What If I Could Only Keep 20 American Girl Dolls? Who Would I Choose?

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Strictly hypothetical, but my brain likes to play out different scenarios. And one such scenario is, "Who would be safe if you could only have 20 of your current dolls?" Thanks for joining me today to find out the answer. I'd love to know what you think of my choices. Or for those of you who are familiar with my collection, who didn't make the list but should have? Who among my chosen do you disagree with? Be sure to comment below!
-Kristie (agtakesover@gmail.com and IG: @ag_takesover)

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  • @carriethreads
    @carriethreads5 ай бұрын

    I love this -- not because of the narrowing down but because the result for us is tons of pictures of beautiful dolls, often side-by-side! So cool! Thank you

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Aww, thank you!! We are very lucky indeed. I love our gorgeous dolls!

  • @junecutting2512
    @junecutting25125 ай бұрын

    Wow! You have an amazing collection. Not so long ago, I thought that I should pare down my own collection. My historical dolls are very seldom used in pictures and I keep them in their meet outfits. But as I looked over the group, I couldn't decide who I would be willing to let go of. So I did what any doll loving person would do.......I bought another one......lol

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    LMAO that's hilarious. Who did you buy?

  • @junecutting2512

    @junecutting2512

    5 ай бұрын

    @@agtakesover I found a TLC #84 for $25. The only thing tlc about her was her hair. Still trying to come up with a name.

  • @dollahlah-54321

    @dollahlah-54321

    5 ай бұрын

    @junecutting2512, haha, that made me laugh!

  • @therobotdevil2284
    @therobotdevil22845 ай бұрын

    I have 20 Dolls, so 1/5 of my collection would be 5 dolls. I'm thinking... 1. Kit, she was my fave as a child so we had a LOT of bonding time. 2. Jess, her hair is so fun to play with, plus she's definitely my comfort doll. 3. Melody, she both has my fave fashion era & can rock a modern look. 4. Kaya, my grandparents used her as a bridge to teach me about my indigenous heritage and our own tribe's history & traditions - special memories. 5. JLY #13, she's my 1st doll. I mean, the nostalgic memory of receiving her as a total surprise as a kid is enough to make me never let go of her, lol!

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing the reasons behind your choices. I especially love the reasons for your attachment to JLY13 and Kaya!

  • @pattypowell4023
    @pattypowell40234 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed this! I love the dolls you picked. My list would include Evette like Grace’s did. I have over 100 AG dolls and when people ask which one is my favorite, I usually say, “they are like my children and I don’t have a favorite” or I say “whichever doll is in my hand at the moment”. I feel the same way about Addy and Kaya that you do. I would never mess with their hair, so unfortunately they tend to receive less attention even though they are both beautiful. My Josefina and Marie Grace are the same way. I think I’m going to do this just for fun.

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    4 ай бұрын

    You totally should do this - it's a fun (though tough) mental challenge. And I've thoroughly been enjoying reading about ppl's choices and the reasons behind them.

  • @saltedsnail9396
    @saltedsnail93965 ай бұрын

    I’ve been thinking about this lately too! I definitely couldn’t pare down to just 20%, since I only have eleven dolls, but I think I could narrow down to 5 no matter how large my collection ever gets: 3 of my original 4 dolls (Samantha, Kirsten, and my JLM) plus Jess who was the first doll I ever saw and always loved, and Claudie, my first doll as an adult collector (and one of my fav historicals)!

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your answers - who's your JLY doll (what number)?

  • @saltedsnail9396

    @saltedsnail9396

    5 ай бұрын

    @@agtakesover i believe 22!! But i’m horrible at id’ing 😂

  • @ellawitt3111
    @ellawitt31115 ай бұрын

    I have ten dolls- so if i were to pick a top fifth of my collection it’d be 2 dolls! absolutely insane & i could never i need all of them😭 if i had to, i’d pick ruthie smithens for her connection to my grandma and nicki hoffman for being my first doll i got brand new in my adult collection. so i guess i’d narrow it down by pretty sentimental reasoning hahaha

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    I love that you picked based on sentimental reasons :)

  • @melangellperry5984
    @melangellperry59845 ай бұрын

    Eek! I couldn’t get rid of 4/5 of my dolls. Maybe I could narrow it down to 20 as I have around 40-45 dolls.

  • @starryeyeschick
    @starryeyeschick5 ай бұрын

    I have roughly 50 dolls, probably between 50 and 60 now. Honestly it’s a stretch going down to 20, but I’ve thought about it hypothetically. My problem is that I’m nostalgically attached to many of the original classic molds even though it’s not a favorite mold now. In no particular order, my list would probably go something like this. 1. Kit: my second childhood doll and my favorite historical hands down 2. Rebecca: not sure she’d stay her historical character in this hypothetical downsizing, but she’s the doll who looks like me. 3. Melody: my dream historical for many years before she finally came out; she’s so cute, too! 4. Lea: she’s gorgeous and is my favorite GOTY 5. Hollis (red hair, brown eyes, MG custom): unique and one of my favorite customs 6. Angelina (medium toned Jess mold with dark eyes and hair CYO): my first CYO and a dream doll for many years 7. Gabrielle (#31): one of my favorite Addy molds 8. Kiran (#62): one of my favorite Sonali molds 9. Molly: first doll ever and so I’d probably cry if I had to part with her, lots of childhood attachment there 10. and 11. Nicki and Isabel Hoffman: they are just about my age. These dolls make my millennial heart happy! 12 and 13. My identical twin #25s Sophie and Juliette: I’m very attached to the characters I created for them. 14. Ivy, probably: She’s just so cute and unique. Would be between her and #40, though. 15. Aimee: my #4 with a haircut. She would probably be the only doll I’d keep if I had to go down to one. I’m not immune to the #4 hype, and she was a special surprise gift from a friend. 16. Mia: I sold her before and had to rebuy her. I missed her a lot. She has a special place in my collection. 17. Logan: I like him! He’s cute, and I’d want to keep a boy doll. 18. Tenney: I’ve renamed her, but I really like her coloring. She’s a very pretty doll and so versatile. 19. Evette: also pretty and her hair sets her apart, she’s very unique 20. Samantha: Not sure I could see myself without the most iconic historical doll, in my opinion

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    I loved reading your choices and REALLY enjoyed reading about your reasoning for each of them. Do you dress your Mia in blue much? I've been struck lately by how great she looks in blues. And I agree that Tenney is beautiful. We've had her a few times and sold her a few times. I'm not a Tenney hater *at all* but as I said, space is a finite commodity so we can't have every beautiful doll unfortunately.

  • @starryeyeschick

    @starryeyeschick

    5 ай бұрын

    @@agtakesover I don’t dress her in blue nearly as much as dolls with bluish eyes like Saige, but I should! She looks good in everything. There are a lot a dolls I’ve said no to, even though they are gorgeous, so I understand. Can’t have them all.

  • @dollahlah-54321
    @dollahlah-543215 ай бұрын

    ah, so good! You have such beautiful dolls, I can see why it was so hard for you and Grace to narrow them down. I would also have a super hard time picking out only 1/5 of my AG dolls (I have about 40). The majority of mine are second hand fixer uppers, and I've gotten super attached to them because of that, especially the ones that needed extra TLC. I could never part with Saige, who single-handedly ignited this AG passion 😄 Lea and Grace Thomas were my 2nd and 3rd AG dolls, (purchased on Mercari in excellent used condition) and mine are exceptionally pretty (to me) so they stay, too. I love my 2nd hand Gabriella, and couldn't part with her, nor the other Gaby that I customized with new eyes (Zara). I dislike eye swapping and since I scarred Melia (a Melody base) while doing that I don't think she would be easily adopted out - so she stays. As does Georgia, my other eye swap that used to be Addy. Of my purchased new directly from AG dolls, I would immediately choose Evette, #58 (Ruby), Nanea, Claudie and Anniversary Kit. I'd also have to keep 2nd hand Addy, Molly, Melody and Julie as I have so many of their pieces, plus I love their stories and collections. Oh, heck, I love them all, haha!

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Ummm, I counted 16 dolls in your list, not 8 ;) JK I think it's fun that you did 8 if you were going for ones you bought used and 8 if you were looking only at the ones you bought new :)

  • @dollahlah-54321

    @dollahlah-54321

    5 ай бұрын

    @@agtakesover lol, true. I just couldn't narrow it down! 😁

  • @eliseelliot
    @eliseelliot5 ай бұрын

    Oh, gosh... 1/5 of my collection would be 6 dolls. If I had to, it would be: Donna, my childhood doll (17); Addy; Rebecca; Miri (my CYO); Carnes (TM112); and... Claudie. ... now I need to go apologize to all my other dolls. OOF.

  • @eliseelliot

    @eliseelliot

    5 ай бұрын

    Also, the ones I had picked out for your list, prior to watching: Nora, Violet, Joss, Tai, Lina, a Claudie, a Shimmering... silver one, Journey, Sidney, Luca, your other, customized mini, Gianna, your Addy mold boy doll whose name I keep blanking on, Dani, Maddie, Gabriella. So some right, some wrong, and didn't come up with a full 20 because there were too many to choose from!

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Wow! You did better than the randomizer AND the bias sorter! I mean, you're an observant, sentient being who knows me and those tools are...not. So it makes sense ;-)

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    I felt this - the need to go apologize to the other dolls. And lovely choices!

  • @prettypioneer
    @prettypioneer5 ай бұрын

    I totally LOVE this idea! Thanks for sharing your Top 20 with us (& using 2 different methods of selecting them)! I also like that both you and Grace shared your Top 20, that was neat! Thank you for the ASL video! (This semester I can count the ASL videos are counting towards Lab Observation hours)! It’s a win-win! 🤟

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    I'm so glad you enjoyed it. And March's ASL-accessible video is already edited and ready to go! :)

  • @bettyluquis5118
    @bettyluquis51185 ай бұрын

    I have 20: Kanani because I love her long wavy hair, Maritza Ochoa because she’s Hispanics like me, Evette because I got her as a gift from my husband, Julie & her friend Ivy because I luv 70’ ❤

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing, and for sharing the reasoning behind your choices!!

  • @catdogmom155
    @catdogmom1552 ай бұрын

    What a fun video! Alice is so cute. I need more red heads in my collection. Lea is my fave AG doll so she would definitely be saved.

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    2 ай бұрын

    Yes! Lea is SO pretty and it's really nice that we can change up Alice's wig so when we want more redheads she can be one (but she looks good in almost every wig)

  • @jessicaarend
    @jessicaarend5 ай бұрын

    I've given this some extensive thought and even used a bias sorter for my own dolls! I have 18 dolls, but I decided that if there really was a situation in which I had to only keep a few, I'd have to keep all 5 of my childhood dolls, purely for sentimental reasons; they are "my" dolls. I could more easily replace the rest because I got them as an adult and don't have hours and hours of playtime and memories and adventures with them! My childhood dolls are Danielle (JLY 23), Jess, Emily, Nicki (GOTY 2007), and Julie. However, taking everything into consideration (sentimentality, the doll overall, her collection, books, movie, etc.), the 20% I would save (rounded up to 4 out of 18) would be Rapunzel, Danielle, Isabel, and Evette, with Kit as a close 5th! This is one of my favorite videos you've ever done because I love making lists and rankings like this! 😄

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for doing the mental exercise along with me - and YES - making lists and analyzing is how my brain works. I am never good at ranking 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. but tier ranking or "top 20/bottom 20", etc is totally doable!

  • @shasta4107
    @shasta41075 ай бұрын

    This was fun and I love the dolls you chose for your top 20. I have 14 dolls (which some seem to think is “too many.”) so 1/5 of my collection is roughly only three. Haha. For sure I would pick the American Girl of Today 13 I got for Christmas in ‘95 and then Kirsten. As for the third one…I have no idea. I just recently got Claudie and several of her outfits so it might be her. I just don’t know. Might be easier to choose half of my collection 😂

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    I don't even know who else is in your collection but I thoroughly support Claudie being your final pick!

  • @bethbacarella
    @bethbacarella5 ай бұрын

    This was wonderful! Loved all of the different approaches you took, as well as asking Grace and comparing who you chose. Rosalie is super cute, but there was another Sonali CYO I was thinking of, so I had to go back and watch your All My Dolls CYO video to figure it out. First, I thought it was Piper, but then I realized it was James, mostly for her freckles and dark blue eyes. She also has really good eye placement. Thanks for sharing all of your gorgeous girls with us!

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Oh, James IS beautiful. Grace got her at the benefit sale the same year I got Rosalie there. Such fun memories of us both being on the couches on our respective laptops on a MISSION to get the CYOs we wanted as fast as humanly possible lol.

  • @bethbacarella

    @bethbacarella

    4 ай бұрын

    @@agtakesover Oh, that makes sense that James is Grace's doll and Rosalie is yours, so James would probably make Grace's list. :) Those are fun memories!

  • @S.L._
    @S.L._5 ай бұрын

    I only *just* bought an AG doll as an adult collector -- a Molly that was in terrible shape, and frankly overpriced, despite being cheap, but I really fell in love with the look of that particular doll. So, right now, I have one doll. I had AG dolls as a kid, and a relative of mine may or may not still have one or more of mine from when I was a child -- which is something I plan to ask about soon. I don't remember exactly how or why I fell down the AGtube, AG website, Ebay, and customs rabbit hole in the last month or two, but I did. So, I've spent a lot of the last few weeks coming up with what I would consider my ideal collection, and came up with 33 dolls. Mostly historical dolls partially because they were all that existed for most of my childhood, and partially because I'm mostly generally more interested in dolls with backstories and historical-ish clothes. I don't know if I'll ever actually wind up with all of them, and honestly, I'll probably whittle my list down even more over time. My plan is to go slowly, and to mostly buy both dolls and clothes used and cheaply. The exceptions will be BIPOC and Boy dolls, to encourage AG to make more of them, except for Addy and Josefina, which I want older versions of (I want older versions of the other Pleasant Company and transition to Mattel dolls, too). One fifth of the hypothetical/future 33 would be between 6 and 7 dolls, so to make it easier on myself, I'll go with 7. It's also contingent on how many, if any, of my childhood dolls a relative has. If it's all of them, that's pretty easy. 1. Samantha 2. Kirsten 3. GT3 -- my childhood mini me (which were my original dolls) 4. Felicity 5. Addy (which originally both belonged to my grandmother, who was a doll collector, but which she later gave to me) 6. The Molly doll I just bought 7. A CYO adult mini me. If none of them are in storage: 1. Samantha (my first and favorite childhood AG doll) 2. Nellie, who didn't exist as a doll when I was a kid, because she's Samantha's best friend and also because my family is mostly Irish-American 3. A custom teenage mini me 4. A CYO adult mini me 5. Molly (again, the one I just bought) 5. Claudie 6. Julie Claudie and Julie would be because they and Samantha have my favorite clothes collections, I think Claudie is one of the prettiest AG dolls, and Julie is from one of my favorite eras. 7.Josefina. She's the last AG doll I wanted before I grew out of them, and now that I have a Molly doll, she's also the last of the pre-Mattel dolls/characters that I've never had (my Molly was made after Mattel took over, though). She also has gorgeous clothes in her pre-BeForever iteration.

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    I love that in spite of so many variables in the air, you still went through this mental exercise. Thanks for sharing your answers and thought process!

  • @S.L._

    @S.L._

    5 ай бұрын

    @@agtakesover Thanks! It was fun food for thought.

  • @c.w.2000
    @c.w.20005 ай бұрын

    I only have 12 dolls, so I'm taking them all! This reinforced for me what I knew about my Barbie and other doll collecting, which is that variety in face molds is the first thing I look at. In just over a year of collecting, I have at least one of most of the face molds, and I would generally get rid of duplicate molds on different dolls before I would get rid of a doll with a unique mold to my collection. Also, I would probably have a harder time getting rid of a doll who is a character with a story than a TM doll, even if I slightly preferred the numbered one.

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Those rationales make a lot of sense. I am really enjoying reading what would drive different people's decisions.

  • @Flanuora
    @Flanuora5 ай бұрын

    Brilliant video idea! I loved every moment. I was surprised the bias sorter didn’t do a better job! I’d have such a hard time doing this but I’d like to try, maybe 😅 picking just 12 would be so difficult!

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    You should totally copy this video idea (If you do, give me a quick shout-out and link this video in the description and I'll be sure to share your video in a community post). I'd love to see who you pick and how it compares to your daughter's choices.

  • @abrielle13
    @abrielle135 ай бұрын

    So out of my 15 dolls, I'd only be able to pick 3. As much as I'd love to keep my childhood Samantha and Felicity they have seen better days and would prefer my newer dolls. So, I'd probably pick Lea, Evette, and Joss....ugh it's so hard when your collection is small 😂 I would keep Kavi and Nanea too. 5 seems better than 3 lol.

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Haha. I get it. I mean, 100 seems better than 20 to me, so I'm sticking with our current collection lol. Thankfully it's just a fun (HARD) mental exercise. Thanks for sharing your answers!

  • @chrissysdollies
    @chrissysdollies4 ай бұрын

    Wow! This is such a fun video. I've often thought of which dolls I would always keep no matter what. My collection is currently at 24, so we'll round to 25 and say I get to keep 5. 1. Sandy, my JLY 13. She was my first doll, mini me, and I could never part with her. 2. Josefina. She was a gift from my mom for my birthday last year and she's absolutely perfect, PC, silky hair, just amazing. 3. Kit, she just feels so nostalgic even though I just bought her last year. Her collection is also a favorite of mine. 4. Mia, I had one that I gave to my best friend and eventually realized I needed a Mia in my collection so I got a new one! She's so gorgeous. 5. Maddie, my truly me 89. Somehow she has become a comfort doll to me, her personality is so flushed out and I just adore her. Oof that was hard! I feel so bad for all the ones I left out 😭😭😭 especially my 31! She would probably be my 6th if I had one more to keep. Thank goodness I can keep all 24, right? 😂

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    4 ай бұрын

    I love reading all your choices AND the reasoning behind them. Thank you for sharing. And yes - thank GOODNESS it's only a mental exercise and no one gets evicted!

  • @MegEGC
    @MegEGC5 ай бұрын

    Oof, this is trifficult! You’re going to get long answers because that’s the way I operate 😂 I get to pick 8/40ish: Samantha & Emily Kathryn (12)- my childhood dolls Genevieve (Evette) and Willow (44) because I’ve really bonded with them and their sweet faces and amazing curls Gabriela- she was my first doll that I purchased as an adult in really good condition so I kept her in a box in my closet away from my kids, who had access to my more TLC dolls. I took her out every so often when I was getting dressed or cleaning my bedroom and she ended up actually getting a lot of one-on-one time! Saige- I really wish I could take her twin, Shea (Saige with a haircut) and their sister, Hazel (brown eyes, freckles, boing-boing curls in a similar color). I’ve bonded with all three of them- they got to ride in the front seat with me when we moved! Maeve (Mia)- she’s so pretty and I love her unique freckle pattern. I also wish I could take her sister, Annabelle (33) Matilda- this is a very TLC Grace doll with an uneven haircut, but she has become Matilda (as played by Mara Wilson in 1996) to me and my kiddos and, though she really does deserve some fixing up, she has a very special place in my heart. ❤

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing all of this - both your selections and your rationale. I'm thoroughly enjoying reading everyone's answers. Also, Mia is a gorgeous doll that I've never added to my collection but always enjoy seeing on agig, fb, etc.

  • @chewie5013
    @chewie50135 ай бұрын

    I have only 5 dolls at the moment, it would be so hard to choose just one...Probably either my pleasant company bitty baby for sentimental value, or my 121/mini me since I can do more with the doll (more outfits, do things with the hair, etc) whereas my other dolls stay in the same few outfits/hairstyles. I love them all so much though!

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Solid reasoning! Thanks for sharing your answers and rationale. I'm thoroughly enjoying reading these.

  • @theanimecorner3384
    @theanimecorner33845 ай бұрын

    This is the first seeing one of your videos and I love seeing that the ASL is in there

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    I put out an ASL-accessible video each month. There's a playlist on my channel if you'd like to see more.

  • @Agstar91
    @Agstar915 ай бұрын

    I don't know your full 100 enough to have made any decisions for your collection, but a lot of the ones I know you have that I was thinking about are on the list you decided on so I think that's awesome!! Of the 17 dolls I have right now - 1/5th would be between 3-4 dolls, so I'm going to say 4. I would pick Zoe (my mini) hands down, no contest, my Samantha who is not the greatest condition but my original AG doll, my 122 Carmen because she was the first brand new doll I got as an adult and my husband picked her out for me - we physically picked the particular doll in store together but he encouraged and bought my 122. And then it's a 3 way tie for 4th, Winnie (35) because she's had a face up, Reese (26) because she was hard to find and has just the sweetest face, or Della (40) because she was the first video on my channel!

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    I'm loving reading the reasoning behind people's choices. Thank you so much for sharing. I didn't realize Della was the first on your channel - she's beautiful!

  • @AchsahEDavis
    @AchsahEDavis5 ай бұрын

    I used the bias sorter for just my modern dolls. I have 35 and I made it so I had to pick one or the other each time, no using the ‘I like both’ or ‘no opinion’ options. My top 7 were not bad. I might change a couple out, but it would be so hard! I did it again with the ‘I like both’ option and I had 31 number 1’s😂

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    LMAO about 31 of the 35 being #1 the second time around. That's hilarious!!

  • @devilclawz_
    @devilclawz_5 ай бұрын

    I am surprised Nora isnt on this list!! But Autumn and Journey both made it so I guess that works too 😆

  • @devilclawz_

    @devilclawz_

    5 ай бұрын

    ope! I commented before finishing the video....

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Nora made my list and autumn made Grace's: -)

  • @Agforeva96
    @Agforeva965 ай бұрын

    I love this video idea!!

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Yay! Thank you! I hope you do a video like this - I'd love to see who you'd pick as your top 20%.

  • @agmdollies97
    @agmdollies975 ай бұрын

    I love this idea

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks! It was a lot of fun (even though it was also HARD) and I like mental exercises like this.

  • @vexationgame
    @vexationgame5 ай бұрын

    You have Kaya in an ECM doll shirt? I didn't know such things were made, and I think that is so sweet.

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    It's from Maplelea in Canada and a portion of the proceeds from sales of that shirt are donated.

  • @Neodelta81
    @Neodelta815 ай бұрын

    I've asked myself recently, if I had to choose one from my dollies, who that one would be? And I failed to make a choice. Well, I know whom I like the least, yet I can not rid from her either. Now, when I've watched your video I think I just don't have enough to chose from. There are only 6 in my collection and each of them is precious. On the other hand, my dd has only 2 in hers but knows for sure who is the one she will never let go. 😁 Anyway, thank you for this video, it was fun to watch and learn more about your collection and you. ❤

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    The good thing is we don't actually have to pick. (whew!) But it was a fun challenge for me, and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

  • @ladero01
    @ladero015 ай бұрын

    I really liked this video a lot.

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Oh, I'm so glad!

  • @Webkinzlover064
    @Webkinzlover0645 ай бұрын

    I had 13 .. I think lol.. and just downsized to 1 doll and some mini dolls. It was TOUGH but I was overwhelmed and needed the space

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Wow! Who did you keep, and why?

  • @prbambi9934
    @prbambi99345 ай бұрын

    Wow. I’ve maybe put too much effort into this but I think I might have a list now. 1/5 of my AG collection is about 30 dolls. The way I came up with my list was I ran them all (except the le Barbie doll) through the bias sorter 3 times and calculated their average. I could not come up with only 30 without the sorter. I was a little surprised by a few who made it into the top 30. I’d say that while still difficult, it would be easier to come up with 30 dolls to part with from my 18” AG girlies. Anyway, here goes… My custom 31 Memphis, my cyo Velma-Kate that I made to resemble my grandmother as a child, Claudie, 127, 128, my custom with a wavy black bob (Vesper), my custom 110 Lennox, my custom Reese, 123 (Micaela), my custom 30 Lennon, Tiana, Kit, my custom red head Shelby, Melody, 107, 103 (Jolene), 121 (Lucy), 49, Nanea, my 1st custom with a red pixie cut Gemma Rose, 77 (Kingston), Maryellen, shimmering silver le doll, Lea, 124, 58 (Chenille), 75 (Kip), 76 (Miguel), Fao schwarz doll (Marta), and 62. I found it much easier to come up with 1/5 I’d keep from my daughter’s old collection that was annexed into mine. I would keep 55 (Charlotte), Saige, Mia, 57, and Julie. I was a little surprised that 26, 40, 85, 112, 122, Blaire, Joss, Ivy, my custom Melody Giselle, and my custom Joss Magnolia didn’t make the list. 123, Tiana, Gemma Rose, 49 and 124 were the slight surprises that did. While Courtney is one of my top favorite historical dolls, I think a lot of that is based on her collection rather than the doll herself. So because of this, I’m not surprised she didn’t make the cut. P.S. I love the dolls you and Grace chose.

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    I feel the same way about Courtney (which is why we basically have her ENTIRE collection but don't have her lol). I love that you were so thorough about this!

  • @prbambi9934

    @prbambi9934

    5 ай бұрын

    @@agtakesover haha. Thanks. I actually ended up running the dolls through the bias sorter by doll line too. It was much easier choosing between similar dolls. I wasn’t the least bit surprised at who made the top of the historical list - Kit, Maryellen, Melody, Claudie, Nanea and Ivy.

  • @nailahvenable7989
    @nailahvenable79895 ай бұрын

    Top 20 would be hard for me because I would need to go between historical, girl of the year and truly me dolls. The only easy part would be to start with eliminating all my repeats I can get it down to 11Historical, the the 3 world by us, 8 Girl of the year and 9 Truly me dolls for a grand total of 32 dolls. This was an interesting exercise. thanks for another great video.

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    If you did your top 20%, that would be about 6 dolls. Do you know who you'd keep if you could only keep 6?

  • @nailahvenable7989

    @nailahvenable7989

    5 ай бұрын

    You are a tough I would keep Addy Cecile Melody Makena, #31, and Marisol.

  • @nailahvenable7989

    @nailahvenable7989

    5 ай бұрын

    NOW I feel bad I left off Claudie so I may have to switch Marisol for Claudie LOL

  • @hopetikvah4906
    @hopetikvah49065 ай бұрын

    I have 13 dolls so one fifth of my collection would be 2.6 dolls. I would probably keep Addy, Felicity and half of Josefina 😂 Molly, Kaya, and Emily would also be contenders though

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    But which half of Josefina?!? lmao. I love this!

  • @fthurman
    @fthurman5 ай бұрын

    Aah, I confused Nora and Autumn; it's Autumn that I adore! (eta: I mean, both are lovely of course, but I kinda have a weakness for red-haired Addys).

  • @fthurman

    @fthurman

    5 ай бұрын

    Your Gabby does have a particularly beautiful face!

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    Autumn IS beautiful - one of Grace's TWO red-haired Addy molds! And I'm glad we're in agreement about my gorgeous Gabriela ;-)

  • @jessnawoods
    @jessnawoods5 ай бұрын

    Okay... I have six historical dolls (Kit is on the way so we haven't met yet, just online dating so far! Ha!) my 1990's Felicity (my true love), my 1990's Samantha (doll I wanted as a child so much), Caroline (love her because of War of 1812 has so many historical spots to visit with her), Rebecca (looks most like me, but least bonded), on the way Kit, and my newly beloved Maryellen... I would definitely choose my Felicity and Maryellen... dolls I'm most bonded to and it was so effortless.... love at first sight. I have that same feeling with my on-the-way Kit.

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    I love that you're "online dating" Kit lol. You're definitely a classic mold fan, huh? The one you've bonded with the least is the only non-classic mold.

  • @jessnawoods

    @jessnawoods

    5 ай бұрын

    @agtakesover More than the molds.... its more of the era and story of the dolls. Like I reenact 1790-1812 time frame... so it's easy to bond with Felicity and Caroline because I love their clothes and know their timelines so well. And I collect vintage 1950-1960's vinyls, so Maryellen's teal actually matches my record player!

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    @@jessnawoods that makes sense - I was forgetting about your historical reenactment!

  • @fatimaazam6108
    @fatimaazam61085 ай бұрын

    Hi Kristie,i could never at this time do this.Simply bcuz i only have 9 doll's, 8 AG Doll's & 1 Amazon Exclusive.I initially thought you were selling 80 AG Doll's. Now not sure if this is just a what if or your actually selling some AG Doll's? Plz let me know if you are selling AG Addy Walker or any other AG doll,thankyou. Ps.i knew which Doll's you would pick to keep 😂😂.Thanx for sha r ing Kristie Lisa💗

  • @agtakesover

    @agtakesover

    5 ай бұрын

    This is strictly hypothetical. Grace and I have discussed selling a couple dolls, but we haven't made final decisions and it will likely be only 3 or 4 out of our entire collection. This was just a fun mental exercise (and I'm glad you were able to guess a lot of the dolls I would pick).