Ty Girlz - Dolls With An Online, Interactive Twist
Sunday February 11, 2007
A few days ago, I told you about Webkinz, plush animals that unlock the key to an interactive online world. Wow, I thought...wouldn't it be fun to have dolls that did the same thing? Well, the good folks at Ty, Inc. (makers of Beanie Babies) were one step ahead of me, and debuted today at Toy Fair their new Ty Girlz dolls--soft, sassy plush dolls which are the key to their own Ty Girlz world online!
The seldom-seen creator of the Beanie Babies, Ty Warner, was on hand to introduce Ty Girlz to 
the world. His entrance with the Ty Girlz at Toy Fair today was as close to a rock star-type entrance as you'll ever see at Toy Fair, with adoring retailers and press thronging for Mr. Warner's arrival and for a first glimpse of the dolls. The Ty Girlz are soft cloth dolls, with a suggested retail of $11.99. There are six characters, dressed in cutting-edge fashion and with long, pretty hair for hair play. When you scratch-off the dolls' tags, you get a secret code that gets you into their special online world. The dolls will be in stores this Spring.
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the are ugly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and inapropeit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you just lost a customer
they are ugly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and inapropeit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you just lost a customer!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh no, they look like Bratz dolls. We won’t be buying these! Boo, to you, Ty, for catering to the lowest common denominator!
wow, way to try to steal buisness from Ganz’s Webkinz product!!!! I’m NOT getting one, they do look like bratz dolls!
Well, Webkinz was a way to steal business from Neopets…if you look at it that way, bukt I don’t. Basically, you will see more and more dolls, plush and toys with a web-play component as years go by. It’s a natural evolution of toys and play in the new Internet-centric environment.
these look great!! webkinz copied them!!
Webkinz are such a hit with boys and girls…I don’t think these will have quite the splash…too limiting of an audience…what about the boys??? Forget boy dolls, my boys would never buy a boy doll.
Wow, these don’t look that cool…… yet… I want 1 sooooo bad!!!! I don’t believe any of the negetive comments on this board eccept the 1 about stealing the webkinz idea
I am very disapointed in TY and pray to God that mother don’t purchase these slutty looking dolls for their daughters to look up to. What kind of image are we trying to set for today’s youth? Horrible.
I work in Retail and am a part of the Webkinz craze. Who ever came up of the idea of a cute, cuddly animal children can interact with? The only thing negative is that instead of children being outside and getting some exercise they are glued to the computer. As far as seeing the new line of Girlz, I too was pretty disappointed coming from TY as I was a big collector of your Beanie Babies and still love them. Your new idea of girls dressed trashy with a lot of make-up and wild colored hair is a real bad infulence on our teens. They are not cute at all. Sorry guys, I work retail and see what is a seller, and right now its Webkinz.
I love Webkinz, but these dolls are great! You can change them and shop and do their nails online! I ordered a bunch, I think my girls will love them. As for webkinz, we all love them but the average webkin now is $25.00, and that is only online not through stores. There are only 6 dolls to collect, maybe they will make Ty Boyz! or even Ty Petz!
We love webkinz and their site is much more user friendly, but my daughter has these dolls and we like them as well. This appeals to the the girly girl side of her. I think it is a great concept and look forward to TY improving upon both their site and their dolls. As for those folks that think that these are bad role models…. A doll shouldn’t be a role model for your child anyway. Let them look to you for that. It’s just for fun… and if you have strong parentingskills then that’s just what it will be fun not life values.
whats the matter with you people??
it doesnt matter WHO COPIED WHO or what kind of CLOTHES there wearing or how SLUTTY they look! its just about KIDS HAVING FUN! thats all its about is HAVING FUN!! now i have ALOT of WEBKINZ and yes they have a CHAT ROOM on there!
a chat room for KIDS?? thats a little wrong but WHO CARES??? IT’S ABOUT HAVING FUN!!! and yes my name is JESSICA SANDERS and i am 13 YEARS OLD and I LOVE COLLECTING WEBKINZ AND IM GOING TO BUY A TY DOLL!
HI! IM BACK AGAIN! DONT THEY GO A LITTLE OVER BOARD ON BRATZ DOLLZ?? WELL THEY DRESS THEM IN SLUTTY CLOTHES AND LOTS OF MAKEUP AND THE SAME WITH BARBIE DOLLS!
SO I THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD JUST COOL IT!!! AND YES I AM 13 AND I DONT CARE WHAT YOU PEOPLE SAY BUT I THINK WEBKINZ ARE GOOD FOR KIDS AND SO ARE TY DOLLS! DONT YOU ADULTS GET TIRED OF HEARING YOUR KIDS SAY “IM BORED”!! WELL YES I DO THAT TOO BUT WHEN I AM I JUST GO ONTO THE COMPUTER AND PLAY ON WEBKINZ! SO I THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD BUY A WEBKINZ OR A TY DOLL! BECAUSE I KNOW WEBKINZ ARE GREAT BECAUSE YOU CAN MAKE THEM A ROOM AND DRESS THEM UP AND STUFF AND I BET YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT TY DOLLS HAVENT EVEN TRIED ONE YET?? WELL IM GOING TO BUY ONE AND IM GOING TO TELL YOU WHEN I GET ONE IF I LIKE IT OR NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TY Girlz is very disappointing, the web-site is terrible and boring. The dolls can’t even sit on their furniture and when you put more than one doll in it only gives you hair color not another doll in your account. They need to improve this site a GREAT DEAL or it will never make it.
You guys know nothing about those beautiful girls. I have got one set already and enjoy the virtual world very much. They are perfect. I know a friend who works in its factory. She said it is perfect.
UGH!
Hey this are cool! It is kind of like webkinz ut there still cool I’m buying two off them 1 for me and 1 for my cousin. But you other people don’t have to be so rude about it. GOSH!!!
These are so cute but there are not to many games to play on the website. Still cool
My Mom carries these dolls in her gift store and they sell great.
What’s wrong with this picture?
Some people that are using this blog are being rude. They are going about and saying trashy comments about a DOLL.
It’s not like their comments are going to close down Ty or anything.
Their comments just make them look like idiots who think they can make a difference.
News Flash: They can’t make a difference.
Wow that was posted fast.
Those who don’t think these dolls are dressed inappropriately probably dress like them…that’s the problem with the world we live in. Children have no idea what modesty is and they have adults to thank for that. Adults are the ones in charge of what’s put in the stores and we as parents allow what’s brought into the home. The management at TY should know better than to market these prostitute-looking dolls to children. It’s a shame. I was saddened to see these dolls on the shelves at Borders bookstore tonight.
Wow. It’s just a doll. I don’t recall trying to dress like my Barbies as a kid. Real people were my role models, not my dolls. Granted some of the dolls out today are a little questionable, but it’s up to parents to teach their children the difference between reality and fantasy.
BTW, I think they are cute. I want one for myself… and I am 33.
i only have 2 ty dolls and i think that it is better than webkinz. it has lots of cool and better stuff that webkinz do not have. thay do look ugly and gay but the real dolls are better lokking. you can buy ty dolls at halmark galleria mall in middeltown. by
HELLO PEEPS U JESSICA PERSON STOP BEING A BRAT ABOUT TY GIRLZ ME MY FRIEND AND 8 OTHER FRIENDS WANT ONE I HAVE TO AND YES I HAVE INTERED BOTH OF THEM U JUST READ THE SCRIPT U CAN DRESS THEM UP CHAT MAKE YOUR OWN CELL PHONE U CANT SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT THINGS U HAVE NEVER TRIED EVEN MY BABYSITTER WANTS A TY GIRL HOW DO THEY DRESS INAPROPIETLY?
hi peeps u jessics person stop being a brat about ty girlz i have thirty four webkinz and 2 ty girlz u have 0 ty girlz and u cant judge something u have only heard about my friend my babysitter and 8 other freinds want a ty girlz really really bad how do they dress inaproprietly
hi im back u lolu person stop being a brat about ty girlz i have 2 ty girlz my friend has one and 8 other people and even my babysitter whant one u can name them yes it is kinda lame that u cant make them sit in chairs or anything i have thirty four webkink and i got tired of them and then my friend showed me ty girlz and i had to begg my mom to get me one know i have to so what u got to say huh TY GIRLZ RULE!!!!!!! THEY SHOULD MAKE TY BOYZ EVEN BOYZ BUY TY GIRLZ SOME EVEN GET ON THERE SISTERS ACCOUNT!!!! SO HAH TO EVERYBODY WHO IS SAYING MEAN THINGS ABOUT TY GIRLZ
HEY IT SO COOL
YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Why would you copy webkinz?LAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
webkinz or neo pets did not copy nutin and webkinz does not stink ty girls are worse than webkinz WEBKINZ ROCKS:} but i guess everybody has an opinion but i am just statin mine freedom of speech BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well alot of people liked webxinz but i like ty girls its a fun site i love the games its fun i hate the commets people sent in on ty girls please save ty girls forever because its so mutch fun better then webxinz i collected webxinz in 2006 till 2008 i got so bored of webxinz not ty girls.
I say ty girls is Fun!
I have nothing to say but Go ty girls! boo webxinz
you people are crazy webkinz rock!!!!!!ty girlz are ugly webkinz are sooo much beter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you people get a life about sayimg ugly things about a little doll. if you think that this ty girl doll is so ugly then for you makeing that kind of comet please look into the mairror and if you say to yourself oh what ya i am good looking but too bad your hearts is not.
the people who made ty grils should be in jail:(
I think their cool but i like webkinz better. How could you steal that from them. How many people play this game 1. They look like brat dolls. i hate Bratz dolls. Their heads are huge! i think your pretty brave to do that. What now!
Hay its me. all of ya are right. their stupid. dolls so what every one likes webkinz better. Maddy Alex what ever your name is. their saying that because its the cold heart truth. they do dress like sluts! Webkinz are more for kids 4& up. unlike these their for like 19 years old. so thats all i have to say.
so screw you
Juili have you looked in the mirrior lately?
Im so cute all the guys fall in love with me as soon as i walk in the door! Guess what at less i have a boyfriend unlike you!
Oh ya i went there! So if your brave enough respond.
I think you should go play http://www.clubpenguin.com
it is way much better.You can buy pets be Secret Agents and Tour Guides and donating money to poor kids.Even though there is a membership non-members can get free things.Buy a puffle which is a pet.Read the newspaper, go swimming!It is way much better I tell you
For those of you ugly people leaving nasty messages. Shame on you. These dolls are a lot of fun for little girls. My 4 year old daughter loves them. I will buy her all of them. The bratz dolls are the ones that look like sluts
LOOK I DO NOT CARE HOW THEY LOOK LIKE. NOBODY COPIED anyone and another thing their fun okay so chill out .I like the way the ty girlz are and if can i would buy all of them!and by the way ya!the bratz are the sluts.
I bought a Ty Girl for two of my granddaughter. I have tried to acces the Ty website for one of my granddaughter and I can get it to load. We signed her in and and goes to loading and it supposedly loaded for I think about 10 min,. till I turned it off, it never did load. so she couldn’t even play. She has Webkinz and we had no problem playing with those. I don’t think look anything like Bratz, either. Just have problems with the website.
whow.people no one or anything is better then the other one.plus if you go nothing good to say STUFF IT.i mean it .ty girlz are cool.(p.s.) kkbean97your probibly as ugly as a pig so STUFF IT i mean it.heather is right and nana.
i love ty girlz there awesome me and penny8899 agree plus i know her .me and her are users for crying out loud.
jessica sanders nana and heather you are soooo toyaly right.dont we all like ty girlz
did you know that ty girlz are not dressed badly.and if you want you can buy clothes for them.there sssssssooooooooooo much FUN.and i do sorta like webkinz. but i like ty girlz better. like there not so bad. i think there hair and clothes are cool.(p.s.)would some one anser my qestions.
yo kkbean97 screw yourself .it’s a DOLL for flip sake.you got a problem with ty talk 2 him at http://www.ty.com
I think that both ty girls and webkinz are perfectly good toys. I’m not taking sides but i have an account on both of them and I think their swell. God forgive you people! People who go on BOTH website’s maybe like these things and you guys are putting them down and making them feel silly. Now most people are going to think badly of these toys and quit each website then they will stop making these toys. YOU SHOULD BE GUILTY!!!!!!!!!!! Good day!
Maybe they are dressed badly or maybe their make-up is horrible SOME PEOPLE LIKE TY GIRLS AND I’M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE! goodbye!!!!!!!!!
HI.WE JUST GOT ARE 12 TY GIRL!!!!!!!!!GUESS U DUMB PEOPLE WHO DON”T LIKE TY GIRLZ ARE GOING DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!have a good/bad day!!!!!!!mwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How many dolls do you have
i have 13 ty girlz u peeps need to catch up. MWA HA HA HA HA HA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.goody for me
i think ty girlz are great i have got three of then and i have ordered another one. my dolls are rockin ruby bubbley britney cutie cathy and soon i will get classy carla
my friend wants lovely lola punky penny and dasslin destiny
i hate ty girls
my ty girlz dolls are rockin ruby bubbly britney cutie cathy classy carla dazzlin destiny lovely lola and punky penny and i think they are great ok thx
hey guys it’s me susannah as ya know im a great fan of ty girls and they are so good there is evan one that looks like me!!!! that is bubbly britney ok by the way if anyone wants to chat to me here feel free to put to susannah then type their message hopefully i will reply ok thx guys love you
just a reminder to put to susannah before you type the message if you want to send to me ok thx guys
my tygirlz are:punky penny,suppercoolseriena,happy hillary, sweetsammi,presiuse parris,hip hanna ,bubbly brittany,trendy taylor,totally trish,ooh-la-la olivia,cutie cathie,dassilin destiny,lucky lindesaypretty patti.that is 14 ty girls.and five beanies.[p.s.]i want tpotally troy.MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAGAFGHAHAFAGhahahahhAAAAAAAAAAAAAh have a goooooooooooooood daaaaaaaaaay
jeez! its just a doll! i don’t like webkinz any more…there just…NOT COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ty girlz are awesome i want one and people, its just a doll! stop being so rude to it!!!!
I love ty girlz. and their NOTHING like webkniz!! their dolls and you can dress them and style their hair, and webkinz don’t do ANYTHING! their stupid and lame. And I have to admit they do looke like bratz. But they changed the way they look if you go to http://www.ty.com/newhome. So I think there awsome. and I totally agree with jillian. I have 18 webkinz, but I never use them. I’m 13 and I have alot of experience on these types of thing. and no, it does likkk gay. it lookss sweet and loveable. And you can buy clothes for them! you can do that for webkinz too, but the outfits are soooooooooooooooooooooooo lame-o!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! peace