I was born in '94, but when Courtney was released, I had to sit there and realize that the next historical doll they come out with is probably going to be for 2000 and I had to lie down for a bit. I'm not ready for my childhood to be historical!!!

yess! I've always been so fascinated about the 80s 🤩

It’s so crazy to think the 80s was 40 years ago

So in the study of history, there's this thing called the 40-year rule. Basically, as far as historians are concerned, anything that happened less than 40 years ago should not be subject to historical analysis. There are reasons for this, but basically, historians like to know the effects of an event, and under 40 years is considered to recent for that to be possible. However, now that it is 2020, 1980 is 40 years away and, technically, a part of history. I think they jumped the gun a bit putting Courtney in 1986, but I do think someone involved in the process of making new history dolls at American Girl was aware of this rule.

In the UK 'fanny' means something totally different. The child in me smirks every time. I was born in 1972 so I was growing up in the eighties. I would say you are missing a rara skirt.

as a girl coder, not too sure about the whole girls can code theme? i feel like it would have fit much better with a GOTY (like how luciana vega was very into STEM with space) because then it could bring the more modern reality of getting girls into coding while in courtney’s day it wouldn’t be as advanced as it is now

Courtney gives me strong Stephanie Tanner vibes. I love her collection. I was 6 years old then. I relate so much to her collection. The Care Bear pj’s is adorable. Yes! Gag me with a spoon! We said that all the time and I’m sure it upset my parents. I love the idea of the ‘80’s doll, just not the doll herself.

Courtney is one of the most beautiful doll ever! I grew up in the 80’s so for me she’s so historically accurate. All the outfits are amazing! I love the colors and all the mix and match pieces. She’s adorable, gorgeous and perfect in every way! I purchased the whole collection. Thank you for sharing your great video. ❤

Slouch boots were big in mid '80s, I had them in black & they were my fav's!

I’m with you hun! At 53 I still love my dolls like I did when I was a kid. Now I’m just unsupervised with a credit card 😂💯 I had those jeans 😂💯. Just think Madonna during Like a Virgin days! Don’t forget the matching sunglasses! Hilarious 😂 In the 80s computers weren’t a thing, that came in the mid 90s. I been coding since 94 back in DOS and no one cared. 80s was all about having a good time and saving the world with love 💕

Omg so glad you mentioned the 3 pairs of socks..and capizos I miss those

Omg!So nostalgic😍😅I was born in 71' Love the 80's so much...especially the movies like "Pretty in Pink,Valley Girl ,Weird Science" and so many other ones.I remember Jelly Bracelets ,bright colored ones"pink,Orange,Yellow" and of course black and if you were really cool you got the glittery ones.Then there was Guess jeans and Jordache bags that were like pouches with a single zipper, a strap like a shoelace and came in all the colors ..oh and can't forget parachute pants 😎🤙🏻💖Love your videos ,thanks for bringing me down memory lane.

I graduated from High School in 1984. Love this doll.

I love that you're an older lady like myself who loves dolls it's refreshing and I love it so much.

Courtney is so beautiful! I'm so glad they made an American Girl doll from the 80s.

hehe, i was talking with my mom about courtney the other day bc she was also a teenager in the 80s! she was offended she wasn't named jenny / jennifer / heather, but she LOVED all the little accessories and details. i might just have to pitch in to get her courtney for christmas, lol

I was born in 71 and raised in the 80s. It was the BEST decade....EVER!

Oh my you are totally fabulous I just received Courtney & her accessories in the mail today I love her she is so fabulous

I started college in 85 and graduated in 90. I love this doll and you. Reliving everything. I had the Redbox and died laughing because I was yelling slouch socks as you said it. They have to make jellies shoes and a Garfield phone.

I know this is really weird, but I want to get this doll and dress her up like Heather Chandler from Heathers.

The care bear pajamas? My daughter was born in '84 so she remembers some of this stuff. Courtney is cute but just too pricy for me. Hope you enjoy yours.

My guess is you're missing the Pac-man Quarter Arcade.

I LOVE Courtney!! I am so glad you bought her. So nice to see a new AG doll in your collection 🤩

I was born in ‘81 and this doll is so nostalgic. I never had an American Girl doll growing up, but I think I’m going to have to buy Courtney after watching your video. She is so cute and pretty accurate. You’re right, she does need some slouch socks to complete her look. Where I’m from, we called them sloppy socks 😂 thanks for the video because I’m going to have to get all of her accessories too!

I was born in the 80's and my husband was born in the 80's as well. All her stuff is spot on. I like Cortney and her collection. I think you have ordered the boombox sleep over set and her pajamas.

I actually really like courtney I heard a rumor that she was a Asian doll so when I saw her I was a little disappointed.

I'm 49 and I also bought Mariellen for myself for mother's day, but My second American girl doll is going to be Courtney I love American girl dolls. Congratulations for your new Courtney doll I have the same memories as you.

Love her 80s vibe I was born in 82 my siblings remember the 80s even better than me since they were born in 73 & 77

I’m currently 17 and I absolutely love Courtney, the 80s sounds awesome honestly, I love all the colors and the idea of wearing TWO DIFFERENT COLOR SHOES?!!! YES! I hate how drab trends are now, like give me those obnoxious neon colors please. Pin collections are a thing again now and me and my friends are those people who jingle constantly because of how many pins, keychains, and other assorted accessories we have lol

i don't mean this to be rude or funny but i do really appreciate the commentary on this video because of the creator's knowledge of the time period.

'81 baby here! I've been on the fence about Courtney as are/were my friends. We were thinking about getting some of the 80s items we liked and just getting dolls that looked more like us in 86....but there's no dainty, frilly smock dresses and play suits out there! I would also love to see other 80s toys besides the care bears. Mattel would make a killing with AG sized Rainbow Brite, Strawberry Shortcake, CPK(though made by Coleco)She-Ra etc. Probably not going to get those. I also had a spiral perm, but I didn't get mine until 89-90, and I had NO IDEA how to use a hair pick! What a mess. I was so thankful for my blow-out a few months later, haha!!

Wow you looked so pretty with long hair. I mean your Beautiful now, but I don’t no if I’d known that was you, if you hadn’t said so! Have a great night

Her style reminds me a lot of the 80’s movie era- kinda “Can’t buy me love” Cindy Mancini ❤❤❤ I’m late to the game but just got her!

The two different shoes thing reminds me of Punky Brewster. "Ive got two different feet so why not wear two different shoes?" Ah! We are old.

I love all things 80’s. So I bought Courtney. Your video helped make my decision

You were cracking me up in this video! You're sense of humor is awesome 😂. I was a teen in the 90s, but I definitely remember all of this stuff. That spiral perm smell you described is spot on! 😜

I remember those slouch boots, although I never saw them in white. I had a pair of dark tan ones and loved them. I grew up in the 1970s and was in high school in the early '80s, so I remember how things were. I loved her skirt! I had a Levi denim jacket (not acid wash) that I wore for years. I bought it myself as I was able to earn money during the potato harvest (I live in Northern Maine, potato country). Levi's were the "it" jeans in high school. If you wore other types of jeans you weren't normal. :) I used a fanny pack back in the '80s and they are for sale again in Walmart! I haven't seen anyone with one but I actually use one when I work as it holds my phone under a clear front pocket and my small tools are in the main pocket. It is tie dye color and although it may look dorky it is very convenient for me.

I was in middle and high school in the 80s and just ordered Courtney also, as well as a Truly Me doll that looks similar to how I looked in the 80s. I also bought her jean jacket and skirt, Reeboks plus her Walkman set, Pac-Man lunchbox and her boom box.

Okay I just turned 53 this month and I will be buying Courtney tommorow! Now I had those slouchy boots that Courtney comes with! We called them elf boots haha. I graduated form high school in 1986. I had the acid wash Jean skirt and the spiral perm. The Walkman was my favorite thing and my ghetto blaster too haha. I wore neon and scrunchies and loved Madonna.

I get flashbacks to her ad bc her ad is rlly catchy as well as some other songs that are stuck in my head

Omg. What a flash back for me. I was 16 in 1986 a junior in high school. The white push down boots she comes with were popular in Texas for a long time as were the acid wash jeans that folded over at the waist. Thanks for the amazing trip down memory lane

The 80s were the best! I remember strawberry shortcake, rainbow brite, Saturday morning cartoons and wearing jelly shoes. It was the best!!

As someone born in 86 I'm honestly shocked that it's is considered historical...I don't feel old enough to be historical😂

I collect vintage swatch watches as an ode to my teens :) Love your channel...Im an "older" collector too

I really hope your husband watches this, and then makes you a mixtape. 💕

I had black slouch boots in the early eighties during college! Lol Just won her at an auction. Love the Fanny pack!

I graduated in 86'..........I cannot believe how many years ago that was. I love this doll. She's fairly accurate I believe. So I can't decide what you're waiting for, it's one of two things, #1 the PAC MAN arcade game but when I really listened to you talk sand you talked about making mixed tapes #2 came into thought, the tape/boom box. I think that's what you're waiting for. It's totally rad......... Keep on rockin sister........ 80's 4ever!!!!!

I was 10. I got a boom box for Christmas. It had two places for cassettes so I could record tapes from tapes. It was super exciting to borrow tapes from friends and copy them.

I was actually this age in 86 and its pretty accurate. They definitely exaggerated the styles a bit, but it's close. I actually had the same exact boots in black. Only thing missing is stirrup pants!

I love this collection (& have actually purchased quite a lot of it myself.) (HS grad 87) My guess is that you are waiting for the caboodle set. Congrats on getting her and happy birthday. :)

I am REALLY obsessed with the 80's even though I am 21! I LOVE everything in the 80's! I don't care what people think. I ordered the doll and she is coming today!

Hello beauty. New doll is super cool. Love its jewelries. So cute watch. So fashion outfit. Big thumbs up dear friend.

I was born in 1983 so this really hits home! I remember wearing bangles, the care bears, the sun glasses, the acid wash, head phones.....I feel old.

I was not a teen in the eighties but I did grow up in the eighties. Best decade ever. I was only 8 in 1986

The lip smackers were a thing I had one and a chewing gum one I wore them when visiting my little cousins and they wanted the gum and the lip smacker which they weren’t allowed to have so I had to hide them I had a Walkman it was grey I bought it with my own money that I earned by having a summer job at the cinema my dad worked at he lied on my age so I could work there ( I was 13 at the time ) you had to be 14 so Courtney is a doll of my era too I’d love to get her when we next can visit America from the uk

I had every color for every sweater I wore and they with every color I had a scrunchie for whatever I wore I had a scrunchie for every color sweater I wore in the '80s plus I had every sock color whatever I wore what other sweater I wore I had to match and my scrunchie had to match too

So exciting that you got this doll!! I collect AG dolls so very happy to see you do this video!!

Love this! Sooo good to see you again! 😊💕👍

Awe she's adorable. Can't wait for my daughter to unbox her this Christmas. I had to get the high tops, her accessories and the caboodle to go with her. She'll be turning 11 a couple months later so she might get a few clothing pieces then. I'm going to guess either the pj's or the caboodle is on backorder. But yeah never thought of the as 80's being historical. I was born in 81 and that's a real eye opener there 😳

I am SO excited about this doll. I’m an eighties baby and she a actually looks like me. With the light strawberry blonde hair. And I just bought the pacman game. Cant wait for it to come!!

I Love Your New American Girl Doll She Is SO Adorable 💜

I'm so glad you got her!!!😆😆 I was 1 in 1986.😁

There was a girl who lived up the street from me who had boots that looked like the meet shoes, I remembered wanting shoes like hers

I like the sleepover set!

I'm a little younger than you and was in grade school/ middle school and approximately near the same age Courtney is portraying and I can guarantee you that those graphic ts were allll the rage for that age group. All my school photos have me dressed similar. My mom had several pairs of slouch boots- I was a tomboy and lived in Payless tennis shoes since I destroyed shoes so quickly! Most of her collection feels fairly familiar and I can look back at family photos and see these things.

I was born in 1986 but because i had so much of this stuff growing up, its nastalgic to see so many toys and games coming back from that generation or representing it. The walkman was the only thing that would occupy my autistic self on road trips or in the car at all. My parents bought me so many. I wore them out. PS her arcade machine is on backorder

i know you probably won’t see this but i was sat tonight thinking about things and i remembered how i would watch you and gracie every single day and it made me feel so happy. i got diagnosed with autism at 16 and watching your videos about aspergers and gracies experiences at school and life with it helped me get diagnosed. i also was the one who won your pinkie cooper giveaway years ago which i still have! i also still have the rudolph card with your autograph i begged for hahaha. i hope you are all doing well in these times and if you could reply it’d mean the world to me. thankyou x

I had shoes like that, omg this brought back so many memories!

I wasn’t around for the 80s but I love fashion history so I’m pretty sure her boots were white ankle length slouch boots which from my research seemed like they were popular although I feel like they should have Fringe

So beautiful ❤❤❤American Courtney girl dolls❤❤❤

Happy late birthday!!! I hope it was good

I had shoes exactly like those at high school in the 80s, so I think they are very accurate. I love this doll, but it was very unusual for girls to do coding in the 80s. I studied computer programming in the 90s. Love this doll!

I love American Girl🙂

I love your channel! I got Courtney for myself and I love her!😊

She's total rad. Love the 80s , I was born in 82

I just got myself Cortney and I love her❤

Hi! Love you and your channel. I loved my acid washed wash jacket. I had the Theater of Pain album cover painted on the back of it! Full disclosure I still have it!

Very cool/cute American Girl 1986 Courtney doll, love the 80's theme with the acid wash denim, bracelets, Reeboks, walkman and spiral perm. She looks amazing, that spiral perm can definitely get frizzy, my sister had a spiral perm for many years back then and the whole frizzy perm was really popular, lol 😂 it's weird that they consider 1986 as historical. I was born in 1979 so was a teenager in the 90's but still had Reeboks with fluro yellow/green laces, I sometimes get the early 90's mixed up with the 80's. My sister had the large elastic belts, frilly skirts and puffy crop tops and that frizzy fringe/bangs and large earrings that was happening then. She is a beautiful doll. 😍💗

I am an 80's kid. This doll really takes me back to being that age again. I cannot believe it is 40 years ago

I graduated in 1993 and I had black boots like those. Long ones and short ones. My daughter has hair like Courtney so my mom bought an AG for her when she was small with curly hair. HoT MeSs express. The rest of the AGs she had were all straight haired or kinda curled hair. That curly haired AG is the only one her and her friends never played with after her hair went wonky.

I me and my sister don't have many American girl boxes from our American girl dolls but we have some of them we got the doll of the year and we are planning to get Courtney and I remember I still have my jean jacket from high school we went to every every store to find the right one I love Courtney's jean jacket and her fanny pack in her watch

There is technically a Courtney American Girl movie. It’s a stop motion of Courtney’s first book on American Girl’s KZfaq channel titled “Meet Courtney: An American Girl Movie.” You should totally check it out!!

I was born early 80's and was tempted to get this. Because I remember almost everything when I see the trailers. I grew up in the midwest, and I was such a fan of mohawks, punk, and the rocker fashion that was on tv or that I saw while at the mall. I saw that t-shirt as a kid. And those shoes. I wore those leggings in 88ish. With a skirt over it. I remember the strap under the heels. Did the doll have that? I had a denim jacket in the 90's. It fit a liter soda in an inner pocket. Best jacket ever. I still have it.

I was born in 1984. I was 2. Scrunchies , rocky Poley socks , bright colored frilled dresses. That was toddler me. Courtney is one lucky lady, most hair styles in the 80s shouldn't have come to pass but hers is good.

my mom was also in college in the 80s and she was a computer science and accounting major. so i mean she wanted more girls in coding. she was the only woman in the major.

I was born in 1986, I really want this doll now,

The black dress with the paint splatter design is what’s on backorder.

I was 16 in1986! The majority of the collection reads as accurate to me... I did not have most of the trendy items, we weren't poor but we weren't allowed to buy in in the full price fashion items. I had scrunchies and the lip smacker lip balm as well as the caboodle! I bought my first American girl doll, Samantha, that year, with money from my savings account and received lots of her collection as birthday and holiday gifts. Because of the lack of hair playability I probably won't get Courtney. I have another doll who looks like me when I was 16, I will probably get items from Courtney's collection for her. I really want the acid washed denim items!!!

My mom was a teen in the 80s and as a current teen, now I get to have her old acid wash denim jacket!

I was just nervous about the 90s being historical.😥

LOL I still use grody. Sometimes totally. Graduated in 1984.

Courtney got a stop motion movie on the American Girl KZfaq channel. It was really good.

I love mix tapes, but I used my Walkman walking to school

I had grey boots like that! : )

Don't forget multiple neon color shoe laces. I bet you are waiting on the Care Bear Sleep shirt......I want it :)

The pleasant company Molly doll and set.

I graduated High School in 1980....so I would love to see a doll from then.

Omgosh the care bears I love them, soo rad, like totally!,

I can't wait to add her to our collection I love Courtney and I grew up in the 80s I was a little kid and ladies and then around 1986 I became all I wasn't I was a teenager in 1986 and the Care bears were around strawberry shortcake was around the Walkman was around I loved the Walkman and the look and my jean jacket that I got when I was young

Love Courtney 😍