American Girl of the Year 2009 Will Be Chrissa

Then 2009 GOTY for American Girl is still a highly guarded secret, but if you do some sleuthing you can find out bits and pieces. We know that there will be a movie released along with the doll. The movie, American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong, is in pre-production with Sobini Films.

Sammi Hanratty will be playing in the movie – she told us herself in a recent video clip.

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170 Responses to “American Girl of the Year 2009 Will Be Chrissa”

  1. Ellie on September 24th, 2008 6:10 am

    Firstie!!

  2. Lindsey on September 24th, 2008 6:12 am

    So cool! I heard one of the possible names was Lulu, and I think that’s a weird name. Chrissa is a pretty name. When will it come out?

  3. Marcia on September 24th, 2008 6:14 am

    Awesome! I was hoping she’d be named Chrissa! Cool! Thanks Char!

  4. Kelz on September 24th, 2008 8:12 am

    That’s awesome! I hope they show her on Oprah again so we get a preview!

  5. Sienna on September 24th, 2008 9:43 am

    awesome awesome awesome awesome..
    i already know i want her. :p :)

  6. Shannon on September 24th, 2008 12:08 pm

    SHE WILL HAVE A 2 book series, if you want to check go to Mary Casanova’s website…i hope she has a best friend.
    Shannon

  7. Halloween Doll Clothes Gal on September 24th, 2008 1:01 pm

    Great scoop – first with the news. Chrissa is a lovely name and a movie coming out otboot. Can’t wait.

  8. Ashleigh on September 24th, 2008 2:32 pm

    coolio

  9. Kelz on September 24th, 2008 4:02 pm

    That’s awesome! I hope she looks like me, but I doubt she will cuz I look nothing like Sammi Hanratty

  10. Kelz on September 24th, 2008 4:03 pm

    Although, if she wore a blonde wig, than maybe….

  11. Kelz on September 24th, 2008 4:05 pm

    But she never really said she’d by PLAYING the GOTY, mayb she’s playing the girl’s bff….

  12. Kelz on September 24th, 2008 4:08 pm

    Okay, now that I watched the video again, I see that she said she’d be starring in it, but WITH a few other girls, so that could mean she’s a co-star.

  13. Beth on September 24th, 2008 5:03 pm

    I want to be in the Julie movie! But, I look nothing like any of her friends. Maybe her cousin… but my skins a bit too dark… hmmmmmm

  14. Beth on September 24th, 2008 5:04 pm

    but only a little too dark. Like, Josefina dark, cuz I look just like her…

  15. Beth on September 24th, 2008 5:06 pm

    Well, I do have another friend with my nickname, except her name’s Elizabeth, and I’m Bethany. And she soooo should’ve gotten the part of Kit; a) she’s an amazing actress, and b) she looks just like her!

  16. Kelz on September 24th, 2008 6:52 pm

    Really?

  17. Caitlin on September 24th, 2008 8:12 pm

    I love that name!!! So pretty! My friend Clarissa will be excited because it sounds sort of like her name. I hope she has brown hair and eyes with wavy hair, that would be pretty!! Or brown hair and green or blue eyes…

  18. Ashleigh on September 25th, 2008 5:40 am

    well guys they give the big parts to proffesional actresses not people who audition one day i hope to have that real part im an actress ive done some acting and this year im working hard to get auditions

  19. Ellie on September 25th, 2008 6:31 am

    I hope Chrissa has brown (not dark brown!) or blond hair and gray or brown eyes.

  20. Kelz on September 25th, 2008 4:37 pm

    Keep working, Ashleigh! I hope to see you on the big screen!

  21. Kelz on September 25th, 2008 6:31 pm

    OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!! I JUST ordered #29!!!!!!! I’m SO excited! I’ll name her Cara!!!1

  22. Kelz on September 25th, 2008 6:55 pm

    I’ll defnately take pics!

  23. Gale on September 25th, 2008 7:35 pm

    I want a #29. I’d name her Laura.

    Go, Ash!
    Yea, Kelz!

  24. Phoebe on September 25th, 2008 11:13 pm

    awesome!!!

  25. Phoebe on September 25th, 2008 11:14 pm

    anyone on?

  26. Phoebe on September 25th, 2008 11:15 pm

    please.
    hello?

  27. Marcia on September 26th, 2008 6:34 am

    I’m on now. A little too late! (Well, a lot too late)

  28. Kelz on September 26th, 2008 7:53 am

    Me 2! LOL

  29. Sienna on September 26th, 2008 9:07 am

    I auditioned for Kit… But AG wasn’t interested in normal girls for it, the whole mood was set for bigger actresses. I do know the directors of a couple movies though. :( but just like ash i wanna be an actress :) but more then that a singer

  30. Sienna on September 26th, 2008 9:08 am

    Im about an hour and ten minutes late…20 mins…

  31. Kelz on September 26th, 2008 6:54 pm

    I can’t wait till my doll gets here! I also can’t wait till the new GOTY!

  32. Kelz on September 26th, 2008 6:57 pm

    Hey Char, I am having some issues with the forum. I was trying to post pictures of my Julie doll in her Halloween costume, but I got a message saying I am not authorized to view the posts. Why is this happening?

  33. Ashleigh on September 27th, 2008 9:29 am

    hey guys whats up

  34. Beth on September 27th, 2008 1:03 pm

    Yooooo! My friend Janie’s here. She’s too awesome! She doesn’t have any American Girl dolls. She’s my age. She really wants the JLY doll w/ medium skin, dark curly hair, and brown eyes

  35. Gale on September 27th, 2008 7:52 pm

    I want her to have black hair and green eyes. I think that would be cool!

  36. Gale on September 27th, 2008 7:53 pm

    And green-green, not the hazel-green that Mia’s are. Green, like Felicity’s.

  37. Kelz on September 27th, 2008 8:38 pm

    Awesome! She’d be SO pretty!

  38. Ellie on September 28th, 2008 6:59 am

    She would be pretty! :) I don’t really want another dark haired doll, though, since almost half of my dolls have dark brown/black. Of course if AG didn’t put that reddish tinge in her dark hair… :?

  39. Sara on September 29th, 2008 2:30 am

    Ashleigh, people can audition for the big parts. My friend auditioned for a small movie, and she almost got the big part. She was an understudy though, but she got to experience the reality of being a REAL actress and Ashleigh, no offense, but if you were a real actress, your name would be in every magazine possible and that’d be really bad. Wanna know why? Because people gossip about others and that’s really mean. I’ve been gossiped about and many of my guy friends have too because I hang out with so many guys instead of girls (I have some girl BFs on here and AGFMB and at school, but not a lot). I’ve even been called a retard by one of my sister’s friends who though that because I was deaf, I was a retard. And retard means stupid, so I would appreciate for everyone who is using this site not to say anything rude or mean like “Oh, you can’t get this part because I am.” or “There’s no way you can get this part because I’m better than you.” things like that. Thanks girls! Have a gr8 day!

  40. Ashleigh on September 29th, 2008 5:25 am

    excuse me sara but not all proffesional actors and actresses are well know so ur being really rude anyways i have done mostly commercials and being a proffesional doesn’t mean your in movies it means you’ve taken proffesional acting classes so don’t go saying things like that when really don’t know anyhting about them got it sara so next time instead of being rude and hurtful just don’t open that big mean mouth of yours

  41. Ashleigh on September 29th, 2008 5:27 am

    sara you can count me off your friends list then. if i have two lines in a movie they’re not gonna interview me duh so i wouldn’t be in magazines cause i been getting small parts duh

  42. Sienna on September 29th, 2008 10:57 am

    Sara and ashleigh, there is really no reason to fight over something this little.
    even if both of you have good points, you have two totally different opinions and thats cool, so lets just not bring up the topic!

  43. Sienna on September 29th, 2008 10:59 am

    For example I differ with both of you, I believe a “real” actress is any girl who loves to act, it doesn’t mean she’s a huge star, she just enjoys doing it.. thats what acting is all about!
    See how many different opinions there are?? There are some topics that need to be left alone and lets not bring this one up! :D cuz its not a topic to fight over!

  44. Sienna on September 29th, 2008 11:02 am

    I want AG to come out with a blonde haired, green eyed girl…but when I think of Chrissa, I think golden hair and green eyes.. IDK though

    Sienna Amber
    a joke to finish it off:
    so my friend texted me and she’s like “do you know what IDK means?” so i’m like “I Don’t Know” and she’s like “OMG NOBODY KNOWS!!!!!!!”

  45. Kelz on September 29th, 2008 4:15 pm

    Lol! Grrr!! I want my doll 2 come 2day, but she didn’t!!!!1

  46. Gale on September 29th, 2008 4:26 pm

    If you want to get really picky about it, Sienna’s right. And that, therefore, would make me sort-of an actress, because I’ve been in a play my brother came up with called “Captain Mommy” (he was in a superhero mood) And if we’re talking about how doing stuff makes us so, I’m also a camera operator, a director, a set designer, and multiple other things. :)

  47. aj on September 29th, 2008 5:49 pm

    i wanna b in the julie movie, 2! do u think that they’ll have open audtions 4 both movies?

  48. Kelz on September 29th, 2008 7:19 pm

    If you mean both the Chrissa movie and the Julie move, than no. The Chrissa movie has already been casted. If you mean the Kit movie and the Julie movie, it’s a yes. They are planning on having open auditions for the Julie movie and I want to go to it! I’m practicing singing and working out every day now, just in case I audition for the Julie move, or for community theater. Or both :D

  49. Ellie on September 29th, 2008 7:23 pm

    Your right Sienna – any girl who loves to act is a “real” actress even if she doesn’t star in any “major” movies. And I agree that its not something to fight over. We should just stick to topics that we aren’t going to argue over. :)

    BTW – loved your IDK joke :D

  50. Ellie on September 29th, 2008 7:24 pm

    I think that golden hair and green eyes would be really pretty for Chrissa and I think it really goes with her name… I wonder if golden hair n gray eyes would go together? :?

  51. Ellie on September 29th, 2008 7:25 pm

    Kelz – I know just how you feel about ur doll not coming today!!! :( I can’t stand it when I have to wait FOREVER for AG stuff!!!

  52. faith247 on September 29th, 2008 8:09 pm

    I REALLY hope she has golden wavey-ish hair and dark green eyes! And maybe a couple of freckles! The JLU with green eyes and the honey colored curly hair and the JLU with wavy blond hair, freckles and brown eyes look most like me.. but I only have a few freckles, my eyes are green, and my hairs not curly and short!! LOL ; ) Sienna, you’re SO encouraging! An inspiration to us all. LOVE the IDK joke! I’m going right now to text it to all my friends!

    faith247 OHH!!! You can call me Lucy, lindsey or Mandy. Those are my nicknames and favorite names. Exept for Lucy.. that’s what my parents ALMOST named me!!

  53. Nicole on September 29th, 2008 8:19 pm

    How many dolls do you all have? I have 24… I may get one for my bday on Oct. 3…

  54. Ellie on September 30th, 2008 6:10 am

    Wow! 24? That’s A LOT! Which ones do you have? I have eight – Marisol, Jess, Nicki, Mia, Elizabeth, Emily, Ruthie, and JLY #14 (light skin, dark brown hair w/bangs, and blue eyes). I really want – Felicity, Kit, #29, #22, Molly, Kirsten, and the GOTY (maybe). Which one do you want to get for your b-day?

  55. Kelz on September 30th, 2008 7:32 am

    I have Julie and HOPEFULLY my new JLU (#29, layered brown hair, brown eyes, medium skin) will come 2day! And yes, 29 is a lot! What do you do with them?

  56. Kelz on September 30th, 2008 7:32 am

    I want her 2 have golden hair, and blue eyes!

  57. Marcia on September 30th, 2008 12:49 pm

    I hope she has curly hair and the classic face mold.

  58. faith247 on September 30th, 2008 1:33 pm

    I’m REALLY hoping my new AG magazine that I ordered will come today… I really want to see it!! And how do you know which ones #29?? Does it SAY online or something?? I really want to know which ones #29!!

  59. Ellie on September 30th, 2008 3:04 pm

    #29 is the new JLY with medium skin and brown layered hair…
    On the doll diaries forum: http://www.dolldiaries.com/forum I posted a list of all the numbers, you can refer to that.

  60. Ellie on September 30th, 2008 3:06 pm

    Hey girlz – check out this link – I found 21 old AG catalogs on google! :) I don’t have any of these although I have seen some of them before…
    http://catalogs.google.com/catalogs?as_q=&num=100&lcat=0&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_vt=American+Girl&catid=-1&lcat=0

  61. Kelz on September 30th, 2008 3:56 pm

    No doll yet! GRRRRRRRRR mail comes SLOW here!

  62. Grace on September 30th, 2008 4:02 pm

    I really hope that they don’t show it on Oprah, it would be fun, but I like to surprise myself on New Years day when I look up American Girl website to see her! Ohh I reaaaally hope it will be a brunette, too. None of the GOTYs lately have been real brunette’s like Lindsey. I didn’t know about AG when Lindsey was out, so….. have any of you gals (maybe even guys) know the real story of how American Girl started? It’s pretty interesting.

  63. Erin on September 30th, 2008 4:58 pm

    i think that Chrissa should have dirty blonde hair and green eyes. Or maybe red curly hair and dark brown eyes. Idk. I have 16 dolls, and they are all in my basement.

  64. Erin on September 30th, 2008 4:59 pm

    i think that Chrissa should have dirty blonde hair and green eyes. Or maybe red curly hair and dark brown eyes. Idk.

  65. Kelz on September 30th, 2008 5:24 pm

    But Mia had red hair, so idk about that

  66. Kelz on September 30th, 2008 6:30 pm

    OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!! Cara JUST got here! SHE’S GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!11

  67. Kelz on September 30th, 2008 6:31 pm

    Her hair is a little bit thin, but it looks great on her! I love the wave in her hair, plus her outfit is adorable!

  68. Sienna on September 30th, 2008 9:07 pm

    Ellie – Thanks. :)
    Erin – Cool ideas!!! i <3 them!

  69. Gale on September 30th, 2008 9:15 pm

    I want her to be a rebel with dark brown or black hair w/ red or blue highlights at the ends and green eyes. But that might be a bit too much for little girls. That would be a cool thing though. She could “Stand Strong” against the people that think she’s weird.

    Or, she could be African American, and she’s just moved to a new town that’s all white people, and she has to “Stand Strong” against the prejudice. I like that idea better.

  70. Annabelle on September 30th, 2008 11:55 pm

    how can you get another catolouge. I really want one!

  71. Marcia on October 1st, 2008 6:24 am

    You can request another catalouge.

  72. Ellie on October 1st, 2008 6:25 am

    Annabelle – you can get a catalog in two ways. 1 – order something, then you’ll get a catalouge with Kit and Ruthie doing wash on the front. Or 2) Go to this link and request one: https://store.americangirl.com/shop/catreq.php you’ll get the one with the new JLYs on the front.

  73. Ellie on October 1st, 2008 6:31 am

    Gale, I must say that I like your second one better. I think that the first one sounds like a bit too much for little girls. I don’t know if she can be AA though, cause Sammi Hanratty is probably starring… of course maybe she could have an AA friend who and she stands strong by being friends with her when nobody else is… :?

  74. Ellie on October 1st, 2008 6:41 am

    Kelz – you MUST post pictures of her on the forum! :) Or else send some to Char to post here. Did you get her with or without pierced ears?

  75. Marcia on October 1st, 2008 6:50 am

    According to a site I was on, Chrissa will have a best friend and her movie will have mimiature llamas in it! I guess that’s why her book was under the “animals” section on that book site.

  76. Gale on October 1st, 2008 7:20 am

    Llamas? I love llamas! They’re so cute!

  77. Gale on October 1st, 2008 7:31 am

    Yeah, Ellie, after thinking about that all night, I don’t think AG will ever do anything like that, and I’m kind of sorry I wrote that. :( (I was in a bit of a rebel/really imaginative mood last night when I came up with that, and either my allergies are acting up or I’ve had a mild cold, so I’ve been a little tired lately) Oh, well, what’s done is done, and it’s not like it was anything graphic.

    I’ve decided if I REALLY want a doll like that, I can find a TLC doll on eBay and fix it up, giving it hair that looks like that, and clothes to match.

    (OK, I’m done digging my hole, and I’m going to go hide in it. Char, if you want to delete my ramblings, fell free.)

  78. Ellie on October 1st, 2008 9:09 am

    Don’t worry about it Gale… it wasn’t that bad, I was just saying that it wasn’t a good idea for little girls because it might give them bad ideas. ;)

    Anywayz – my DREAM GOTY would have somewhat curly honey blonde hair, like #21, only longer and not quite as curly, and brown eyes. And she would be a girly-girl who also really liked arts and crafts. Just think of all the neat accessories and arts and crafts girl could have! :)

  79. faith247 on October 1st, 2008 9:48 am

    I like that idea Ellie! Is #21 the one that looks like she has short really curly hair and green eyes? I really want to get Chrissa (when she comes out) and a JLU soooo bad! I have 7 AGs right now: Felicity, Elizabeth, Nellie, Marisol, Julie, Jess, Mia, and … oh wait! that’s it LOL! If you do it, what do you want to be for halloween?? p.s. Miniature llamas?? No offense to anyone who likes them, but I HATE llamas.. I’ve had bad eperience whith them!! = D

  80. AG Fan 4ever on October 1st, 2008 1:59 pm

    Cool!I have llamas but i am giving them away.=(…faith247,everyone that meets me at the fair says they HATE llamas too!They are very sweet animals once you get to know them.BTW there is no such thing as miniature llamas…you must have been thinking of Alpacas!LOL!
    Talk to ya’ll later!
    -AG Fan 4ever-

  81. AG Fan 4ever on October 1st, 2008 1:59 pm

    that should have said 11:59 am

  82. AG Fan 4ever on October 1st, 2008 2:01 pm

    but i guess it’s because i live in the northwest(Washington) and so I go by pacific time!LOL! BTW go to a really awesome AG website with an awesome doll town….WWW.ourdolls.net

  83. AG Fan 4ever on October 1st, 2008 2:03 pm

    whoops it didn’t work..so here is the link…..
    http://www.ourdolls.net

  84. Gale on October 1st, 2008 4:05 pm

    How ’bout a musician? She could have black hair, bright blue eyes, and play the electric piano in a band with her friends!

  85. aj on October 1st, 2008 4:10 pm

    (2 kelz) i already knew about the julie auditions… i found out about a month or so ago and i am SO EXCITED! i’m gonna go to them with my frined(s) hope and possibly my other frined allison. it would be weird though if allison got a part because a charater in the book is named alison (missing one “l”) and even weirder if she got that part. i’ve been working on singing and acting excersizes everday, too. im probably gonna be SOOOOOO nervous! (though im confused on why your “woking out”. im still REALY excited about it. wait… did you already know that the julie movie was gonna be called “Julie An American Girl Musical”? plz respond.

  86. sheri on October 1st, 2008 4:13 pm

    i’m going to go to the audtions 2! im excited! you guys should check out http://americangirlfanclub.weebly.com
    its cool. i found two weeks ago! lol lol!

  87. Marcia on October 1st, 2008 5:04 pm

    Really? There’s no such thing as miniature llamas? That’s really weird, because the website specifically said miniature llamas. Hmm, maybe they meant alpacas, like you said?

  88. Kelz on October 1st, 2008 6:14 pm

    Lol, the topic of miniature llamas amuses me! I once rode a llama at the fair, i was screaming the whole time though!

    Yeah, AJ, it’s be cool if I could see you at auditions! I really wanna get a part, but I AM a little old (i’m 12), so I don’t know. My friend, Lizzy also wants to audition and she has her heart set on being Julie, although, she knows it probably is close to impossible. I just want a small part because I don’t think I could handle so many lines, but I want to know what it’s like to be in a movie. I’ve never been in a movie before, but I’ve been in LOTS of plays and stuff. I’m not the best actress, I’ll admit but I am a good singer. Okay, so I’m talking way way too much! My point is, I think auditioning would be great for me.

  89. Ashleigh on October 1st, 2008 6:41 pm

    u guys are saying u want chrissa well ya dont even know what she looks like. im 13 ill still try out though

  90. Kelz on October 1st, 2008 7:04 pm

    Yeah, idk if i can even try out though. if i do, it’ll be for fun

  91. Kelz on October 1st, 2008 7:09 pm

    Char- I just sent you pictures of my new doll for you to put up if you want.

  92. Kelz on October 1st, 2008 7:10 pm

    Oh, I have to do homework. Bye!

  93. faith247 on October 1st, 2008 8:21 pm

    Where did you hear about Julie auditions?? When are they?? Are the doing them in Dallas and … wherever the other AG B&B place is?? I want to audition SO bad!! My dad was going to fly me to Chicago (He’s a Southwest pilot) for the Kit auditions but he accidentily traded it in for another trip.

  94. Ellie on October 2nd, 2008 6:10 am

    A musician would be cool, too! :) I don’t know if I want another dark haired light eyed girl, though, since two of mine already have dark hair and light eyes. I want a light hair, dark eyes… lol.

  95. Ellie on October 2nd, 2008 6:16 am

    Kelz – I can’t wait to see the pictures of your new doll! :D

  96. Kelz on October 2nd, 2008 8:07 am

    I kinda want dark and dark 2 tell the truth! And about the auditions, i’m saying if there IS auditions

  97. aj on October 2nd, 2008 5:07 pm

    kelz, im 12 too and i dont care. i’ve wanted to be a movie star/singer since i was 5 or 4 years old and has been working on it since. i have my heart set on julie, too, but like for kit, they’ll PROBABLY use some one already famous, which is pretty stupid. they should give more talented girls the chance to live their dreams. i think that they should cast girls who look like julie and ivy who went to the auditions for those to parts, and then any girl for whatever other part they have to offer. i’d be fine with any part,but julie WOULD be totaly awesome! if i got a part, i’d post it here! hahahahahahaha! lolololololol! really i would. and i’d tell of you what part i got. :)

  98. aj on October 2nd, 2008 5:13 pm

    srry about the “amanda” thing, guys. its my real name, but i dont like it. everyone calls me aj. my computer was being stupid and saying that i couldnt leave a comment so i just tried it with my real name. :(

  99. Kelz on October 3rd, 2008 7:55 am

    O, lol, I didn’t even notice! AJ, I think we’re a lot a like, because I have the same dreams as you :)

  100. faith247 on October 3rd, 2008 6:17 pm

    I’ve wanted to be a famous movie star ever since I was 4 (literaly) !! I’ve been the main character/star of ALL of my school plays but I haven’t had a chance to audition.. : ( I have my heart set on being one of Julie new friends or her cousin.

  101. Kelz on October 3rd, 2008 7:41 pm

    You know what I’ve been thinking? That the open auditions would be for the water fountian girls!

  102. faith247 on October 4th, 2008 8:54 am

    YA!!! Did it say what they look like? Are do you think it didn’t (say what they looked like) and you could just adition no matter what u look like? To me I would think the water fountain girls would be blonds and act kinda like Amber and Ashley (HAHA! All the names for the “bad” ppl start with A!!!)

  103. Kelz on October 4th, 2008 10:13 am

    Sure, you can audition even if you have like three eyes or something! Lol, they probably aren’t looking for anything in praticular for them, probably just three girls who are good, and about the same size

  104. Sienna on October 4th, 2008 3:07 pm

    its funny that every girl on DD has the same dreams!!! LOL!!

  105. aj on October 4th, 2008 3:13 pm

    lol! im blond and my name stars with an “A”! but everyone says im nice, skinny, shrimpy, light, funny… i dont remember alot of things…

  106. Kelz on October 4th, 2008 5:05 pm

    Well, I don’t know everyone, so I have no idea of what everyone says about me

  107. Beth on October 4th, 2008 5:12 pm

    lol yeah I wanna b a water fountain girl, too! :P

  108. faith247 on October 5th, 2008 8:16 am

    I’m just like you, AJ (same discription)

  109. Marcia on October 6th, 2008 12:18 pm

    Chrissa info!
    Last name: Maxwell
    Story: Moves during school year, girls called “Mean bees” are tricking and teasing her, she must stand strong against them. She seems to have curly brown hair.

  110. Gale on October 6th, 2008 2:47 pm

    Samantha’s being RETIRED!

  111. Kelz on October 6th, 2008 3:51 pm

    OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! Does that mean Nellie will be retired too???????????? I LOVE THEM BOTH :’(

  112. Kelz on October 6th, 2008 4:13 pm

    I’M SO MAD!!!!!!! WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT??? AND BEFORE XMAS??? SAMANTHA/OR NELLIE (I LIKE THEM BOTH) WHERE NEXT ON MY LIST OF DOLLS I WANT TO GET, AND BECAUSE I JUST GOT A DOLL, IT’S 2 LATE BECAUSE I CANT GET ANYMORE TILL XMAS!!!!!!!!!! IM SOOOOOO MAD AND DISAPOINTED, WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT? THE SAMANTHA MOVIE WAS DEFINATELY MY FAVORITE, AND IT EVEN ALMOST MADE ME CRY!!! WHY? WHY?? WHY?!!!!

  113. aj on October 6th, 2008 4:16 pm

    thats dumb. they shouldnt retire ANY dolls unless they arent selling at all.

  114. Kelz on October 6th, 2008 4:17 pm

    I AM SO MAD THAT THE ORIGINAL AMERICAN GIRL IS BECOMING HIDDEN BEHIND ALL THIS NEW CRAP! AND I FELL FOR IT! I DON’T EVEN HAVE ANY OF THE ORIGINAL DOLLS! BUT NOW I TOTALLY REGRET IT! MY AUNT HAD THE OLD MOLLY DOLL. BUT I DIDN’T HAVE ANY DOLLS TILL NEXT YEAR, AND OF COURSE I CHOSE THE NEWEST HISTORICAL, JULIE. AND THEN AFTER THAT, I CHOSE A NEW JLU. grrrrrrrrrr NEXT TIME I’LL THINK BEFORE I GO FOR THE NEW STUFF

  115. Kelz on October 6th, 2008 4:17 pm

    *sigh* this is just making me 2 angry.

  116. Kelz on October 6th, 2008 4:20 pm

    yeah! i bet the reason samantha is being retired is cuz she’s probably the least selling historical and they need 2 follow a budget so they can make movies for the girl of the year. GRRR i don’t even think the GOTY movie is nessisary 2 tell you the truth

  117. Gale on October 6th, 2008 4:27 pm

    AG is making the formal announcement on the 13th. Maybe they’ll tell us why then.

  118. Beth on October 6th, 2008 4:45 pm

    I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this ruins MY xmas wish list too! And, why would they retire this beauty? They even call her a “bright Victorian BEAUTY”!!! I’m just.. ok, I need to calm down. I’m going to take a break.
    Deep breaths. Inhale, exhale. Inhale, exhale
    lol ok done Mom’s mad, too. She just looked and said, “what?” ok, anger out. HAPPY TIME! :p

  119. Marcia on October 6th, 2008 5:09 pm

    They tell me, “She’s not being retired, she’s being archived” Pretty much the same thing! They also say “Samantha has been one of American Girl’s most popular historical
    characters since her introduction in 1986. Moving Samantha to our
    archives allows us to preserve her place in American Girl’s history and
    make it possible to introduce new characters and product offering for
    our customers to enjoy. We are very sorry for the disappointment this
    news has caused you”
    I thought that when Mattel bought AG, there was a contract saying they couldn’t do this!

  120. Beth on October 6th, 2008 5:30 pm

    Well, it’s true. But I think that it’s not fair! I was hoping to get her for Christmas from my Daddy and stepmom, Tanya. By the way, THEY’RE HAVING A BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  121. Beth on October 6th, 2008 5:31 pm

    I’m gonna be a big sisterrrrrrr!
    Well, I do already have a little brother, Thomas. He’s almost 6. But, he’s my half- brother.

  122. Kelz on October 6th, 2008 5:35 pm

    Whoa, cool!

  123. Gale on October 6th, 2008 6:33 pm

    Marcia, that’s the same thing they told me, and a bunch of people on AGFMB. Must be a form letter. :(

  124. Angela on October 6th, 2008 8:43 pm

    OMG Chrissa is my friend’s name. Haha, =] I want her really bad but my friend might get jelous. Oh well she doesnt rlike AG’s enyway Haha =P

  125. Ashleigh on October 7th, 2008 5:37 am

    they’re retiring samatha we need a petition

  126. Ashleigh on October 7th, 2008 5:38 am

    if everyone on this site signs it well be ok

  127. Ashleigh on October 7th, 2008 5:38 am

    dont worry they retired felicity but she came back

  128. Kelz on October 7th, 2008 8:07 am

    No! I don’t think she will come back! They are ARCHIEVING her!!!!! NO NO NO :’( :’(

  129. Lina on October 7th, 2008 10:34 am

    Dear god people relax! they are not retireing her, they are putting her away for a year. Chrissa is the next GOTY and she looks too much like Samantha. They didnt retire Felicity they just put her on the website only. Samantha will be back, I’m assuming it will be when Chrissa retires.

  130. Sienna C. on October 7th, 2008 12:57 pm

    Hi everyone! Long time no speak!

    I notice that a LOT of you are new here, so I’ll introduce myself (again). I used to post on Doll Diaries, quite a bit. I post and Sienna C, because there is another sienna here (amazing! I’ve never met another until now!), and I also post as Anna (Pronounces Ah-nuh), my nickname.

    I haven’t posted here in such a long time it’s amazing! Lol. So I wanted to update you guys. The TV show for local stations officially aired and is doing well, and I am filming for next season (But it’s only for some people, if you get the station… but for safety reasons I am not telling anyone what it is because that tells you exactly where I live).
    Also, I turned 14!!!
    But anyhow, I got ruthie a while ago and she is still fine, just slightly dusty (The dust sticks to her black hair, lol!) but still nice! I am not a fan of her Christmas dress, however.
    I never did see Kit’s movie and am shocked at how fast it came and went, but I hear Abigail and Madison were amazing!
    Well, my life is busy now that school is back being in 9th grade and all, so I hopefully will get to reply to you guys more often and be sure to check out my American girl website when I am finished, it’s on Piczo so I am not exactly sure WHAT the old ones URL is, and hopefully I am going to be successful at keeping it active this time!

    Well, bye for now

    -Sienna C.

  131. Marcia on October 7th, 2008 1:44 pm

    Oh hi Sienna C, I was wondering where you were! I missed you. I’m glad your TV show is doing well, what’s it about? What’s your Character’s name? Can you tell us the title of the show? It is so great to see you here again, will you be on a lot? (Sorry for so many questions)

    What do you think about Samantha being retired?

  132. Marcia on October 7th, 2008 1:44 pm

    Oh, sorry, I mean “archived”

    :)

  133. Kelz on October 7th, 2008 4:08 pm

    Oic, but I am still mad!

  134. aj on October 7th, 2008 6:10 pm

    well, the only reason i have felecity is because they brought her back. they brought her back to make her movie.

  135. aj on October 7th, 2008 6:13 pm

    WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THERE’S A FAMOUS PERSON HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SERIOUSLY?!?!?!? ITS BEEN MY DREAM TO BE FAMOUS SINCE I WAS FIVE OR FOUR YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!! LUCKY!

  136. sheri on October 7th, 2008 6:24 pm

    GUESS WHAT GUYS!!! THEY JUST UPDATED http://americangirlfanclub.weebly.com
    IM SOOOO EXCITED!! THERE’S A PAGE simliar TO THIS 1!!!!! IT’S LIKE A CHAT!!!! COOL, HUH?!?!?!?

  137. Sienna on October 7th, 2008 9:48 pm

    samantha and nellie retiring? I DONT THINK SO!

    http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopAG

  138. Sienna on October 7th, 2008 9:48 pm
  139. Sara on October 8th, 2008 11:26 am

    I’m sorry Ashleigh. But the fact that some people are being rude on here is not the right thing to do. And, Ashleigh, I am not being rude. I’m stating my opinion. Also, what commericials have YOU been in? I haven’t seen any commericials with a 12-yr-old or 13-yr-old in them. But Ashleigh, I will not fight with you. Sometimes, you make me and others feel bad. Bad, as in depressed. Now, I will not come one here ever again, except for the Forum. To anyone reading this, I’m sorry for everything and Ashleigh, I’m sorry I ever knew ye. Members of the Forum, I will still be on there; just not here!

    Good-Bye Forever,

    Sara Ashleigh

  140. Sienna C. on October 8th, 2008 3:09 pm

    Umm…. I’m not exactly “Famous”, lol! But the show is about a girl who’s parents are never around (her dads a doctor), my character name is Emily, and the show is called “Everlasting”

    OHEMGEE Samantha and Nellie CAN NOT go! I mean, Nellie’s not THAT old! it’s crazy… I think Kaya should go if anyone (No offence but she’s not very popular). They just brought Samamtha and Nellie back, why are they making her go lol?

    sooooo hows everyone?

    -Sienna C.

  141. Kelz on October 8th, 2008 3:59 pm

    Whoa, who’s being rude and why did Sara leave?

  142. Sienna C. on October 8th, 2008 4:52 pm

    Kelz, I didn’t see that whole problemo either… maybe it happened in a different section of website?

  143. Sienna C. on October 8th, 2008 8:27 pm

    http://www.americangirlblog.piczo.com is my website, but remember i am still working on it :)

  144. Sara on October 9th, 2008 5:38 pm

    I’m…back. But not for long. I just wanted to say to Ashleigh that even though she was being “herself”, I cannot and willnot have anything to do with fighting online. For everyone else, stay true to yourself and don’t argue over the internet! People who find out about you can use your information against you. I’m not doing this, but some people on my Ruthie site are. If you are one of those people, please don’t come to my site again. If you are not, then you are welcome! :)

    I hope everyone has a great year and I’ll talk to you girls again in time! Bye!

  145. Sienna C. on October 9th, 2008 6:08 pm

    woa I am still confused as to what he fighting is about… if someone could clear that up for me?

    As I said earlier my website, http://www.piczo.com/americangirlblog is up and running and I will have updates on the newest gossip for AG… visit! :P

  146. sheri on October 10th, 2008 8:19 pm

    Yay! i just checked http://americangirlfanclub.weebly.com and i’ve got a username! now i’m gonna try to become a regular member, but i hope to become a, EXCLUSIVE member! it’d be SO cool if i was the first person to become an exclusive member! i wonder if they’d give you something special or something!

  147. sheri on October 10th, 2008 8:20 pm
  148. Lola on October 13th, 2008 9:46 am

    So Cool! She’s A MUST HAVE!!!
    Poor SAmantha and Nellie

  149. aj on October 15th, 2008 4:33 pm

    who wants to hear me sing?!?!?!?

  150. aj on October 16th, 2008 6:10 pm

    seriously people(s)!!!! you can ALL hear me sing!!!!!!!! so, WHO WANTS TO HEAR ME SING?!?!?!?!! :) :D !

  151. Holly on October 16th, 2008 6:45 pm

    Aj, how would we hear u sing??? lol. Anyways, I am Holly and I have a website you can check out. it is all about AG. I just added a discussion forum.

  152. aj on October 16th, 2008 7:56 pm

    u can hear me sing on u tube. my account is ajstieve and i have 2 videos of me singing. they are “remember emma, my best friend forever” and “let go by aj stieve”
    so, any of you people(s) an hear me sing by looking me up on utube. thank you if youl ike me. :) i’d feel special. AND TRY TO LEAVE COMMENTS!!!!!! :) :) :)

  153. JTL on October 19th, 2008 4:28 pm

    to Marcia who wrote on Oct 6

    I wrote ag an email too and it was exactly like that (and had a lot of other paragraphs too)

  154. Sienna C. on October 20th, 2008 7:56 pm

    guys i just wanted to let you all know that i will not be coming back on Doll Diaries, and it has nothing to do with you or the website. i made a major mistake and im going to have to pay big time…. if you want to know more its sort of a private problem so ask me on my stardoll, ShowBizGirl100.

    I’ll check a few more times on here,

    -Sienna

  155. Sienna C. on October 21st, 2008 10:23 am

    Or my piczo, http://www.piczo.com/americangirlblog but i wont really be on that either… and its not because im grounded

  156. Olivia on November 2nd, 2008 8:09 am

    OMG I want the 2009 Doll or Ruthie for Christmas!!!

  157. aj on November 2nd, 2008 12:34 pm

    no 1 is saying anything. its weird.

  158. Holly on November 2nd, 2008 5:50 pm

    Hello! I do not think I like Chrissa anymore! I am saving up for Mia right now!

  159. aj on November 5th, 2008 6:26 pm

    OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  160. Isabella on November 14th, 2008 6:56 pm

    Which actress plays Chrissa?

  161. Char on November 14th, 2008 10:00 pm

    Sammi Hanratty will play Chrissa

  162. aj on November 19th, 2008 8:36 pm

    who wants ta hear me siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ask “How”if you want to!!!

  163. lexi on November 30th, 2008 2:39 pm

    hey,do you have a picture of the Chrissa doll?

  164. Stephanie on December 29th, 2008 1:35 pm

    im totally going to get Chrissa and her friend Gewn :D

  165. Natalia on December 29th, 2008 11:24 pm

    I REALLY like Sonali! She has pretty hair and cool clothes.

  166. Natalia on December 29th, 2008 11:32 pm

    Have you seen the new AG pets? They are adorable! I love Ginger and Sugar. I already have Coconut and I don’t like Honey quite as much as Ginger or Sugar (but still, Honey is really cute!). I wish that the AG website had all of the new stuff in the new catalogue- I got mine today.
    Anyway, if anybody gets more info on the new stuff don’t hesitate to tell.
    See ya from California!

  167. Natalia on December 29th, 2008 11:34 pm

    Does anyone know how to pronounce Sonali?

  168. Natalia on December 29th, 2008 11:37 pm

    Grrrrrrrr… I wish that there were more hazel-eyed AG dolls!

  169. Natalia on December 29th, 2008 11:43 pm

    I feel so lonely! All you people are probably asleep-I’m on the west coast, so it’s only 8:43 for me.
    Oh well. I guess that I’ll have to wait ’til morning to see if my responses are accepted… Bye!

  170. Suzanne on February 23rd, 2009 9:58 am

    Does anyone know if the hazel eyed curly blond JLU doll has shortish hair? It’s hard to tell how long it is from the website because of the way it’s styled. Thanks!