davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2026

[davidd]

Ya know, if you had a few more robots you could put to work, maybe the Smart Dolls could have a vacation!

Funny thing - one of the relatives purchased an eensive robot vacuum vacuum several months ago. I gather from a recent conversation that she spends as much time tinkering with the robot to get it to work as she spends vacuuming with it. The "labor saving" aspects of home robotics are still limited.

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15 March - A Doll A Day 2026:

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MARCH of the MONSTERS: Monster High "Frights! Camera! Action!" Clawdia Wolf

[Alliecat]

She looks ready to go for a jugular in the most cheerful way

Interesteing about the robo-vac. I'd pondered maybe getting one someday in another house if it was bigger and had more bare floors to clean, but I don't want to be tinkering with glitchy tech stuff either.

[davidd]

Interesteing about the robo-vac.  I'd pondered maybe getting one someday in another house if it was bigger and had more bare floors to clean, but I don't want to be tinkering with glitchy tech stuff either.

Yeah, her husband thinks the robo-vac was a waste of money. She says she got it fixed and it's working again.

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16 March - A Doll A Day 2026:

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MARCH of the MONSTERS: Novi Stars Mae Tallick Robot Girl

[Alliecat]

Fun colours and lighting.

[davidd]

17 March - A Doll A Day 2026:

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MARCH of the MONSTERS: Novi Stars Alie Lectric

[Alliecat]

She's really cute! I wonder how popular these dolls were when they came out?

[davidd]

I wonder how popular these dolls were when they came out?

The Novi Stars were marketed heavily. Like Monster High and Bratzillaz, they even had their own theme song live action video.

Unfortunately, the dolls were overpriced, costing more than Bratzillaz or Monster High, and under-articulated, jointed only at the hips and shoulders. The line only lasted a couple of years. There was an additional year of releases in Europe.

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18 March - A Doll A Day 2026:

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MONSTER HIGH: Astranova the Comet Alien

[Alliecat]

Haha... oh boy, that's a bad earworm. No Jim Steinman-esque epic lyricists were involved
Somehow cute dolls to live action just doesn't work for me.

Do you have every MH doll?

[davidd]

No Jim Steinman-esque epic lyricists were involved.

Somehow cute dolls to live action just doesn't work for me.

Do you have every MH doll?

I do not, or did not (I've liquidated most of my MH collection) ever have anywhere near "all" the Monster High dolls or even every character. Mattel was really cranking them out for a while, both new characters and new versions of existing characters. For two years, I believe it was, Monster High de-throned Barbie as the top selling doll of the year.

I think the Bratzillaz video has the catchiest tune and the closest approximation of the live-action performers to the appearance of the dolls.

The Novi Stars song, video, and costuming is extremely lame by comparison to Bratzillaz or Monster High. Or just lame, period.

No Vi
No Vi
No Vi Stars
Su Per
Gur Uls
From the Stars

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19 March - A Doll A Day 2026:

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MARCH of the MONSTERS: Mattel MONSTER HIGH Cleo de Nile (First Wave version)

[Alliecat]

Peek-a-BOO

Interesting about MH outselling Barbie. I'm not sure I ever noticed them till I got into the doll-collecting hobby.

[davidd]

20 March - A Doll A Day 2026:

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MARCH of the MONSTERS: Wild Hearts Crew Rallee Radmore

Mattel did not release a "mad scientist" version of the Rallee Radmore character as part of the Wild Hearts Crew doll line... but they should have.

[Alliecat]

She’s cute… Had to look her up; not familiar with these characters. Is she supposed to be a mad scientist…?

[davidd]

Is she supposed to be a mad scientist…?

The character is not described as a mad scientist, but I gave her a Barbie lab coat (from a veterinarian set, I think) and called her a mad scientist.

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21 March - A Doll A Day 2026:

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MARCH of the MONSTERS: Bratzillaz Meygana Broomstix

[Alliecat]

Fun colourful shot. Did she come with the broom or did you make it? (Yes, I could look her up.... Just... not motivated...)

[davidd]

Fun colourful shot.  Did she come with the broom or did you make it? 

I made the broom a few years ago. It is one of only a very few few miniature props I have made that I have been completely happy with.

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22 March - A Doll A Day 2026:

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MARCH of the MONSTERS: Bratzillaz Midnight Beach Yasmina

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Bratzillaz Midnight Beach Yasmina Clairvoya