What is the most famous American Girl doll?

Yep, That's Right, We Ranked Our Fave American Girl Dolls
  1. Kit. Kit Kittredge has an awesome alliterative name and the best of the American Girl movies.
  2. Addy. ...
  3. Josefina. ...
  4. Courtney. ...
  5. Kaya. ...
  6. Melody. ...
  7. Molly. ...
  8. Julie. ...
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What is the most valuable American Girl doll?

1. Molly McIntire. Now that she has been discontinued, Molly dolls can be found online for as low as a few hundred dollars and as high as $1,200. Molly, along with an extensive collection of clothes and accessories can be found for an asking bid of $1,124.99.
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Who is the oldest American Girl doll?

Samantha, Kirsten and Molly, the first three dolls in the series, debuted in 1986 and were retired between 2008 and 2013. Felicity, Addy and Josefina were introduced in the 1990s and retired in the mid-2010s.
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Is American Girl doll popular?

They're almost all penned by author Valerie Tripp. Even cooler: Over 32 million American Girl dolls have been sold since 1986. 24 The dolls aren't only for older kids. American Girl's Bitty Baby line is designed for children 18 months and up.
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What were the first 3 American Girl dolls?

Asking Tripp, a former co-worker and friend, to help bring this idea to life, she launched American Girl's first three dolls—Kirsten, World War II–era Molly McIntire and Edwardian-era Samantha Parkington—via catalog in fall 1986. By the end of the year, the company had recorded sales of more than $1 million.
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What American Girl dolls are retiring in 2021?

"I'm lucky I got her." Kirsten Larson — "a pioneer girl of strength and spirit growing up in Minnesota in 1854" — is the latest creation to be retired by American Girl, the doll-making franchise famous for churning out wholesome dolls, books, clothing and movies steeped in history for more than two decades.
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Are there any black American Girl dolls?

Melody Ellison is only the second black doll that is currently for sale from American Girl's line of historical dolls. (Her immediate predecessor Cécile Rey, a girl from a well-to-do family in 1850s New Orleans, was introduced in 2011 and “archived” in 2014.)
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How many black American Girl dolls are there?

That's just four out of 15 girls of color in the coveted "Girl of the Year" line. It's also the first time three black dolls — Gabriela, Melody, the Civil Rights era doll introduced this year, and Addy, a former slave — are on the market at the same time.
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Who is the American Girl of the Year 2022?

The twentieth Girl of the Year is Corinne Tan. She is the Girl of the Year for 2022. She was released on December 30, 2021, and is still available.
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Who is Kirsten's best friend?

Marta is a Swedish girl close in age to Kirsten; she has thick blond hair she wears back in a braid. Like Kirsten's family, her family (her parents, a mother and father, are unnamed) are immigrating to America and settling in Minnesota; she is an only child.
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What is the name of the black American Girl doll?

Her name is Addy Walker; she is an American Girl doll, one of eight historical dolls produced by the Pleasant Company who arrive with dresses, accessories, and a series of books about their lives.
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Is American Girl bringing back Molly?

The new Molly product collection is available June 1, 2022, at americangirl.com and at all American Girl retail locations nationwide.
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What is Molly McIntire worth?

Molly McIntire: $725

Like Samantha Parkington, original Mollys from 1986 are hard to come by. If you find a Molly doll, you may be able to sell her for as much as $725.
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How much did the first American Girl doll cost?

(American Girl dolls have always been on the more expensive end of the toy market: The original doll and book combo cost $82 in 1986, which is about $150 today adjusted for inflation.) It shouldn't have come as a surprise that the American Girl of my youth has morphed into something else.
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How much is American Girl Felicity worth?

Felicity, American Girl Doll #1 - Price Estimate: $6000 - $9000.
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Who was the American Girl doll of 2010?

Lanie | 2010 | Girl of the Year | Play at American Girl.
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Who is the new American Girl doll?

The new American Girl doll is Corinne Tan, a Chinese-American girl that comes from a blended family. As with all American Girl characters, Corinne comes with a book series. But in her series, Corinne deals with racism.
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Do Truly Me dolls have names?

Unlike the Historical/BeForever Characters, Girls of the Year, or Contemporary Characters, the dolls are not named or characterized by American Girl directly. Instead, purchasers are encouraged to name and create the doll's personality themselves.
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What year did Addy come out?

The Addy Walker doll was released in Fall 1993 and updated in Fall 2014 with BeForever. A Special Edition version was released for the 35th anniversary in 2021.
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Do American Girl dolls come with names?

To some, those might just be a random assortment of girls' names — but to past and present owners of American Girl dolls, Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly are household names in their own right. The three characters were American Girl's first 18-inch dolls, which were introduced in 1986.
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Are there biracial American Girl dolls?

First of all, Evette is biracial, one of the first in the American Girl universe (they had a special, one-year-only Irish-Japanese doll in 2006) and one of few biracial dolls on the market.
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Where is Molly the American Girl doll from?

Molly comes from a Scottish-American family and lives in the fictional town of Jefferson, Illinois.
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Who is Cecile American Girl?

Cécile Rey is the eleventh Historical Character, representing 1850s New Orleans. Cécile was released in 2011 along with Marie-Grace Gardner.
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