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Community Manager Comment by Simon Farnworth on May 15, 2013 at 12:05am

@Terri I agree about Jason. I remember the day I saw he had designed the Michelle Obama's gown that we would have him for much longer designing for our dolls :( 

Comment by Nan Hawkins on May 15, 2013 at 12:03am

It's in very poor taste.  The subject matter isn't appropriate for a doll or just about any other product.

Comment by Lisa Neault on May 14, 2013 at 11:57pm

I was a little taken back when I saw the dolls' head comes off to be exchanged for the hideous one with brown hair and face mask. I was also confused why this would be debuted on mother's day???i will not be adding her to my collection because it looks like an overdone exaggeration of Joan, especially the blonde hair? Joan was known for having brown hair, I thought. 

I have many thoughts on the doll, the clothing was beautiful, and the switching out of the head system is very cool. I don't know if I would have chosen this particular character to debut the head switcher- roo system.Like Mary Beth, I was a little horrified that they would pick Joan Crawford to debut-- on mother's day of all things. This might have sounded good in the board room...but...???

I hope they do the new head switching system on other dolls, it would be very useful and is quite ingenious on another note. 

Comment by Terri Gold on May 14, 2013 at 11:40pm

Mary Beth...seriously? That's too funny.

Comment by Mary Beth Jennings on May 14, 2013 at 11:36pm

Thanks so much Simon, it is nice to get some vindication. And Terri, I got a kick out of what you said about being the crazy doll lady. The craziest thing I've ever had my dolls do is go bungee jumping (I was ten years old) off the stair railing!

Comment by Terri Gold on May 14, 2013 at 11:31pm

Simon, I agree that the reaction is fascinating. In fact, it's much more interesting than the doll herself.

Tonner's dolls do fill a niche and have a big action figure following. I'm not so sure about the movie stars because I don't collect those. There must be an awfully good reason they keep producing them - they make money.

My favorite thing these days about the TDC is the fashion. I like so many of his gowns. That's what I loved about IT's dolls. The fashion was so beautifully designed. Sigh. Jason jumped ship a long time ago.

Comment by Terri Gold on May 14, 2013 at 11:23pm

I didn't know what to think. I knew that she wasn't joining my collection but that was due to the fact that she doesn't blow me away and I need dolls to be really special these days.  Once I began to read the reactions, I wasn't surprised. Most of us identify with our dolls in some form. We aspire to be as beautiful or as well dressed or as shapely. With action figures, this may not be the case. I don't have my dolls acting out scenes from movies and I certainly wouldn't have them acting violently or drunkenly. I'm the crazy doll lady. My dolls aren't.

Community Manager Comment by Simon Farnworth on May 14, 2013 at 11:13pm

Hi Mary Beth, so sorry to hear about your past troubles. I can certainly understand how this doll, and the film, would upset anyone who has experienced these sort of issues. It certainly highlights how poorly thought out the doll an the approach has been.

Comment by Mary Beth Jennings on May 14, 2013 at 11:13pm

I meant to say Integrity Toys where I said Tonner. Freudian slip.

Comment by Mary Beth Jennings on May 14, 2013 at 11:04pm

I was horrified by the "Mommie Dearest" doll. I found the film morbid and terrifying, Joan Crawford was clearly battling severe mental illness.  In fact, she reminded me of my grandmother. I don't think that Tonner meant to condone child abuse, either, but whether they intended to or not, they have severely hurt the feelings of survivors, myself included. Mental illness and child abuse are nothing to toy around with.

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