Here are photos comparing my Samantha dolls.
WBPC SAMANTHA 1986-1989
PC SAM UNDER PLEASANT CO.1990-1997
TRANSITIONAL SAM UNDER MATTEL OWNERSHIP PAPERS SIGNED BY MS ROWLAND 1998-2009
BEFOREVER SAM 2014-PRESENT
The doll in the red cranberry
Christmas dress is my new White body Pleasant Company Samantha. Her new
wig is very good. Easy to manipulate curls and style. Pleasant Company
issued many cranberry holiday dresses for Samantha's collection. I also brought out the rest of my
older childhood dolls to see what all the fuss was about. I had to
clean her limbs and cloth body a bit before washing and styling her
hair, but she was a great find!
-Ticia
Beautiful pictures. I have three Samantha dolls. The first one has the white body and she is in excellent condition, My second Samantha has pleasant company written on her neck and my third Samantha is the current doll. I think all of them are beautiful but I love the older dolls better. Their hair and bangs are much fuller and skin tone is nicer.
ReplyDeleteI agree. AG did a great job on the newer Samantha dolls, but my childhood dolls were made by Pleasant Company and they have a lot more hair to play with and fuller bangs curtesy of the popularity of fuller bangs in the 80s and early 90s think Mallory in that Michael J Fox sitcom and DJ in Full House.
DeleteYes, Mallory!
DeleteI like the older ones better too. We have a PC Sam and wouldn't trade her for a new one at all!
Yes, I wanted to be Mallory. She had the best hair.
DeleteYour dolls are beautiful! Madelon
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteLove your collection! It was interesting to see all the different versions of Samantha together and how she changed over time. I have a Mattel Samantha and she's very special to me. Thanks for sharing; enjoyed this post!
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