1990 and she is a very well loved doll. Thank you for donating all those dolls, I can only imagine the joy you brought to all those sick, precious little girls. ❤
I’m 21 and watching this gave me so much nostalgia. I literally cried at the end! I had Addy and Saige (still have them somewhere at my parents house). I used to love watching KZhead videos featuring the dolls. I even made a few stop-motion”films” of my own lol. My mom built me a dollhouse that was like 5ft tall with a bunch of handmade furniture. I learned how to French braid on my dolls and how to sew clothes and purses for them and my friend’s dolls. I loved playing with my American Girl dolls 💕 thank you reminding me of that time! This is the first video I’ve seen on this channel & I’m subscribing!
Felt this😭 I wanna go look for mine now
I’m also 21 and I begged my family for an American Girl Doll when I was younger. They took me to the actual store to pick one out. It was a dream come true. And I still love them and sometimes I sneak to their website and see the newer dolls. ❤
literally. SAME!!! im 21 and might have to buy my dream AG doll to heal my inner child!
@@niaamoniique Yes! Girl do it! 💖🤗
No way... as a 12 year old, I wrote a letter to AG asking them to make a Rapunzel doll as she was my favorite Disney Princess and I NEVER actually thought I'd see the day this was true!! I am so disappointed I didn't know about the launch until just now, but it's satisfying in a way!
9:57 my name is Kaya i am crying this is so cool
I love how American Girl touches upon serious subjects such as Addy’s harsh life, including slavery, and Emily’s life, including her house getting bombed during the war. It’s very important to teach kids about the difficult times in history while including some fun and positive ones, such as Samantha being a wealthy orphan living with her grandmother and Cécile being born into a wealthy family, wanting to become an actress.
Sadly, they are straying away from sharing stories with any meaningful substance to them. Because the little girls these days only care about sparkles and unicorns and bright colors. I will always be drawn to the historical dolls 😢
I love the historical dolls and have Emily and Molly and those two were actually how I begun becoming very interested in WW2 which probably wouldn’t have happened without them
Hey, just a random reminder that you are so loved. Jesus died for you bro, you matter!! Keep fighting, it’ll all be okay. Remember that.
That’s so beautiful you donated all those dolls.God surely blesses those who give. I just did the same thing and it makes me happy to know there are children who will have a joyous holiday this year.
@@Dolly_junkieThat's not even true. Courtney's story talks about the serious HIV misinformation in the 80s and she even has a friend with HIV. Many of the other books have great talking points for kids and even ignorant adults as well.
The ending of this video made me tear up...I understand feeling so connected to these dolls then losing that as you grow older, only to find it again. I loved this so so much!
Same 😢
@@Realfairy90tia6me too 32:27 a pic of molly in the locket
When I saw that Belle American Girl Doll I fangirled. Belle has always been my favorite and that is an amazing doll
You opening the older released historical dolls gave me so many mems of my childhood!! 🥹 Looking through the American girl magazines and circling the girls I wanted. And then watching the movies ❤
Being Swedish, I’m so happy you kept Kirsten! During the mid 1800s about 1 million Swedes emigrated from Sweden to America for a better life, and it’s so nice that they’ve included that in their collection! 🥰
It would be even better if the brand wasn't xenophobic and would sell outside america
I was going to cry if she didn't keep Kirsten. I still kinda want to because she did. It's so sweet 🥰
@@sybilalephantisTheir name is literally “American Girl” for a reason. Since American history is tied to most of the dolls they probably thought it would not make sense for someone thats not American to purchase. I doubt it would be profitable to sell in other countries anyway.
I live in Sweden and buy these beautiful dolls second hand, usually at auctions. The second hand value is between $50-150 each, depending on which doll it is, the condition and how many accessories are included. They sell for the same prices in the UK too. So yes, there is a strong market for these dolls to be sold new in an AG store here, outside the US. I would rather spend that same money on new dolls available here.
@@sybilalephantisThis is such a dumb comment. 😭
Okay I know I'm a couple weeks late to this but I have some fun facts as a former American Girl employee in Seattle! Each doll takes years of planning and designing before they're launched and they put so much love and care into every story including doing extensive research into and collaborating with each culture they portray which I've always loved about the company. Plus a little humble brag: the author of the Maryellen books, Valerie Tripp, was visiting the Seattle store for a signing in, I believe, 2013 and met one of my old managers, Mary Ellen, who made such a positive impression, Valerie had American Girl name the doll after her! She even had them give her red hair like her namesake! Also one last fun fact about Maryellen, because she had polio, if you stand the doll up, you'll notice one of her legs is marginally shorter than the other. They don't miss a single detail.
That is so cool!! I need to go check my Maryellen doll now! Thanks for sharing, I love these story’s!!
The hat/purse/accessory on the original PC three was a separate 'package' that you had to buy separately. The locket on Molly had a photo of her dad since he was drafted and sent overseas.
You are living my childhood dream… Most of the American Girl Dolls I got were hand-me-downs, but for Christmas one year my mom got me the girl of the year Lanie- and I absolutely cherished her 😭
I was a model in an American girl doll fashion show as a kid and I was chosen to model Kirsten! My hair was styled with the iconic braids and I was put in two matching outfits. I walked down the runway with the doll too :,) It was such a cool experience!
Wow
wow thats so cool
Same with me!😢past lives😊
I did that too!! I was Molly. I blame that for my current fashion sense being so sweater-vest centric lol
My sister has Cecile and I had Marie Grace
Im so happy you kept the doll you had as a child!! Even if she is just kept on a shelf, she will make your heart happy for years to come!! and donating the rest to a kids hospital, so unbelievably generous!! i am a peds nurse, i know so many kids who would treasure such a wonderful gift!! youre a good egg Hope ❤
My name is Gwyn, and I never knew there was a Gwen American Girl Doll until now!!! I need to save up for one now! Loved this video! Thanks so much!
I have always been terrified of dolls, American Girl dolls especially. But after getting recommended this video a couple times I had to watch it. My great aunt collected these and had a special room and displays for them. Despite how these dolls make me feel, this was a really sweet video and I am really glad you kept the Kirstin one in the end. c:
This is such a heartwarming video! As a 22 year old, you reminded me to never let my inner child die. I love the ending how you donated all (but Felicity) the dolls to a children's hospital. Really heartwarming! God bless you!
You said my thoughts *exactly*! This was such a good idea!
I HAVE ADDYS DOLL in my room right now 😂
She kept Kirsten
@@amanihusein2235 God is with you and he will bring you joy and comfort no matter what he will never leave u he loves and cares he's always there for you no one knows when Jesus will return or when we’ll die God made all things can’t appear😊❤
Words can not express the feels that this video brought back to me. My identical twin sister, who tragically lost her life in 2022, grew up with American Girl dolls in the 90s and 2000s. We were born in 1988. I still have the original 3, Kirsten also being my 1st doll. Samantha was my sisters 1st. along with several others. We also made our own twins ( who at the time both looked a lot like Kit) in the early 2000s when they still had the American Girl Doll store in Chicago. My nonni would take us every year for our birthday. I still have my dress that matches Kirstens original dress. I know they are worth money, but there is no amount that would ever let me sell the,m. They have brought so much joy to my nieces and still to myself. Thank you for posting this, it let me sit back and remember some of the happiest moments I had as a kid with my sissy. xoxo Jax
i was OBSESSED with AG when i was little. i had sage, julie, kaya, josephina, grace, melody, and maryellen.
I had joss and Courtney lol they were so fun😭😭 this is so nostalgic
What I have always liked about Hopescope is her love, joy and enthusiasm for what she does and that was so apparent in this video. Her joy and enthusiasm for every doll and their accessories was fun to watch. She could have kept every doll but what impresses me even more about her is her kindness and generosity in knowing that these dolls need to be loved and played with by children not just displayed on a shelf or bed.
I remember begging my mom for Kit every time we'd get the American Girl catalogue in the mail. She'd tell me it's too expensive and never bought one (despite the fact she or my dad had spent a great deal of money on expensive gaming systems for my dad). Anyways, it wasn't until April of 2023 that I went to the local American Girl store near where I live with my partner (who convinced me to buy her). We went to the store, I found her in her OG outfit, I grabbed her box and straight up almost cried in line. It was such a healing moment for me and absolutely love her.
Hopefully that will be me one day! I remember getting the catalogues in the mail and begging for one too and never got one but I didn't understand then how expensive they were to my parents, especially in Canadian dollars. I think I wanted Samantha. I really should still treat myself to one as an adult!
@@jessmc6243 When you get the chance I say it will be worth it. I almost cried in the store holding my Kit in the box while waiting in line all giddy. She is the best and I keep her so nice.
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i had kit too! it’s cus it was before they released the look alike dolls and i wanted one that looked like me!
nice!
When I was little I had some of the much cheaper off brand ones, but for some reason I was obsessed with the historical girls and still have all their books to this day lol!
I had Samantha! I wanted Felicity so badly. Also would dog-ear all the pages of the catalogs of wishing for the most crazy expensive accessories. 😂 my daughter now just loves her American Girl and Our Generation dolls and accessories of all kinds. Love that she can have that experience. She is gonna love watching your video of this and the OG AG vids.
The 1st discontinued doll, the shimmering silver one, is 100% giving Daenerys Targaryen! Stunning 😍
Yes! I call mine Dany! She is gorgeous.
Came here to say this ! I want it just because I loved Dany ! 😭
I thought that too
Same! I want more GOT themed outfits for her!! @@abrielle13
My name is Nellie
The best part about you and your channel is the donating of the items you purchase. The kids at the children’s hospital are going to love these! Thank you for being so kind!
John Dough Jon Ray Zeke Franklin Débora Raposo Nick Simonetti how could something so complex like the universe and humans be made from bacteria or rocks or evolution we just couldn’t God made it all we have to be ready no one knows when Jesus will return or when we’ll die God bless u ur never to far to turn back he will never leave u good day he cares and loves u how could the things that people say made the universe get here is there was nothing God made it all so many prophecies are being filled from revelations telling us that Jesus is coming back they are happing right now in the world he loves and cares all u have to do to give your life to God is tell him you believe in him and that he sent his son to die for us and that he rose 3 days late and repent or ask for forgiveness of your sins🎉
This gave me so much nostalgia! ❤ when I was young, there was a 4-year period where I got an american girl doll every year for my birthday and I got to choose which one I wanted each year and it was always sooo exciting! My first doll was Samantha, then Josefina (she was my favorite), then one of the truly me dolls (that i named Penny for some reason lol), then Jess Girl of the Year 2006 ❤ I loved them all but I was OBSESSED with Josefina! I thought she was the prettiest doll ever, I loved her dress and her hair and her hoop earrings. I also loved reading the books for the dolls and hers were my favorite. I just remember relating to her so much and she had a pet goat and I loved everything about her. Her hair was so long and thick though and I loved it but my tiny little 8 year old self had no idea how to take care of it, so she certainly didn't look her best once i took her braid out (which i obviously did immediately) 😂
I had Rebecca from the historical collection cause my parents wanted to get me one that looked like me and I loved her so much! This makes me so happy and my childhood. I ended up getting Saige and Grace later on. Love this so much!!
It's fascinating how these dolls have evolved over the years. I liked the historical dolls when I was younger and I had so many of the books. I had the original Felicity though I had the mini dolls of Kirsten and Josephina. I wanted another but my mother wouldn't get me any new cloths for the doll either so another doll was out of the question so I just enjoyed the one I had.
I was so happy to hear that in 2022 the Corinne came out. My name is Corinne is usually that name is hard to find in stores. And I love her hair with the blue in it.
I had a personalized one! Love them even more with the historical ones
This brought back my childhood! I was hoping you’d keep Kirstin! I love how you donated all the other dolls to a children’s hospital. You’re going to make so many little girls so happy.
What about the little boys Some of them like to play with dolls
I love so much that you’re donating these primary children’s. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart as a mom who was so grateful for donated gifts for my son while we have been back and forth to the burn center near there for years. ❤
Yes @hopescope, you made the right choice to donate all those dolls to those kids, I'm pretty sure there all gonna be very happy
My siblings and I all got historical dolls when we were little!! My Elizabeth and Felicity are safely tucked away in one of our closets, it made me tear up seeing their accessories 🥺
I was SO EXCITED to watch this video and see ALL the AG girls together in one place! I was even more excited about it when she revealed she was going to donate all the dolls to a children’s hospital rather than keeping them or reselling them. I got my late grandmas doll collecting gene and the AG dolls were a very special thing we had in common and would always talk about! She also got me my first 2 kit and Molly!
0:41 Lila 1:33 coby 1:56 corinne 2:27 mahkaynah 2:54 eve(tte) 3:24 hope’s childhood story 4:05 toy soldier 4:38 disney collab (belle rapunzel and jasmine) 6:02 nicki and isabel 6:43 courtney 7:23 claudie 7:51 nanea 8:27 melody 8:58 maryellen 9:22 julie 9:39 rebecca 9:56 kaya 11:01 kit 11:34 josefina 11:54 Addy 12:44 samantha and molly 14:27 hope at the american doll store 17:48 holiday colletion 17:54 shimmering silver 18:25 shappire 19:40 lindsey 20:11 kayleigh 20:23 marysel 20:34 jess 20:48 nikki 21:06 mia 21:28 senolie(idk how to spell it) 21:43 christa 21:49 gwen 22:25 Laney 22:43 kanani 22:59 mc kenna 23:14 sage 23:32 another isabelle 23:48 grace 24:05 lee lay layla 24:18 gabriella 24:30 tenny 24:34 logan 25:21 zyara 25:51 Lucy (fun fact my name s lucy too) 26:11 blair 26:26 joss 26:50 kira bailey 27:10 maritza 27:37 caroline 27:57 cecile 28:27 marie grace 28:47 ruthie 28:59 ivy 29:22 emily 29:24 nelly 30:10 felicidy 30:34 elizabeth 30:54 SUPRISE Thats it guys Love yaaa (comment which video next and ill do that at 10 likes)
It's Sonali
And it’s Kavi
4:52 I would PASS OUT if I got Jasmine or BELLE
My cousin has joss. ❤
24:05 😂 I had her . Her name is Leah😅
It's so nice hearing that you donate the dolls to kids that would probably never even be able to get them and will appreciate them for years to come. Who knows, maybe one of the kids will grow up and reminisce about their first American Girl doll and do a video like this one. My Grandmother got me a custom made American Girl doll when I was little, I had no idea what they were because I didn't play with dolls or Barbies but it was always so special to me.
Hope should insist that she hand gives the dolls to the kids. It's not uncommon for staff to keep good stuff for themselves to sell or their own kids
I’m obsessed with this video! I had a Kirsten doll growing up and I loved her as well as a look alike doll too! Please make more of these videos ❤
literal goosebumps of you driving away at the end 💕
The collectors watching this are pulling their hair out right now. I had tears at the end when you donated them all it was very moving! The purpose of these dolls were to be played with by loving children and not to be collected for money… I absolutely loved this ending!
No no! AG dolls are meant to be opened and played with. We all open our dolls lol. What is making us pull out our hair is seeing the dolls sitting down. Aaahh!!
@@courtneysokal6590they aren’t suppose to sit?!? Is that what happened to poor Kailey’s limbs?? Hahaha
@@hopescopeif I were to score a BELLE, I would FREAK OUT
Tell me why I bawled like a baby seeing Kirsten in your lap driving home!🥲 I always wanted an American Girl doll but it was never a reality. Love this!
RIP ur wallet 😭😭😭
I’m currently 14 and used to get an American girl doll for every birthday and/or Christmas. I was extremely lucky to be gifted so many and ended up with more than 15 dolls. My favorite memory from American girl was during Christmas my grandmas name was Maryellen so she gifted all of the granddaughters with the Maryellen dolls. It was such a sweet memory because we were all so excited and that was the highlight of my year.
I’m British and so this don’t have the same effect on me, culturally, but the look on Hope’s face when she unboxed Kristen was just so relatable. There are a few toys out there that I would cry if I ever found again, so thank you for sharing this. Very educational and heartwarming and gave me goosebumps 🩷🩷
Hope tracking down those 40 discontinued dolls like Velma looking for her glasses.🤣
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Molly*
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This was so fun to watch😭 I never got a American Girl as a kid but I spent hours flipping through the catalog and trying to figure out what doll I’d get if I could. I’d sit around debating which ones hair would be more fun and stuff like that but Felicity, Kit, and Samantha were always my favorites. I watched the movies and read the books so many times and still pick them up at thrift stores for my nieces and little sisters. Someone gave my baby sister a handmedown Kit doll a few years ago and I was so jealous 😭😂
Was anyone able to keep their dolls hair like untangled because my dolls hair is like hella tangled
Same
Use a detangling mist or spray
I never had an American Girl Doll (too expensive for my family), but somehow we were subscribed to the catalogue that would come in the mail. Me and my sister loved looking through it. I remember us being so excited to see Ivy Ling, we had never seen an Asian doll before and we always said that if we could have one that she was the one we wanted. 🥰
I hope and pray that this video blows up so much. Not just because for the amount of money you spent for those dolls, but for the nostalgia and magic you brought to each and everyone one of us with a heart of a child still. Thank you for being a blessing to those children, and to us, too. God bless you!
I always dreamt of owning an American Girl doll, my family has always been to poor for one. Although, I haven't own one. This brought me so many tears remembering when my sister and I would watch some of their movies. Thank you for bringing me back some beautiful memories.
I had (or still have Julie) I loved her so much, I loved how you put so much work (and money) into this :)
I was so obsessed with these dolls. I had Felicity, Molly, and a WellieWisher when I was a bit older. I would make toys for them out of clay and cardboard, my grandmother and my great-aunt sewed me entire wardrobes for them, and I had a few off-brand furniture and accessories. I played all the American girl games, read the books, watched the movies, and got the catalog every month. These dolls made such an impact on me, lol I remembered every single doll from like 2011-2018 so well, because even after I stopped playing with them, I still liked the movies and books
Molly was my first doll. I remember doing an entire school project on the importance of American Girl Dolls to learning kid friendly versions of real American events and displaying Molly and her friend for everyone to see.
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I think my Kit, Molly, Kirsten, and Jullie are the reason as an adult I love history and in fact I still collect some American girl dolls (Niki and Courtney cause I was a child in 99 and I love the 80s)
this is my favorite video out of all your videos along with the I bought every single Barbie dream house
You are sooo nice you bought those dolls for showing us and you are also donating them you are very nice that's why I love your videos ❤❤❤
I still have Samantha (with her OG outfit) and a custom doll from when the options were much more limited. I remember wishing she could've looked more like me and I'm so happy to see so much more diversity and options for little girls these days. This video warmed my heart!
This is exactly what happened to me! I’m mixed and I remember being bummed that none of the dolls really looked like me. Glad to see they’re more diverse now!
Yessss sameeeeee :)
My parents couldn't afford the dolls so I used to check the books out from the library. Very kind and generous of you to give that experience to kids who need a ray of sunshine!
My local library actually allows you to check out the dolls along with some of their outfits and accessories!
@@Coco-iw1db That's amazing! What a great idea!
8:27 my name is melody too
I was thrown back in time to my days of reading Sweet Valley High with twins Elizabeth and Jessica when you brought out those twins from 1999
10:38 I have so much respect for the doll makers to highlight the beliefs/traditions of the tribe! This is such a cool bit of trivia to keep in my head 💕
Back in 2000, our mom would only buy me and my sister two dolls each after much begging, but we had to read all that doll's books first. I got Kaya and Samantha, and my sis got Felicity and Josefina. Reading all the books was actually very fun and interesting. The amount of research they did was astounding, but also the themes they tackled for young girls to read and understand was eyeopening and an amazing way to teach history that young girls might not otherwise learn. Even after, I read the other historical girl dolls because the stories were just that great. We still have the dolls in good condition since our mom would emphasize taking care of them (they were expensive!).
Well as an AG doll channel I have to say your collection is the best :D!!
My first ever American girl doll was grace!! Omg so many memories ❤I literally still have her lol
So glad you kept 1 for yourself. Sometimes you need to have a treat, not just for the body, but for the mind too and if dolls make you happy then have that doll. Hugs to you and Leo.
Kanani was my first American girl doll, and when you pulled her out, I started sobbing because I remembered being so excited to have an American girl doll as a kid. I remember I circled Kanani in the American girl doll magazine, and gave it to my mom. This video literally made my heart with joy. I also had Emily and I remember loving her hair and the color. My last American girl doll was a look-alike doll as well. This video brought me so much memories that I didn't even think about until now. :)
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?
my first and only american girl doll was Kanani!!
me, STILL loving american girl dolls, have martiza and i forget the other one :p
I had Josephina & Felicity. I wanted kaya so much. This is my favourite video🫶🏾🤩
HopeScope unlocked so many memories of looking at the American Girl Doll catalogs. I absolutely love seeing all the dolls together, but I love knowing that they are blessings other kids more! What a generous heart!! ♥️
As a now adult who spent most of her teen years in and out of pediatric hospitals this is so cool to see. This is an awesome way to give back. Oh and I'm so glad you kept Kirsten! ❤
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32:57 thats like so kind of u like I love this idea!!
I'm 19 now, but growing up I used to play the games online (And eventually got my own). I used to LOVE Julie!! This video is legit a childhood dream, and I loved getting to see all of them
We used to LOVE when the catalog came in the mail. So fun to look through and dream! I only ever got the books, especially the Samantha ones. But I remember thinking that I loved the name Nellie for a kid someday haha. So excited to see that they made a doll of her too!
I appreciate you not recording the kids at the childrens' hospital as you gave the dolls to them 💗 it's nice to see a youtuber who does kind things without shoving cameras in peoples' faces while they do it
OML McKenna (2012) WAS LITERALLY MY DOLLL!! It was the only American girl doll I owned but I remember her being my BESTIE! I loved her so much but now she’s no where to be found :(
i always wanted Joss or Blaire or Kira i love all❤
I shed a few tears at the end of this. My family was really poor growing up so I never got an American Girl doll. I was always really sad because all my friends had one and I really wanted one. 🥺 I remember I either borrowed some of the books from someone or the library just to feel included. For some reason I connected with Felicity and specifically wanted the doll of her, but I would have been happy to have any of them. Now that I have a daughter of my own (and another on the way) I hope one day I’ll be able to get them one of their own. 💜
This is so cute and I hope you will get to live your childhood with your daughter if you get her a American girl doll
I’m so glad you kept Kirsten
I want to see the video of you donating them with the kids getting to pick out the doll they want!! That would be amazing! ❤😊
I have both Julie and Kit kit ( I had the green outfit and the yellow one and I personally think the green one is so cute ) was my first one and Julie was passed down to me. I still love them till this day.
There is no better way to see how fashion was changing over the years than looking at "American doll of the year"