80s strawberry shortcake dolls

I did a whole series of these "Things that remind me of ..." last month, and Laura really liked them and asked for another. Never one to h...

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Strawberry Shortcake was produced by Kenner in 1979-1985. and was a series of scented dolls with pets which wore a hat, dress, and stripy socks. There were 21 characters in total, and the line became so popular that it led to the production of hundreds of other products, including video games, sticker albums, clothes, movies and much more. Strawberry Shortcake was re-issued in 1991, again in 2002 and are still going strong today.

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Strawberry Shortcake

What made this so great: Originally introduced in the late 1970s by American Greetings, Strawberry Shortcake was an unstoppable marketing machine. She had every area of merchandise covered: cereal, vitamins, clothes, lunch boxes, and, of course, cartoon series. But most kids will remember her dolls and their main appeal: that each doll smelled like her particular name.

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This is my collection so far, I'm missing a few dolls to complete certain sets; Party Pleasers etc - But I'll get there :-)

Collectiong Strawberry Shortcake dolls