Many children around the world could relate to the experience of finally getting a long-awaited toy, only to realize something about it felt off. Sometimes the hair was badly rooted or already falling apart. Other times the proportions were wrong.
That disappointment is easier to overlook when the toy is based on a fictional character. When the doll is meant to resemble a real celebrity, however, those same flaws stop being harmless and start turning into unintentional comedy.
Dolls2Remember, a YouTuber who specializes in dolls from all eras, went through his collection of celebrity dolls and assessed them on one simple criterion: whether the face actually resembled the person on the box, or whether the final result crossed into something outright offensive.
Here's a collection of botched dolls that prove that life in plastic, isn't always fantastic.
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#1 Princess Diana
This one got a surprisingly specific comparison: from some angles, the YouTuber said she looked “a little bit like Ellen Degeneres,” which he clarified was not an insult to the TV host.
He described the face shape as top-heavy, with a big forehead and caved-in temple area that strayed away from the real Lady D.
He described the face shape as top-heavy, with a big forehead and caved-in temple area that strayed away from the real Lady D.
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#2 Emma Watson
Among all the dolls presented in the list, this one is perhaps the most infamous online.
The YouTuber explained the virality as people being “shocked at how much this does and doesn’t look like who it’s supposed to look like.”
His main complaint was that she looked “too serious and sad,” with the doll itself being disappointed at how it turned out.
He also pointed out that there was too much space around the hairline and forehead, distorting Emma Watson’s face into parody territory.
The YouTuber explained the virality as people being “shocked at how much this does and doesn’t look like who it’s supposed to look like.”
His main complaint was that she looked “too serious and sad,” with the doll itself being disappointed at how it turned out.
He also pointed out that there was too much space around the hairline and forehead, distorting Emma Watson’s face into parody territory.
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#3 Spice Girls (Baby)
Baby Spice’s version suffered from the same issues as the rest of the Toymax line, particularly an unnaturally intense and stiff smile, as well as brittle and ill-fitting hair.
The YouTuber specifically called this doll “offensive,” stating that the eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth were all wrong in placement and proportion, making the resemblance collapse entirely.
The Toymax dolls were also slammed for their “gross, and dirty” packaging.
The YouTuber specifically called this doll “offensive,” stating that the eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth were all wrong in placement and proportion, making the resemblance collapse entirely.
The Toymax dolls were also slammed for their “gross, and dirty” packaging.
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#4 Hilary Duff
This Hilary Duff doll landed on the list due to poor head proportions.
The face itself was not considered aggressively ugly, but it was overwhelmed by an oversized skull and excessive forehead space, giving the doll an alien-like appearance.
The end result failed to convincingly resemble Hilary Duff despite decent hair and outfit quality.
The face itself was not considered aggressively ugly, but it was overwhelmed by an oversized skull and excessive forehead space, giving the doll an alien-like appearance.
The end result failed to convincingly resemble Hilary Duff despite decent hair and outfit quality.
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#5 Spice Girls (Sporty)
Sporty Spice’s Toymax doll was ultimately awarded the questionable award of being the ugliest of the entire collection.
And for good reason.
The face was described as “very, very scary,” with misaligned features and an expression that bore little resemblance to Melanie C.
And for good reason.
The face was described as “very, very scary,” with misaligned features and an expression that bore little resemblance to Melanie C.
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#6 Fran (The Nanny)
This doll was considered ugly because of its extreme facial exaggeration.
The cheeks were pushed too far out, the eyebrows sat unnaturally high, and the smile stretched the face into something he described as bordering on sinister.
Even allowing for a cartoon-inspired design, the YouTuber said the sculpt went too far.
The cheeks were pushed too far out, the eyebrows sat unnaturally high, and the smile stretched the face into something he described as bordering on sinister.
Even allowing for a cartoon-inspired design, the YouTuber said the sculpt went too far.
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#7 B*witched
This is where the YouTuber leaned the hardest into the “offensive” angle.
They held up the box photos of the real members and then the dolls and basically allowed the contrast do the talking.
“I would be offended if someone presented this to me and said, ‘This is how I see you as a doll.’”
They held up the box photos of the real members and then the dolls and basically allowed the contrast do the talking.
“I would be offended if someone presented this to me and said, ‘This is how I see you as a doll.’”
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#8 Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Tisdale’s doll was criticized almost entirely for its facial expression.
The packaging and accessories were praised, but the face featured overpowering smile lines and an exaggerated grin that warped her features.
“As you notice with almost all the dolls on this list, what makes them sort of ugly are their smiles,” he said. “Very, very strange.”
The packaging and accessories were praised, but the face featured overpowering smile lines and an exaggerated grin that warped her features.
“As you notice with almost all the dolls on this list, what makes them sort of ugly are their smiles,” he said. “Very, very strange.”
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