Doll-A-Day 2023 #271: Grandmommer and Grandpopper

   Today we're looking at some dolls I got at one of those dolls shows. That was a few weeks back now! And I'm still going through what I bought. That can't be a good sign! But these guys were such a good price, and these were just about the only characters from the world of the Pillsbury Doughboy I didn't have. They're Grandmommer and Grandpopper.

  These dolls were made in 1974, as part of the Doughboy's family. 

  There were quite a few Pillsbury dolls. There were the much smaller finger puppet figures, which included Poppin' Fresh, (the Doughboy), his  wife, (according to Pillsbury. Official.), Poppie Fresh, their two kids named Popper, (the boy), and Bun Bun, (the girl), a cat named Biscuit, and a dog named Flapjack, Grandmommer and Grandpopper, (Are they Poppin Fresh's grandparents, or his kids'?), and the rare Uncle Rollie and his car. They even had their own Poppin' Fresh Playhouse. Then there were the dolls this size, which included Poppin Fresh, Poppie, and Grandmommer and Grandpopper.

I got all four of these together at the show.

  When I say these were a good price, I mean it. I got all four for $5. They would have cost much more if I had gotten them at a toy show, or on line.

  You know that thing about people shrinking when they get old? It must be true, because they are much smaller than the doughboy. They also wear more clothes than he does, but whatever.   

What does it say that animators always think women have to be completely covered, but it's perfectly all right for males to go around without pants?

  Like any good old timey grandma, Grandmommer wears her hair in a bun. Grandpopper, of course, is bald.

My Grama had a bun, and my Mamaw had a ring of rolled up hair around her head.

  And they're old, so of course they both wear glasses.

  The dolls this size had stands, which were pretty much a base with two holes their feet fit into.

  Now all I need are Popper and Flapjack.

  Those are the dolls for today. Tomorrow we'll see some I got at yesterday's toy show...in spite of the fact that there are at least two more dolls from the doll shows I need to show you! See you then.