Oh my goodness. I was 8 when she came out. I remember laying on the couch on my side with my legs hanging off the couch very bored with whatever program I was watching. Then she came on the t.v. talking and I slowly sat up staring at the screen mesmerized. I was in complete awe of her and wanted her so bad I couldn't stand it. However, I didn't even ask for her because there were 6 of us kids and my parents were barely making ends meet so I knew they couldn't afford her but every time I see her I still go back in time to the memory of first seeing her. Despite never getting to play with her that memory is priceless.

That intro is probably one of the funnier things I have seen recently. The restoration was pretty fascinating, and turned out great. Subscribed.

Your Cricket is adorable. My friend Adam collects and repairs Cricket, Corky and talking Jill dolls. You did a nice job on her! Thanks for sharing with us. 😊

I love cricket! She was one of my favorite dolls! My mom would get so tired of hearing her sing all day long. Lol! Don't know what happened to mine but I recently bought one used and fixed her up. So many happy memories!

@allthingsfairy

5 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you found a Cricket again! They are truly very charming! Thanks for taking time to watch and to comment! 💕❤️💕

She looks so pretty! You did a great job!

I'M SO HAPPY YOU DID THIS I LOVE DOLLS😍🥰😘

Great job

Beautiful Liz

Great find and what a wonderful job cleaning her up! Surprised she came so complete! Very nice!

@allthingsfairy

5 жыл бұрын

Sue Chase thank you so much, thank you for watching and for your kind words! 💕❤️💕

Cricket's original outfit was big pink bows, a pink striped with many colours jumper a green skirt yellow Pantaloon underpants and yellow socks. Pink and white plastic shoes. She had other clothes, book and tape sets. Her brother was Corky. He too had clothes, book and tape sets.

I was born in 1985 so that would have made me two when this doll was created. When I was about 5 years old my father actually found one in the dumpster. It still worked and it still had one of its tapes inside. I absolutely loved that doll. I am almost 38 now. Seems so long ago, I ended up moving and I actually donated it. So I hope some other little girl or even little boy is enjoying that doll because I know I did

Thank U 4 this...my mother gifted me this beloved doll 4 Xmas♥️but she’s in dire need of restoration! Thanks a milli

She turned out so cute..!! Great job 💕

It's beautiful, I like it

What a Great find!!! Love this doll!! She cane out Great!!!

@allthingsfairy

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words! 💕🧚‍♀️💕

I'm impressed - happened on this and restoration stories ALWAYS get me -

Amazing, simply amazing. You have done a marvelous job bringing Cricket back to life. Thank you for sharing, take care & keep on thriftin

@allthingsfairy

5 жыл бұрын

1979discodiva thank you so much!!! I am due for my monthly thrift store trip, I’ll be posting a video if I find anything interesting! Thanks for watching!!!

I love it❤❤😊

You did a great job on bringing her back to life. She is adorable ♡. Thank you for sharing her.....great video. Blessings

@allthingsfairy

5 жыл бұрын

Simply Shelley thank you so much for your kind words! 💕😊💕

Omg I really wanna get her she's so adorable

What a great find all things fairy cricket is also one of my favorite doll too you did a really amazing job on her

@allthingsfairy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much and thank you for watching!

You did a job on her. Like new. One of my niece's had one. I had 3 sons. My niece who was born in 1989 had one on close out from 1992. Her outfit looks very 1980's and hair style too.

Thank you for shouting me out :) Corky is actually her little brother and there's another doll, named Jill, who is their older sister. As for the hair plugs, I think playmates figured whomever owned her would not take down the pig tails (which if you know kids, isn't realistic). I had to do the same with my AA cricket and it took me hours to get the style right. You did a great job restoring her, and hopefully you can get her outfits, they are really cute, I have two school time outfits and the sleepover outfit, all super cute. She can also wear my buddy/kid sister outfits curiously enough

@allthingsfairy

5 жыл бұрын

Blake Senters no thanks is necessary! But thank you for posting your video so I would know what to do! I agree, it’s not realistic for kids to keep the hair in pigtails! LOL! Thank you for your kind words! I hope I can find some original outfits too, and a more tapes. Did you ever do any research the voices for the dolls? I read for Cricket they used someone named Laura Mooney, and I wondered if she ever did anything else, like tv or movies. Anyway, thanks again friend!

@BlakeSenters

5 жыл бұрын

AllThingsFairy corky was voiced by Edan Gross, who is a famous child actor. He also voiced the Good Guy dolls for the child's play franchise. As far as cricket, I'm not sure who voiced her

@jaredkennedy4910

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlakeSenters wowww I did not know that he was the same voice as a good guy... I got my corky doll maybe a month ago and I had to repair him watching your video... I'm terrified of the o-ring in the back wearing now. Do you think you will do a video on how to repair one?

@BlakeSenters

3 жыл бұрын

Jared Kennedy that is super difficult to replace, typically unless the doll has a lot of wear you don’t need to replace it

@jaredkennedy4910

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlakeSenters thank you lol mine was in pretty good shape when I got him so he's probably fine...I worry to much😂

Oh my god she’s gorgeous!!!! And only five dollars? So so lucky!!!! I’ve got a Corky and a Jill, but I’ve yet to find a Cricket in my price range

Excellent fine she looks perfect I remember Cricket I was too old to have one but friends little sisters had them. We used to put heavy metal tapes in her. Teddy Ruxpin 2 it was just too funny

@allthingsfairy

5 жыл бұрын

Antoinette, my husband had a friend with a little sister, and she had a Teddy Ruxpin, and they played heavy metal cassettes too!!!! That’s so funny! Thanks for watching, sorry I just now saw your comments! Have a great day!!!!

@raptor9191987

3 жыл бұрын

My siblings and I used to put Michael Jackson tapes in our Cricket! Love to see that other kids did this too. LOL!

You should use Woolite for washing and fabric softner and then use plastic perm rods for original curls

Omg I want one so bad! 😅

Such a cute doll you did well to fix her amazing

She's so cute !!

Great to see what you did with your cricket doll , my cricket doll came up beautiful, her hair was amazing.. I do have a question for you. When removing the silver part which I think holds the two rubber bands in place, mine is missing a tiny little spring that sits under that metal piece, my dolls mouth does work , but then stops so I think I need that little spring ..I did watch another u tube and the man said be careful of the spring, make sure the spring was still on ..so I don’t know where to get such a small spring from .. wondering if you had any advice for me ..

Omg she is so so cute aww

I still have mine from my 4th bday. Never had the heart to give her away.

I love cricket dolls but without tape

I have that book behind her!

@allthingsfairy

5 жыл бұрын

littleolerockerchick I love it, it has the best patterns and examples, doesn’t it? Thanks for watching !!!

I have my daughter's cricket she needs a hair fix which brought me to your channel thank you for the help. My family wants me to get rid of the creepy doll lolol it's a no go on my part

Love this. Love your channel. Love you. Just what I needed to keep me from buying all the dolls I want. I'm just zoning out watching you. Lol

a very cute cricket love her blush on her cheeks shes one of the best crickets i have seen

@allthingsfairy

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!! And thank you for watching and commenting!!!! 💕🧚‍♀️💕

This Cricket doll was creepy back in 1986 when they had this talking doll. 1986 was the year when talking figures came to the scene where they paid homage to a “Twilight Zone” episode called “The Living Doll”. And then a year later “Child’s Play” was a horror movie that put Chucky on the map. What happens when you play the wrong tape without the Cricket tape, you’ll hear a different voice which is starting to freak.

@cre8iveflare

2 жыл бұрын

I did this all the time. Mariah Carey worked well in the 90s. But if you play crickets tapes in a normal tape player they beeped constantly as they played. Probably what programmed her lips to move.

I still have mine and all her clothes, some of her books and a couple of the tapes. Pretty sure the cassette player still works but her lips no longer move. Her hair is ratty so hopefully this video might help me fix that. She literally was my best friend when I get her in the 80s.

Subbed!!

@allthingsfairy

5 жыл бұрын

Im an 80s kid Born in the wrong era thank you!!!! Thanks for watching and taking time to comment!

Fabric softener will make the ends less puffy looking

I just found 1986 Cricket Doll for 2 dollars. I am looking for tapes for her.

@emilyyoung8552

5 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth Davis I only paid 21$ for mine, and she came with clothing (three outfits of hers) and a couple tapes. But when I went to buy more tapes, I realized I’ll have to pay 40$ to get a few more tapes. That’s almost double what I paid for a whole lot of cricket and her stuff! It’s crazy.

I put a Metallica tape in my cricket a few years ago and she was trying to keep up 😂😂😂

She looks like slappy’s bride from goosebumps lmao

@allthingsfairy

4 жыл бұрын

I loved Goosebumps! I still watch them!!! I’m getting a Chucky doll soon, for my spooky doll collection!

👏👏👏👏👏👏☺

Omg that outfit is so cute where did you get that outfit?

I just watched your Baby Loves to talk video! I was curious, where did her blush go? She had blush before washing thrn it was gone after. What did u use to wash her face? I'm just wondering because I'd like to keep thr blush on mine but she's dirty. Thsnk you! 😊

My grandma had one of those do u know where i can buy one for her? How much are these dolls?

Sorry, I noticed you mentioned that in the video. Thanks 😊

Hey I was wondering do you have any different hair styles you can do on cricket?

Lol it's Tiffany's cousin from the Chucky series

@allthingsfairy

2 жыл бұрын

😂 I honestly do feel like the Corky, Cricket and the My Buddy dolls really inspired the Chucky movies!

What Brand of Paint and brushes you use

I have a cricket doll coming in the mail that has weak belts that need to be replaced. I was wondering did you use hair ties or O-rings?

i have a my talking friend doll which is a cricket clone she has the tape also

I did find out how to make her work though and no she is not creepy

I got a cricket just recently and wondered why it’s not working her mouth and eyes and even the sound doesn’t come out when I try her tapes and how to take care of cricket doesn’t work at all I’m hoping it’s just the 9 volt battery that’s not in right

Can u please make a video on how to restore he hair i have mine but dont know how to fix her hair

Do you make your own sculpting tools

Used to get nightmares because of this

Hello my Cricket doll hair is matted how can I save her hair. I had her since I was about 6 or 7. I'm 41 now ❤

@allthingsfairy

4 жыл бұрын

adagator33 I still have to fix the hair on my second cricket, I will put her on my list of videos to do this month, and I’ll show you how I did my first one! Thank you for watching!

@adagator33

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤

How do you wash crickets hair with out water?

Currently repairing one and the damn mouth and eyes won’t move at all for the tape, it moves for a few seconds then just gives up

Hello, if you put any cassette in her will her mouth move with it

@dbmomma85

4 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering the same thing. Mine came without tapes and when I tested it with a regular cassette the lips and eyes don't move.

@tundra-bun

3 жыл бұрын

Like a cassette that is not associated with the doll?

@pattycakeandplaydatesnursery

3 жыл бұрын

@@tundra-bun Yes

@verijx - la mia prof di inglese di prima mattina:

@alanomerle2707

2 жыл бұрын

Io ne ho una ed é carinissima.Scommetto che la tua prof é moooolto peggio 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

After watching Chucky , i think i dont like her much , she look creepy in dark

This doll is evil. I'm 32 years old.. My sister told me this doll spoke her at night telling her bad things. I'll never forget the day when me and my young brothers went in her room... we turned on the light, and the doll was legit standing and talking... we screamed, and attacked it with a hammer.. Then we opened her back and there was no tape. we panicked even more.. TRUE STORY..

This is terrifying...

@Musicradio77Network

3 жыл бұрын

That’s because she played the wrong tape with a song by Nat King Cole, and then the mouth moves where the orchestra was playing. It was a freak fest.