A trip to Toyland a look at commercials for popular toys for Christmas

[Hawkee]

Now that Christmas is now coming it's time for me to do a little commercial research this time on toy commercials for popular toys that might've been seen on your holiday wish list growing up. And don't forget I might have a special guest come and be an assistant commercial researcher. So come along and take a trip to Toyland with me and enjoy some retro toy commercials
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[Hawkee]

Our research begins with a look at She-Ra from 1985. Now i'm sure many of you had this doll on your Christmas list growing up and the very first She-Ra commercial began with an interesting jingle and there were two versions of the commercial and the second version was altered to promote a free She-Ra necklace with a doll purchase. While short-lived She-Ra was best known for being the first action figure for girls as part of the Masters Of The Universe line. With the cartoon in a new version on Netflix the original She-Ra dolls and commercials are very collectible for fans
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[Hawkee]

Today we look at Big Jim from 1973 now if you were a young boy who loved GI Joes you probably had a Big Jim action figure on your Christmas list. Big Jim was Mattel's answer to Hasbro's GI Joe line and to market Big Jim Mattel launched a series of commercials featuring Big Jim and his best friend Big Josh as they went on many adventures. There was also vehicles for Big Jim and even his very own horse. Although short-lived Big Jim led the way for Mattel to create more impressive action figures and Big Jim action figures are sought after and if you can find the commercials you'll see how impressive Big Jim really was
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[DadTheKing]

Hi, Bestie! WOW! This quite a trip to toyland you are giving us! BTW is there a new She-Ra doll out yet in the Netflix version?
DTK

[Hawkee]

We look at one of the most interesting celebrity dolls of 1984. It's the Michael Jackson doll and with an awesome commercial to match this doll was truly a "Thriller" on everyone's wish list. Made by LJN the Michael Jackson doll was released possibly to honor the release of Michael's Thriller album and had an amazing likeness to Michael Jackson himself. The commercial featured three kids dancing their dolls to Michael's songs and showed all the different fashions you could buy for your Michael Jackson doll. Now that Michael Jackson's no longer living this commercial and doll is a must for fans to collect
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[Hawkee]

First of all before we look at today's toy this post is dedicated to my good friend Bonniegirl who is a huge doll fan and inspired me to write about today's toy. So Bonnie if you are reading this thank you for writing about Dawn Dolls. Now if you were a girl who loved fashion dolls and playsets you probably had the Dawn Disco Party set on your wishlist for Santa for Christmas. Made in the 70's with a hip commercial Deluxe Reading probably sold a lot of these Dawn playsets for Christmas when they came out and is one of the most scarce Dawn playsets made. The commercial showed Dawn and her friends as they danced the night away. While this set and commercial is fun and rare to see it's surely a great commercial
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[Hawkee]

One of the most amazing building sets made with a commercial with music sounding like Double Dare's Obstacle Course round just two words made this building set a must for Santa's Wish List in the 80's. Domino Rally was an interesting concept for a building set that combined building and a domino game all in one. There was many Domino Rally sets made each with a different commercial and there was even a commercial for the Domino Dealer which attached to any Domino Rally set that automatically set your Domino Rally pieces up for you by motorized action. Now isn't that cool? Although still made today the original Domino Rally commercials are a classic
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[Hawkee]

If you were a Charlie's Angels fan and watched every episode as a girl you probably had the Hasbro Charlie's Angels dolls on your Christmas list growing up. Introduced in the 70's with a great commercial the Charlie's Angels doll series consisted of three dolls based on the characters Kelly Kris and Sabrina this series and commercial were cool with two girls acting out the Charlie's Angels episodes. There is a second version of the commercial to promote the new Charlie's Angels fashions for the dolls which were authentic fashions taken from episodes of Charlie's Angels. This commercial is very collectible for Charlie's Angels fans
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[Hawkee]

In 1992 a fashion doll that was Europe's answer to Barbie made her debut in America and was probably on your Christmas list as a kid. Petra was made by Lundby Of Sweden and had an amazing world and friends including her sister Peggy and her boyfriend Fred. To market Petra in America Lundby Of Sweden made a commercial with two little girls playing with their Barbie dolls and "introducing" Petra to their Barbie dolls with the line "Petra came all the way from Europe to play with Barbie I hope they become good friends" But Petra was pulled from American toy stores due to a lawsuit filed by Lundby Of Sweden against Mattel for using the Barbie name in the commercial without permission. Petra dolls are still sold in Europe today but if you can find the American commercial for Petra it is really rare
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[Willbo]

My wife was obsessed with the Monster High dolls from a few years ago. She bought quite a few of them.

[Hawkee]

In the 70's when hairplay dolls were all the rage with Ideal's Crissy and Velvet dolls becoming popular Hasbro decided to jump on the hairplay doll bandwagon with Aimee. With a wonderful commercial Aimee was a little girl's dream that made her a must on their Christmas List. With awesome hairplay pieces the Aimee doll hair's could brushed braided or even washed and her extremely large size made Aimee a fun doll to play with. Today Aimee dolls are very collectible and if you find one with outfits it is worth a fortune today
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[Hawkee]

"Brooke Shelds she's a beautiful doll" began the commercial for the Brooke Shelds doll. Introduced in 1982 by LJN the Brooke Shelds doll was probably featured on your Christmas list growing up and came with two different outfits plus an autographed photo of Brooke Shelds and a star shaped ring for the buyer of the Brooke Shelds doll. LJN also made Suntan Brooke Shelds dolls and released a whole line of Brooke Shelds doll fashions. Although a slow seller at stores at first the dolls and commercial are collectible today
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[Hawkee]

Way before Ree Drummond became everybody's Pioneer Woman there was Jody The Country Girl that debuted in 1974. Made by Ideal Jody The Country Girl was a doll that was for every little girl who dreamed of being a Pioneer Woman growing up and you might've had this doll on your Christmas list. With a wonderful commercial and jingle to match Jody had a bunch of playsets including a general store a country kitchen and a country barn that housed Jody's very own horse and wagon. These dolls and commercials are very wonderful and collectible today
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