Ty Girlz
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Ty Girlz are girl dolls manufactured by Ty Inc.
Similar to the Ty Beanie Babies the Ty Girlz are on a limited release pattern with dolls being introduced and older ones retired at various times. Ty Girlz are plush toys that are connected to an online virtual world
at TyGirlz.com. Introduced to the global market on April 13, 2007, Ty Girlz was the first virtual world targeted to girls when it launched.
In October, the dolls were updated to allow them to be posed in different positions. There were also changes to the facial features of all the dolls.
, in both forms. It is unknown if Bubbly Britney was named after Britney Spears
or if Lucky Lindsay was named after Lindsay Lohan
. More recently, Precious Paris has been said to look like Paris Hilton
and that Happy Hillary looks like Hilary Duff
. Also that Dazzlin' Destiny looks like Miley Cyrus
since her real name is Destiny. Lovely Lola may be connected to Emily Osment
since in Hannah Montana Emily's Character Lily's alter ego is called Lola and the doll looks like Lily. Awesome Ashley has been said to maybe look like Ashley Tisdale
. Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia are also said to be named after President Obama's daughters. Although Ty has denied this, they have since renamed the dolls, due to constant public scrutiny.
In September 2007, the Ty Girlz got a MySpace and YouTube page. They even opened a new website where Punky Penny gives updates with 'what's hot'.
On page 81 of the December 3, 2007 issue of People Magazine, there was an ad for the Girlz. It showed Cute Candy and Bubbly Britney along with an unannounced Ty Girl (the Girl has now been identified as Precious Paris). It shows them saying "Pssst....We've got a secret" and then "We're shopping in PARIS...and you can too !"
In the Spring 2008 Ty retailer catalog, retailers were able to purchase clothing made exclusively for Ty Girlz. It is uncertain yet if the clothing will "retire" as most Ty products did in the past.
. On January 21, a Ty spokesperson told the Chicago Sun-Times
that the Obama daughters were indeed the inspiration to the Ty CEO to make the dolls. In response to the Beanie Babies, Michelle Obama
's press secretary said that Ty did not ask permission to use the Obama daughters' first names, saying "It is inappropriate to use young private citizens for marketing purposes." On January 22, when asked whether the new Beanie Babies were inspired by Sasha and Malia Obama, Ty's Senior Vice President of Sales said that the dolls were not made to physically resemble either of the Obama daughters and that the names chosen "worked very well with the dolls". Ty said that the process of naming dolls is proprietary information and would not say how the names were given to the dolls. In February 2009, Ty decided to retire the original dolls and give them new names, Marvelous Mariah and Sweet Sydney. Warner says the original names were inspired by what he calls "this historic time in our nation's history," but the dolls weren't intended to bear the likeness of President Barack Obama's daughters. The CEO of Ty said the name change was due to Michelle Obama's disapproval of the original names. Ty stated that while the original names were inspired by "this historic time in our nation's history", they were not named after the Obama daughters. Ty promised to donate the profits from sales of the original dolls to a charity, the Andre Agassi
Charitable Foundation for youth education.
Following the recall, dolls that had already been shipped to the marketplace sold on EBay
for $3000.
Totally troy is the only 'Guy Ty'.
|-
! Name
! Hair Color:
! Special Clothing
! Release Date
! Retired?
|-
| Lovely Lola
| Blonde
| Pink fur coat and belly shirt with heart
| April 2007
| No
|-
| Sassy Star
| Blue
| White trimmed blue fur coat and belly shirt with star, pink or blue lips
| April 2007
| Yes
|-
| Dazzlin' Destiny
| Orange Red
| Brown suede
jacket and jeans
| April 2007
| Yes
|-
| Rockin' Ruby
| Black
| Black latex
jacket and pants with pink cat on pants leg
| April 2007
| Yes
|-
| Sizzlin' Sue
| Pink
| Pink suede jacket and pink leopard skirt
| April 2007
| No
|-
| Sizzlin' Sue
| Rainbow
| Special edition doll for Learning Express
| October 2007
| Yes
|-
| Punky Penny
| Purple
| Purple jacket and skirt
| April 2007
| No
|-
| Cute Candy
| Rainbow
| Denim jacket and pink plaid
skirt
| July 2007
| No
|-
| Pretty Patti
| Pink with pink highlights
| Pink jacket and pink skirt
| July 2007
| No
|-
| Jammin' Jenna
| Brown with blonde highlights
| Red and white striped shirt and jeans
| July 2007
| No
|-
| Classy Carla
| Gold
| Sparkle fur coat, black lace top and holographic pants
| July 2007
| No
|-
| Bubbly Britney
| Blonde
| Pink tank top and denim jeans based on Britney Spears
.
| October 2007
| No
|-
| Totally Trish
| Purple
| White tee with beaded hearts, mini skirt and purple leather jacket
| October 2007
Yes
|-
| Supercool Serena
| Black with hot pink streaks
| Pink crop top, silver and black animal print jacket
| October 2007
| No
|-
| Lucky Lindsay
| Brown with sun-colored streaks
| Fleece navy capris, pink hoodie with navy stripes
| October 2007
| No
|-
| Precious Paris
| Dirty blonde
| Pink leather jacket with a denim skirt, white boots
| January 2008
| No
|-
| Cutie Cathy
| Brown
| Black jacket over a white shirt, distressed jeans, red shoes
| January 2008
| No
|-
| Happy Hillary
| Blonde
| Grey sweatshirt with a pink shirt and pajama pants
| January 2008
| No
|-
| Sweet Sammi
| Orange-blonde
| Red-orange sweatshirt with brown capris
| January 2008
| No
|-
| Awesome Ashley
| Sandy blonde
| Pink polka dot shirt, denim skirt, black leggings
| July 2008
| No
|-
| Trendy Taylor
| Brown with pink streaks
| Green hoodie, hot pink sweats and flip flops
| July 2008
| No
|-
| Preppy Paige
| Brown
| Purple shirt with dog print, plaid skirt
| July 2008
| No
|-
| Lovable Lily
| Pink with blue streaks
| Silver striped hoodie, distressed blue jeans
| July 2008
| Yes
|-
| Hip Hannah
| Blond with black and pink streaks
| Black skull-print shirt, pink plaid skirt, knee-high socks
| October 2008
| No
|-
| Marvelous Madison
| Brown with blond steaks
| Blue thermal shirt, dark blue jeans, floral print fur boots
| October 2008
| Yes
|-
| Exciting Emily
| Reddish brown
| Lavender varsity tee, aqua sweatpants, grey gym shoes
| October 2008
| Yes
|-
| Oo-LaLa Olivia
| Blond with pink streaks
| Pink Eiffel tower tee, grey denim skirt, pink Ugg boots
| October 2008
| No
|-
| Beautiful Brianna
| Brown
| Argyle print shirt, blue twill skirt, blue and green flats
| January 2009
| No
|-
| Lovely Lauren
| Brown with pink streaks
| Pink and white striped shirt, skinny jeans, flower print shoes
| January 2009
| Yes
|-
| Amazing Abby
| Chocolate brown with bronze steaks
| Heather grey hoodie, pink plaid shorts, chestnut Uggs
| January 2009
| Yes
|-
| Marvelous Mariah
| Black
| Aqua shirt with butterflies, capri jeans with plaid cuffs
| January 2009
| No
|-
| Kool Kayla
| Blonde
| Navy sporty tee, striped ruffle skirt, high sport socks, navy sneaks
| January 2009
| Yes
|-
| Sweet Sydney
| Black
| White and pink babydoll dress, aqua leggings, plaid sneakers
| January 2009
| No
|-
| Joyful Justice
| Brown
| peace shirt, black leggings, purple scarf, purple and white sneakers
| June 2009
| No
|-
l "Joyful Justice"
l "Brown"
l 4th of July outfit
�I September 2010
I No
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Ty Girlz Clothing Accessories
! Description
! Release Date
! Retirement Date
|-
| Cool Preppy
| Khaki pants with a pink plaid belt, white collar shirt with a black vest, and a pink plaid bag
| February 2008
| May 30, 2008
|-
| Fairy Princess
| purple dress with purple wings
| February 2008
| May 30, 2008
|-
| Girlz Night Out
| pink ruffled dress with a white boa
and silver clutch bag
| February 2008
| May 30, 2008
|-
| Super Sporty
| white ski pants, blue and white striped shirt, and white ski vest
| February 2008
| May 30, 2008
|-
| Uptown Girl
| denim skirt, green jacket, pink hat
| February 2008
| May 30, 2008
|-
| Beach Bash
| Hawaiian dress, green hoodie, hot pink tote bag
| July 2008
| none
|-
| School Cool
| graphic tee, velour bag, denim skirt
| July 2008
| none
|-
| Hangin' Out
| velour track suit, star printed duffle bag
| July 2008
| none
|-
| Best Dressed
| red ruffle dress, black and white polka dot cardigan, black bag
| December 2008
| none
|-
| Sweet Dreams
| Ice cream and candy themed pajamas, screen printed pillow
| December 2008
| none
|-
| Cool-n-Cozy
| white hoodie, aqua corduroy pleated skirt, striped scarf
| December 2008
| none
|-
|}
Ty Inc.
Ty Inc. is an American plush animal company based in Westmont, Illinois. By far their most famous line of products are the Beanie Babies, but Ty also manufactures other lines of stuffed toys...
Similar to the Ty Beanie Babies the Ty Girlz are on a limited release pattern with dolls being introduced and older ones retired at various times. Ty Girlz are plush toys that are connected to an online virtual world
Virtual world
A virtual world is an online community that takes the form of a computer-based simulated environment through which users can interact with one another and use and create objects. The term has become largely synonymous with interactive 3D virtual environments, where the users take the form of...
at TyGirlz.com. Introduced to the global market on April 13, 2007, Ty Girlz was the first virtual world targeted to girls when it launched.
Rare Ty Girlz
On October 5, Ty introduced a new version of Sizzlin' Sue. She had the same outfit but curly, rainbow hair like on Cute Candy. She was only available at the Learning Express.In October, the dolls were updated to allow them to be posed in different positions. There were also changes to the facial features of all the dolls.
Celebrity Ty Girlz?
There is a chance Rockin' Ruby was made to look like Avril LavigneAvril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
, in both forms. It is unknown if Bubbly Britney was named after Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
or if Lucky Lindsay was named after Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...
. More recently, Precious Paris has been said to look like Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
and that Happy Hillary looks like Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff
Hilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, she achieved fame playing the title role in the Disney Channel television series Lizzie McGuire. She also reprised her role in...
. Also that Dazzlin' Destiny looks like Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
since her real name is Destiny. Lovely Lola may be connected to Emily Osment
Emily Osment
Emily Jordan Osment is an American teen actress, singer-songwriter and voice actress born in Los Angeles, California. After working in several television films in her childhood, she gained fame for co-starring as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over...
since in Hannah Montana Emily's Character Lily's alter ego is called Lola and the doll looks like Lily. Awesome Ashley has been said to maybe look like Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series...
. Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia are also said to be named after President Obama's daughters. Although Ty has denied this, they have since renamed the dolls, due to constant public scrutiny.
Advertising
When the Ty Girlz were being debued at the Toy Fairs, Ty had many posters and cut-outs of the Girlz to promote them. Ty even had a billboard in Atlanta, Georgia showing Sizzlin' Sue saying "Who's that Girl?". That phrase soon became a popular tag for the line.In September 2007, the Ty Girlz got a MySpace and YouTube page. They even opened a new website where Punky Penny gives updates with 'what's hot'.
On page 81 of the December 3, 2007 issue of People Magazine, there was an ad for the Girlz. It showed Cute Candy and Bubbly Britney along with an unannounced Ty Girl (the Girl has now been identified as Precious Paris). It shows them saying "Pssst....We've got a secret" and then "We're shopping in PARIS...and you can too !"
In the Spring 2008 Ty retailer catalog, retailers were able to purchase clothing made exclusively for Ty Girlz. It is uncertain yet if the clothing will "retire" as most Ty products did in the past.
Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia controversy
In January 2009, Ty released two new Ty Girlz, one named Sweet Sasha and the other named Marvelous Malia. Media reports linked the names to Sasha and Malia Obama, daughters of President Barack ObamaBarack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
. On January 21, a Ty spokesperson told the Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
that the Obama daughters were indeed the inspiration to the Ty CEO to make the dolls. In response to the Beanie Babies, Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is the wife of the 44th and incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American First Lady of the United States...
's press secretary said that Ty did not ask permission to use the Obama daughters' first names, saying "It is inappropriate to use young private citizens for marketing purposes." On January 22, when asked whether the new Beanie Babies were inspired by Sasha and Malia Obama, Ty's Senior Vice President of Sales said that the dolls were not made to physically resemble either of the Obama daughters and that the names chosen "worked very well with the dolls". Ty said that the process of naming dolls is proprietary information and would not say how the names were given to the dolls. In February 2009, Ty decided to retire the original dolls and give them new names, Marvelous Mariah and Sweet Sydney. Warner says the original names were inspired by what he calls "this historic time in our nation's history," but the dolls weren't intended to bear the likeness of President Barack Obama's daughters. The CEO of Ty said the name change was due to Michelle Obama's disapproval of the original names. Ty stated that while the original names were inspired by "this historic time in our nation's history", they were not named after the Obama daughters. Ty promised to donate the profits from sales of the original dolls to a charity, the Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
Charitable Foundation for youth education.
Following the recall, dolls that had already been shipped to the marketplace sold on EBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
for $3000.
Totally Troy
Ty is selling Totally Troy in Ty Stores online.Totally troy is the only 'Guy Ty'.
List
{| class="wikitable"|-
! Name
! Hair Color:
! Special Clothing
! Release Date
! Retired?
|-
| Lovely Lola
| Blonde
| Pink fur coat and belly shirt with heart
| April 2007
| No
|-
| Sassy Star
| Blue
| White trimmed blue fur coat and belly shirt with star, pink or blue lips
| April 2007
| Yes
|-
| Dazzlin' Destiny
| Orange Red
| Brown suede
Suede
Suede is a type of leather with a napped finish, commonly used for jackets, shoes, shirts, purses, furniture and other items. The term comes from the French "gants de Suède", which literally means "gloves of Sweden"....
jacket and jeans
| April 2007
| Yes
|-
| Rockin' Ruby
| Black
| Black latex
Latex
Latex is the stable dispersion of polymer microparticles in an aqueous medium. Latexes may be natural or synthetic.Latex as found in nature is a milky fluid found in 10% of all flowering plants . It is a complex emulsion consisting of proteins, alkaloids, starches, sugars, oils, tannins, resins,...
jacket and pants with pink cat on pants leg
| April 2007
| Yes
|-
| Sizzlin' Sue
| Pink
| Pink suede jacket and pink leopard skirt
| April 2007
| No
|-
| Sizzlin' Sue
| Rainbow
| Special edition doll for Learning Express
| October 2007
| Yes
|-
| Punky Penny
| Purple
| Purple jacket and skirt
| April 2007
| No
|-
| Cute Candy
| Rainbow
| Denim jacket and pink plaid
Plaid
Plaid may refer to:Material* A plaid or full plaid is a pleated cloth worn with the modern kilt, made from the same tartan and worn cast over the shoulder and fastened at the front* The belted plaid or "great kilt", earlier form of the kilt...
skirt
| July 2007
| No
|-
| Pretty Patti
| Pink with pink highlights
| Pink jacket and pink skirt
| July 2007
| No
|-
| Jammin' Jenna
| Brown with blonde highlights
| Red and white striped shirt and jeans
| July 2007
| No
|-
| Classy Carla
| Gold
| Sparkle fur coat, black lace top and holographic pants
| July 2007
| No
|-
| Bubbly Britney
| Blonde
| Pink tank top and denim jeans based on Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
.
| October 2007
| No
|-
| Totally Trish
| Purple
| White tee with beaded hearts, mini skirt and purple leather jacket
| October 2007
Yes
|-
| Supercool Serena
| Black with hot pink streaks
| Pink crop top, silver and black animal print jacket
| October 2007
| No
|-
| Lucky Lindsay
| Brown with sun-colored streaks
| Fleece navy capris, pink hoodie with navy stripes
| October 2007
| No
|-
| Precious Paris
| Dirty blonde
| Pink leather jacket with a denim skirt, white boots
| January 2008
| No
|-
| Cutie Cathy
| Brown
| Black jacket over a white shirt, distressed jeans, red shoes
| January 2008
| No
|-
| Happy Hillary
| Blonde
| Grey sweatshirt with a pink shirt and pajama pants
| January 2008
| No
|-
| Sweet Sammi
| Orange-blonde
| Red-orange sweatshirt with brown capris
| January 2008
| No
|-
| Awesome Ashley
| Sandy blonde
| Pink polka dot shirt, denim skirt, black leggings
| July 2008
| No
|-
| Trendy Taylor
| Brown with pink streaks
| Green hoodie, hot pink sweats and flip flops
| July 2008
| No
|-
| Preppy Paige
| Brown
| Purple shirt with dog print, plaid skirt
| July 2008
| No
|-
| Lovable Lily
| Pink with blue streaks
| Silver striped hoodie, distressed blue jeans
| July 2008
| Yes
|-
| Hip Hannah
| Blond with black and pink streaks
| Black skull-print shirt, pink plaid skirt, knee-high socks
| October 2008
| No
|-
| Marvelous Madison
| Brown with blond steaks
| Blue thermal shirt, dark blue jeans, floral print fur boots
| October 2008
| Yes
|-
| Exciting Emily
| Reddish brown
| Lavender varsity tee, aqua sweatpants, grey gym shoes
| October 2008
| Yes
|-
| Oo-LaLa Olivia
| Blond with pink streaks
| Pink Eiffel tower tee, grey denim skirt, pink Ugg boots
| October 2008
| No
|-
| Beautiful Brianna
| Brown
| Argyle print shirt, blue twill skirt, blue and green flats
| January 2009
| No
|-
| Lovely Lauren
| Brown with pink streaks
| Pink and white striped shirt, skinny jeans, flower print shoes
| January 2009
| Yes
|-
| Amazing Abby
| Chocolate brown with bronze steaks
| Heather grey hoodie, pink plaid shorts, chestnut Uggs
| January 2009
| Yes
|-
| Marvelous Mariah
| Black
| Aqua shirt with butterflies, capri jeans with plaid cuffs
| January 2009
| No
|-
| Kool Kayla
| Blonde
| Navy sporty tee, striped ruffle skirt, high sport socks, navy sneaks
| January 2009
| Yes
|-
| Sweet Sydney
| Black
| White and pink babydoll dress, aqua leggings, plaid sneakers
| January 2009
| No
|-
| Joyful Justice
| Brown
| peace shirt, black leggings, purple scarf, purple and white sneakers
| June 2009
| No
|-
l "Joyful Justice"
l "Brown"
l 4th of July outfit
�I September 2010
I No
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Ty Girlz Clothing Accessories
! Description
! Release Date
! Retirement Date
|-
| Cool Preppy
| Khaki pants with a pink plaid belt, white collar shirt with a black vest, and a pink plaid bag
| February 2008
| May 30, 2008
|-
| Fairy Princess
| purple dress with purple wings
| February 2008
| May 30, 2008
|-
| Girlz Night Out
| pink ruffled dress with a white boa
Boa
The Boidae are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in America, Africa, Europe, Asia and some Pacific Islands. Relatively primitive snakes, adults are medium to large in size, with females usually larger than the males. Two subfamilies comprising eight genera and 43 species are currently...
and silver clutch bag
| February 2008
| May 30, 2008
|-
| Super Sporty
| white ski pants, blue and white striped shirt, and white ski vest
| February 2008
| May 30, 2008
|-
| Uptown Girl
| denim skirt, green jacket, pink hat
| February 2008
| May 30, 2008
|-
| Beach Bash
| Hawaiian dress, green hoodie, hot pink tote bag
| July 2008
| none
|-
| School Cool
| graphic tee, velour bag, denim skirt
| July 2008
| none
|-
| Hangin' Out
| velour track suit, star printed duffle bag
| July 2008
| none
|-
| Best Dressed
| red ruffle dress, black and white polka dot cardigan, black bag
| December 2008
| none
|-
| Sweet Dreams
| Ice cream and candy themed pajamas, screen printed pillow
| December 2008
| none
|-
| Cool-n-Cozy
| white hoodie, aqua corduroy pleated skirt, striped scarf
| December 2008
| none
|-
|}