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GARFIELDKOOL · 11-05-2005, 10:24 AM

During the commercials of the What's Happening marathon, they advertised a Dee talking doll that heard her uses her phrases "ooooooh, I'm telling." They also showed a Dee piggy bank that heard her saying she could use a quarter.

Bullet · 11-05-2005, 07:30 PM

I thought it was a joke.

jcardenas · 11-05-2005, 08:07 PM

Tell me it's not a joke!!! I need this doll!!
Where do I get it???

TVFactFan · 11-05-2005, 08:13 PM

I hope it's a joke because that doll was ugly as sh*T

LOL-LOL

tvje · 11-05-2005, 08:33 PM

If they actully had a talking Dee doll, I would get it. If TV Land sold talking dolls of classic TV characters saying classic phrases, I would buy them.

I defenitely get a J.J. and Arnold Jackson doll.

Who remembers the talking Urkel doll?

robby76 · 11-06-2005, 10:35 AM

A JJ doll did exist... 2 variations... one totally made out of fabric and the other with a plastic head. One talked as welll.

There are half a dozen JJ dolls on Ebay... type in 1975 shindana jj jimmy walker.

seventies_sitcoms · 11-06-2005, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

I hope it's a joke because that doll was ugly as sh*T

LOL-LOL

It still wouldn't be as bad as a TAMU doll!

snl 70s show fan · 11-06-2005, 07:42 PM

i think it was a joke but when i first saw it i thought it was a real ad i was going to get one too

Ireneparalegal · 11-06-2005, 08:29 PM

If they made a Rerun doll, I could use it as a pincushion and would never run out of space for my needles and pins....Lmao!!!

CindyRoxiesLair2006 · 12-11-2005, 02:01 PM

Since I have always collected all sorts of dolls and interesting artifacts, and still do, I wish I could somehow get my hands on that particular doll, too!

Anyhow, I guess it was for promotional purposes (in a fictitious-product sense) as far as getting the WH show back on, was concerned.
I bet if one went up to the Collector's Garage stores up in NYC, Chicago, and Seattle, that you could get a "My Little Dee" doll! (And other TV characters' dolls as well!)

ClassicTV4Ever · 12-11-2005, 05:42 PM

It sounds to me like it was just a mock commercial to advertise What's Happening on TV Land.

CindyRoxiesLair2006 · 12-11-2005, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ClassicTV4Ever

It sounds to me like it was just a mock commercial to advertise What's Happening on TV Land.

That's quite right, ClassicTV...

The "My Little Dee Doll" was part of TV Land's "typical" mock commercials that was used to show everyone that WH is coming back on, on a regular basis on that channel. I still think it was a cute doll, though!
If only it were a real toy though...

11-05-2005, 10:24 AM	#1
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	I didn't know Dee was marketable During the commercials of the What's Happening marathon, they advertised a Dee talking doll that heard her uses her phrases "ooooooh, I'm telling." They also showed a Dee piggy bank that heard her saying she could use a quarter.

11-05-2005, 08:33 PM	#5
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12-11-2005, 02:01 PM	#10
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11-05-2005, 07:30 PM	#2
Bullet Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 02, 2005 Posts: 102	I thought it was a joke.

11-05-2005, 08:07 PM	#3
jcardenas Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 08, 2003 Posts: 23	Tell me it's not a joke!!! I need this doll!! Where do I get it???

11-05-2005, 08:13 PM	#4
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,091	I hope it's a joke because that doll was ugly as sh*T LOL-LOL

11-06-2005, 07:42 PM	#8
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12-11-2005, 05:42 PM	#11
ClassicTV4Ever Coming November 27th! Senior Member Join Date: May 02, 2002 Location: TV Land! Posts: 1,421	It sounds to me like it was just a mock commercial to advertise What's Happening on TV Land.