Holly Hobbie

Part three of three in this week's series on 1970s American nostalgia.

I am not wild about the new Holly Hobbie, to be sure. This is what she is supposed to look like:

 The very essence of Holly Hobbie is old-fashioned. She is calico, bonnets, bloomers, country innocence...

Butterflies, flowers, kittens...

Very Anne of Green Gables-meets-Little House on the Prairie. She was made into a rag doll, and appeared on toy boxes, wallpaper, children's birthday cards, etc. Perhaps she was of an era; but then why re-make her? Why corrupt the name and make something ultra-modern out of her?

Things I don't mind about the new Holly: she doesn't spend all her time shopping, but seems to hang with her friends and go hiking and things like that. Also, she's not a complete prostitute. Finally, she belongs to the "Hey Girls" club so that the website says things like "Dress up Hey Girl paper dolls."

Hey Girl, come take a ride on my carousel...