Here are some more of the oddities I found at the Jockey Lot.
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They’re awfully cute and quirky, but they’re nappy as hell. I’m not sure what these little angels are, but I’m pretty sure they weren’t intended to look like homeless children.
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I haven’t been able to gather any info about them, because all I got from their markings is “Made in Korea.” The guy I bought them from claimed they are “rare dolls from the 70s” (if that’s the case, why’d they cost a buck each?).
It looks to me that these cuties are from a series of dolls that depict a collection of facial/emotional expressions (and quite possibly various ethnicities) that range from crying, to smiling, to giving the evil eye. They’re so cute sitting there in their colored dresses (or onesy or whatever they’re supposed to be).
You think these girls are anything like the Seven Dwarves? If so, it looks like I’ve gathered, Bratty, Huffy, Pouty, Whiny and Ditzy. Who’s left in the collection? Sulky? Sneaky?
These may be considered what some doll collectors call “dirty babies” (which are essentially old, beat-up, dirty, nappy baby dolls). If anyone knows anything about these dolls, please help me out. I’m trying to run a blog here 😉
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It’s odd to me that they’re all so unhappy… except the pink one… who just seems a little bit stoned.
I had the little native american one when i was growing up in the 80s and 90s. My grandma always had it in her house. i never knew there were others. i don’t even know where it is now….
I have 3 of them from when I was a kid. They are in good condition, nice hair, not the way you have them (nappy) I know they are from the 70’s cuz thats when I got them, but thats as far as I know. Let me know if you find something else about them.
Well, it’s good to have a bit more info. We now know they came around in the 70s. Thanks Elb. I’ll let you know if I find out any more about these little girls.
My sister had a set of these when we were growing up in the 70’s. There is another one – a sassy redhead poking out her tounge. I’ll check with her, but I think they were called weekday girls or something like that. There was a different emotion for each day of the week
I have that one lol
No one seems to know a lot about them. My sister says they were made by the Imperial Crown Toy Company, which partly seems to be supported by this article I found (complete with a grainy photo of the sassy redhead doll…) http://www.bigredtoybox.com/articles/sassyindex.shtml
The mystery continues… These were made in Japan: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13991687
“The guy I bought them from claimed they are “rare dolls from the 70s” (if that’s the case, why’d they cost a buck each?).”
Hey, just because they’re “rare dolls from the 70s” doesn’t mean the guy wants those creepy things in his house! “Rare” is a condition, i.e. of being hard to find. A condition that doesn’t always translate into “expensive.” Sometimes it just means “unpopular!”
I own the “pouty” one, the third one down with the orange dress. Only mine has a yellow dress, white skin, and no freckles. The body shape and expression is exactly the same. It was given to me when I was about 3 or 4 (’78 or ’79). Whenever I started acting ornery and pouty, my mom would pick the doll up and say, “You don’t wanna look like HER do you?”
Ha! Great story. Glad you found the site 😀
Thanks Justin! 😀 Ya I love your site! I subscribe to creativepro.com ‘s newsletter and a link to it was in their “wacky website of the week” section.
My mom has one she bought it in the 80’s with another one that disappeared, she has a pouty one with strawberry blonde hair and freckles it has a sloth in the back of her head to throw money..it says made in korea.
These are called Moody Cuties made by Imperial Crown Toy Corporation and date back to the 60s
Yeah I’m late to this article. They’re called Moody Cuties. A series of dolls from the 70s. If you look them up on Google Images, you see an image of an ad with them from the 70s. They cost about 0.69 cents/piece back in that time. People collect them.
Yeah I’m late to this article. They’re called Moody Cuties. A series of dolls from the 70s. If you look them up on Google Images, you see an image of an ad with them from the 70s. They cost about 0.69 cents/piece back in that time. People collect them.
Oooh I had Pouty when I was a kid!!!
I lost her, sadly, on holidays, and cried for nights when I could not have her on my bedside table ^^
Even my mother remembers. I LOVED her so much!
It’s a pleasure to see her and her sisters again after so many years!!