Britney Spears Doll

The Britney Spears Doll is a doll made in the likeness of pop singer Britney Spears. It is one of the most popular celebrities dolls made.Fact|date=October 2008

The Doll

In 1999, Play Along Toys released the Britney Spears Fashion Doll. It was the first product ever released by this toy company. The doll featured Spears with different outfits, make-up and hairstyles from her concerts, appearances, photoshoots and music videos. Yaboom Toys also made a singing Britney Spears doll that would "sing" when you pressed a button on her belly. A porcelain doll was also made, as well as miniature dolls.

Popularity

The doll quickly became one of the hottest toys of the year and holiday season.Fact|date=October 2008 Millions of the dolls were sold and they were the first and biggest selling toy for Play Alongs Toys. The doll was popular due to the fact they were released at the peak of Spears's fame. The doll line went on to break all records for sales of an individual personality doll.Fact|date=October 2008 [http://playalongtoys.com/about.aspx] After the Britney Spears Doll, more Celebrity dolls started to appear like: Christina Aguilera, Mandy Moore, Aaron Carter, A*Teens, Sisqó, Dream, 2gether, *NSYNC, Vitamin C, Hilary Duff, Lindsay Lohan and plenty more. Of course Britney wasn't the first, they were preceded by the Spice Girls and New Kids on the Block.

Criticism

The first time Spears actually saw the doll she reportedly was furious. It was reported that she demanded her Britney Spears dolls be changed because, according to a British tabloid, they looked like a "bulldog chewing a wasp." As Britney reportedly reasoned, "I felt a bit bad about ordering changes but hey, it's my doll."Fact|date=October 2008

End of The Line

The doll was given a new head mold with different shaped eyes, a thinner nose and a longer, thinner face. The dolls also originally started out brunette, then the hair got darker, then over time it got blonder until it was completely blonde. Britney's image began to change when her album Britney was released. Her sexier outfits and steamy videos made the dolls become less desired by children and their parents. The last dolls released wore outfits from Britney's Pepsi commercials. Play Along discontinued the doll in 2002.