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TDmonthly Videos of Products by ALEXANDER DOLL CO. INC.
Below are the products and videos TDmonthly. has filmed for ALEXANDER DOLL CO. INC.  Age: 0 and up Category: Dolls  Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 23589 This special Christening Celebration Huggms comes bedecked in a long lace-trimmed Christening gown and cap. Launch date: 2008. 5/7/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 23588 8" Wendy is ready to toss up her mortar cap. She also comes with a graduation robe and diploma. 5/7/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Age: 14 and up Category: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 23222 Grace Kelly's legendary star power is immortalized in this Cissette trunk set. Trunk includes 10” Cissette dressed in navy blue suit, white straw hat black purse and black heels. Also includes black and white cocktail dress with black clutch and white swim suit, shorts and straw hat with ribbon detail. Limited edition of 500 pieces. Launch date: February 2009. 4/9/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Age: 14 and up Category: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 23221 Cissy can finally find a dinner companion, thanks to Alexander Doll's first male fashion-doll release, Mr. Alexander. He comes dressed in a 1930s-style tuxedo, complete with undershirt and boxers. Launch date: 2009. 4/9/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 17854 Based on the popular movie that is now a Broadway show, two new dolls have joined the cast of dolls that highlight the 2008 Alexander season. Our new blue-eyed Legally Blonde the Musical™ doll is a replica of the Broadway character, Elle Woods, who wows audiences each night. Dressed here in one of her signature pink outfits, in the scene where she attends class at Harvard Law School, Elle wears a hot pink blazer paired with a matching pink cropped top, black cropped pants and hot pink high heeled boots. A purple beret sits upon her beautifully wavy, Legally Blonde the Musical™ hair and she carries a trendy hot pink purse in one red nailed hand and a law book in the other. Her little dog Bruiser, dressed in a matching hot pink sweater, is attached to Elle by a pink leash and goes everywhere with her, just in case Elle veers towards stepping over the Legally Blonde the Musical™ line. At the end of the show we get to see the Elle Woods™ Grand Finale Dress, a fabiliscously pink one splashed with pink rhinestones and which features a matching waistband. It looks ‘so now’ on blonde blue-eyed Sienna with dark pink polish on her fingers and toes that it’s almost criminal. Nude tights and white floral pumps are the final touches which have Elle Woods™ Grand Finale Dress ready to greet her fans. 3/4/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 17853 Toy Soldier Rockette comes directly from the Christmas Spectacular. Beautiful, green eyed Alex looks quite the part in her Toy Soldier Rockette costume, a red cotton jacket embellished with white criss-crossed suspenders and white pants. The jacket has yellow felt buttons that are crossed stitched with black thread, and black and gold trim on the neck and sleeves. Alex’s brunette hair is twisted up under her black toy soldier’s hat, topped with a white feather. A fitting topper for a lovely lady and keeps with the Toy Soldier Rockette tradition. Carol of the Bells Rockette 1987 Cissette, with red hair and blue eyes, takes to the stage wearing a white and gold bodysuit decorated with gold tassel fringe. Shoulders adorn gold epaulettes trimmed with gold fringe and alternating white and gold sleeves and cuffs are embellished with gold fringe. Nude tights and gold boots with an attached gold tassel plus a gold helmet on her head that is resplendent with feathers and silver and gold appliqués has Carol of the Bells Rockette 1987 Cissette ready to join the dance line. Candy Cane Rockette 2007, an 8“ Wendy with brown eyes and brunette hair in an up do, wears a charming little silver bodysuit that has red velvet stripes around the bodice. Green and gold trim encircles the bodice, trimmed with silver ribbon in the shape of a flower, decorated with red and green pins. The gold skirt is a combined with a white tulle petticoat that has red trim and is worn with nude tights and Mary Jane’s. Silver bracelets on her arms and red and green flowers in her hair make Candy Cane Rockette 2007 look sweet enough to eat. 3/4/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 17852 18” Cloth Ugly Betty™ looks just as she does on the Emmy winning ABC television series, from her brown hair with bangs and brown eyes right down to her glasses and the “braces” on her teeth. Dressed for a day like her first one at Mode Magazine, Ugly Betty wears a yellow silk blouse with brown polka dots, a red jacket and brown skirt along with black tights and brown shoes. Ugly Betty is also wearing her red with blue fringe ‘Guadalupe’ poncho. 18” Cloth Ugly Betty™ is as squeezeably soft as the real Betty herself. The vinyl 8” Ugly Betty™ is an exact replica of her 18” counterpart. She too has brown hair, brown eyes, glasses and “braces” stenciled on her teeth. This Ugly Betty™, a fully articulated Maggie with Latin skin, also wears a yellow blouse with brown polka dots, a red jacket, a knee length brown skirt, black tights and brown shoes. Needless to say, this little Ugly Betty™ has the ‘Guadaljara’ poncho and is quite ready to appear at your house nightly rather than weekly. 3/4/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 17851 Based on the books written by Jane O'Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, this 18” cloth Fancy Nancy features pulled-back, red yarn hair with purple and gold metallic accents, embellished with an embroidered crown, bow and butterfly. She’s dressed in a magenta body suit with purple tulle ruffles on the arms, and a pink tutu with multi-colored ribbon accents and a tied plaid ribbon at the waist. The 8" Maggie Fancy Nancy with black eyes and brunette curly hair wears a lavender frock dressed up with a red waistband and pink boa. She has red ballet slippers with winding ties and glam pink sunglasses. Ribbons and flowers give her hair a wildly creative look. There's also the 9" Fancy Nancy and Posh Puppy set. Nancy wears a Dalmatian-printed body suit paired with a pink tulle tutu worn under a purple satin poodle skirt. She also wears her mom’s red, over-sized high heels held tight by plaid ribbons. Her red hair is streaked with pink and styled in high ponytails, worn with a heart headband. Posh Puppy, Frenchie, has a pink ribbon on its head and is attached to Nancy by a pink leash. — Donna Graves, owner of The Village Toy Shop in New Hartford, N.Y., was impressed with Madame Alexander soft dolls at Toy Fair 2008. “We were reading that a lot of the soft dolls were the way to go,” she told TDmonthly. — Three of 49 storeowners said during an April 2009 survey that Fancy Nancy is a best-selling license. 3/4/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  MSRP: $19.95 Age: 3 and up Category: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 15184 Part of the Sweet Baby Nursery line, 14” Baby Cuddles comes pretty in pink in heart-print overalls. The soft-bodied doll is surface washable. “Madame Alexander has always been so well known for our quality as well as many firsts in the industry. We are extremely proud to bring all of those attributes to the Sweet Baby Nursery Collection for such an affordable price, making this line a great starter collection for your little ones,” Glenda Beltran in marketing for Alexander Doll Co. told TDmonthly. Launch date: May 2007. — “Madame Alexander baby dolls sold really well for the holidays,” noted Alison Cox, owner of Animal Quackers in Raleigh, N.C. — “Alexander had an amazing baby-doll line this year and we did great with it,” raved Joyce Matthews, owner of Just 4 Fun in St. Simon’s Island, Ga. Ten of 63 retailers echoed that sentiment in January 2008. — May Fortier, long-time salesperson at The Toy Palace in Jackson, Miss., was looking forward to more of the new play dolls for 2008. 9/17/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 11776 This head-turning collection of five 16” fashion dolls is based on the Golden Globe Award-winning ABC television series “Desperate Housewives.” Each bendable and poseable doll features an outfit meticulously reproduced from one worn by her unique character on the show. Each character — Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Gabrielle Solis, Bree Van de Camp and Edie Britt — is made in a limited edition of 350 pieces. Launch date: February 2007. — In 2007, the cast and crew of the “Desperate Housewives” television series walked away with four Emmy awards and three Golden Globe awards. — “They want whatever is hot,” said Lynn Robillard of Toys in the Attic in Manchester, Vt. She named Alexander Doll Co. as one of her best-selling doll companies. — The show features a strong cast, including Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria Parker, Nicollete Sheridan and Marcia Cross. 3/6/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 11177 The 8" "Wendy Loves the Grinch" doll has blue eyes and blond Tosca braids with red bows. Her pleated dress in red and green has a screen print of the true Grinch on the skirt. Red-and-white-striped tights, green step-ins and sparkly red Mary Jane’s complete her look. Included is her plush friend Max, who will join her when she brings Christmas to your house. (MSRP $79.95) An 8” articulated Maggie, The Cat in the Hat has brown eyes and ivory-blond braids that have red, satin ribbon bows. She wears a black-and-white, A-line dress with a white panel on the front, a white stand-up collar and white cuffs on the sleeves. The red bow at The Cat in the Hat’s neck is made from red flannel, the same material used for her red-and-white-striped, oh-so-tall Cat in the Hat hat. White cotton step-ins, white lace-trimmed socks and black-and-white Oxford Mary Jane’s complete her mostly normal outfit. Oh…one more thing — she has, as do all cats, a tail. Plush dolls Thing 1 and Thing 2, all red and blue, will hop the train, bus or plane with the Cat in the Hat. (MSRP: $74.95) — The Cat in the Hat won a TDmonthly Classic Toy 2007 award because the Alexander Doll Company's Storyland line has been a steady seller in the specialty market for decades. The Cat in the Hat artfully combines a classic 8" Maggie doll with characters from Dr. Seuss's timeless rhyme book, "The Cat in the Hat." — Four of 58 retailers who spoke with TDmonthly shared that Alexander dolls have consistently been and will continue to be the big ticket item of the holiday season. — “Alexander has always been my top holiday seller,” Colette Shockley of The Littlest Princess in Norcross, Ga. told TDmonthly. 1/18/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 11175 Elphaba, a 10’’ Coquette, is a vision of wonderfully wicked darkness. She has green tinged skin, green eyes and black hair that is pulled into a low ponytail. She wears a black pointed hat on her head. Elphaba’s two-piece costume adds to her witchy portrait. The top, a corseted shirt with stitched details and shredded sleeves, is made from burgundy and black lace. It dips down on an A-line skirt that features rows of gathered fabric made from a magical mélange of black and iridescent burgundy, blue and green organza, silvery white and black lace, and black satin. Beneath, she has black panty tights and black ankle boots. ($124.95) Glinda, traditionally known as the good witch, certainly presents a brighter picture. The sunlight to Elphaba’s darkness, Glinda wears a two-piece, sparkly blue lamé and tulle dress with a stand up collar. The corset features a square neckline that is brilliant with blue and silver sequins. Her skirt is made from layers of petals that also shine with sequins and lamé. Glisenette panty tights and matching shoes complete her ensemble. Glinda’s shoulder length gold curls and greenish gray eyes, when combined with a sparkling tiara and wish-granting wand, truly create an irresistible picture of Glinda’s magical charm. ($124.95) — The fairy tale or storybook-based products sell best within the Madame Alexander line, which is a top-selling collection at Toys in the Attic in Manchester, Vt., Owner Lynn Robillard told TDmonthly in summer 2007. 1/18/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Age: 3 and up Category: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 11173 The award-winning Eloise doll is back as an 8” Eloise, complete with a resin Skipperdee and plush Weenie, and an 18” cloth Eloise. — The cloth Eloise doll has a 95-percent satisfaction rate among 18 FAO Schwarz customers not only for its nostalgic effect but also for its impressive craftsmanship, durability and perfect resemblance to the cartoon character. While some complained of the small size of the doll's girth, the majority found its size convenient for handling by small children. (9.11.08) 1/18/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] |
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