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The 21-inch doll that learned your voice, called you Mommy, asked to be fed and pouted when she didn't get her way. Playmates put her on shelves in August 2005 at $99.99, and she turned out to be the surprise of that Christmas, with supplies running low in December.
The Kenner feeding doll built around one satisfying trick: as you tipped the spoon toward her mouth, the food vanished bite by bite, and the bottle emptied as she "drank." A nurturing toy whose whole appeal was that disappearing-food illusion, ready to run again and again.
The Cabbage Patch doll that "ate" its own plastic snacks—and became a holiday-season horror story when it wouldn't stop. With no off switch and no reverse, the motorized mouth kept pulling in whatever it caught, including kids' hair and fingers, and Mattel yanked it from shelves weeks after Christmas 1996.
Mattel's chatty animatronic fashion dolls that gossiped about clothes, boys, and shopping—and actually "knew" what you'd dressed them in. Sensors in their outfits and accessories let them react, and infrared in their shoes let them talk to each other.
Robotic plush pets that responded to your touch—purring, nuzzling, blinking, and dozing off if you left them alone. The line started with an uncannily lifelike cat and grew into the big-ticket rideable Butterscotch pony that topped a lot of 2000s wish lists.
The chunky gray robot dog that kicked off the early-2000s robo-pet craze. Poo-Chi barked, sang, and showed its mood through pixelated red LED "eyes," responded when you petted its head or spoke into its nose, and — best of all — sang synchronized songs with any other Poo-Chi nearby.