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What was wrong with the dolly?

posted 7 years ago by rebschucks
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The doll on The Island of Misfit Toys doesn't have anything noticeably wrong with her. Did I miss something? What was her defect?

[–] Brynjolf_Bjarme 7 years ago

http://worldofpopculture.com/2015/11/what-was-wrong-with-rudolphs-dolly-for-sue/

In 2007, on NPR’s “Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” Rudolph producer Arthur Rankin Jr., said that Dolly’s problem was psychological, and was caused from being abandoned by her mistress (Sue?) and suffering depression from feeling unloved. Backing that up, when sold at CVS in 1998, her tag said ”I’m a little rag doll who just wants a friend. I think that will help my broken heart mend.” ... The reality: She was a last-minute add-on misfit toy so the young girls watching had a toy they could relate to.

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[–] StrongRex (1281) 5 years ago

"http://worldofpopculture.com/2015/11/what-was-wrong-with-rudolphs-dolly-for-sue/

In 2007, on NPR’s “Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” Rudolph producer Arthur Rankin Jr., said that Dolly’s problem was psychological, and was caused from being abandoned by her mistress (Sue?) and suffering depression from feeling unloved. Backing that up, when sold at CVS in 1998, her tag said ”I’m a little rag doll who just wants a friend. I think that will help my broken heart mend.” ... The reality: She was a last-minute add-on misfit toy so the young girls watching had a toy they could relate to."

Yeah, but a child wouldn't know that.

[–] liscarkat (16476) a year ago

"She was a last-minute add-on misfit toy so the young girls watching had a toy they could relate to."

And badger their parents into buying.

[–] JR541 7 years ago

She was unloved.

He's taking the knife out of the Cheese!
Do you think he wants some cheese?

[–] StrongRex (1281) 4 years ago

They were all unloved.

[–] jonathan_k80 7 years ago

Remember what King Moonracer explained to Rudolph? "A toy is never truly happy until it is loved by a child."

The doll wasn't defective, just unwanted. Maybe she sat for years on a toy shop shelf.

[–] JR541 7 years ago

Or just unloved by the child that owned it.

He's taking the knife out of the Cheese!
Do you think he wants some cheese?

[–] AmeriGirl26 (12247) 5 years ago

I always wondered about that.

[–] Techto (1063) 3 years ago

Me, too!

[–] Moonglum9 (10699) 5 years ago

Did everyone else miss the sewing needle track marks on her arm?

[–] strntz (10779) 4 years ago

Damned High Definition TV!!!!

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

The only truly defective toys were the train with square wheels (an elf could sand those down) and the gun squirting jelly which is a great gift for a practical joker.

The rest of the toys looked like normal toys with bright colors. Jack-in-the-Boxes don’t talk so who’d know his real name is Charlie.

[–] strntz (10779) 4 years ago

Jack-in-the-Boxes don’t talk so who’d know his real name is Charlie.

But he knew sir, he knew...