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New ’80s American Girl Doll Is Making All Of Us Feel Like Antiques

If you were growing up in the late 80s and early 90s, chances are you either had an American Girl Doll or knew someone with one. I was so obsessed I had three: Samantha, Kirsten, and Felicity (I’m an only child, okay?). I think, along with Molly, those were the only ones available at the time—but now there are so many.

And the newest historical American Girl Doll? An All-American Girl from the 1980s named Courtney Moore—and she’s making us feel so, so old. 

With her very own scrunchie, acid-washed denim, neon bracelets, and a trapper keeper, Courtney basically looks like all of us who grew up with the traditional American Girl dolls. One of Courtney’s accessories is even a Molly doll. The whole thing has SO MANY layers—it’s kind of mind-blowing.  

Courtney is described as an avid gamer growing up with a blended family in the fictional town of Orange Valley, California. She loves playing video games at the arcade and has ambitions to design video games one day—with more female characters. According to a press release from Mattell, “Courtney’s story reflects the pop culture of the decade from sky-high hair, neon-colored fashions, music television, and video gaming to major historical moments surrounding women in government and space exploration, as well as larger cultural shifts around blended families and emerging technology.”

As a blast from the not-so-past, Courtney has folks shook. 

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Welcome to the club, Courtney! Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to lie down and rest my ancient bones.

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Patricia Grisafi

Patricia Grisafi, PhD, is a freelance writer and educator. Her work has appeared in Salon, Vice, Bitch, Bustle, Broadly, The Establishment, and elsewhere. She is passionate about pit bull rescue, cursed objects, and designer sunglasses.