“There Are A Few Things That Scare Me About This Doll” | Dragons’ Den

Frances Cain, an entrepreneur who had created a range of toy dolls for children with a book detailing their background history, designed “to celebrate and empower girls through creative, imaginative play”. Frances is seeking an investment of £70,000 in return for a 10% equity stake, but will The Dragons get over their initial reaction?
Season 14, Episode 12
An international sensation, Dragon's Den features entrepreneurs pitching for investment in the Den from our Dragons, five venture capitalists willing to invest their own money in exchange for equity.
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[@Chris69Ogier]

These dolls don't look like something a little girls would play. They look like something a 60-70 yo woman would keep in her cabinet...

[@alexc5656]

Savage..

[@LittleRainGames]

i actually thought my mom would like them before i came to comments. my mom is in her 60s, has a couple creepy fuckers in the crawl space.

[@someone2447]

My grandma has a lot of dolls like this, it's hard to sleep next to them lol

[@harleysq]

Eeeeexactly. They look like pricey collectables. Totally the wrong market.

[@basstrammel1322]

@@LittleRainGames Same. Freaks me and the dog tf out.

[@joshroberts5540]

Wrong audience. She needs to pitch these dolls to Steven King. I’m sure he would love to make a movie with them.

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

Along with 'real' kids dolls...what?

[@stinameaner]

😂

[@priscamolotsi]

Josh Roberts 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣‼️

[@DrDeathpwnsu]

I think you're actually on to something. I could totally see these sitting on the shelf at Hot Topic.

[@OakApplegardens]

It chapter 3. They all float down here Deborah. Lol

[@thejuiceweasel]

"Life's not all sunshine and rainbows, it's also pain and suffering and beheadings and witch trials, and my dolls are for little girls that like to express that notion."

[@jonathanrayne]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😅

[@mangosteinist]

Yikes

[@luiscavalcante2695]

It's not enough to be said. Let me bring more sadness into my life by buying this dolls. The argument? Pain exists! BS!!

[@coconutcore]

@@luiscavalcante2695 I know right! I’m worried about her childhood. …like…no I seriously am. I hope she’s okay. I didn’t hate the rest of the idea, but teaching children to be “pensive” rather than happy is just straight up making the world a worse place.

[@andrewhernandez1275]

Did she really say that in the pitch?

[@ahhhmedia8749]

"I look into the dolls eyes. And theres a darkness there" hahahahah

[@melibony]

I felt the same though ahhahaha

[@LK-oz9bn]

😂

[@paralogical]

spookiest part is all the Dolls look like Her!

[@FR3SHAnimation]

Lool at first I thought she was selling custom faces

[@paralogical]

@@FR3SHAnimation Frances wen't on to create a set of 5 dolls that you can stick pins into.... seriously though her website is still live and I hope she does well. agirlforalltime.co.uk/

[@ryangibbon1827]

@@FR3SHAnimation same

[@crystalheart9]

I was just getting ready to say the same thing, and they have a creepy stare.

[@PurplePinkRed]

She did that subconsciously I reckon

[@alexc5656]

Peter is an amazing judge of character. Bringing the point out that they are a reflection of her own pensive demure nature

[@robertj5208]

Astute observation

[@matthewklahn7523]

@@robertj5208 indubitably

[@Thepopcornator]

I agree with Peter--those dolls look like they'd be friends with Chucky.

[@pippipster6767]

Speaking of Chucky, can I call my advocate.

[@commanderkeen3787]

They look like they'd murder Chucky

[@labellamaffia]

“I look into this doll’s eyes and there’s a darkness there” 😂 I’m dead! Poor Deborah’s face after he said that

[@mochabearry]

Lmaaaaooooo😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@evekucharski6310]

These seem exactly like American Girl Dolls, which also come with a backstory through history and are popular because of that legacy. And especially with her being from the Midwest in the U.S., I'd be really shocked if she was unaware that those toys exist.

[@ManateeMaiden]

Yea that’s what I was thinking too. They’re a crappy version American Girl dolls but worse because they’re all white and related 😂

[@rossmurray16]

I felt the same way! An American woman has never heard of American Girl Dolls? She said there aren't any dolls besides hers that have historic backstories and books that come with them, which is obviously not right. And Caraline is totally right, because at least American Girl Dolls are multiracial.

[@ndmpretty]

@@ManateeMaiden 😂😂😂

[@ethank5681]

The only thing creepier than the dolls was Nick’s attempt at ventriloquism

[@topdog5252]

yes

[@tonybrown3184]

@Paul Murray ffs 😂😂😂😂

[@rohilthomson]

@Paul Murray he was preparing you for the real world, where real men finger each other's arseholes.

[@LoneWolfProductions]

@@rohilthomson Prison isn't the real world mate...

[@SandipanNath123]

@Paul Murray Oh no!

[@MyMrwrestling]

Somewhere in the world today, rory is catching seaweed.

[@neeraj_nair]

As a humble seaweed hunter ofcourse.

[@DavidMcMurdo]

Scouring those lonely Scottish beaches.

[@NemTheMan]

And of course he earns 300,000 for his seaweed....and Fiona sells it for 250.000...

[@SlinkiestTortoise23]

Yeah he is! Getting stuck in for Fiona!

[@terrymennie4332]

He does indeed have the best job in the world.

[@Lauren72382]

I've seen voodoo dolls that look friendlier than these...

[@jonathanrayne]

😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@owen8510]

Im sure that doll was modelled after her image. Its uncanny resemblance.

[@2008betwixt]

Creepy

[@Smithy67]

The ultimate vanity project.

[@1yearago491]

A girl for all time :/

[@therealchocolatebrownie]

I was thinking the same! LOL

[@krissymarklewis1793]

This made me laugh, you are so right!

[@SandipanNath123]

Peter is right. Those dolls look like they are out of the Conjuring series.

[@gazzanorth4373]

What child wants tucked up every night with their own personal voodoo doll?!

[@5tyyu]

Theyre eerie. Horror dolls

[@namnack]

- The mood in The Den changes abruptly as Doug Richard weighs in, scrutinising the deal on offer. "The doll's thirteen, you said?"

[@ellessandraramsay1841]

😂

[@namnack]

@@ellessandraramsay1841 ;)

[@phreak761]

@@europeanpatriot8031 13 is legal in a lot of the world 🤔

[@IrishConorrr]

Savage😂

[@SiLoMixMaster]

@@phreak761 I'm not going to ask why you know that

[@infinityfabric]

All the dolls have an empowering story. The eldest one is a girl who lost all of her family to the black death but she overcame all adversity by selling her own blood to vampires. lol

[@LK-oz9bn]

😂

[@adrianconnew5309]

Best comment ever

[@jietroraximoff2805]

If you want to inspire girls and teach them the history lessons that would empower them as young women, creating dolls that reflected real women who did great things(amelia earhart, boudicca, Marie curie, Rosa Parks, Elizabeth I, Emmeline Pankhurt etc.) would probably be more effective.

[@thewildseagull1553]

Peter has the same expression as the dolls at 6:54 when she tells them how much money she’s spent 💀

[@rohilthomson]

You're not wrong lmao.

[@charbel4863]

oh woww, fuuuuuuuuu

[@ageroth1342]

When peter said "Hold on you've spent 400 thousand on dolls" it really sounded like an addiction gone bad or a father finding out his daughter used his credit card!!

[@Kiterunner]

Are you stuck in an infinite cycle of Dragons Den videos? So was I... So was I man...

[@jimmyfong2202]

have you too my friend, ran out of videos?

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

How you dare say 'man'? 'I'm a woman's a woman!🤣🤣

[@Kiterunner]

@@jimmyfong2202 luckily not yet, I keep finding older and older videos LOL

[@Kiterunner]

@@edmundblackaddercoc8522 HELLO FEMALE HUMAN BEING IN THE COMMENT SECTION! Sorry had to do that xD My sincere apologies for assuming your gender ❤️

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

@@Kiterunner lol take care, I'm him, his, they, those, her, she,...... btw🤣👍

[@MrFlashfire99]

Who else is just binge watching Dragons Den ? This is literally very addictive.

[@bensmith5288]

Literally? That wasn't needed in that sentence

[@myshinobi1987]

@@bensmith5288 you forgot to include a full stop in your sentence.

[@nathanwarren8936]

The addiction is subjective

[@myshinobi1987]

@@nathanwarren8936 I agree, some (like this one) episode's are thoroughly uninspiring.

[@Johnbf]

It's worrying. I have ceased my viewing of Netflix and Disney+ just to watch Dragon's Den.

[@wryckingbaul8612]

This reminds me of the SNL sketch about the step-children dolls. "Some children's instincts are to go dark."

[@thunderousmastermind3748]

I juss posted a comment bout the SNL episode too hahaha so glad someone else mentioned 😅 I didn't see this comment till after I posted but that SNL clip be funny!! Haha

[@netweed09]

I do feel for her, it's Niche and artsy. But that's the thing, children and business is a mass-appeal market. Not something from that particular quest to fetch the lost Ruby Amulet from the estranged Sorceress in Skyrim

[@addybishop308]

She has literally made her own version of the American Girl dolls which absolutely dominated the US for a very long time. I had the Victorian one when I was very young and there was the colonial one, ww2 doll and I forget what else. They each had 5 books that told the story of their families, birthdays, holidays, schools and hardships. Now there’s a ton of different dolls and if this woman ever tried to breach the American market, she would be laughed at and crushed like a bug. The American girl fans are savage.

[@ccutehoney]

Except hers are creepy

[@katherineminor3402]

They even made a movie

[@addybishop308]

@Kyla James very true. I read the addy books and the very beginning when she’s getting bugs off the plants totally turned my stomach. Great reads.

[@addybishop308]

@@katherineminor3402 they tried a few movies but unfortunately not much budget in them. No think the Kit movie was the most popular although she wasn’t one of the 5 original

[@csabz]

The business is still going on! This Dragons' Den episode was in 2015 or 2016. Wikipedia says: 'In 2016, the company expanded to include contemporary dolls that featured friends who all live in modern day London', so looks like she learnt from the feedback she got in the Den. Now 'A Girl for All Time' has 18k likes on Facebook, tons of posts and a good looking website. Difficult to conclude if the business is doing good financially, but at least it's still going on. Good for her! At least she had an interesting idea and put lots of effort into making it come true.

[@saadbinwaheed396]

Thank you for the update!

[@mohammadimran2219]

Appreciate you for taking time to give an update. I was a bit anxious for her.

[@colmwhateveryoulike3240]

Ah brilliant! I thought the Dragon's probably made sensible pragmatic decisions because the dolls might not have mass appeal but I couldn't help liking them and was hoping she'd make it happen. Especially after investment from friends and family.

[@aristideau5072]

It seems most of the dolls on her site are sold out (could only find 1 for sale) and at $200+ a pop that is quite the achievement. www.agirlforalltime.com/collections/sam

[@shrotcake]

Im glad to hear that because I honestly like the idea of these dolls!

[@davidmg1925]

"They dont make me feel good". Spot on right, they freak the hell out of me,

[@user-yp3oj5se1i]

It's designed for the girl that doesn't want to play with dolls.

[@paralogical]

right. they are Show/Display dolls... which she critically forgot to mention to the Dragons

[@lynx8437]

What young girl just wants a doll to sit on a shelf that comes with a book? not many

[@momentumcharting6700]

Peter: “if you look at the dolls, there’s sort of a darkness there.” *”Nope. You’ve nailed it. That’s exactly the look I was going for. A look that wasn’t out there on the market when I was looking for dolls for my own young daughter.”* Dragons: 👁 👃 👁

[@PierpaoloBuzza]

Ever heard about the "uncanny valley"? The doll is scary because it is right there.

[@00Kuja00]

Not really. Uncanny valley is when it's so real you almost can't see the difference. These are not that, not IMO atleast.

[@PierpaoloBuzza]

@@00Kuja00 when it’s so real you almost can’t see the difference, it starts becoming familiar again. Uncanny valley is when it kiiind of looks like real, but you clearly feel something’s off, and the effect is that it’s creepy

[@00Kuja00]

@@PierpaoloBuzza Yes, that is what I just said. And to me these dolls are nothing like that, they are just plain creepy.

[@gigihurtado6288]

The look Peter gives when nick starts talking to the dolls 😂😂 8:15

[@sinchasin3611]

I wouldn’t buy one as well. They feel depressing and not welcoming

[@LifeInPink999]

Well, one is a friend of a decapitated Queen condemned for adultery and before that a mistress to the King... what can I say. Not something I want in my home, couldn't she be a close friend to Elisabeth I if she wanted Tudors that's at least more dignifying. And do like original dolls but those are ugly, and poorly made, end of the story.

[@RydalS]

So she tried to clone American Girl products but with her own twisted twist.

[@Jarblyy]

Exactly what I was thinking lol

[@Biggles2498]

Why not life size female sex dolls ,she would make a fortune ! I'm in !

[@Zauchi]

@@Nervous101 they cost more 😄

[@Connieisland0]

@@Nervous101 a real gf is way more expensive 🤣

[@KENDYKICKSLONDON]

@@Biggles2498 you're nasty an old man commenting such things 🤮

[@bsa2952]

Did anybody else creeped out at 06:34? That doll was staring right into my soul.

[@ultimanecat3091]

Peter “I’m quite an expert in dolls” Jones

[@tobybacolod4176]

🤪😂🤪😂

[@jamesk8891]

“ All I want is your first born daughters soul for a 15% stake”. Creepy ass dolls “A girl for all time” In Peters words “There’s a darkness there”

[@tafadzwamunezvenyu7623]

Hahaha

[@irishrose90]

I think they are lovely looking dolls! But I think maybe they'd be better with the adult doll collector market. They have that porcelain doll vibe.

[@thomas-thequestionableseri1095]

Her: “I don’t want girls to be pidgeonholed into pink, lipstick, and plastic” Also her: I want girls to play with these dolls

[@jessewilson-music]

She's definitely projecting through these dolls. It's sad that she didnt really take in their feedback. She could probably benefit from adding just one smiling doll into her storyline and seeing how it sells.

[@sinbadddx]

This has only been released 13 minutes ago and there’s already Jenny jokes, I’m convinced they’ll never stop🤣

[@Soniboy84]

Yeah because people can't come up with anything original.

[@ninjalokust]

@@Soniboy84 And for that reason Jenny is out

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

Like globalism 🤣

[@RydalS]

They're in good supply - not about to run "out"

[@bradfowler23]

A team: Peter Theo Duncan Debrah Touker B Team: Nick Sara Sarah Tej Piers OUT: Jenny

[@Soniboy84]

Not funny.

[@Mike_5]

Maybe they edited out the part where she was sticking pins in the doll in the lift

[@Digzitify]

"We don't always smile, so they are representing that kind of emotion" Yea we humans don't always smile, but the doll is supposed to make us smile.. that's the worst excuse I've heard.

[@virg0_lem0nade]

right???? also the dolls dont even look "neutral" they look sad and terrified lmfao

[@caridennis3171]

Absolutely. And they don’t need to have a big smile on their faces, but a pleasant look, like they are about to smile would have been so much nicer.

[@ageroth1342]

When peter said "Hold on you've spent 400 thousand on dolls" it really sounded like an addiction gone bad or a father finding out his daughter used his credit card!!

[@cekojuna6930]

I actually bought one of these dolls two years ago. I mostly leave it on the shelf and occasionally look at it from time to time. It does look quite creepy but it is actually well made and I don't get tired of looking at it. These dolls are quite appealing to a certain group of people. I see it more of a collector's item that a plaything. Also a child sees thing differently than an adult. What adults see in creepy dolls, to a child its nothing more than a friend. I do hope she is doing well though.

[@elvickRULES]

Yes children see things differently than adults that’s why they’re not offended at Barbie or Bratz or Monster High having girly fashion focus and interpersonal drama. Because they’re not bitter adults trying to blame a doll for their problems

[@mylistttt]

this is from her website.. that's some dark content for little girls? wtf "When Katherine Howard was first brought down the river to the Tower of London with Matilda, she was horrified to see the rotting heads of her two ex-boyfriends on spikes. Who were they? Francis Dereham and Thomas Culpepper"

[@inshort6831]

I think these dolls are horrendous but tbh when I was 11/13 I read a lot of dark books already

[@nadyyyyyk]

It may sound like a horror story, but it's history baby!

[@Lommy9999]

4:41 smart edit of the scary music just as we see the doll's face ha hah

[@the2dudes1]

Haha 9:40 the same thing happens

[@d.gerstmann4930]

I literally saw this comment at that exact time.

[@OpEditorial]

What also got missed here is this is very American idea of "empowerment" being sold the U.K. a place that's had 2 female prime ministers and still has the Queen as reigning monarch.

[@authenticmself]

When I was a kid, I like to be creative and make up stories with the dolls, this woman clearly lost her inner child. I like how the dolls look modest and not over-sexualise like Barbie.

[@Jay-he2mo]

Those dolls are the creepiest looking dolls I've ever seen Like who tf would play with such haunted looking dolls

[@msstarlight4770]

The most creepy dolls I've seen were some of those Victorian mourning dolls. As a child, this doll would, most likely, just make me feel depressed.

[@hslmedia2663]

@@msstarlight4770 my ex had some she kept them on her dressing table and with them being so pale the light reflected of them in the early hours of the morning, she loved them.. Really freaked me out, i even started burning white sage but in the end i give up and bought a French antique dressing table with a triple mirror so she couldn't fit the doll on it.

[@Trillock-hy1cf]

But on the good side they are well made, whereas many dolls are like cheapo Barbie dolls...:)

[@msstarlight4770]

@@hslmedia2663 😮Yikes! I wouldn't want any in my house, far less the bedroom! 😨

[@kazkhan6556]

When Peter says he’s a “Doll Expert” he meant the blow up one in his closet 😄😃🤨

[@ezrazonable4992]

Rude

[@elvickRULES]

He’s rich he has a real doll not a blow up one

[@edcrfvtgbyhnujmikolpqazwsx]

I wouldn't have one in my house even if I got one for free. They are creepy and the back story only makes it worse!

[@michaelolson6982]

Jenny was not the all time "I'm out" candidate I don't think Doug Richards ever made a deal.

[@trakrekkid]

He made a deal with prosecutors

[@michaelolson6982]

@@trakrekkid yes I researched it and I feel like the family involved received no justice,was the jury in this case deaf , he picked up one underage girl by making arrangements to meet with her after school. What price is JUSTICE?

[@MrUPSman]

Sarah Willingham is the dragon that got away. She was the best dragon.

[@Clamfaced]

And nobody seems to pick her which is a shame as she always seems like she's gonna give it her all. Even food products. This was the series when Reggae Reggae Sauce hit the big time so Peter Jones got like 80% of the investements.

[@sukhoi3572]

I know that someone is gonna reply saying she's fit so please write that here vv

[@nathanmetcalfe1478]

@@Clamfaced funnily enough noone ever mentions that it was a coinvestment with Richard Farleigh

[@jemmaj2919]

Best dragon? U'v got to be kidding

[@CrossoXoHair]

@@jemmaj2919 I know right that titles goes too Falcor

[@Silver_Warden]

While the design is pretty unusual, I kinda like it from a certain aesthetic point of view. Now, mind you - I know nothing about dolls, and I'm not a child, so I can't really know for sure what a child's reaction might be to something like that. These dolls remind me of the Victorian era, they are quite solemn and modest, and the story is pretty interesting. But this is coming from an adult who's fascinated by the days of old. Perhaps her target demographic is somewhat off... maybe other areas would be better, like vintage decorations. Or perhaps other markets even, where they are much more interested in things like these, like some parts of Asia. Japan maybe?

[@MitoseNorikoFan]

I'm with you honestly. Never played with dolls unless Bionicles count. I liked the design of these. If the idea is to empower women, I don't believe some saccharin, smiley, post-nuclear era aesthetic is the way to go. Like the dragon's said, these dolls look solemn, like they've experienced loss. Think about absolutely any good heroic tale ever and it always involves the protagonist persevering in the face of hardship. I don't see how that's a bad thing. And maybe this is because the internet has already desensitized me, but I didn't even find them that creepy. Kinda uncanny valley but that's all dolls. I find the ones with the giant eyes way scarier personally.

[@colmwhateveryoulike3240]

I thought they were great. Maybe not mass appeal but like they really captured something different and more real than other toys. Another commenter says she's still going with an expanded range with more modern characters so fair play to her.

[@romaingay-crosier7694]

Peter knows everything about dolls

[@mixasunardi7379]

Dolls meant for put a smile on kids and brings happiness but I agreed these are really miserable.

[@user-ix9ow1xt4s]

And Annabelle was Born

[@angelgraham4504]

I'm not huge on the face sculpts she used, I think she might actually gain more from emulating the book covers a bit more and going full throttle with the sad delicate look. On that note, as a kid, I would have loved a doll series that went with a whole family a 'older' book series. (But hopefully cheaper than the American Girl Doll series.) It's not a bad idea and I believe there's a market, it's just those lukewarm face sculpts and outfits. Lean into the stylization or just go home, y'know?

[@corn_juice2195]

doug richard would certainly invest in this

[@Michael-cg4un]

Savage

[@MEECHIO]

Really miss Sarah Willingham on DD. Absolutely gorgeous, ticks every box for me...x

[@NoNo-uy2bq]

Think you might’ve missed the point a bit

[@RajkamalGoswami]

"Will the Dragons 'toy' with investing in her range of products" classic. The narrator is the main reason why I absolutely love it

[@moedge63]

The look she gives Sarah when she said she wouldn't buy one 😱

[@nikkid4890]

If I had one of these dolls in my bedroom as a child, I would be wide awake watching that it doesn't kill me! They are scary! As a child I loved the pinks and fantasy fairy queen dolls. I think children are drawn to fantasy and beauty!

[@xxshorelinexx1812]

Theres an interesting curve that shows things get cuter when they get closer and closer to having human like features; however, theres a point in which is gets tooo close and that curve drops from cute, to creepy. Shes approaching the creepy.

[@shxnx3646]

Hahaha

[@Darksword-786]

This product just felt too dark, I get what she’s going for but it’s just off putting.

[@handbanana4899]

Does Dragon's Den have a contractually mandated quota of puns for the narrator to make every season?

[@virg0_lem0nade]

i can't believe none of the dragons knew the most obvious negative thing about these: THEYRE SUCH A CLEAR RIPOFF OF "AMERICAN GIRL" DOLLS

[@RydalS]

6:26 that facial expression change is the creepiest thing.

[@M1tjakaramazov]

The reason dolls have an exaggerated smile and pink cheeks is precisely to get over the creepiness factor. So she's based her entire business on critique of the one thing that makes dolls approachable. Sleep eyes are not gonna solve it; that'll just make it look like something from a doll museum, and no kid is gonna force their parents to buy ten of those...

[@lucyhawkins917]

I forced my parents to buy seven (hopefully eight by Christmas)

[@ahhhmedia8749]

If you listen carefully she said she made the dolls for her wants and not what her daughter or any other little girl wanted. This lady's dealing with issues and working them out in a bizarre way.

[@M1tjakaramazov]

@@lucyhawkins917 haha

[@janeclarkson8471]

They certainly were creepy! They looked drained of blood with stark cold eyes and almost expressionless. A vague sociopathic expression!

[@Jessebella1]

Her voice is scary enough, the dolls are just the fuel for true flames of hell

[@wintermute8315]

She does sound like an early 2000s text to speech program.

[@christinescreativitycabine280]

Has this woman not heard of the American Girl doll series? They do exactly what she is trying to accomplish here, but much better.

[@victoriateniolalarunsi]

I think the concept is lovely, but the execution is a bit ... not for every little girl.

[@jamesjohno1180]

Your little daughter doesn’t bring her friend in to play and say “look at my empowering dolls of women’s suffering!” These are for old and older women who want to talk about this subject

[@joeflanagan7450]

Those dolls look traumatized and this is an evil thing trust me.... Her dolls hold dark energy

[@pippipster6767]

Use them in your next black mass.

[@InfoHubZA]

Voiceover: Peter Jones has a confession to make. Peter Jones: I'm quite an expert in dolls. Me:

[@The_Candyman86]

Id rather a chucky doll. Looks friendlier.

[@susanwaugh3885]

Hahaha

[@bratzliplogical]

To all the people out there, an update She sells the dolls online and they have quite a following nowadays!

[@IsomerMashups]

And what percentage of their market is actual children?

[@Alex-ee1dq]

Yeah these creepy and plain looking dolls with sad backstories of hardship and sacrifice are not going motivate/empower any little girl...

[@JehanineMelmoth]

I would have loved one of these dolls.

[@rohilthomson]

@@JehanineMelmoth how many squirrels did you kill as a 5 year old?

[@JehanineMelmoth]

@@rohilthomson Ha, none!

[@matpez65]

It's always a pleasant surprise when I find a dragons den clip I haven't seen before

[@dianneboylan]

Yes I thought I had watched them all so this was so bizarre, it was eerie

[@orlaelric4203]

This is coming from a member of the doll community and a owner of these beautiful dolls. for the people who think these dolls are creepy. If you don't have anything nice to don't say anything at all. Just because they don't smile, blank face, longer face and not the classic doll face doesn't mean there creepy!!! In my opinion I find smiling dolls are creepy and unnatural. The doll themselves have great joint's, soft beautiful hair. You don't see many doll lines that have consist quality in dolls and clothes. There is is even a boy and black doll added to the line this year so there is also diversity!!! Not every doll has to smile and look happy!!

[@majj2370]

I love how when nick said botox it pans to Peter LMFAO

[@BloodAndGutsTV]

It's funny how they all compliment her when SHE'S GONE after being so harsh. xD

[@henryfitzgerald5857]

It was Peter who did so, and he also had the nicest things to say while she was present.

[@fox2569]

I don’t think they were harsh at all

[@reillyg8178]

Honest*

[@mattburrows2615]

They told the truth in an attempt to save her more loss.

[@MovingToAustralia-MikeBentley]

Good DD editing ...the spooky music, the close ups on the creepy eyes, zooming in on Frances' face to the dolls...

[@cherrybarb4651]

They remind me of the puppet who puked up leeches in one of the "Puppet Master" movies. And what's wrong with ironing boards? We all need them.

[@RockinRhinox]

I'm a little surprised that no one brought up The American Girl line of dolls and how successful that is. It seems like these could be the U.K. take on that.

[@RabidBoar]

haven't seen jenny for a while, she must be out.

[@iosonoi.7132]

She is just trying live a fantasy of all the things she wished she could be through each of the dolls heroic stories, while at the same time justify not being anything of those things by imprinting her own identity on all of these dolls. What a creepy contradiction.

[@tammyxx3699]

Is this the doll they used in The Boy

[@athenaosborne1974]

I thought it looked familiar 😂

[@tammyxx3699]

Athena Osborne lol

[@BobSmith-mz1uo]

For girls who dream of living in the olden times when women beat their clothes on a rock, brushed their teeth with the root of a bush, and washed in a dirty pond during the warm months. I'd like to see Barbie compete with this level of glamour.

[@remchaill9898]

So, she doesn't like dolls that do housework or wear makeup, because she feels those are negative role models for young girls. So she replaces that with bitter, grim historical figures angrily defying gender stereotypes in the face of male oppression. To me that's just projecting her preferred type of negative role model, because she wants to raise bitter young women with victimhood complexes. Surely it would have made more sense to create a modern range of dolls representing successful professional or entrepreneurial young women? These dolls clearly are not designed for play, anyway. They're musty collector pieces for older women's display cabinets.

[@peterkin1010]

I rarely agree with Peter Jones on almost everything. But on that occasion he was pretty much 100% . They are the nastiest, creepiest dolls I've ever seen. Sort of thing you'd expect to find a witch sticking pins in or down in the 'Island of the Dolls' in Mexico City.

[@gilbertsamuel2144]

So is it as a random person on youtube or as a fellow business man and investor that you rarely agree with Peter Jones?

[@jarrettem5537]

Of course Deborah’s never played with dolls. When she was a little girl she was too busy with her lemonade stand which she grew and sold and made millions off of.

[@alexjames6029]

She should have pitched them as 'Chuckys wives'. That'd be more fitting 🤣🤣

[@233kosta]

They look like they'd maintain a creepy psychotic smile while butchering your family in front of you and cooking their hearts for your last meal. They'd be right at home on Dr. Lecter's bookshelf, right next to the cookbook.

[@AndyArmstrong88]

Daughter: mum we’re are the dolls they are not in the box Jenny Campbell: they are out

[@End_Domestic_Violence]

Least surprising revelation of all time - Peter plays with dolls. Close second - Deborah grew up playing with spiders and snakes. I must say, the idea of the complex backstory is sensational, though I do suspect the creator has bodies buried in her garden...

[@chrisjunker17]

These dolls look like as coming out straight of a horror movie. Just so creepy.

[@ellessandraramsay1841]

They look like something I'd see in my grandma's house.

[@zandraescudero1048]

They strike me as being Collectors pieces... I make dolls and little animals using crochet.. but not for children.. wouldn't be suitable because of the beads and things I put on them... they are aimed at Adults.. not commercial as I've only one pair of hands. These dolls are sombre, they have a sadness... History is not jolly, so the dolls suit that era. The Dragons are looking at them from a child's point of view. . An adult would view them in a different way perhaps, especially if they wanted to collect a set of them.

[@studymapai]

Jenny isn’t even here but literally Jenny jokes everywhere 😂😂

[@EpicGammingVids]

these dragons Den episodes very addictive