Changes: Mattel

Revision as of 23:30, 3 September 2009

Mattel is the current owner and distributor of American Girl products. They purchased the company in 1998 from Pleasant Rowland and fully took over in 2000.

Mor information on their relationship to American Girl can be found on the main American Girl article.

Mattel-Only Dolls

The following dolls will never be Pre-Mattel as they all debuted after 2000.

Historical Characters

Just Like You

No doll numbered after Just Like You 21 (inclusive) can be Pre-Mattel.

Girls of the Year

As the line was not created prior to Mattel's purchase, there are not pre-Mattel no Girls of the Year.

Bitty Twins

All Bitty Twins were created post-Mattel, so there are no Pre-Mattel Bitty Twins.

Website

Corporate Website

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 ==Mattel-Only Dolls==
-The following dolls will never be "Pre-Mattel" as they all debuted after 2000.
+The following dolls will never be [[Pre-Mattel dolls|Pre-Mattel]] as they all debuted after 2000.
 ===[[Historical Characters]]===
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 * [[Kit Kittredge (doll)|Kit Kittredge]]
 * [[Kaya'aton'my (doll)|Kaya'aton'my]]
-* [[Julie Albright (doll)|Julie Albright]]
 * [[Nellie O'Malley (doll)|Nellie O'Malley]]
 * [[Elizabeth Cole (doll)|Elizabeth Cole]]
 * [[Emily Bennett (doll)|Emily Bennett]]
+* [[Julie Albright (doll)|Julie Albright]]
 * [[Ivy Ling (doll)|Ivy Ling]]
 * [[Ruthie Smithens (doll)|Ruthie Smithens]]
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 ===[[Girls of the Year]]===
-: As the line was not created prior to Mattel's purchase, there was never a possibility of any Pre-Mattel Girls of the Year.
+As the line was not created prior to Mattel's purchase, there are not pre-Mattel no Girls of the Year.
 ===[[Bitty Twins]]===
-All Bitty Twins were created post-Mattel. There are no Pre-Mattel Bitty Twins.
+All Bitty Twins were created post-Mattel, so there are no Pre-Mattel Bitty Twins.
 ==Website==