Episode 139: Yes, This Is An Episode About American Girl, featuring CH All-Star Meredith!

<p>Amanda + Meredith discuss all things American Girl, from its rise in the 80s to its sale to Mattel in the late 90s (and so much more).  We'll take some detours to talk about Pleasant Rowland's career (and controversial takeover of a small town in upstate NY) and the supremely poor behavior of both Mattel and Toys R Us.  </p><p>One thing we didn't get to discuss in this episode: all of the amazing American Girl meme accounts on IG.  Read more about them here:<br><a href="https://www.glamour.com/story/american-girl-doll-memes-shitposting">The American Girl Doll Meme Is Shitposting for Post-Roe America</a> and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/style/american-girl-memes.html">American Girl Doll Jokes Are All the Rage</a></p><p>More fun links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gawker.com/the-best-restaurant-in-new-york-is-the-american-girl-ca-1546979492">The Best Restaurant in New York Is The American Girl Café</a><br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/04/american-girls-arent-radical-anymore/275199/">American Girls Aren't Radical Anymore</a><br><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/sydneyt464d7e35c/american-girl-doll-personality-quiz">Believe It Or Not, Everyone Is Exactly Like An American Girl Doll — Here's Your Match</a> (Buzzfeed "which American Girl doll are you?" quiz)<br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2013/05/01/even-more-terrible-things-are-happening-to-the-american-girl-doll-brand-than-you-thought/">Even more terrible things are happening to the American Girl doll brand than you thought</a><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/07/nyregion/07doll.html">Doll’s Village: Some See Restoration as Too Cutesy</a> (this is an article about Pleasant Rowland taking over a town in upstate NY).<br><a href="http://lissieandlilly.blogspot.com/p/catalog-scans.html">Take a walk down memory lane with some catalog scans</a></p><p><strong><em>Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your fi