American Girl recently dropped their latest “historical character” from 1986, and she’s giving my generation all the big feels. While I can’t fully wrap my head around the fact that the ’80s are officially ancient, I’m fully here for Courtney Moore and her totally rad ’80s-kid nostalgia.
Courtney Moore, American Girl’s first new historical doll in three years, is an authentic ’80s girl from a blended family in the fictional town of Orange Valley, California. Her two-book series, written by Kellen Hertz, contextualizes the ’80s time-period with references of playing Pac-Man mall arcades to watching The Space Shuttle Challenger devastation on TV in her school classroom (like so many of us did).
Courtney rocks a high-waisted acid-washed mini skirt, a scrunchie-adorned side-ponytail, white slouchy boots, or white high-top sneakers and accessories galore (include the exact clear dial-up phone that my friend Kelly had in her bedroom). Other totally awesome accessories include a Care Bear sleeping bag and pajamas, Caboodles to store her Lip-Smacker collection, a PAC-MAN yellow plastic lunchbox and mini arcade, colorful bangle bracelets, a cassette player with tapes, and her very own HISTORIC American Girl doll (Molly!) to boot.
Best of all, American Girl has partnered with Girls Who Code to support their outreach and work with girls. When you shop for a Courtney doll and accessories, you can choose to donate $1, $5, or $10 to Girls Who Code, and American Girl will match donations (with a maximum contribution of $50,000). American Girl is also providing four Girls Who Code members with individual 5k scholarships.
Update: Giveaway Closed.
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She’s adorable! I love her ponytail/scrunchie and her care bear accessories!
Adorable! 💜
Loving this doll since I’m an 80’s girl (81) myself and those accessories are the cutest. My daughter would love her too.
How totally awesome is this! My granddaughter would absolutely love having her, and she could at least get a hint of how her 80’s grandma dressed…lol.
My daughter would definitely love this doll!
My daughter would enjoy this doll. I think it is so cute too!
Such a cutie. I love the look and style and my daughter would really love this doll
I love this, my niece loves American Girl dolls.
Our 4 year old granddaughter fell in love with Courtney the first time we saw her being held by another little girl. Our granddaughter had her hair in a scruncy (I started it as a pony tail but as she tugs left and right it ends up on the side of her head like Courtney and she happened to be wearing a little denim skirt – so she bonded quickly. This would make a great gift for her, if I am chosen your lucky winner. THANKS
The doll is really cute and I have a niece that would lover her.
My niece would love this!
As a child of the 80’s, I would love my daughter to have this doll.
Love the doll and outfits!
The hair! The outfit! So cute!
I have 4 grandaughters and they all love American Girl dolls. Thanks for the chance to win.
I would love this for my niece!
My oldest daughter is turning 9 next month and has had her eye on AG dolls recently! This would be wonderful to win and fun to share the decade both of her parents come from LOL Thanks for the opportunity!!
Tis one is so cute. My niece would love to have her. She has been asking for an American Girl Doll for some time now.
My Granddaughter is American Girl doll obsessed. I would love to win this for her Birthday!
Seeing this doll brings back so many childhood memories. Thanks for the chance to win!
My niece loves American Girl, she would love this doll.
Ohh she is so cute!! My daughter would love her!
My granddaughter loves this so much!! Thanks for the chance!
The clothing and accessories are perfect! She perfectly captures what it looked like to be a child of the 80’s.
I would love to win for my granddaughters.
She’s so cute, I know my daughter would love her.
She’s my favorite so far! My daughter is 7 and we are just now looking at getting her first American Girl doll. Her dad used to be a Game Counselor at Nintendo so they bond over video games. This really is the perfect doll for her!
Adorable, you gotta love the 80s!
Thanks, my niece just loves American Girl dolls and she would just love this!!
Thank you for the chance! My daughter would love to have it!!
This is the cutest doll!!
With 3 granddaughters, AG is HUGE here! Love Courtney!!
American Doll is on the Christmas List this year
I know a little one who would love this cutie
My daughters would go crazy for her!
Cutest little girl! Love her!
My grand daughter would love to have this adorable doll.
What an amazing giveaway! My daughter would freak out if I won this! Thank you for the opportunity 😄
beautiful
Seeing this cracks me up. They did a great job with both the style and accessories.
My granddaughter would love this doll!
I absolutely love this new doll!
Love this doll.
My granddaughter would love this. She’s doll crazy and keeps asking me for an American Girl.This is perfect for her. All the outfits. She could play for hours.
Would love this
My niece would be thrilled to have her
My granddaughter has Courtney on her wish list… this would be amazing for her!
She brings back great memories. She has the cutest accessories.
She is such a cute doll, and the accessories are totally on point.
My niece would love this doll, thanks a bunch for the chance
They totally nailed the 80’s look! Love it.
This would be an awesome Christmas gift. I’m a 90s girl and and would love to have this. Thanks for the chance
I love this – so cute!!!!
I love this !!
She is totally tubular. My daughter would “like” so like this.
This would be an awesome christmas gift!
So adorable, my daughter would love to play with American Girl doll
Such a pretty doll. My daughter would love her.
I was an ’80s teen, and my niece loves American Girl dolls! What a great gift this would be for her from me!
She’s too cute.
This doll is totally me! Love the 80s!
I know my granddaughter would love this!
This year Christmas is going to be tough and my granddaughter would live it. Thanks for the opportunity
She is adorable
I love the fashion available for this doll
I remember my sister and I received a doll to share one Christmas but it was nothing like her! Would love to have for my granddaughters to share. Appreciate the giveaway. Good Luck to all.
This reminds me of my childhood! Too cute! My daughter would love her!
Gift for granddaughter
Having this doll this Christmas would mean a lot to us thank you for the chance to win this one. I love American girl dolls and this one is so cute.
Beautiful doll! I like her hair!
cute!
My oldest daughter was born in 1986 her girls have their own AG dolls . it would be a wonderful surprise for them to learn how the world was when their Mom was born.
I love her hair and all the outfits!
My niece would love to have this doll, she has one American doll and plays with it all the time.
Oh my gosh I love this doll! I’m sure my daughter would love it but honestly I think it’s more nostalgic for me!
This is so so beautiful, would love to win for my girls
I would love to win this for my niece. Funny thing is I was born in 1986 🙂
love the scrunchie and the tape player!
My daughter would love this
Adorable and even making her a red head reads 80’s to me. Such a cute doll set. I’m so glad to hear all about it through your blog.
I absolutely love this doll! I was born in 1985 so it would be super fun to give this doll to my daughter!
So cute! Brings back so many memories! 😀
I would love to win this for my niece for Christmas!
My daughter would love this for Christmas
My granddaughter would love this!
She is so very pretty. I would love to have her for my great niece.
I’m loving the 80s vide I’m getting from this doll!
my little niece would love this doll
Thanks for a chance she’s so cute my granddaughter would love her.
I would love to win this for my granddaughter.
My toddler girl would love this doll. These dolls are iconic. Hope I win!
This doll is awesome! My grandmother’s last name is Moore!
THese are such great gifts for any child. I love how American girl has the doll and all the accessories.
My daughter would love this
This doll reminds me of my childhood!
So adorable ! My daughter is 5 and would love this
I love that doll and the video game. PAC Man is for sure iconic.
Thank you for the chance to win. Good luck to all.
I would love to win this for my niece! So cute and I grew up playing with American Girl dolls.
This takes me back!!!
This doll is spot on for that time period, I remember it well! I want my granddaughter to have this doll, it would be her 1st American Girl doll. She is 4 in March so the Care Bear theme is perfect for her age. Fingers crossed!!
Would love to win this for my granddaughter.
Love these dolls! Granddaughter will love this!
I grew up in the 80’s and love the era, I think my daughter would love it also
My daughter would love her! Love the 80’s vibe.
Girls wanna have fun! This is awsome!
I absolutely love american girl dolls. This one is amazing!
My goddaughter would love to have this! 🙂
I love this new doll. It reminds me of my childhood.
I will gift it.
i think i owned that same outfit as a kid in the 80s lol
I would love to win this to give to my niece
I used to bring my daughters & their American Girl dolls to the tea parties and more, at the American Doll Store at downtown Chicago. We made some good memories there!!
I would like to win this for my great granddaughter.
Thank you for the opportunity!!
I’ve always loved the American Girl historical dolls- and this one is from the year I was born, how lovely!
Thanks for this awesome giveaway! My 8 year old would love this!
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she is so cute, would love her for my granddaughter
My daughter has an american girl doll on her christmas wish lish this year! this would be super awesome!
Thanks for the chance!
My daughter might not know the style like I do, but I know she’d love it.
My niece would love this doll, I love all the American girl dolls. They are adorable!
How adorable my niece would love this I will get her one for Christmas .
The American girl dolls tell such great stories. They do a wonderful job.
What an adorable doll! We love the 80s.
Love the walkman and a girl getting her game fix! I still have my first walkman, it took me months to save up for it.
Thanks for chance
This doll reminds me of my daughter who was a young child in the 1990’s. Love the Care Bear accessories.
My great niece had a birthday was this month and she loves American Girl dolls!! I’d love to give this to her as a late birthday present 🙂
Whoa–this is me, only with my friend’s name. Spot on American Doll!
I want this AG doll myself! She’s my era!! would be honored to givet his to my daughter!
Although I’d give it to my daughter, my wife may want it more.
love this remembers wheni was little in the retro days with care bears
If I won this, I would give this to my niece for Christmas. What a great giveaway!
love this look, so cool
Great giveaway! This would make an awesome pay it forward. Thanks
I just love her! Born in 81 so I’ve always been obsessed with everything 80’s!
I loved the 80’s and have always wanted an American Girl doll for my niece and she would go crazy for this one.
wow what a pretty doll she really is some thing
She is so cute!!! My daughter would love this
Love the 80’s! And I love this doll’s accessories.
She is super cute!
I think I am as in love with the little accessories as the doll. My daughter would absolutely adore having this set.
I love this doll. I had so many of these accessories in real life during the 80. So adorable!
When i was 5 years old my parents bought me the Samantha doll and I was so excited!
i love these dolls i might start collecting them soon. they are so cute.
My great-granddaughter would love this doll, but so would I :0
Cute gift for a friend
What a fun prize! Thanks for the chance. My daughter would love this.
My daughter loves her Walkman and radio, and surprisingly knows how to work the tapes in a real one!
Seems like the 80s are becoming popular again in so many ways.
I’ve been waiting on the 80s doll to finally come out! I’d love to win her!
Está preciosa. Mi’ja la quiere.
Spot on, American Doll!
I would like to win for my daughter.
I love being able to share my favorite toys with my daughters.
beautiful doll
i love American girl dolls i own 4 of them 2 regular and 2 bitty babies
I might be biased because my name is Courtney and I was born in the 80’s, but she is the COOLEST American Girl EVER!!! 😉
Such a pretty American girls doll love her hair and outfits too.
I love the promo picture of her in the arcade! That definitely speaks all things 80s – just missing the crimped hair!
i always wanted to buy an American doll for my daughter and could not afford one. Now i have a chance to get one for my grand daughter thanks for the chance
My cousin would love her!
So adorable. My daughter would love this.
My girls are obsessed with American Girl dolls. They take their dolls everywhere. I have been eying this one – clearly to relive my Weha magical days. That was the best decade.
Thanks for opportunity… Funny my twins would fight if we won, there aren’t any giveaways that are geared for twins LOL! They could share!
I have two daughters who would love to have Courtney because their mommy lived the 80’s!
This looks so cute, my daughters would love this!
My daughters would love this, thanks for the opportunity!
AMERICAN GIRL DOLLS ARE JUST SO PRECIOUS.
This is my favorite american girl doll I’ve seen yet! My daughter would love it!
My daughter LOVES American Girl dolls and this one totally speaks to me since I’m an 80s kids. I love her!
This would be huge my Arianna would have the best gift ever. She has been wanting this doll and i just cant afford it i hope to win for her thanks.. Stay safe and well.
This is on my daughters Xmas list – she would be so happy
It reminds me of being a little kid in the 80s!
This is such a cool doll. I was a kid of the 80’s and would love to win this for my niece who thinks the 80’s look is so cool.
so adorable my grandkids would love her…
My granddaughter would be so so excited for this. Such a cutie
This would be a perfect gift for my granddaughter, she would absolutely love this doll. Thanks for the opportunity
This doll is absolutely adorable! I was born in the 90s, but the doll is close to my generation. My nieces would love this!
She reminds me so much of my childhood ❤️ I would love to share this era with my daughter through this sweet new doll!
I wish they had this doll in the 80s when I was a child.
my cousin would love this!
My daughter would absolutely love this! Thanks so much for the opportunity.
I had an American girl doll when I was little and I would LOVE to get one for my niece.
I don’t see my first comment, so here’s another! My daughter would love this!
My daughter would absolutely love her!
This is so cool I would give it to my best friend
This would be perfect for my daughter. She loves American Girl dolls.
My daughter loves American Girl.
This would be a great gift for my girl!
This doll opens up a fun way for us 80’s moms to have great conversations with our kids about how things were in “the olden days” 😂 and how much has changed
This brings back such fond memories! Excited about this doll.
This 80s doll is so cute! American girl always comes out with the best stuff
She is too cute!
So cute… can’t believe 1986 is historic lol
So funny story….my daughter believes that she packed this american doll in storage when we moved. At this point my friend who babysat the girls owes her a replacement doll since her puppy chewed the hands and feet off. The next thing I know she got her a doll with diffrent color hair and skin and tried to tell my daughter that the doll that she may have left there was found. Which by the way my daughter has way to good of memory told her she was crazy….having a seven year old tell your best friend she is nuts cuz a doll looks nothing like her is an absolutely hilarious thing. Anywho I told her the truth and even though she was sad she still kept rambling that she didn’t have brown hair….lol
My daughter would love Courtney, this would make a wonderful christmas gift. American girl dolls are her favorite toy!
Brings back such great memories of my childhood. From the jean skirt, the walkman and then her lunch box (which all 80s kids had), she is totally rad.
Oh I love this American Girl Doll – she is so beautiful.
The doll is beautiful and I love the accessories, especially the Care Bears!
Im an 80’s girl! How timely it is to see an 80’s doll and that my daughter saw courtney as well las time and loved it before i saw it lol i hope we win!!!!!! We have been trying to get her an AG doll in forever but then Quarantine came 🙁
She is adorable. I love the time specific items.
Thanks for the chance.
I loved the 80’s. She looks great.
This girl looks like me as a kid…love it!!!
She is so pretty, My granddaughter would love this doll
My youngest daughter collects American Girl Dolls. She loves them all!
I love this one!! I was 10 in 1986 and this doll takes me right back to my childhood!
so many memories
My great nieces would love her. Thanks for the chance to win!!
She is beautiful
MY DAUGHTER WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS DOLL !
My sister and I are totally obsessed with American Girl Dolls, and this is one we’re missing from the collection.
This would be a wonderful gift to give to my two grand-daughters, thanks for the opportunity to win!
so cute hope i win
This doll brings back a lot of good memories.
This is such a cute doll.
My granddaughter would love her!
super cute doll, my niece would love her.
Courtney is adorable and I love her accessories.
Love the high-waisted acid-washed mini skirt, scrunchie-adorned side-ponytail, white slouchy boots and Care Bear sleeping bag and pajamas.
my daughter says this doll looks like the old pictures of me, hahah! this would make all her dreams come true.
I have a niece that loves American Girl dolls. This would be so perfect for her.
My granddaughters love American Girl dolls – she is so cute!
My niece would absolutely love her outfit
I was born in 1986! This is AMAZING!
My girls don’t have any American Girl Dolls and would love this
I love her curls! She looks like a fun energetic girl!
So pretty! My daughters would love this!
I love the clothes in her collection their so groovy
I absolutely love this American Girl Doll! She would make a wonderful Christmas gift for my daughter!
This doll is adorable! I love the how American Dolls always have a story with each doll. This one would be great for my goddaughter
I love the 80’s look, bring back good memories.
Year before I was born! Would love to share with my kids 🙂
She needs a pair of jellies like I used to wear in high school.
My Daughters LOVE these dolls!
I need these to reminisce about my childhood!
This is awesome! My daughter would love it. Especially knowing her mommy was born the same year 😉
This is on my daughter’s Xmas list
This would make the perfect Christmas gift for my youngest daughter
She is so cute and would be great for my grand-daughter
My granddaughter would love her!
She is very nice, I have no young grandchildren she would be so nice for me to give to Toys for Tots
I have five grandkids, but only ONE granddaughter and She. Would. Love. Her. Thanks for the chance!
What an adorable doll! I would love to gift one to my niece.
Wow! This takes me back!!! She really embodies how the 80s were. The Lipsmackers…I wanted to have all the different flavors I could find! This is such a cool giveaway! Thanks.
This doll is cool.
I’ve given American Girl dolls to granddaughter and other for gifts. I have a new great-niece that I would love to win one for her. We were just talking about the dolls today as I was looking through the catalog. This doll resembles my great-niece!!
This doll is so cute and I know a certain someone who has wanted an American Girl Doll for a very long time.
This American Girl doll is just too cute. The 80’s were a great time with the music and the clothes. This would be a great gift for my niece.
She is Adorable!! Thank you for the chance
Contest is almost over! EEEEE!!! I’m so excited! Trying to not get my hopes up! I don’t know who wants this doll more, me or my daughter!!!
My daughter’s would love this. Its adorable!
I love this doll so much!
This is super adorable and perfect for my friends daughter! Good luck everyone!
So cute!😍💕My Granddaughter would love this!
Oh my gosh, I grew up in the 80s and can’t believe there’s a doll for that era now! Very cute!
she is so cute!!
I’d love this for my little Granddaughters, thank you for the chance!
Such a cute nostalgic doll 😍
Oh my goodness takes me back to my childhood –love
My daughter would love this. She has always wanted an American Girl Doll. This one is so adorable. Thanks for the chance!
I would keep this for myself I love dolls , I need an early Christmas present.
My daughter would absolutely love this thank you for the opportunity 💗
Love this doll!! My daughters would love this!
American Girl dolls are so special and the historical are the best ones!
An 80s historical Doll makes me feel so old… I still totally want her though…
Cute 🙂
My niece would love this. Thanks for the giveaway!
So many 80s memories in her accessories. Courtney is so cute! My daughter would love this and me too! Lol
My two year old wrote all over my daughter’s doll. This would make an awesome replacement!
Love her! Thanks for the chance!
Being an 80s girl. I see most of my childhood favorites come with Courtney. So excited even if its a gift for my daughter.
I grew up in the 80s. I’d love to win this for my daughter.
I have always wanted one I hope to give this to my niece