Madme Alexander

Madame Alexander is a brand of American collectible dolls introduced in 1923.


Madame Alexander is also the business name of Beatrice Alexander, who was born Bertha Alexander, later changed her name to Beatrice, married Philip Behrman and then started her doll business. She was an American entrepreneur who created the first "collectible" dolls based on a licensed character - Scarlett O'Hara from the book and movie Gone with the Wind. She was also one of the early creators of mass-produced dolls in honor of living people, with dolls of the famous Dionne quintuplets in 1936 and a set of 36 Queen Elizabeth II dolls to commemorate the 1953 coronation celebrations in Britain. In 2002 two Judy Garland portrait dolls were introduced.

Other popular dolls have been 'Pussycat' a large baby doll dressed in fine coat and dress and a Mary, Queen of Scots Portrait Doll as well as Heidi, the characters from Little Women, and a series international dolls in native costumes. She has created many topical doll series. "The First Ladies of the United States" depicting each in her inaugural gown as well as "The Opera Series", "Fairy Tale Series" and many more.

Her 8" Wendy doll, was introduced in 1953, and is still being made today, and is considered collectible.

A December 2005 article in Forbes magazine analyzed the most popular American toys by decade, with help from the Toy Industry Association. The Madame Alexander collectible dolls led the list for the 1920-1929 decade, beating out even the yo-yo.

The Madame Alexander Doll Club is separate from The Alexander Doll Company, but the company supports club efforts by creating new limited edition dolls for club events. The club holds events and conventions all over the US. The club also publishes a quarterly magazine for members called The Review.

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Customer Reviews
Madame Alexander 8 Inch Wizard Of Oz Hollywood Collection Doll
I finally have added the lion to my Wizard of Oz collection, and he is the most adorable of the four, I do believe! Not that Dorothy, the Scarecrow, or the Tinman are slouches, of course---But this lovable lion has the curly, bushy hair and the sweet face that must belie his personality.

Madame Alexander Wizard of Oz Hollywood Collection Doll
I started buying Madame Alexander dolls for my daughter, and I am now adding to her collection for my Granddaughter. The Dolls are well made, stand up to lots of play, and if you wish to just collect them, they are good for that purpose also
Tinker Bell

collecting tinker bell memorabilia

I purchased this item based on my experience with Madame Alexander products over the past 30 + years. I purchased it for my daughter-in-law who is quite a fanatical fan of Tink. I looked the doll over before wrapping it and found it delightful. My daughter-in-law said she felt likewise. It is such good quality. The dolls by nature are not cuddley/cuddly (?) so the essence of "fairy-like" is missing -- you know, the lithe and lovely and flighty and flitty characteristics we imagine belong to fairies. But then again I am not so sure about a stuffed Tink . . . ?
I think this is a wonderful product. NOT a toddler doll. It is a collectible doll to be cherished and looked at with both parent/adult and child then put away again for another time.

Premiere 2010 Wendy's Rockette Experience

"Opening Night Banquet"

"Opening Night"

Air Hogs

Air Hogs is a line of toy airplanes, helicopters, rockets, manufactured by the Spin Master company in Toronto, Canada. They are radio controlled, free-flying, and air-powered aircraft. Several of these, especially the R/C ones, are designed to be easily flown without any need for assembly.


Air Hogs was created in 1996, when Spin Master was approached by British inventors John Dixon and Peter Manning, whose prototype of a compressed air powered toy airplane had been rejected by everyone they had shown it to. Excited by the plane’s potential, Spin Master licensed the technology and spent two years and half a million dollars perfecting the toy.

The Air Hogs Sky Shark debuted first in the spring 1998 and was an immediate hit,fueled by coverage on The Today Show and Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, as well as write-ups in Time and Popular Science.

Follow-up successes have included Zero Gravity RC Wall Crawler (a radio control Hummer-style vehicle that can be driven up walls), the hugely popular Aero Ace battery powered RC airplanes, Air Hogs Stormlauncher (an innovative vehicle that can operate on land, water, and can fly), Havoc Heli (a 6.5” long indoor RC helicopter weighing just 10 grams) and the Reflex Helicopter (indoor/outdoor fully functional r/c helicopter). Later on,The Stinger is released. In 2008, the Havoc Heli and Stinger were released together in a Laser Battle Pack. A new toy has also been released: the SwitchBlade; a revolutionary twisting blade with smaller blades that launches vertically but fly straight forward.

Air Hogs Sharp Shooter Blue


While I was skeptical of the helicopter missile launching abilities, my son was grinning ear to ear the first time he pushed the big red fire button on the remote. It's sad to say that I spend just as much time playing with it as him. Its very sturdy for a micro-heli, its body is a very light but resilient plastic vs the cheap feeling foam most others use. Its easily hits 5-6 minutes of flight time (even carrying it's two small missiles), with a 20-30 minute recharge in between (typical for this type). It Does NOT have a tail rotor, instead it has a series of hidden vents with a small fan near the body; IMHO this greatly increases its durability but cuts down on maneuverability compared to other micros. Very easy to fly (my 4 1/2 year old can fly it reasonably well). Its little spring powered plastic missiles are hard to track down if your not careful, but it comes with 6 extras just in case. A lot of fun and Highly Recommended.

P.S. Adult supervision for younger/immature children is necessary. The Helicopter can veer off wildly when its rotor hits a wall/ceiling if you don't let off the throttle; better to have it fall than knock items over.)

Air Hogs Havoc Heli
My first impression was chintzy remote and OK helicopter. I still think the remote is chintzy, but I absolutely love the copter. It took a bit of tweaking (as per instructions) to make it behave. No problem. After that, it was just too much fun. It survived some rowdy use at a party and it did run into things and experienced some severe mishaps including being swatted into a wall. It required super glue and re-tweaking post swat.

I wish it was quicker to charge and had controls for forward and back. I don't know how long the controller will last. It isn't built for the long haul like video game controllers are. On the other hand, it might outlast the copter given various mischievious impulses.




Air Hogs V. Wing Avenger
I've flown RC models and other flying toys for 40 years. This is the best flying flapper (off the shelf) that I've ever flown or seen. It works straight out of the box. It is easy for anyone to fly. It flies in the house. It drives cats crazy. It is safe and resilient to bouncing into stuff. It is the best price performer in the flying toy category I've seen. I bought 40 of these at Christmas for needy kids that wouldn't have gotten a present otherwise, and I'm glad I did. It is more fun and works better than I could have expected.

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Bakugan

Bakugan Battle Brawlers (爆丸バトルブローラーズ, Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu?), is a Japanese action adventure anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers who possess them. Consisting of fifty-two episodes. For some unknown reason, the real episode 40 "Until Today From Tomorrow" didn't air on the Japanese TV run, but months later was released on DVD Vol.10. The next episode preview at the end of episode 39 for the TV version is different than the one on the DVD. The TV version one shows the preview for episode 41, while the DVD shows the preview for episode 40. Bakugan Battle Brawlers debuted in Japan on TV Tokyo in 2007. Nelvana Limited produced the English language version and premiered the series on the Canadian network Teletoon later the same year. In February 2008 Cartoon Network began airing the series in the United States. In conjunction with the anime series, Sega Toys and Spin Master released a strategic game, called Bakugan, using metal cards and magnetic spring-loaded miniature figures. The latest season of Bakugan is called New Vestroia. The sequel, Gundalian Invaders, is set to broadcast in 2010

DVD : Bakugan
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Bakugan Battle Brawlers Manufacturer Sega Toys, spin master
Website http://www.bakugan.com/

A strategic game called Bakugan Battle Brawlers was developed by Sega Toys and Spin Master and released in conjunction with the anime series. The game uses spherical, spring-loaded miniature figures, representing the Bakugan, which pop open when rolled onto special metal Gate cards. The objective of the game is to capture three Gate cards Battle is engaged when opposing Bakugan magnetically pop open on the same Gate card. Each Bakugan has an attack strength called "G-Power", which can be modified by the Gate card landed on, Ability cards from players' hands, and special optional pieces called Traps; whichever Bakugan ends up with the highest total G-Power wins the battle and captures the Gate.

The game can also be played with up to four people. The rules remain the same as a regular game. Bakugan may also be played in Big game style where players use six Gate Cards, six Ability Cards and six Bakugan, instead of three of each as in a normal game. Instead of capturing six Gate Cards, a player must capture three to win the game.

The game has spawned numerous accessories, such as carry clips to store three Bakugan marbles at a time, launchers to fire the marbles at the game arena, soft plastic and hard plastic play area mats and special gauntlets (based on the ones used in the second season). to store cards with built-in calculators to allow players to quickly calculate "G-Power" totals.

Toys/Electronics

In February 2009, Digital Blue announced a new line of Bakugan branded electronics for the 7-14 (as confirmed in an interview of popular toys marketed at kids) age group. Products include branded digital cameras, alarm clocks and other electronics. The line is expected in retail in Spring 2009.

A video game has been created for Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 3 platforms. The plot involves the player, who wants to become a Bakugan Battle Brawler, and an exclusive Bakugan named Leonidas/Omega Leonidas, that can have every attribute. The game has 35 brawlers to choose. The game was released on October 20, 2009. On September 29, 2009, Corus Entertainment announced that a Bakugan MMOG, Bakugan Dimensions, which will launch in Spring of 2010.

Bakugan Battle Brawlers were given the 2009 Toy of the Year award by the Toy Industry Association

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The Bakugan craze is the best thing to exist. I never really knew about this toy until I took my boys to the Bakugan tournament. This toy is very educational. They have to use proper etiquette in playing with each other and they have to use their minds for which cards to play. The best educational thing about this product  they have to continuously add and subtract big numbers to keep their scores. I'm impressed.