Baby Alive African American Learns To Potty

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Product Description

The Baby Alive Learns to Potty doll from Hasbro really eats, drinks, and uses the potty. With its blinking eyes, talking mouth, and ability to "eat" and "digest" its food, this doll provides interactive and imaginative fun for children ages 3 and up.

What We Think


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The Good: Innovative, interactive doll talks, really "eats" and uses the potty

The Bad: Parents need to be on hand during play to clean up messes

In a Nutshell: Baby Alive will ask for food, really eat, and really learn to uses her potty

At a Glance

Ages: 3 and up
Requires: 4 AA batteries (included); Phillips screwdriver to replace batteries


After baby eats, she needs to go potty (Caucasian version shown). View larger.
Doll Really Talks and Eats!
This version of Baby Alive is a toddler, just the right age for potty training. She has cartoonish, oversized eyes and a head of curly hair, and comes dressed in a bib and a removable dress. Press the button on her bracelet to turn her on; she'll "wake up" and say "I Love You Mommy." When she talks, her eyes blink and her mouth moves in sync with her words. When she says "I'm hungry," that's the cue to feed her.

The doll comes with a bowl and two baby food mixes. Mix one baby food packet with water and feed it to her with the included spoon. She'll "chew," ask for more, and say the food is yummy. She needs water, too: she can drink real water from the included baby bottle.

Potty Training Time
After she's done eating, the doll will say she has to go potty. Sit her on the included toilet, and she will really go. But watch out: if you wait too long, the doll will say, "Uh, oh, I had an accident," and she'll go in her diaper -- or all over you, if you're not careful! She comes with an extra diaper and wipes for cleaning and changing.

Baby Alive's most unique feature is that she gets better at using the potty after every feeding session: after the second session, she will ask to use the potty twice before going in her diaper, and after the third feeding, she'll ask to go three times before having an accident, and so on until the fifth feeding. (The doll's potty training feature can be reset, so your child can "teach" her to use the potty over and over again.)

Interactive Role-Playing Fun
While some talking toys simply recite phrases at children, Baby Alive takes it a step further by offering the opportunity for interaction. As well as asking for food and using the potty, she also will ask your child to sing songs, play, or give her a hug -- each of which invites a response. We particularly like that her interactive features allow for role-playing fun, which is a vital part of a young child's development.

However, because of the potential for mess, this is not a toy for independent play, especially for younger children, and especially if you'd like your house to stay tidy. So parents and caregivers need to be on hand -- and they need to be prepared to clean up some messes! The doll also requires cleaning between feedings and potty sessions to keep it working properly.

The doll comes with two food pouches and an extra diaper, but you'll definitely want to stock up on more before your child begins to play because they get used up very quickly! Accessories are available for separate purchase.

What's in the Box
Baby Alive doll (batteries included) with bib, dress and diaper; bowl, spoon, two baby food packets, water bottle, baby wipes, two baby food packets, extra diaper

Product Details

  • Playing house is even more realistic with this sweet baby doll; press the dolls bracelet to wake her up
  • Time to eat; mix her special food and feed her, using her bowl and spoonshell chew her food, drink from her bottle and tell you how much she likes it
  • Since shes "potty training", shell also let you know when she needs to go; better hurry, thoughput her on the potty and shell go
  • The realistic baby doll encourages valuable, imaginative role-play for kids
  • Also helps to teach a sense of responsibility and good, old-fashioned tender-loving care

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Customer Reviews

Totally disgusted!!!
 
Review Date: December 19, 2008
Reviewer: Scott R. Parker, Sr., Tampa, FL
I love Amazon and have been a faithful Prime customer for years. I am totally disgusted with the fact that someone (private seller/Amazon/whoever) is trying to make an extra buck off the ethnic dolls via amazon.com. I found this doll at Target locally here in Tampa for $40...that's right F-O-R-T-Y B-U-C-K-S!!! I checked their site first and it said they were available in 'Limited Availability'. I immediately ran to the store to find one left.
ALL OF YOU REVIEWERS ARE SPOT ON ABOUT THE UNFAIR PRICE DISCREPANCIES!!!!
 
Review Date: January 26, 2009
Reviewer: Linda Lu, USA
I AM UTTERLY DISGUSTED! I am an AVID DOLL COLLECTOR and I buy as many dolls as I possibly can.
That is how I know that all of you complaining about the difficulty in finding (and the OUTRAGEOUS prices of!) the African American & Hispanic version of these dolls are absolutely SPOT ON!!!!!
I have been looking for/trying to buy the ethnic version of this and several other dolls and am soooooooooo frustrated at the lack of availabilty & the INSANE PRICE GOUGHING INVOLVED!
If you DO manage to FIND THE DOLL THE PRICE IS SO INSANELY HIGH THAT YOU JUST CAN'T AFFORD IT! And I am a grown-up (white) doll "collector" who doesn't neccesarily "need" these dolls. I can only IMAGINE THE FRUSTRATION LEVEL OF THE BLACK/HISPANIC PARENTS & GRANDPARENTS OUT THERE TRYING TO GET THESE DOLLS FOR THEIR CHILDREN/GRANDCHILDREN. I WOULD BE LIVID!!!!!!!!
SOMEONE REALLY NEEDS TO CALL THESE DOLL COMPANIES AND THE STORES THAT CARRY THESE DOLLS AND JUST REALLY GIVE THEM HELL!!!!!! I am thinking of doing just that this week! I mean really don't we have just as many African Americans in this country now as we do "white folks"? As a white person I am ASHAMED OF THIS. We can and should be doing so much better than this. When I find a doll I like I want it in every possible color and gender. But what do you ever get but a female white doll dressed in pink? We deserve SO MUCH MORE! I want The Afican American version, the hispanic version & then I want all 3 versions (white, AA & Hispanic in a BOY DOLL!) And the fact that it is so difficult to find and/or get these things is a sign to me that WE NEED CHANGE!!!!!! We got a change on our government. How about a change (FOR THE BETTER!) in the products that are available to our children? We NEED to hold these toy companies and stores ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE UNFAIR DISCREPANCIES! I have said so many times that "If I were in charge thinsg would be different!". Their would be much more VARIETY, more AVAILABILTY, and the prices would be REASONABLE AND FAIR!!!! DON'T STOP VOICING YOUR OPINION ON THIS MATTER. THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE NEED TO HEAR FROM US IF WE ARE EVER TO GET ANY CHANGE. I think that ALL VERSIONS OF THE DOLL SHOULD COST THE SAME PRICE AND ALL BE EQUALLY ACCESIBLE. And yes the doll itself is lovely and I highly reccomend it. But not at this price here. This is just INSANE. It is high time for a change. That's my opinion. Hope that someone with influence maybe reads this and TAKES A HINT!!!!! I GIVE 5 STARS FOR THE DOLL ITSELF. 0 STARS TO THE TOY COMPANIES & STORES FOR MAKING IT SO HARD TO GET AND 0 STARS FOR ANY AND ALL VENDORS TRYING TO RIP US OFF TO GET ONE. GOOD LORD IS THIS INSANE.
THE COLOR OF GREEN/ GREED IS CAN BE A NASTY COLOR!
 
Review Date: December 21, 2009
Reviewer: CJM, Italy
I am a military wife who lives overseas. I already purchased the doll for my daughter 2 months ago along with being very thankful that I did. I wanted to send it to my God-daughter in the states through Amazon. I am truly wishing that I had found out about her wanting this doll earlier when I purchased this same African American doll for $30.00 on base I find it yet disturbingly pathetic that Amazon, which I swear by, would even tollerate such dis-honor, greed and filth. I had to look at the detals to make sure the doll wasn't a new product, then coming to the harsh reality that you have some people trying to get over on certain people this day in age.Not to mention the fact that we have a terrible economy. How dare you! I hope everyone who reads this will let who ever that is, selling that item keep that doll for the price they are demanding. You need to give it away at this point so that you can save your self-respect.











Luckily I was able to buy my doll from Kohl's for 20 BUCKS!!
 
Review Date: December 25, 2008
Reviewer: Reina Sanchez,
This is indeed DISGUSTING!!! I bought 4 of these dolls (3 African American and 1 Hispanic) from kohls.com for my daughter and nieces for $[...] after coupons. Now I feel guilty for buying so many! If I had known that there was a shortage I would've never bought so many.


People of Color are now the MAJORITY too bad the retailers refuse to believe it and make their inventory reflect this FACT!!
Fabulous Price
 
Review Date: April 13, 2010
Reviewer: Jai Foster, NC
This was purchased for my niece birthday. FABULOUS price. Less than HALF of Wal-Mart or any local store. PLUS, NO LOCAL store had an African American version in stock for months around here.

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