I did not get a haircut lol. I filmed this about a month ago. This is an original 1993 collection purchased all together, plus a progress report on my entire Addy collection!
OMG, I literally found out that after loving Addy for so many years that I am a descendant of a former slave that had the surname Walker. Even though the Addy character is fiction, when I saw that I just felt the hairs stand up. I loved her stories since I was a child and always wondered about my family and their connection to American slavery or if I would ever know my African ancestors from early 1700s and 1800s pre Civil War since I have info on 1860 U.S census. Very powerful doll series and she was highly marketed in Ebony magazine in 1993 or 1994. But her books are so spot on and evokes a lot of emotions about how freedom came with a price. For my family, her story aligned with my family and their American experience. The paper dolls are magical, wished her 1990s collection offered the doll's paper dolls like they did for Kirsten, Molly and Samantha winter stories' collection.
I have never seen an ugly Addy either but this is certainly a STUNNING Addy. You weren't allowed to have dolls and now have a TON of dolls. What a perfect way to stick it to the people who denied you dolls back in the day. Enjoy those dolls, man.
Cooking show.. yes! Josefina collection… heck yes! A walk thru of your doll room would also be amazing. I love seeing people’s collections all together🎉
500 for that beautiful of an Addy PLUS all of the rest of the collection is lowkey a steal! I’ve been trying to find a really good quality addy just by herself and if the doll doesn’t look like it’s been a car accident they’re such steep prices so I think it’s a great investment for ur collection! Always love ur videos:)
It's like Christmas came early 🎉❤😺You did an Addy video and finally someone acknowledges they don't all look the same. Love your videos and watch this while cooking. I got 3 Addys (2 pleasant company and 1 American girl) and some addy molds.
Another thing i appreciate about this channel is that Jonny doesn’t have his mouth gapping open in exaggerated expressions on the thumbnails, and yet there isn’t a lack of expression either. Kudos for debunking the accepted wisdom on these things.
I would love to watch a series where you cook through the girl’s cookbooks! I’d also love to listen to a series where you read through your favorite girl’s books if you ever wanted to do that. You have a really calming “book reading” voice lol.
I also used to open up my catalogs to the Samantha page and sleep next to her until I got my Samantha for Christmas 1997 when I was 4 and a half. So cool to see these collections. Thanks for sharing! I’d also love to see some AG recipe cooking videos in the future.
Finally having my own american girl doll is like a dream come true. I always wanted one as a kid but we weren't well off and I live in the UK, so I never asked for one because I knew the answer would be no. I managed to get one for myself now and I love her so much. For anyone wondering its an Elizabeth (she's English like me so I love her even more).
Yep, the *like* button sparkles when you select it! I'd love to see a Josefina video, and an Addy cookbook review. Basically, I'm okay with anything you feel up to doing!
My 1995 edition of the school bag has a red, paper covered bible included along with the other items you displayed. You probably know this. Thanks for historical information! Love gaining all the information you give so thoroughly.
Yes! I would enjoy seeing your American Girl of Today collection. As an older RU-vidr I hear you on the light and by the way you are young compared to me. Lol. You look good on camera. I’m sorry the lights cause you migraines. Poor Molly looks like she’s misbehaved and told to stand in the corner! 😂
This seems like a wonderful Addy collection. My Addy is older but I’m not sure if she is first edition. She was missing her shoes and one eyebrow has been redrawn! Her hair is very thin and I think someone tried to straighten it. Lol. She has a lot of character. Of the first three Addy’s you showed, my favourite was the one from the trunk. She has the cutest expression. I would love to get a mintier one someday. I enjoyed seeing your child like excitement looking at the Addy collection. I am a fan of keeping sets together when possible but it is not always possible. I love the trunk too! ❤
the beans picture took me out 😭 i was not expecting that i also love hearing you talk abt your memories from when these dolls came out even though you weren't allowed to have AG dolls. I totally relate although as a girl who was allowed to play with dolls my situation was admittedly different. I never had AG dolls growing up (I did get an Engel Puppen as a gift from a relative which was similar quality to AG but I always wanted an AG SPECIFICALLY sooooooo badly) and so now that I'm in my late 20s with late 20 year old money finally and getting yourself the dolls you dreamed about as a lil kid is just SO rewarding and healing to your inner child!! It's so special and these Addys are SO darling 🥺
also YES PLEASE to josefina collection ! josefina is my girl i got her a while back first edition in box w her book and everything and it was exactly that feeling for me that you were talking about re: band boxes !!
What an awesome collection to find. That trunk is beautiful! I love the items! What a beautiful Addy collection. Such interesting stories and history. Honestly I could listen to you for hours, you have so much tidbits of knowledge So I had to go get my PC Addy out of her chair. I am the second owner she was bought in later 1993 when the Addy collection came out as a 3 outfit set with Addy wearing the school outfit with the award pin and the boots with grommets and her eyebrows seem to have a green tinge to them but the softest eyelashes. Unfortunately she gave the other dresses and items to a relative or I would have bought them. Oh to combat wool moths get cedar balls or disks, it really works on silk as well (I have an antique Kimono collection). I agree on the resin, very toxic. You can repaint the doll eyes for silver eye? I would be interested in an AGoT video series. I agree it is hard to not collect the boxes and collapse them. I would love same videos on all your collections. I will have to look if you have any but if you can hairstyle historical girl videos would be awesome. Sadly I missed some of your sales in your store, but I will be stalking it once the first rolls around.
Thanks for the video I recently got Addys trunk as I have a lot of her collection. The trunk is amazing. I love Addy and in general the Addy mold. I would also love to see your Josefina collection. I plan to get her school desk . It would be nice to see a girl of today collection.
My original PC/early AG collection is Josefina. I have everything plus other items related to her collection. Addy is newer interest. I don’t like loving a retired collection because it can be expensive to buy any and every little piece! My side tip for casual collectors is that small gourds are available on Etsy for people wanting an inexpensive real gourd. I also have a sample size of Naphey’s of Philadelphia lard tin marked 1776-1876. It is about the size of Addy’s lunch tin. Both were less expensive than PC/AG items.
Hey Jonny, love the video on Addy, she is my favourite. In answer to what I would like to see on your channel would be a deep dive on each characters collection by story, but not only that, but by the season it came out!! So one video on Addy’s Christmas collection during the Christmas season, then another video on Samantha etc etc. obviously Christmas would be more hectic for you 😂 but birthdays are more spread out!! Just a thought 😊
I also have a few Pleasant Company cookbooks. It's very hard to find such things here in Germany. I would definitely watch videos of you cooking from them.
Enjoyed this video, love it when you do PC collections and stuff. Would love to see Josefina, I'm a big fan. Just got Felicity's Town Fair outfit, yay. Anyone out there who's a big fan of Kirsten and Samantha watch Bobbity Kate's videos, she goes through all of the story books including the paper dolls and cook books while actually cooking some of the recipes. She is very funny and a good story teller. Just be warned the videos are a marathon so you'll maybe have to watch them in parts.
Yay so happy for you she is beautiful she’s been my dream doll since I was little and I haven’t found a GUC one yet so I’m waiting for my perfect Addy ♥️
I think the buttons were available at Hallmark. In the late 90s to maybe 2004 or 2005. American Girl/Pleasant Company had a deal with Hallmark that they had stuff available to buy like the button's,The Christmas ornaments,tins,tea sets and anything you can think of it had up to Kaya and kit in the Hallmark items that's all I know
I love addy I have 2 of them I have them tuck away because I want to do a AG doll house thank you so much for the review you explain everything so well ❤
When I get my own room I want my dolls on their bookcase shelves And I really want some of the newer Histocal dolls beds like Courtney's bed and the twins beds with their bedding and maybe the newer AG trunk would be cool to have for one of my favorite dolls I don't know. I love your displays A girl can dream though
I got Addy's Rerelease Birthday dress and I love it. I hope AG releases more Histocal outfits from the original 8 dolls I said 8 because kit and Kaya are a part of my childhood and in 2002 when Kaya released was when I discovered AG so theirs 8 original Histocals in my brain
They didn't have a borderless version for Birthday, Summer, and Winter. 😊 This is such a wonderful video! Do you know if the truck changed colors/designs with Mattel? I have a dark colored and lighter color one and I can’t figure out which goes where 😅
I don't know if you could get a perfect First edition Addy doll and her trunk for any less than $500. I think it is a complete steal. ANYTHING else, I have 4 Addy dolls and 3 Samantha dolls. 😂. 2 Felicity dolls, 3 Kirsten's and 4 Molly's. Of the original 6 girls 26:57 I need one to play with and one to just admire. 😊 I need to end up with max. 2 of each. But choosing which to sell and which to keep is soooo hard.😂😂😂
I looked into my Addy, and I think it’s a second edition. I would have gotten it either Christmas 93 or 94. I have the bed and school set with it. Lost some small items like the books :( E - just looked and I have the real coin, real gourd, but boots with grommets
I haven't had the time to read the comments below. The 2 gallon bags/ jumbo are approx. 13 in x 15in , they work well for the longer length items. I also reinforced the hanger cutout with a piece if packaging tape. I first put the tape, then cut the hanger opening.
Do you have Kaya Johny? Because I see her dog I want to see her Kaya collection if you have one. Would you had Kaya to your collection? Because she's technically the last doll made during pleasant Roland owned AG. Since Kaya took 5 years of research and everything. She probably my favorite because I discovered AG when Kaya came out with her first catalog which was my first catalog of fall 2002.
I want Addy's pink Histocal meet dress so bad. I have Beforever Addy with her blue dress so I want the original pink dress so bad for my Addy. If I could id get a Rerelease Addy but I haven't done it
After double checking Addy's school bag the bible must have been included by the original owner of Addy's bag. I doubt Pleasant Company would have included a bible.
Don't use the studio lights. I actually like it better when you don't use them I can see everything better. Plus we don't need you to have migraines. It's not worth it.
